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Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes

A local contest turns into an arson scene and now deceit smolders among the charred ruins of the River Heights Town Hall. Police have several suspects, but well-placed incriminating evidence and poisonous local gossip compelled authorities to make only one arrest: Nancy Drew. Can you, as the teenage detective and her closest friends, catch the real arsonist and extinguish the accusations among the embers?

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Steam User 8137STEAMRecommended

This one seems to leave people with mixed opinions but I really enjoyed it. If you like the investigative games rather than puzzle-heavy ones this is a lot of fun.

Mar 22, 2026·8h·Verified

Steam User 7316STEAMNot recommended

I have almost all of the Nancy games through steam, but I won't be purchasing anymore through here. At one point or another all the games functioned as they should, then steam did an update a while ago and now most of the games I have I can not play, some games just won't simply load or give me an error when they do. I have spent hours and days looking online to try and solve the issues I'm having, to no avail. I'm not sure if others are also having this issue as most of the time others are able to resolve it. So it's not that I'm not recommending the Nancy games. I am simply not recommending purchasing them here on steam from my experience. All the Nancy games are fun, exciting and fulfilling.

Mar 8, 2026·15h·Verified

Steam User 5450STEAMRecommended

FuNnEsT gAmE eVeR

Mar 5, 2026·15h·Verified

Steam User 7502STEAMRecommended

classy nancy, finished in 5ish hours

Jan 17, 2026·6h·Verified

Steam User 5301STEAMRecommended

it is good

Dec 22, 2025·27h·Verified

Steam User 1123STEAMRecommended

LOve thus ♥♥♥♥♥♥ game so mcucb 10 outr of 10

Nov 24, 2025·21h·Verified

Steam User 2396STEAMRecommended

11/10 best one for letting me play as Ned but LET US SEE HIM

Oct 21, 2025·10h·Verified

Steam User 1165STEAMRecommended

Неплохая часть серии. Почти не душнит. Задалбывает только к полицейскому ящику бегать. Но хорошо хоть по городу вручную ездить не надо. И на том спасибо.

Oct 19, 2025·6h·Verified

Steam User 2012STEAMNot recommended

Alibi in Ashes is the 25th game in the Nancy Drew series. In this entry, Nancy is arrested for burning down a historic building in her hometown. She's obviously being framed, but she'll need to start her investigation from behind bars with the help of Bess, George and Ned. You'll use all four characters to free Nancy and uncover the real culprit.

Although Nancy is blamed, she's sure the real culprit is one of the witnesses she saw at the scene. To take the blame off Nancy and figure out what's really going on, you'll have to gather evidence about the witnesses and their secrets. Nancy directs the investigation from the police station and is able to call other characters, test samples, and organize evidence. The other characters do the legwork of the investigation, talking to suspects, collecting evidence, and solving puzzles. In that way, the mechanics of this game are pretty similar to the previous ones, although this one was relatively light on puzzles. Most of the puzzles were the right amount of difficulty, a little tricky but solvable. There were a couple, though, that were super difficult and annoying. They didn't really give you enough direction and were pretty painstaking to solve (and one was timed!). I also had trouble finding a few things. I ended up needing a walkthrough a few times.

The game relies really heavily on walking around and talking to suspects. The side characters were pretty interesting and had fun personalities. All of them have secrets, shaky alibis, and strong motives, and I enjoyed trying to figure out what their backstories were and what they were actually up to. The real arsonist wasn't the most obvious character, but wasn't terribly surprising either.

This game stands out from the rest of the series for trying to shake up the formula a little bit, but unfortunately none of the changes actually work that well. Playing as four different characters was fun at first, but ended up just being tedious. There are a couple of places where you need one of the characters to discuss a specific topic with a specific NPC, but other than that, it doesn't matter who does what. If you want to switch between characters, you have to switch back to Nancy first. You'll end up having to try to talk to the characters over and over again. Sometimes, you'll have to talk to everyone to find the specific conversation you need to trigger other conversations that then lead to you having to make the rounds of talking to all of the characters AGAIN. The map is also huge for no reason. There only 5 locations you can explore, but they're all spread apart. There are a ton of other locations that you can also drive to that don't matter to the game.

While I liked the characters and mystery in Alibi in Ashes, I was more annoyed than intrigued because of the irritating, repetitive gameplay. I appreciate that they tried to do something a little different with this game, but it just wasn't executed that well. 4/10

Sep 23, 2025·6h·7·Verified

Steam User 0911STEAMRecommended

This is an interesting approach to a Nancy Drew game that HerInteractive created. Although there were some funky game mechanics... the game is okay. For example, lets say Bess has a item and you are currently playing as Ned, it would make sense that Ned calls Bess and then you are able to play as Bess, but no. You have to call Nancy THEN hangup and call Bess. Why even give the option to call any other of the group then Nancy since I had no reason to talk to them. It's not like in the old games where they are giving you hints. Another gripe I had was trying to keep track of who has what and who talked or can talk to who is alot of trial and error until you lineup with the game expects you do. The reason its still a recommended game from me is becuase of the story itself is good and it is fun switching between the characters (with its flaws) and being in Nancy's hometown instead of some random place in the world. You should play this game, but don't put it down then try to pick it up months later or you will have no idea where to even start.

Aug 27, 2025·4h·1·Verified

Steam User 3410STEAMRecommended

Enjoying the game. Challenging, but not impossible.

Aug 21, 2025·60h·Verified

Steam User 7699STEAMRecommended

it one of my faverite games in the Lanni Minlla dubbed Nancy Drew series idid finish it onmy orginal disk hopefully i will on here i give it 8 out of 8 stars

Aug 5, 2025·14h·Verified

Steam User 3522STEAMRecommended

pretty entertaining and easy enough puzzles! enjoyed playing as others as well

Jun 29, 2025·7h·Verified

Steam User 4711STEAMRecommended

Great concept and cool mystery. It's fun to finally have a mystery set in Nancy's hometown. The side characters/suspects are all awesome. Voiceover is 10/10. Alexei is iconic.
However, the 'switching' was got frustrating pretty quickly and that final puzzle is ugh. Won't be hitting the list of my favorites anytime soon, but still a solid entry.

Jun 23, 2025·5h·Verified

Steam User 0403STEAMRecommended

Getting to see more of Bess and George in this game, alongside Ned, is great. I also enjoyed seeing more of Diedre. The actual mystery is a bit lackluster. Not bad, but certainly not a stand out in the series.

Jun 21, 2025·4h·Verified

Steam User 4232STEAMRecommended

A really good one! It was an fun addition to get to play as Bess, George, and Ned and to have the suspects open up differently depending on who you were playing as. Nancy was still the main character, which I enjoyed, and never felt like she took a back seat even with playing as her friends for most of the game. Great clue finding, great puzzles, and great suspects. I loved the side characters and the extra little decades old mystery we got to solve along with the main one.

Jun 17, 2025·8h·Verified

Steam User 8820STEAMRecommended

its so good

Jun 10, 2025·24h·Verified

Steam User 5421STEAMRecommended

A brilliant game I'm a massive Nancy drew fan and loved this game very much

May 28, 2025·11h·Verified

Steam User 3631STEAMRecommended

I did enjoy this game even if it wasn't as groundbreaking as I thought it'd be after such a long wait for it's release. The graphics were marginally better. I still had a lot of fun with the puzzles, getting to know the different characters, seeing Bess and George in person, and exploring River Heights. The town was SO crazy to turn against Nancy like that. I would say scare factor was like 1/5 and overall game play 3/5.

May 25, 2025·6h·Verified

Steam User 3161STEAMRecommended

its a fun adventure through Nancy's home town river Heights.

Apr 14, 2025·16h·Verified

Steam User 1775STEAMRecommended

Great game. Neat getting to work with all of Nancy's friends and explore River Heights. I didn't want to stop playing

Apr 5, 2025·7h·Verified

Steam User 6680STEAMNot recommended

The game was enjoyable at first. Then, I lost interest. It's very tedious, especially the final puzzle. And most of the characters are unlikable. In addition, there was too much dialogue.

Apr 3, 2025·26h·Verified

Steam User 9582STEAMRecommended

It;s great!

Mar 23, 2025·63h·Verified

Steam User 8453STEAMRecommended

I just finished this game , for probably the 8th time (3rd since coming to steam) and I will say I still love it , do not remember the full plot or answers for any of the elements.

Mar 1, 2025·33h·Verified

Steam User 4111STEAMRecommended

In my opinion, this is one of the better Nancy Drew games from the franchise's later era. My favorites are (and always will be) games 3-13, but this one really stands out as something unique. It is the first (and only) game to take place in River Heights, Nancy's hometown, and as such, we get a more intimate look at Nancy's personal life and a better understanding of the way the people in her community perceive her. Spoiler alert: it's not good! In fact, most of the townsfolk see her as a spoiled goody-two-shoes and would love nothing more than to see her get knocked down a few pegs. And someone attempts to do just that. The game begins with Nancy escaping a burning building, which she is then framed for starting. So not only are the stakes of the mystery pretty high, it's also VERY personal. I enjoyed exploring River Heights and getting to hear everyone talk about how much they hate Nancy (it's hilarious), the puzzles are super fun, AND you get to play as Nancy, Bess, George, and Ned, all of whom are working in tandem to prove Nancy's innocence. Is it perfect? No. Is it on my top ten list? Probably not. But it's still pretty great. Oh, and Deirdre and Alexei are fantastic characters, two of the best in the franchise, honestly.

Feb 28, 2025·6h·Verified

Steam User 5571STEAMRecommended

Quite possibly my new favorite ND game. I really enjoyed the story-line, characters, puzzles, and setting of this one. I really liked getting to swap out who I played as and being able to interact differently with other NPCs depending on who I was playing as. It was an engaging story and I was guessing who the real culprit was right up until it's revealed. It was really fun. The puzzles weren't so hard I constantly had to look up the answers either, which was really refreshing. I can't recommend this one enough!!

Feb 17, 2025·4h·Verified

Steam User 4594STEAMRecommended

10/10. A goodie

Jan 5, 2025·10h·Verified

Steam User 4608STEAMRecommended

My second playthrough and I think it's a good instalment in the ND series. Some things left unanswered, and the puzzles could be tricky. If you miss one small thing, it's easy to get stuck. It's a fun mechanism being able to play different characters, but the back and forth at the beginning can get tedious.

Dec 24, 2024·17h·Verified

Steam User 3739STEAMRecommended

Fun adventure game in the vein of the other Nancy Drew games.

Dec 8, 2024·6h·Verified

Steam User 3187STEAMRecommended

I love the Nancy Drew games been playing them for a number of years now I definitely recommend all the games to adults and children. I recently introduced my daughter to the games as well and she loves them. The games are fun immersive with just a little challenge. The story's always great and fun to play through.

Nov 27, 2024·61h·Verified

Steam User 7224STEAMNot recommended

This is my second Nancy Drew game after playing Danger on Deception Island as a kid, and unfortunately, it doesn't really compare. In Alibi, having to switch between characters was really tedious, there were repetitive interviews, and not as many puzzles/mini-games as I would've liked. I don't understand why there was a massive map with rabbit hole locations when you end up spending the whole game at 4 locations. Feels like an attempt to deliberately waste my time and make the game feel longer rather than having to add more content. Ultimately this game was more like a point-and-click, combing for hidden objects. Sad there wasn't more care taken on this since the premise was really interesting, taking place in Nancy's own hometown. Maybe I'm not familiar enough with the franchise to appreciate the references? oh well

Nov 1, 2024·6h·3·Verified

Steam User 6548STEAMRecommended

Really fun story. Except how for some reason you need to body-swap to nancy to be able to swap between friends that was oddd.?

Oct 20, 2024·7h·Verified

Steam User 2978STEAMRecommended

It is not my favorite ND game, but the puzzles/games were pretty fun; I imagine if I hadn't played the swap-a-lot game continuously, I may have finished this quicker. The story is ok, but can't deny I felt really bad for Bess when I kept making her try ice cream (and then I didn't even get the ice cream award after eating them all!).

Oct 11, 2024·6h·Verified

Steam User 8729STEAMNot recommended

As far as Nancy Drew games go, I found Alibi in Ashes to be annoyingly frustrating. Personally, I hated having to constantly switch between characters in order to progress in the game. I felt like there weren't as many puzzles and most of them were not fun. And those tunnels? Ugh. The story itself was not exciting to me, either. As a fan of these games since they came out back in the early 2000s, I find there to be much better ones especially for any first time players. Sidenote: I played as Senior Detective.

Sep 29, 2024·10h·Verified

Steam User 1606STEAMRecommended

im addicted

Aug 17, 2024·213h·Verified

Steam User 0543STEAMRecommended

While it was really fun switching people around a lot, I thought it was really short and all ran kinda quickly. However they stay true to ND games and gave us a horrible end game with tunnels that took forever lol

Jul 30, 2024·6h·Verified

Steam User 6164STEAMRecommended

Одна из самых легких игр Нэнси Дрю. Дали поиграть за 4 персонажей. Лайк ^^
История: 9/10
Страшность: 0.5/10
Сложность: 2/10

Jul 20, 2024·9h·Verified

Steam User 0944STEAMRecommended

8/10, Loved playing as team danger ;) but some of the steps were a little frustrating and the last puzzle really got me. Overall recommend (though there's no shame in using a walkthrough when you get stuck)

Jul 9, 2024·8h·Verified

Steam User 9467STEAMRecommended

This game was really good! As a Nancy Drew fan (beaten 6 games btw) this one is up there in terms of graphics quality and characters. The writing was cheesy as always but that's part of the charm.

I'd rate this game 7.5/10 :)

[spoiler]I really wish it was Toni who did it and got thrown in the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ slammer i hated her so bad[/spoiler]

Jul 7, 2024·3h

Steam User 6424STEAMRecommended

i absolutely loved it. puzzles were so easy

Jun 26, 2024·10h·Verified

Steam User 1083STEAMRecommended

A divisive one, but this is in my top 10 nancy games. It is a great switch up in both feel and pace. This game is not only fairly simple, but surprisingly fair, something not found in a lot of nancy titles. The puzzles are a good difficulty, however I wish there were more. The story, mystery, and characters are all brilliant.

May 16, 2024·6h·Verified

Steam User 7262STEAMRecommended

So fun to visit River Heights! :)

May 15, 2024·4h·1·Verified

Steam User 2550STEAMRecommended

Great game overall. Although the constant switching between characters becomes somewhat annoying. And the very last puzzle in the tunnels is also not enjoyable (why do HeR love the tunnel puzzles in the end so much?!). But I liked the plot and the story. Recommended!

Apr 27, 2024·9h·Verified

Steam User 9457STEAMRecommended

одна из самых интересных игр нэнси дрю 10 из 10 алексеев

Mar 26, 2024·7h·Verified

Steam User 8777STEAMRecommended

Fun for the mystery lover. Give enough clues to not get too frustrated. Good enough graphics. Fun puzzles.

Mar 25, 2024·12h·Verified

Steam User 1726STEAMNot recommended

This might be my least favorite of the Nancy Drew games. I have played almost all of them, and this one fell profoundly short of what I've come to expect. There were hardly any real puzzles; most of the game was just running in circles talking to people. It's possible that a more dialogue-heavy game could have worked, but it was incredibly clunky and illogical. There were SO MANY TIMES that I was stuck for hours just because I needed to talk to a specific person, AS a specific person (since you get to play as no less than 4 people in this game), despite the fact that nothing new had really happened to make you think you needed to have another conversation with that person, yet suddenly they had new dialogue options that would unlock the next step. It was completely infuriating and ridiculous.

Mar 22, 2024·8h·Verified

Steam User 0321STEAMRecommended

Feb 19, 2024·11h·Verified

Steam User 7697STEAMRecommended

Kept my attention and kept me guessing who started the fire in the city hall. I am not sure how I felt about playing several different character's and having to go back and forth among the characters. It isn't your typical Nancy Drew game since you can play Bess, George and Ned along with Nancy. They did a good job with the character development that I was starting to personally not like the suspects. This one was a long one and I am not sure if it's a game I can play over and over again. Worth playing though. Kept me guessing who started the fire till the very end. Puzzles were not a headache and seemed pretty doable. I recommend this game for sure 4/5.

Feb 10, 2024·21h·Verified

Steam User 1775STEAMRecommended

First Nancy Drew game I have played and I love it! High recommend once you learn how to navigate it's great! Buy on sale even better!

Jan 15, 2024·7h·Verified

Steam User 8744STEAMRecommended

Although [i]Alibi in Ashes[/i] features a compelling story and an interesting mechanic where the player can play as Bess, George, and Ned, the game is SUPER short and has some of the easiest puzzles in the series (to be honest, there aren't very many puzzles to begin with.

I would recommend purchasing this game when it's on sale. I got it for $3 during the winter sale. I wouldn't spend any more money on it than around $5 due to its short length.

Jan 9, 2024·5h·Verified

Steam User 0921STEAMRecommended

This was one of the best Nancy Drew games I've played. It was fascinating to play not only as Nancy but also as her friends. That made the game more dynamic. To be honest, as a rule, it takes me a lot of time to figure everything out; however, this game was an exception. I was amazed at how logical everything was. I was stuck a couple of times though. Nevertheless, I was glued to the screen. I highly recommend this game!

Jan 8, 2024·5h·Verified

Steam User 2093STEAMRecommended

Hello?
Bye.
Bye!
I'm passing the case over to you.

(but in all fairness a game that lets me play as Ned is hilarious and I adore this one because I too am a Nancy simp)

Jan 3, 2024·6h·Verified

Steam User 0681STEAMNot recommended

I've been playing Nancy Drew games since I was about ten years old (so for 21 years...what in the world) and this one is probably my least favorite overall. The graphics are great in terms of the various environments you get to explore but the actual people / characters seemed fuzzy and out of focus. It was cool to be able to "see" River Heights and Nancy's house but those were really the only redeeming qualities about the game for me. There is so much conversation in this game it honestly gets exhausting. In general, you are basically running errands for Nancy the whole time and the game just feels super tedious. By 3/4 of the way through, I just wanted to complete it and be done where as most of the other Nancy Drew games, I don't want them to end. I think another factor in that for me is that part of what I love about the games is that they are really atmospheric and moody due to the aesthetics and music. This one however felt very factual and plain in terms of atmosphere and the music was really repetitive.

Dec 31, 2023·14h·Verified

Steam User 7134STEAMRecommended

Not my favorite of the series but a fun playthrough all together

Dec 30, 2023·8h·Verified

Steam User 9905STEAMRecommended

it was pretty straight forward. You get to switch between Nancy, Bess, George and Ned. The investigation is fun and logical. I enjoyed the game.

Dec 30, 2023·11h·Verified

Steam User 3592STEAMRecommended

Alibi in Ashes had its fair share of silliness but I really enjoyed it!

Nov 2, 2023·6h

Steam User 9670STEAMNot recommended

This game had so much potential but by the end, it's one of my least favourite ND games.

I liked the simple story line and found the characters quite interesting. I also really enjoyed the word puzzle game in the Ice Cream parlour and the number puzzle game in the Antiques store. At first I loved being able to play George, Bess and Ned but this got tiresome quickly! Not being able to directly switch between characters by calling them (always having to go via Nancy) was super painful. The game seemed more focused on talking to characters in a specific order and exhausting conversation options rather than the actual storyline and puzzles which is what ND games should be about. For example, a certain event wouldn't happen until all characters in the game had been spoken AGAIN by each of the characters just to exhaust all conversation options before the game would proceed. Frustrating and boring game play that contributed nothing overall to the story. I also think this game was lacking in the puzzle department but the puzzles they had weren't overly complicated.

4/10

Oct 22, 2023·27h·4·Verified

Steam User 8003STEAMNot recommended

this one is kinda disappointing and the characters in this one are very rude and disrespectful to Nancy Drew. but if you like it whatever...

Oct 11, 2023·35h·Verified

Steam User 3996STEAMRecommended

Personally, I prefer the golden age with Shadow Ranch and Blue Moon Canyon, but Alibi in Ashes is still quite a fun game to play. I like playing as several characters. If you've liked the other Nancy Drews, you will probably like this one. Of course, all of them are better than the last one TT_TT. Hopefully, the next one (in Prague, I think?) will return to the format of the earlier games.

Oct 8, 2023·5h·Verified

Steam User 0489STEAMRecommended

I think that Nancy Drew has wonderful adventures. I would recommend any Nancy Drew game!!!

Oct 2, 2023·8h

Steam User 2029STEAMRecommended

it was fun and challenging

Sep 5, 2023·4h·Verified

Steam User 7964STEAMRecommended

Wow! I Live this Nancy
Good balance of puzzles: they are not boring or primirtive or over-hard
And the plot is not trivial at all
One of the best Nancies)

Sep 3, 2023·7h·Verified

Steam User 2304STEAMRecommended

Overall a good game with an interesting mystery, though is light on the puzzles.

Aug 20, 2023·9h·Verified

Steam User 9917STEAMRecommended

I don't hate this game, but I don't love it either. I find it to be one of the more tedious ND games. You have to manage 3 separate characters until about 3/4 through the game. Characters can't swap inventories, and it's a 3-step process to switch characters. Mechanics are just kind of clunky. I do love playing as Bess though!

Aug 15, 2023·17h·Verified

Steam User 3196STEAMRecommended

Another great Nancy Drew game. This one didn't have very challenging puzzles - except for this one brutal maze puzzle - but very enjoyable. A unique mechanic on this one is switching between Nancy, Bess, George and Ned with each character bringing their own contributions and relationships. Very fun as always - these games are an absolute blast.

Aug 7, 2023·9h·Verified

Steam User 4415STEAMRecommended

As a fan of the Nancy Drew franchise, I love this game! If you love the other games in the series, you will like this one.

Jul 29, 2023·22h·Verified

Steam User 0680STEAMRecommended

This game is amazing overall! I like that I was able to play as George, Ned, and Bess and explore around River Heights. Some puzzles were challenging and the mini-games such as Alexei's box and the switching word game were enjoyable. The scandals from unraveling evidence for each character were interesting and unexpected. Personally, a downside from this game is how tedious switching character to character to find some more clues. But most parts, I highly recommend playing this game :)

Jul 21, 2023·11h·Verified

Steam User 0410STEAMRecommended

Probably my least favourite of the Nancy Drew games so far, but still worth a play. I did like that it starts of fairly intense, and throughout the game the stakes are raised fairly high. I also liked that this game has a lot more interaction with Nancy's friends, taking control of them for extended periods of time to complete tasks. I think this game tried to be a lot more like actual detective work (questioning people, finding clues), rather than going around finding 100 year old puzzle boxes. While I appreciate that, I felt it made the game a bit clunky as this questioning system wasn't always intuitive. Like I would go to question the right people, but it would turn out I was playing as the wrong character at the time. Or I would find information about a particular suspect, but I can't question that suspect about it and it turns out I'm supposed to ask a different person about that evidence. So there was a lot of times when I had to run around town talking to every possible character (including my friends), playing as every possible playable character, to try and figure out which one had a new conversation option. I played on Senior Detective mode, so I do wonder if this portion of the game would have been significantly easier with the check list in Junior Detective mode. I also felt the end of game resolution wasn't complete. There were questions and bits of evidence left unaddressed, and it annoyed me how Nancy was happy to be back in the town's good graces when the town should be a heck of a lot more apologetic than it was. But meh, maybe I'm just not a very forgiving person =P

Jul 13, 2023·7h·Verified

Steam User 7555STEAMRecommended

Jun 29, 2023·6h·Verified

Steam User 7105STEAMRecommended

the drama. the goss. the CONTROVERSY. 10/10 its the juice

Jun 29, 2023·6h·Verified

Steam User 4890STEAMRecommended

It is an easy going story and I love that you get to play as Ned, Bess and George in this game. It really gives it something extra.

Jun 28, 2023·5h·Verified

Steam User 6614STEAMRecommended

So far, it is my favorite of all the Nancy Drew games!

Jun 19, 2023·7h·Verified

Steam User 4014STEAMRecommended

I like the Nancy Drew series in general, and this was one is good-average. The game can be frustrating at times with knowing what to do and effectively watching a cutscene (listening to phones ringing) to switch between characters often. Regardless, it had a decent plot and believable motives for the bad guy.

Jun 15, 2023·6h·1·Verified

Steam User 8983STEAMRecommended

Pretty Rad game

I enjoyed going to Nancy's home town, this entry was more of a grounded experience compared to other games which is a really good thing IMO. I liked this game a lot, the puzzles were fun and the characters this time around were really interesting. Alexei is my favorite, he's such an old funny goofy goober man but ummm yeah It's like 1 am as I'm writing this, I tired, goodnight.

We love Nancy Drew!!! 10/10 Game!!!

Another edit, I want to take this down to like an um 8/10 because this game is actually really tedious with the whole "Swapping Characters Mechanic." bc the fact that I have to call Nancy just to swap to other characters becomes very exhausting and like kind of lame. Besides that, this game's story carries all the way through.

Jun 12, 2023·5h·1·Verified

Steam User 8379STEAMRecommended

Good game. Not too difficult to play through. The story was good and the game play was really fun. It was cool to bounce between characters-go to different locations in Nancy's home town and draw your own conclusions on who was the one who framed Nancy. My guess was wrong but when the culprit revealed themselves I was pleasantly surprised. Over all, good game, good play through to hone in on your sleuthing and detective skills, great puzzles, and something kinda homey and comforting too. It is Nancy's home town and it play plays up that warm summer small town vibe. The stakes were high but you never feel like you're in high stakes danger like a murder or something. So-no spooks. Over all-fun and well liked game. Wish we could actually see Nancy's face or see a 3D character rendering of Ned haha. Oh well.

May 31, 2023·8h·Verified

Steam User 6095STEAMRecommended

Very fun switching between characters in this one! Playing on Junior was very straightforward - not too difficult to figure out what to do next until close to the end. I'd recommend!

May 22, 2023·8h·1·Verified

Steam User 9496STEAMRecommended

kinda fun a little annoying

May 19, 2023·7h·Verified

Steam User 3859STEAMRecommended

Эта часть стала для меня самой неожиданной с точки зрения сюжета и поворота событий. Начиналось все замечательно, нашу Нэнси, вместе с товарищами, позвали на ежегодный детективный квест в нашем родном городке Ривер-Хайтс. Намечалось насыщенное мероприятие, но оно было омрачено одним событием. Нашей Нэнси, в качестве подсказки к решению дела, выдали бумажку с наводкой на важную улику, которая расположена в городской ратуше. Однако пока мы искали там указанную улику, здание ратуши кто-то поджег. Кое-как выбравшись из горящего здания и задыхаясь от угарных газов, мы выбегаем навстречу разгневанной толпе, которая явно ждала нашего появления. Все как один обвиняют нас в поджеге, а подоспевшие журналисты быстро разбирают гневные выкрики толпы на газетные заголовки. Некогда любимица Ривер-Хайтса была быстро записана в подозреваемые и упрятана за решетку. Кто же мог подставить нашу отважную сыщицу? Сумеем ли мы восстановить наше честное имя? Все зависит от нас, благо у нас есть много верных друзей и общественная слава. Местный шериф полиции оказался нашим большим фанатом и отпустил из заключения с условием того, что мы не будем попадаться ему на глаза. В нашем распоряжении весь Ривер-Хайтс и преступнику точно не удастся выйти сухим из воды.

Отметить в этой части мне практически нечего разве что парочку лорных моментов, которые покажут родное окружение Нэнси. Мы сможем покататься по ее городу, изучить его строение и даже заглянуть в знаменитую комнату Нэнси, которая во всех частях серии являлась нашим штабом. Всю игру мы будем перемещаться между несколькими друзьями Нэнси и вести от их лица тайное расследование по поиску виновника пожара. Нам предстоит познакомиться со многими людьми Ривер-Хайтса и выяснить истинный ход событий. Финал игры оказался для меня приятной неожиданностью, хоть и выглядел достаточно наивно и просто. Несмотря на то что эта часть не может похвастаться интересными головоломками или насыщенным геймплеем, мне все равно понравилось увиденное. Я наконец-то смог составить портрет Нэнси и посмотреть на ее быт в родном городе.

May 15, 2023·9h·10·Verified

Steam User 9195STEAMRecommended

this game is awesome

Apr 29, 2023·13h·Verified

Steam User 5116STEAMRecommended

Love this game.

Apr 28, 2023·5h·Verified

Steam User 1270STEAMRecommended

The detective trying to prove their own innocence is a trope that never gets old for me. The highlight of this game is undoubtedly being able to play as Nancy's friends (Ned, George, and Bess) and run around River Heights interviewing suspects, collecting evidence, and so forth. Certain suspects are more open with information with each of said friends, and so sometimes you'll need to switch back and forth between them to get what you need. It's fantastic, I love it.

Apr 24, 2023·4h·Verified

Steam User 2470STEAMRecommended

Really cool how this game lets you act as Nancy's friends. They all have different skills, and are better with different people. It really is a team effort.

Apr 2, 2023·7h·Verified

Steam User 0824STEAMRecommended

I really enjoyed this one. Only thing I didn't like was how the character switching was handled. You had to switch to Nancy then to whoever you wanted to switch to. You can't switch from Bess to George, you had to switch to Nancy first. Still, very good game with great puzzles.

Mar 30, 2023·12h·Verified

Steam User 0574STEAMRecommended

Fun to have the whole gang involved

Mar 18, 2023·16h·Verified

Steam User 2243STEAMRecommended

it is good

Mar 16, 2023·55h·Verified

Steam User 6623STEAMRecommended

Good mystery. Working with Ned/Bess/George was interesting. Not many puzzles but a lot of activity.

Mar 7, 2023·21h·Verified

Steam User 2047STEAMRecommended

Bought to relive some of my childhood. This is one of the first "free roam like" Nancy Drew games and I enjoyed it thoroughly

Feb 21, 2023·7h·Verified

Steam User 4641STEAMRecommended

What if Nancy Drew was accused of a crime and was arrested and sent to jail even though most people who know her know she wouldn't do any crime. Well that is this game a basic what if scenario of Nancy getting accused of setting the old town hall on fire. You mainly play as one of Nancy's three friends. Bess, George or her Boyfriend Ned. This game is very fun and enjoyable for once in the series to not heavily play as Nancy until the end of the game was a nice change of pace and very enjoyable throughout the game and the characters were all characters you can hate but a lot of them have hidden pasts for you to uncover and I enjoyed it thoroughly.

Feb 3, 2023·4h·Verified

Steam User 3512STEAMRecommended

I'm playing my way through all of the ND games, and I suspect most people reading this review are too, regardless of reviews! But here are my thoughts anyway.

I really enjoyed this one! playing as nancy's crew for most of the game was a very refreshing and unique mechanic. I liked the forensics/more traditional detective gameplay (like collecting alibis, etc) in this one, and thought all the suspects were great. it was pretty immersive to me too, with straightforward puzzles that lead into one another. however, i think it probably just won't be as memorable to me as some other games with a more exciting setting - and i did breeze through this one pretty fast. i would put it as a solid starter game in the series.

Jan 30, 2023·4h·1·Verified

Steam User 2256STEAMRecommended

It's fun to play as Nancy's sidekicks.

Jan 25, 2023·8h·Verified

Steam User 2586STEAMRecommended

Awesome

Dec 23, 2022·5h·1·Verified

Steam User 3974STEAMRecommended

Really fun premise for a Nancy Drew mystery! This one tended to be on the easier side, with more running around and fewer puzzles, but it was still a very enjoyable installment in the series.

Dec 6, 2022·7h·Verified

Steam User 8975STEAMRecommended

The one was fun, but don't expect a game filled with puzzles. This is more filled with dialogue and interrogating suspects. It was still very fun, but could have been far more enjoyable had it been longer and had it included more puzzles. The story line was fun and the dialogue you do experience was packed with drama, which is always fun, but could have been elevated with just a little bit more challenge. Would still recommend.

Nov 19, 2022·4h·Verified

Steam User 9477STEAMRecommended

I liked the mechanics, of having multiple people to play and switch between. The puzzles were fun, not as challenging as some ND games, but still fun.

Nov 9, 2022·7h·Verified

Steam User 7269STEAMRecommended

This is one of my favorite Nancy Drew games out of the dozen or so that I have played!

Sep 17, 2022·8h·Verified

Steam User 6668STEAMRecommended

It wasn't as hard as other Nancy Drew games I've played and it was still a very enjoyable ride.
The graphics and sound effects were as I expected, the story was good, and the game is simple to play.

Aug 20, 2022·7h·Verified

Steam User 5729STEAMRecommended

This is a fun, dialogue-heavy Nancy Drew game. It's a pretty quick to play game, and mostly focuses on investigation over action. I liked that it revolves around drama in Nancy's home town. It's very light on puzzles, most of the difficulty comes from figuring out what to do next. This game doesn't have a very robust hints system compared to the other games, I recommend just looking up hints on UHS if you get stuck (which I had to do a few times). I enjoyed getting to play as Nancy's friends in this game. I've replayed this game a few times and still really enjoy it.

Jul 14, 2022·24h·Verified

Steam User 0883STEAMNot recommended

I recommend for ages 10 - 14. At 15+ it may be too simplistic. If you're trying to keep younger children/teens entertained and busy for a few hours with minimal help from an adult, this may be a good choice. However for an adult or teen with any problem solving skills it may not be a good fit. The puzzles weren't hard, just required a lot of back and forth. Figuring out what to do was very easy but doing what you needed to do was unnecessarily time consuming. The voice acting was distractingly bad. There were some minor issues that couldn't really be considered bugs because I don't think they didn't think it was there or would "fix" it, but it's like they just didn't think it through from every angle. So sometimes you had to switch to another character and then back again if you didn't interact with characters or items in the specific order the game wanted. The point and click navigation was a little too frustrating for me even for an older game. Myst did it a lot better.

Jun 18, 2022·1h·Verified

Steam User 1550STEAMRecommended

I've played majority of the Nancy Drew games, if not all of them; they are all a lot of fun, while also challenging to solve. I recently got my 9 yr old niece into these games and so far she loves them as well. This one in particular is entertaining because in all her other adventures, Nancy is far from home, but in this one we get to see her home turf. I highly recommend Alibi in Ashes and all the other Nancy Drew games.

Jun 7, 2022·21h·Verified

Steam User 7313STEAMRecommended

this game lets you eat infinite quantities of food for free

Jun 3, 2022·5h·Verified