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A Golden Wake

76% positive of 251 Steam reviews

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Released
2014
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Platforms
Steam, GOG

Made by Grundislav Games.

About the game

The rise and fall story of a real estate agent in 1920s Miami. Based on historical events. From Francisco González, creator of the Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator series, Shardlight, and Lamplight City.

Tagged by players

  • Dark Comedy
  • Historical
  • Capitalism
  • Crime
  • Point & Click
  • Modern
  • Short
  • Third Person
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Retro
  • Colorful
  • Adventure

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What players say

  • Recommended
    I enjoyed this game, but others playing A Golden Wake might not connect to the story or appreciate it as I did. The reason this game and its story appealed so much to me is that I grew up in Miami, Florida, in the 1960s, and lived there until the late 1980s. My family home was 4 blocks from the Coral Gables entry arch, a monumental gateway built in the 1920s by city founder George Merrick, and 3 blocks away from…

    9.8 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    A wikipedia article of a story that skips over huge chunks of time seemingly at random, providing rudimentary gameplay in the brief sections that you do play. The puzzles mostly consist of 'put square thing into square hole' and offer barely any challenge. The game looks good and sounds good but it was just not interesting enough story to care and not interesting enough gameplay to enjoy.

    7.8 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.

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