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Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill (1998)
6.4/10on IGDB
Released
Case 1. Start with the original if you want the series' 1998 beginning. Nancy goes undercover at a Florida high school. The separate Secrets Can Kill Remastered retells that first case with a revised presentation, so play it in the same slot if you prefer the version the publisher sells today.
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Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned for Danger (1999)
6.2/10on IGDB
Released
Case 2. Visit a New York soap opera set after threats arrive for one of its actors. It's an early example of following a suspect list in a confined setting. Check the publisher's current installation notes before choosing it as your first game.
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Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion (2000)
6.0/10on IGDB
Released
Case 3. Investigate accidents during work on a San Francisco mansion. This is a good early pick for players who want to search rooms, talk to a small cast, and see whether the supposed haunting explains what keeps going wrong.
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Nancy Drew: Treasure in the Royal Tower (2001)
7.0/10on IGDB
Released
Case 4. A snowstorm traps Nancy at a Wisconsin castle with parts of a French royal tower. Choose it as an early standalone case if the idea of piecing together a historical story sounds better than working a modern crime scene.
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Nancy Drew: The Final Scene (2001)
6.7/10on IGDB
Released
Case 5. A friend disappears inside a St. Louis theater that's due to be torn down. Pick it if you like a case with a deadline, secret spaces, and stage magic. The theater links the puzzles to the investigation.
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Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand (2002)
6.7/10on IGDB
Released
Case 6. Nancy works at a museum when a theft leaves behind a scarlet handprint. Choose it if you enjoy researching objects and using what you learn as evidence. There are Maya artifacts to study alongside the interviews.
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Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake (2002)
6.4/10on IGDB
Released
Case 7. Strange dogs circle a friend's cabin at Moon Lake. Explore the woods and learn about the old owner to find out what the local legend has to do with the danger outside. This is an early pick for a mystery in the woods.
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Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel (2003)
6.6/10on IGDB
Released
Case 8. Start here if the series' longer puzzle chains sound intimidating. The publisher recommends it as the easiest overall game. A vanished carousel horse and an amusement park that keeps having accidents put most of your work in one setting.
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Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island (2003)
6.0/10on IGDB
Released
Case 9. This is a good first case for approachable puzzles and a leisurely change of scenery. Explore a Pacific Northwest harbor after a whale-watching boat is vandalized. An orphaned orca has divided the community, which gives you a reason to talk to both sides.
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Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch (2004)
6.4/10on IGDB
Released
Case 10. Choose this if you came to the games from the books. Nancy's visit to an Arizona ranch mixes chores and riding with a ghost horse and an old romance. The day-to-day ranch work gives the present-day mystery a rhythm of its own.
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Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor (2004)
8.0/10on IGDB
Released
Case 11. Pick it for an English manor packed with family symbols and clues hidden across rooms. Nancy checks on a newly married woman who won't leave her room. It's a better first case if you enjoy taking notes and following a long trail across the same house.
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Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock (2005)
8.0/10on IGDB
Released
Case 12. This is a 1930-set case adapted from the first Nancy Drew books. Drive Nancy's roadster and do small jobs as you follow a missing inheritance. Choose it as a standalone introduction if you'd like the setting to resemble the early books.
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Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon (2005)
7.0/10on IGDB
Released
Case 13. Frank and Joe Hardy invite Nancy aboard a train that once belonged to a man hunting for a mine. Explore its cars and work through what the passengers know. It's a good starting point if you want the Hardy Boys to be part of the investigation.
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Nancy Drew: Danger by Design (2006)
6.3/10on IGDB
Released
Case 14. Nancy goes undercover at a fashion studio in Paris and follows clues connected to its designer's strange behavior. Choose it for a mix of workroom puzzles, trips around the city and a story underneath the fashion-house problems.
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Nancy Drew: The Creature of Kapu Cave (2006)
6.0/10on IGDB
Released
Case 15. Nancy visits a research camp in Hawaii while the Hardy Boys work a separate lead nearby. The game shifts between their roles. Pick it after Blue Moon Canyon if seeing the brothers return is part of the appeal.
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Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek (2007)
7.0/10on IGDB
Released
Case 16. Work undercover at a Canadian lodge, where accidents and a white wolf unsettle the guests. Chores run on an in-game schedule, and the publisher singles this out as a harder overall game. Save it for when you want to juggle routines and a mystery.
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Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull (2007)
7.9/10on IGDB
Released
Case 17. Search a New Orleans mansion and its grounds for a crystal skull. Bess can help where Nancy's own trail gets stuck. Choose this if you'd like an eerie setting where you alternate between two investigators.
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Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice (2008)
6.1/10on IGDB
Released
Case 18. Join a police investigation in Venice, where a masked thief is collecting valuable objects. The case adds undercover tasks to the usual interviews and searches. Start here if a spy assignment sounds more fun than a haunted house.
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Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy (2009)
6.8/10on IGDB
Released
Case 19. A groom disappears shortly before a wedding at an Irish castle. Its grounds and a local legend give Nancy competing clues to follow. Choose it if you want a folklore case that makes you work through the layout of a large place.
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Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships (2009)
6.0/10on IGDB
Released
Case 20. Nancy searches a Bahamian island after Bess disappears on vacation, with treasure clues and diving among its challenges. The publisher catalogs this case without a current price or a working purchase option. If you don't own it, you can continue with Case 21.
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Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy (2010)
7.0/10on IGDB
Released
Case 21. Go undercover at a boarding school and determine who's threatening the students competing for valedictorian. This is a good first pick if you want a small group of suspects with plenty of reasons to keep secrets.
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