Nancy Drew®: Secret of the Old Clock
Point-and-click detective mystery surrounding a millionaire's will in 1930
HeR Interactive · Released Oct 10, 2009
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 263
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 5
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)
What is Nancy Drew®: Secret of the Old Clock?
In this first-person adventure, you play Nancy Drew in 1930, investigating an explosion at the Lilac Inn and a millionaire's will that could help its owner. You search for clues, question suspects, solve puzzles and minigames, and drive between locations.
For you if...
- +you prefer light, family-friendly detective stories
- +you like puzzles you can usually solve without a guide
Not for you if...
- −you want action instead of clue hunting and conversations
- −you dislike minigames that can block story progress
What players say
90% of 263 reviews are positive
Players praise the period setting, music, story, and generally approachable puzzles. Their most common complaints concern frustrating miniature golf and tedious driving to deliver telegrams.
Screenshots and trailer
Nancy Drew®: Secret of the Old Clock system requirements
Minimum: 16-bit DirectX compatible, 0.1 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Nancy Drew®: Secret of the Old Clock?
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- OS
- Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
- Processor
- 400 MHz CPU
- Graphics
- 16-bit DirectX compatible video card
- Memory
- 64MB RAM
- Storage
- 300MB of free space
Does Nancy Drew®: Secret of the Old Clock have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Nancy Drew®: Secret of the Old Clock 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
- 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
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Nancy Drew®: Secret of the Old Clock 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
