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Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge

Point-and-click mystery about investigating a haunted Japanese inn

HeR Interactive · Released Sep 15, 2011

Adventure

Reviews
Very Positive
82% of 443
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
11
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Mar 14, 2025
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
0.5 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge?

A first-person, point-and-click adventure set in a traditional Japanese inn and other locations around the city. As Nancy Drew, you explore, gather information from the family that owns the inn, photograph possible evidence, and solve puzzles to investigate ghostly incidents that are driving guests away.

For you if...

  • +you like spooky mysteries with sudden scares
  • +you enjoy sudoku, nonograms, and other logic puzzles

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer mysteries with a larger suspect cast
  • −you dislike adjusting the clock to trigger events

What players say

82% of 443 reviews are positive

Players praise the eerie atmosphere, music, and bento minigame. Common complaints concern repetitive grid puzzles and slow stretches spent waiting for events to happen.

Players over time

▲ +2% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 27 players on Nov 2, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® XP/Vista/7/8/10/11
Processor
1.5 GHZ or greater Pentium 4 or equivalent class CPU
Graphics
64 MB DirectX 9.0 compatible video card
Memory
512MB of RAM
Storage
2 GB or more hard drive space

Does Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English.

Does Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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