Nancy Drew®: The Haunting of Castle Malloy
Point-and-click mystery adventure investigating a missing groom at an Irish castle
HeR Interactive · Released Jul 17, 2009
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 216
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 8
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Mar 14, 2025
Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)
What is Nancy Drew®: The Haunting of Castle Malloy?
You play as Nancy Drew in a point-and-click adventure set at Ireland's ruined Castle Malloy, where a groom has gone missing before his wedding. Explore, follow clues, solve puzzles, and help with wedding preparations and activities at a nearby inn.
For you if...
- +you enjoy exploring a castle while following clues
- +you like wedding tasks and inn activities between puzzles
Not for you if...
- −you prefer quick progress over lengthy puzzle solving
What players say
81% of 216 reviews are positive
Players praise the eerie atmosphere, music, and story. The most common complaint is that later puzzles, especially the chemical puzzle, are tedious or give too little guidance; some players also report hard-to-spot interaction cues.
Screenshots and trailer
Nancy Drew®: The Haunting of Castle Malloy system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.1 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Nancy Drew®: The Haunting of Castle Malloy?
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- OS
- Window XP/Vista
- Processor
- 1 GHz or greater Pentium or equivalent class CPU
- Graphics
- 32 MB DirectX 9.0 compatible video card
- Memory
- 128 MB of RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB or more of hard drive space
- DirectX
- 9.0
Does Nancy Drew®: The Haunting of Castle Malloy have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Nancy Drew®: The Haunting of Castle Malloy run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
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®: The Haunting of Castle Malloy 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
Tags
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Point & Click
- Detective
- Mouse Only
- Classic
- Story Rich
- Great Soundtrack
- Female Protagonist
- Funny
- Atmospheric
- 2.5D
- Exploration
- Casual
- 2D
- Family Friendly
Recent updates
- Mar 14, 2025 · Update — Windows 11 Compatibility