Nancy Drew®: The Silent Spy
First-person mystery adventure with spy gadgets and code-breaking puzzles
HeR Interactive · Released Apr 3, 2017
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 175
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Mar 14, 2025
What is Nancy Drew®: The Silent Spy?
You play Nancy Drew in a first-person, point-and-click adventure set in Scotland, investigating a biochemical plot connected to her mother's death. You explore locations, gather leads, use spy gadgets, and solve puzzles at amateur or master sleuth difficulty.
For you if...
- +you enjoy working through challenging puzzles and codes
Not for you if...
- −you want action-focused espionage rather than point-and-click investigation
What players say
90% of 175 reviews are positive
Players praise the personal story about Nancy's mother and the puzzles. Some find the puzzles frustrating or dislike the characters; others report crashes, including problems saving and running the game on Windows 11.
Screenshots and trailer
Nancy Drew®: The Silent Spy system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Nancy Drew®: The Silent Spy?
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- OS
- Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11
- Processor
- 1.5 GHZ or greater Pentium 4 CPU or equivalent class
- Graphics
- 128 MB DirectX 9.0 compatible video card
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
Does Nancy Drew®: The Silent Spy have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Nancy Drew®: The Silent Spy 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, macOS
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Nancy Drew®: The Silent Spy 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Exploration
- Mystery
- Puzzle
- Story Rich
- Archery
- Point & Click
- Female Protagonist
- 2D
- First-Person
- Detective
- Based On A Novel
- Casual
- Atmospheric
- Investigation
- Adventure
- Conspiracy
Recent updates
- Mar 14, 2025 · Update — Windows 11 Compatibility
1 DLC available.