There are more magnificent, messy murders to solve in the DLC for last year's most devious detective game

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There's nothing particularly subtle about the first case in The Spider of Lanka(opens in new tab): you're greeted with a literal pile of dead bodies. A half-dozen men lie dead in a gaming parlor, all seemingly killed by different weapons while playing cards in what must be the bloodiest ragequit in history.

And a big, gruesome murderpile is just what I'm looking for in the first DLC for The Case of the Golden Idol(opens in new tab), 2022's best detective game. If you haven't played it yet, I insist you do so: it's inventive, extremely satisfying, and has a fascinating story of violence and greed(opens in new tab) running through its dozen or so murder cases, all centered around that mysterious and powerful idol. If you love playing detective, this is the game for you.

The Spider of Lanka adds three more murders to that original dozen, and excitingly the DLC functions as a prequel, taking place the year before the grisly events of Golden Idol unfold. That means you'll spot a few familiar characters and learn how that original chain of horrifying murders began.

Back to the card room filled with bloodied bodies and deadly weapons. Once again, the first step is identifying everyone in the scene, and learning all their names is tricky as only one has an actual ID on them. The rest of the identities you'll need to discover by carefully examining clues, going through people's pockets, and peering at everything in the card room. Once you've sorted out who everyone is, the real fun begins: you'll need to figure out who killed who and in what order.

It's a grim delight, putting the bodies in chronological order of their demise. Well, this guy was probably stabbed by that guy, but who bludgeoned him? This other guy? But he's got a