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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.

A Golden Wake is a adventure, indie and point & click game developed and published by Grundislav Games.
Released on October 09th 2014 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 312 reviews of which 232 were positive and 80 were negative resulting in a rating of 7 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS: Windows ME or higher
  • Processor: Pentium or higher
  • Memory: 64 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 640x400, 32-bit colour: 700 Mhz system minimum
  • DirectX: Version 5.2
  • Storage: 350 MB available space
  • Sound Card: All DirectX-compatible sound cards
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.11+
  • Processor: 1.2 GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu compatible
  • Processor: Pentium or higher 1.2 GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 320x200, 32-bit colour
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

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Jan. 2025
A nice tale of ambition, corruption and redemption, very much inspired by the likes of Scorsese. Gameplay-wise it’s pretty bare-bones, though. I would even hesitate to call it a point and click adventure game. It has all of the hallmark mechanics, sure, but they are used very, very sparingly. The game does present some interesting mechanics of its own, though, like persuasion. Unfortunately, the game has almost no proper puzzles, as solutions to most problems are almost immediately presented through available dialog options. That said, there was a nice puzzle sequence towards the end of the game, which was appreciated. Overall it felt more like interactive fiction, which isn’t a bad thing at all, as the story was quite interesting to follow, the voice overs were of high quality and the art was pleasant to look at. I’d say that the game managed to capture the spirit of gangster stories quite well, and I had a lot of fun role playing a downfall of a typical Scorsese character. Good stuff!
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Jan. 2025
I didn't know what to expect, but I wasn't disappointed. A period point and click set in early to mid 20th century America, A Golden Wake is a well crafted and brilliantly voice acted game. The puzzles are challenging enough to keep interest but not so bewildering as to restrict the flow of gameplay. The setting is conveyed accurately with a respect for detail without exagerated flair, adding to the legitimate feel of the world and characters, all of whom are written with a sense of reality. That's not to say that the game is boring or dull. There's plenty of laughs and action to be had without detracting from the more serious aspects of a period plot. All in all, a good play.
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Oct. 2024
A great short original adventure game with cool art, interesting situations, no frustrating puzzles and kick ass music.
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Aug. 2024
I really enjoyed playing through this game! It's got a great story that keeps you interested and good voice acting and music as well. I am playing Lamplight City now and enjoying it also.
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June 2024
+ Enjoyable and narratively deep P&C in the style of Wadjet Eye games! + Lovely voice acting + Great little touches in animations, small gameplay choices sprinkled, even deciding whether to wear your hat or put it on a rack is considered. + Commentary track! I'm currently replaying with this on. It has bloopers, music, historical facts. Really cool. + The music is really understated but superb! I liked the variants in certain themes like Flagler Suite. - Could've done with some more Quality of Life fast travel when you've visited an area enough times and that damn car animation... Excellent point and click, really can't wait for more of Grundislavs catalogue. B+
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A Golden Wake
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Developer
Grundislav Games
Publisher
Grundislav Games
Release 09 Oct 2014
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