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Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit

Point-and-click mystery with art-inspired puzzles and four suspects to question

Default Cube Games · Released Nov 19, 2025

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
97% of 600
Recent reviews
Very Positive
89% of 19 in 30 days
Players
1
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
9 months ago
Jan 25, 2026
Minimum PC
TBD
Full requirements

What is Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit?

You play writer Penelope Pendrick in a single-player, first-person mystery set in Carlisle, Connecticut, helping police find three missing people. You explore the town, choose dialogue responses, examine inventory items, and snoop without getting caught. The in-game clock affects when characters are available.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy story-driven mysteries with a female lead
  • +you like having a choice of difficulty settings

Not for you if...

  • −you want cooperative detective work rather than solo investigation
  • −you dislike inspecting objects and typing answers to progress

What players say

97% of 600 reviews are positive · 89% of 19 in the last 30 days

Players praise its resemblance to classic Nancy Drew games, along with the voice acting, dialogue, and puzzles. One player reports getting stuck until revisiting characters for newly unlocked dialogue. Another reports that the game stops loading on their Mac.

Screenshots and trailer

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Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit system requirements

Minimum: TBD.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit?

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Minimum

OS
TBD
Processor
TBD
Graphics
TBD

Does Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit 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
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • 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 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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