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Nancy Drew®: The Secret of Shadow Ranch

Point-and-click ranch mystery with horseback travel and ghostly rumors

HeR Interactive · Released Jan 9, 2017

Adventure

Reviews
Very Positive
88% of 228
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
12
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
9 years ago
Dec 20, 2016
Minimum PC
16-bit color with at leas…
0.1 GB RAM · 0.3 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 68/100 (critic reviews)

What is Nancy Drew®: The Secret of Shadow Ranch?

This single-player point-and-click mystery follows Nancy Drew on a ranch vacation disrupted by accidents and a ghostly horse. You investigate the ranch and nearby locations, solve puzzles, care for and ride a horse, and do ranch work such as feeding livestock and baking cakes. You can choose junior or senior detective difficulty.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy Western mysteries with ghost stories and puzzles
  • +you like horseback travel as part of an investigation

Not for you if...

  • −you want a mystery with little routine ranch work
  • −you need clear instructions for every puzzle

What players say

88% of 228 reviews are positive

Players praise the story, ranch atmosphere, and puzzles. Common complaints include repetitive chores, lengthy horse-preparation steps, and unclear puzzle clues that can leave players stuck.

Players over time

▼ -63% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 26 players on Oct 5, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202612
Nov 6, 20266
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Nov 4, 20262
Nov 3, 20267
Nov 2, 20266
Nov 1, 20263
Oct 31, 20269
Oct 30, 20267
Oct 29, 20266
Oct 28, 20264
Oct 27, 20267
Oct 26, 20268
Oct 25, 202613
Oct 24, 202613
Oct 23, 202612
Oct 22, 20268
Oct 21, 20269
Oct 20, 202615
Oct 19, 20268
Oct 18, 202610
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Oct 15, 202610
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Oct 13, 202615
Oct 12, 202612
Oct 11, 20268
Oct 10, 202615
Oct 9, 202618
Oct 8, 202616
Oct 7, 20269
Oct 6, 202619
Oct 5, 202626
Oct 4, 202612
Oct 3, 202612
Oct 2, 20267
Oct 1, 20268
Sep 30, 202612
Sep 29, 20269
Sep 28, 20269
Sep 27, 202611
Sep 26, 20265
Sep 25, 20265
Sep 24, 20263
Sep 23, 20261
Sep 23, 202610
Sep 22, 20266

Screenshots and trailer

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Nancy Drew®: The Secret of Shadow Ranch system requirements

Minimum: 16-bit color with at leas…, 0.1 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
Processor
400MHz Pentium
Graphics
16-bit color graphics video card with at least 16MB of VRAM
Memory
64 MB RAM
Storage
300 MB available space

Does Nancy Drew®: The Secret of Shadow Ranch have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Nancy Drew®: The Secret of Shadow Ranch 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
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English.

Does Nancy Drew®: The Secret of Shadow Ranch 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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