Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge

Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge

Released Sep 2011

Confront Terrifying Secrets in a Haunted Japanese Inn!

82% positive · 427 reviews
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Done
All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge is a standalone adventure game released on September 15, 2011. It is part of HeR Interactive's long-running Nancy Drew mystery series, and was shipped as a complete, self-contained story with no post-launch content planned or delivered. There are no DLC listings, no expansions, and no developer announcements of additional content at any point in the game's history. The only post-launch developer activity has been a March 14, 2025 compatibility patch addressing a flickering screen issue on Windows 11 — routine maintenance to keep the game running on modern hardware. The game launched complete and has remained so.
Evidence
Store description presents the game as a complete, standalone mystery adventure with no mention of DLC, expansions, or ongoing content.
description · Sep 15, 2011 source development ending
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HeR Interactive issued a Windows 11 compatibility patch fixing a flickering screen issue affecting older Nancy Drew games on newer hardware. Purely a maintenance update with no new content.
news post · Mar 14, 2025 source content shipped
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Media

Details

Publisher
HeR Interactive
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

This classic horror game, set at a family’s traditional Japanese inn, features mysterious ghostly accidents startling and scaring off guests. Could the investigation be stirring up the ghost of an ancient Japanese yurei, or the very human emotions of deep sorrow, jealousy, and loss of love? Beware – there is no comfort in the horror of dark hallways and and the depths of the mysterious onsen baths when mind games trick even the smartest detectives.

Confront Terrifying Secrets in a Haunted Japanese Inn!

Nancy Drew heads for Japan where she’s staying at a traditional ryokan (inn) for a little R&R with Bess and George, but when reports of a vengeful ghost start scaring away the guests, Nancy’s vacation takes a turn for terror! It’ll be up to you, as Nancy Drew, to uncover the secret that lies beneath the surface, before the ghost can take its revenge!

Key features:

  • Play as Nancy Drew and investigate a haunting at a traditional Japanese inn.3D animated characters, each with a secret to protect.

  • Immerse yourself in Japanese culture by learning about origami, tea ceremonies, calligraphy.

  • Take pictures of possible evidence and play games on your cell phone.

  • Be prepared for the scariest Nancy Drew game in the series.

⚠️ATTENTION MAC USERS: This game will not run on Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura, or higher Mac operating systems. See compatible operating systems below.

Last evaluated Jun 17, 2026
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