The mystery-solving deduction game,The Rise of the Golden Idol, certainly begins with a thrilling moment. From the very first moment of the game, you’re presented with a pretty gruesome sight - a man being strangled to death in a prison cell. Naturally, it’s your job to figure out what’s going on.

Thankfully, you have all the information you need right in front of you. Dialogue, notes, and the scene itself - everything that isn’t a red herring is a bona fide clue, and these will lead you to the truth. This chapter begins our full walkthrough of the game, taking you through every deduction required.

The asylum cell numbers in The Rise of the Golden Idol.

This guide was written using the Extended Demo of the game and will be checked and updated upon the game’s full release.

All Word Locations

After solving the very short tutorial (“Police needed to gatherevidenceto prove that the death had been amurder."), your first challenge is to find all the words in the chapter.

The baton on the floor

Oriel in the prologue of The Rise of the Golden Idol.

Baton

The victim’s possessions

Sweet, Brakka, Oriel, Turner, Pines, Alexander, Toussaint, Ivy, Morg, Jensen, Mason, Hayes, Veteran, Accountant, Key, Professor, Manager, Prison, Asylum, Hotel

Oriel and a panel of words from The Rise of the Golden Idol.

The attacker

The clothes on the floor

Morg Brakka in The Rise of the Golden Idol.

Straitjacket, Red, Wood

All Name Solutions

There are only two individuals present in this case: the victim and the assailant. Think about the following:

The names are as follows:

All Event Solutions

This is one of the simplest series of events to work out in the game, but it does require a fair bit of detective work.