Nancy Drew®: The Secret of Shadow Ranch
Point-and-click ranch mystery with horseback travel and ghostly rumors
HeR Interactive · Released Jan 9, 2017
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 228
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 1
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
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
89% 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.
Screenshots and trailer
Nancy Drew®: The Secret of Shadow Ranch system requirements
As published by the developer.
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
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: Playable
- 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
