Nancy Drew®: Secret of the Scarlet Hand
First-person point-and-click mystery about thefts at a Washington museum
HeR Interactive · Released Oct 10, 2009
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 208
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 3
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
What is Nancy Drew®: Secret of the Scarlet Hand?
Play as Nancy Drew in a first-person, point-and-click adventure set at Washington, D.C.'s Beech Hill Museum, where her deputy curator internship is interrupted by thefts marked with a scarlet handprint. Search the museum and other city locations for clues, question suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.
For you if...
- +you like mysteries set around historical museum exhibits
- +you enjoy character conversations and moderately challenging puzzles
Not for you if...
- −you want fast-paced action instead of investigation
- −you dislike taking notes to piece together clues
What players say
89% of 208 reviews are positive
Players praise the museum setting, Maya history, music, and puzzles. Some complain about backtracking, repeated phone calls, and unclear time-of-day requirements for making progress.
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Nancy Drew®: Secret of the Scarlet Hand system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP/Vista
- Processor
- 200 MHz or greater Pentium or equivalent class CPU
- Graphics
- 16 MB DirectX 7.0 compatible video card
- Memory
- 16 MB of RAM
- Storage
- 160 MB 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: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
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