Nancy Drew®: Legend of the Crystal Skull

First-person mystery adventure investigating a death and missing crystal skull

HeR Interactive · Released Jul 17, 2009

Adventure

Reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 223
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 2; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 1 year ago; Mar 14, 2025

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)

What is Nancy Drew®: Legend of the Crystal Skull?

A single-player, first-person point-and-click adventure set in New Orleans. You play as Nancy Drew and Bess Marvin, searching a family mansion and nearby cemetery for clues, questioning suspects, and solving puzzles and minigames while investigating a suspicious death and a missing crystal skull.

For you if...

+you like methodical searches and questioning suspects
+you prefer mysteries built around crypts and strange artifacts
+you want a choice of detective difficulty levels

Not for you if...

−you dislike revisiting locations during long clue hunts
−you want to avoid arcade-style minigames

What players say

91% of 223 reviews are positive

Players praise the New Orleans atmosphere, music, and puzzles. Some find puzzles difficult or drawn out and the arcade minigames frustrating; others report trouble launching the game.