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Nancy Drew®: Danger by Design

First-person point-and-click mystery involving a Paris fashion designer

HeR Interactive · Released Oct 10, 2009

Adventure

Reviews
Very Positive
83% of 186
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
1
peak 24h 5
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update
Unknown
no patch notes found

Metacritic: 70/100 (critic reviews)

What is Nancy Drew®: Danger by Design?

This first-person point-and-click adventure puts you in Nancy Drew's role during a Paris internship with fashion designer Minette, whose unusual behavior and delayed spring collection prompt an investigation. You search for clues, question suspects, and work through puzzles and mini-games.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy exploring Paris while uncovering a mystery
  • +you like solving varied puzzles and mini-games

Not for you if...

  • you want fast-paced action instead of point-and-click investigation
  • you want to investigate with other players

What players say

83% of 186 reviews are positive

Players praise the Paris setting and puzzles, but some say particular puzzles need clearer guidance. Players also report crashes and a parfait-making bug that can block progress.

Screenshots and trailer

Nancy Drew®: Danger by Design

Nancy Drew®: Danger by Design system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
Processor
1GHz CPU
Graphics
32MB DirectX video card
Memory
128MB RAM
Storage
650MB of free space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Unsupported

  • Not supported on SteamOS

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English.

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