Rise of the Golden Idol Walkthrough – Chapters 1-5

Rise of the Golden Idol is the latest addition to the acclaimed detective saga that gives you the task of unraveling heinous criminal mysteries and filling in the blanks to solve them. If you need help putting the pieces together in some of these cases, our Rise of the Golden Idol walkthrough will take you through them step by step.

Rise of the Golden Idol Walkthrough (All Chapters) - Prologue

Constriction - A Murderous Way Out

The game begins with the scene of the first crime playing out, which involves a patient strangling a security guard at a mental asylum. After a brief tutorial, it's up to the player to solve the mystery of what exactly occurred, including who was involved and what crime was committed.

Use all of the words you uncovered to fill in the blanks. Pay attention to how each group of words is color-coded, and use them to fill the corresponding colored blanks. The fill-in menu will flash green and say 'Everything is correct!' once you've succeeded.

• First, solve the full names (first and last) of the murderer and the victim by using the following words, top to bottom:
  • Victim: Morg (top), Brakka (bottom)
  • Murderer: Oriel (top), Toussaint (bottom)
• Now solve the murder act itself using the following words in the exact order (the fill-ins are bolded):
  • The professor, Oriel Toussaint, killed Morg Brakka with a strap from a straitjacket in the Red Wood asylum.
• Hit 'Continue'

Rise of the Golden Idol Walkthrough - Chapter 1 The Curse

Academic Impact - The Death of a Brilliant Mind

• Click on all of the exclamation symbols to examine all 21 'Spots' for evidence and gather all 22 Words to help you solve the mystery.
• Solve the full names of the two witnesses and the victim by using the following words, top to bottom:
  • Male Witness: Cyril (top), Bagman (bottom)
  • Female Witness: Debra (top), Bagman (bottom)
  • Victim: Isaac (top), Nowak (bottom)
• Next, click on 'Events' to solve the mystery itself using the following words in the exact order (the fill-ins are bolded):
  • Cyril Bagman and Debra Bagman discovered the body of Isaac Nowak, which was there because he fell from the bridge.
• Hit 'Continue'
• Click on the sparkling poster on the top left of the screen to see your current progress for the chapter.
• Select the top TV screen (with the female reporter) to start the next case.

Under Construction - A Brutal Blue-Collar Departure

• Click on all of the exclamation symbols to examine all 21 Spots for evidence and gather all 32 Words to help you solve the mystery.
• Solve the full names of the four construction workers, the two inspectors, the female reporter, and the corpse in the sewer pipe by using the following words, top to bottom:
  • Construction Worker 1: Joel (top), Gregson (bottom)
  • Construction Worker 2: Ted (top), Werter (bottom)
  • Construction Worker 3: Monty (top), Totsky (bottom)
  • Construction Worker 4: Bill (top), Jenkins (bottom)
  • Inspector 1: Roy (top), Samson (bottom)
  • Inspector 2: Ian (top), Worth (bottom)
  • Female Reporter: Miranda (top), Meadows (Bottom)
  • Sewer Corpse: Luke (top), Brown (bottom)
• Next, click on 'Events' to solve the mystery itself using the following words in the exact order (the fill-ins are bolded):
  • Monty Totsky used the demolisher on the sewage pipe. This resulted in the death of Joel Gregson. Following this, the body of Luke Brown was found unexpectedly.
• Hit 'Continue
• Click on the sparkling paper airplane on the table to view your chapter progress
• Select the right TV screen (the man in sunglasses) to start the next case

Newsflash - The Sudden Announcement of a Sinister Cult

• Click on all of the exclamation symbols to examine all 22 Spots for evidence and gather all 47 Words to help you solve the mystery.
  • Make sure to check the two open windows on the building that can be interacted with. These take you to two different rooms with more Spots to check.
• Click on 'Names' to solve the full names of the two inspectors, the police commissioner, and relatives of the victim by using the following words, top to bottom:
  • Inspector 1: Roy (top), Samson (bottom)
  • Inspector 2: Ian (top), Worth (bottom)
  • Police Commissioner: Sebastian (top), Walsh (bottom)
  • Relative 1: Elizabeth (top), Nowak (bottom)
  • Relative 2: Jack (top), Nowak (bottom)
• Next, click on 'Conference' to fill in those blanks with the following words in the exact order (the fill-ins are bolded):
  • During the conference, Sebastian Walsh claimed:
    1. The case Beetle 4 was a tragic accident.
    2. The case Cougar 9 has a strong drug connection.
• Next, click on 'Victim' to fill in those blanks with the following words in the exact order (the fill-ins are bolded):
  • This is a picture of Isaac Nowak, from the case Beetle 4. His body lies on Table B. His death is linked to the Red Curse.
• Next, click on 'Events' to fill in those blanks with the following words in the exact order (the fill-ins are bolded):
  • New Wells Police scheduled a press conference to announce that Isaac Nowak had been a victim of the Red Curse.
  • Before the conference, Elizabeth Nowak offered Sebastian Walsh a board position and a computer.
  • As a result, during the conference, Sebastian Walsh declared that Isaac Nowak had been the victim of a tragic accident.
• Click 'Continue'
• Click on the sparkling flask of red liquid
• Click on the sparkling coat hook

Chapter 1 Conclusion

• To finish the case, you need to fill in all of the blanks for all of the events you've investigated thus far, which are now pieced together as a timeline. Use the following words in the exact order (the fill-ins are bolded):
  • During a construction yard accident, the body of Luke Brown was found in a sewage pipe, afflicted by a strange condition that police named the Red Curse.
  • A few months later, the famous scientist Isaac Nowak was discovered dead by the Bagman couple.
  • After being contacted by someone, Elizabeth Nowak worried that everyone would think Isaac Nowak had been a drug user.
  • A few days later, Elizabeth Nowak offered to fund Brandon Bagman's tuition, in exchange for confidentiality about the fact that Isaac Nowak had been affected by the Red Curse.
  • Hours before the conference, Sebastian Walsh was offered a similar deal and took it.
  • However, the laboratory investigation found zero evidence that either Red Curse victim had been a drug user.
• Click on the sparkling 'Story II' icon at the bottom
• Use the following words in the exact order (the fill-ins are bolded):
  • Shortly before his death, Isaac Nowak went to meet someone at the Steelside warehouse.
    A few days later, someone connected to the Steelside warehouse provoked Elizabeth Nowak into bribing Sebastian Walsh who stopped the investigation into Isaac Nowak's death.
• Hit 'Continue'

Rise of the Golden Idol Walkthrough - Chapter 2 The Pursuit

Garden Retreat - The Zen Center Rendezvous

• Click on all of the exclamation symbols to examine all 22 Spots for evidence and gather all 47 Words to help you solve the mystery.
  • Make sure to click the arrow on the right side of the screen to check the building for more Spots (seen above).
• Click on 'Overview' and use the following words in the exact order (the fill-ins are bolded):
  • The events that took place at the Harmony Foundation on August 17, 1974 resulted in someone's death.
• Click on 'Events' and use the following words in the exact order (the fill-ins are bolded):
  • 'Colleague' visited 'Historian' to exchange an artifact for money.
    During the meeting, 'Colleague' suddenly tried to rob 'Historian'.
    In response, 'Historian' sprayed 'Colleague' with hair spray and pulled a rug.
    As a result, 'Colleague' fell and hit a rock.
• Hit 'Continue'
• Click the sparkling book on the table to see your chapter progress
• Select the top left TV screen to start the next case

Behind Bars - An Alarming Incident at Sternwell Prison

• Click on all of the exclamation symbols to examine all 50 Spots for evidence and gather all 43 Words to help you solve the mystery.
  • Make sure to click the down arrow at the bottom of the screen to examine the outdoor area of the prison for the rest of the exclamation Spots (seen above).
• Click on 'Cells' and put the prisoners in the correct order according to their cell spots (seen above).
• Click on 'Names' to solve the full names of the three officers, the four prisoners, and the maintenance worker by using the following words, top to bottom:
  • Officer 1: Patrick (top), Kendal (bottom)
  • Officer 2: Percy (top), Sainsbury (bottom)
  • Prisoner 1: Jimmy (top), Beswick (bottom)
  • Prisoner 2: Robert (top), Pakenham (bottom)
  • Prisoner 3: Jason (top), Kempton (bottom)
  • Prisoner 4: Daniel (top), Utley (bottom)
  • Officer 3: Jeremy (top), Smith (bottom)
  • Maintenance Worker: Henry (top), Wakefield (bottom)
• Click on 'Message' and use the following words and numbers in the exact order (the fill-ins are bolded):
  • The secret message was encoded with: 281973
  • and could be decoded as: inside, flower, book, spine, equals, saw
• Click on 'Events' and use the following words in the exact order (the fill-ins are bolded):
  • Arthur Blythe, who was in prison for murder, got out of his cell through a window, using a sawblade he got from Steven Aria.
  • He entered the yard via a drainpipe, and breached the fence using wirecutters he got from Percy Sainsbury.
  • Finally, he climbed over the wall by attaching sheets, which he got from Jimmy Beswick, to the bars from his window.
• Hit 'Continue'
• Click on the sparkling picture frame to see your chapter progress
• Select the top right TV Screen

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