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Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device

Point-and-click detective adventure about a suspicious death in a research lab

HeR Interactive, Inc. · Published by HeR Interactive · Released Oct 23, 2012

Adventure

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 92
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
5
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 · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device?

This single-player detective adventure takes place in a remote, Tesla-inspired research laboratory. As Nancy Drew, you search for clues and solve puzzles to investigate a physicist’s suspicious death after the police fail to solve the case.

For you if...

  • +you like science-themed puzzles in a detective story
  • +you prefer mysteries set in one location

Not for you if...

  • −you want action rather than clue hunting
  • −you prefer puzzles that rarely slow your progress

What players say

90% of 92 reviews are positive

Players praise the lab setting, characters, and themed puzzles. Some find the puzzles difficult or tedious.

Screenshots and trailer

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Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 3 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 CPU or equivalent class
Graphics
128 MB DirectX 9.0 compatible video card
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
3 GB HD space

Does Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Native resolution not supported
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • 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
Full audio: English.

Does Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device 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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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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