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Nancy Drew®: The Haunting of Castle Malloy

Buy82%

Very Positive · 218 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

HeR Interactive · Adventure · Jul 17, 2009

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Nancy Drew®: The Haunting of Castle Malloy?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Graphics: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 218 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 196 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
38% of themes are praise37% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
68 of 196 sampled reviews raised it
That being said, this was a fun mystery story with the usual amount of games and puzzles.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 196 sampled reviews raised it
The presence of bagpipes and drums definitely help add the appropriate Irish flavor to the soundtrack.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
8 of 196 sampled reviews raised it
However, solving these puzzles was ultimately extremely rewarding and despite its difficulty, I still highly recommend this to any Nancy Drew fans looking for a bit more of a challenge.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story68 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Difficulty8 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
33% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
75% still recommend
Graphics
60% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $6.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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