120: Making a Case for Intuition with Andrejs Kļaviņš (The Case of the Golden Idol)

We're joined by Color Gray Games' Andrejs Kļaviņš to discuss their deeply rewarding detective game The Case of the Golden Idol. We discuss building on the game's cross-media inspirations, finding the 'aha!' moments in playtesting, and trusting yourself to trust your players.

Show Notes:

The Case of the Golden Idol

Color Gray Games

Andrejs Kļaviņš

Resonance

Return of the Obra Dinn

gamedeveloper.com interview

GMTK - What Makes a Good Detective Game?

Understanding Comics

William Hogarth

Her Story

Outer Wilds

Dark Souls

Foucault's Pendulum

PostCurious episode

Godot Engine

Mark Brown episode

SpiderHeck

Hercule Poirot

Poker Face show

Under a Killing Moon