Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge
Point-and-click mystery about investigating a haunted Japanese inn
HeR Interactive · Released Sep 15, 2011
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 427
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 1
- peak 24h 14
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Mar 14, 2025
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 427 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.
Screenshots and trailer
Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge system requirements
As published by the developer.
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
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- 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
Tags
- Exploration
- Mystery
- Puzzle
- Point & Click
- Dark
- Female Protagonist
- First-Person
- Detective
- Horror
- 2D
- Story Rich
- Based On A Novel
- Casual
- Atmospheric
- Crime
- Investigation
Recent updates
- Mar 14, 2025 · Update — Windows 11 Compatibility
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