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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

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Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 206
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
5
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
DirectX 7 GPU
0 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk
Full requirements

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

87% of 206 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.

Screenshots and trailer

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Nancy Drew®: Secret of the Scarlet Hand system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 7 GPU, 0 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Does Nancy Drew®: Secret of the Scarlet Hand have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Nancy Drew®: Secret of the Scarlet Hand run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

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 Scarlet Hand 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

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