You can play in either "exploration" more, which unfolds like one of those aforementioned vintage point-and-click titles as you pore over moments "frozen" in time and across history; or "thinking" mode, which opens a menu of fill-in-the-blank sentences that allow you to add in words collected in exploration mode to uncover the game's backstory.
If you grew up with the early '90s point-and-click adventures from companies like Sierra Games, you'll adore The Case of the Golden Idol, a throwback detective story in which you attempt to solve an archeological mystery spanning four decades by exploring crime scenes, collecting clues, and piecing together the story as you go. You can play in either "exploration" more, which unfolds like one of those aforementioned vintage point-and-click titles as you pore over moments "frozen" in time and across history; or "thinking" mode, which opens a menu of fill-in-the-blank sentences that allow you to add in words collected in exploration mode to uncover the game's backstory. (Confused? Here's a video that explains how it plays out.) This is a game that will test your wits and ask you to use deductive reasoning to figure out what's going on—it's more reflective than active, but still entirely satisfying.