Nancy Drew®: The Phantom of Venice
First-person point-and-click mystery about tracking a thief through Venice
HeR Interactive · Released Jul 17, 2009
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 210
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 3
- peak 24h 4
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Mar 14, 2025
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 69/100 (critic reviews)
What is Nancy Drew®: The Phantom of Venice?
You play Nancy Drew in a first-person, point-and-click adventure about an undercover investigation into thefts of historic artifacts in Venice. You explore locations, question suspects, gather clues, solve puzzles, and play minigames, including the Italian card game Scopa.
For you if...
- +you like single-player mysteries with an undercover premise
- +you enjoy piecing together clues through exploration
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action to puzzle-led detective work
- −you want a mystery without card games or minigames
What players say
90% of 210 reviews are positive
Players praise the Venice setting, the story, and Scopa. Some find the puzzles tedious or difficult toward the end and wish they could talk to suspects more often.
Screenshots and trailer
Nancy Drew®: The Phantom of Venice system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- 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
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: Unsupported
- Not supported on SteamOS
Tags
- Exploration
- Mystery
- Puzzle
- Point & Click
- Card Game
- Female Protagonist
- 2D
- First-Person
- Detective
- Story Rich
- Casual
- Atmospheric
- Crime
- Investigation
- Adventure
- Retro
Recent updates
- Mar 14, 2025 · Update — Windows 11 Compatibility
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