Disappearances, secret passages, graveyards and ghosts abound in this thrilling spook-fest. Ghost of Thorton Hall is one of the darkest games in the series as it deals with deaths past and present, loss, grieving, and madness. The pessimistic characters and dilapidated setting alone can send chills down your spine.
While visiting a Japanese ryokan inn , Nancy is bombarded with the eeriest scares of any game; creepy noises, jump scares, ghost stories, and more. This game is certainly one of the most ambitious in the series. It explores a never before seen culture, adds way more puzzles, and is far more frightening than any previous game.
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Charlotte Azzaro is a freelance writer and editor, based in London, Ontario, Canada. She is a graduate of Huron University at Western with a B. She hopes to be a bestselling author one day. Share Share Tweet Email. Related Topics Lists Nancy Drew. NOTE: Minor spoilers. Likewise, in applicable cases, I also mention what is the cause of the haunting. For example, the loud, scary banging noises Nancy hears is due to the culprit stamping on the floor of the room above.
I have not revealed the name of any culprits though. Before I realised Nancy Drew was not a supernatural game, I also was terrified by the notion that Linda Penvellyn was actually turning into a werewolf.
I also find the history — albeit fictional — about the Penvellyn family deeply unsettling; I feel the scarier Nancy Drew games and the ones which I tend to still find somewhat frightening over time are the ones which hint at darker undertones, rather than expressing them outright.
Curse of Blackmoor Manor manages to combine perfectly the outright frightening moments with the more subtle ones to make for a chilling experience overall. For first-time players, this game is probably the scariest of the Nancy Drew games.
I remember playing this game with my friend and screaming when the mirror in the bathroom suddenly smashed. This really contributed to the feeling that anything could happen. The monster, likewise, seems something out of a Scooby-Doo episode — hardly scary and almost comical. This game deserves a spot on this list though because its underlying themes are some of the creepiest in the whole Nancy Drew series.
Hyde: The Strange Case Dr. Lynch: Grave Secrets Dr. Fruit Lockers Reborn! Fruits Inc. Rescue Squad! Droids Jungle vs. Maggie's Movies: Camera, Action! Nightmare Realm: In the End Zombies Plant This! The characters aren't amazing, but they're not bad either. Abby Sideris is by far the most memorable in her role as the original Joanne the Scammer.
However, points docked for not being able to speak to Ned in this game. Though if you miss him you can just go talk to Charlie who sounds eerily familiar since as Wikipedia will tell you he is voiced by the same actor HER ultimately ends up using to voice Ned.
So a big congrats to Scott Hardy hot name by the way for transitioning from a role as an irrelevant suspect to an iconic reoccurring boyfriend. Not since Rick Arlen has a person's career blown up too soon? Though solving the mystery of the voice actors' identities is definitely more exciting than solving the mystery in the actual game, Message in a Haunted Mansion really isn't a bad time.
There aren't quite enough puzzles, but the ones we do get are fun. Many similar ones appear in later games with a slight facelift. All in all, this is Nancy's first "ghost" sighting game, and a girl's first time is special, you know? Even if she does have many more and slightly better ghosts and games in her future. I know this is a favorite among Nancy Drew fans and I will admit it does have an iconic set of characters.
Major points to Linda for laying in bed the entire game and dramatically hiding behind a curtain from everyone. It is HER's most clever use of getting around the animation budget to date. Though, her legendary behavior is slightly undermined by the fact that it is only because she is dumb enough to think she is turning into a werewolf. Points awarded to Jane as well for setting up the best get-rid-of-your-annoying-stepmom scheme since The Parent Trap.
However, the game loses major points for forcing Nancy to interact with Nigel in any capacity. This man is so boring even a British accent can't make a word he says sound interesting. Also, this is supposed to be a "spooky" Nancy Drew game and yet the confrontation with the culprit is probably the lamest one in Nancy Drew history. Honestly, the scariest part of this entire game is that HER actually makes Nancy bribe a parrot with cake in order to get hints on the case.
Great characters and good puzzles, but when it comes down to it it's really not that exciting of a mystery. Still way better than Nigel's memoirs, but that's not saying much. Look, I love drama, and this game definitely brings the drama. I love the vague moody flashbacks to Nancy's mom. I love that we force Ned to commit breaking and entering on our behalf. I love that Carson gets mad at us for putting our lives at risk as if Nancy isn't nearly killed in a variety of ways on every single trip she goes on.
I appreciate that this game's mystery is actually about Nancy for once as opposed to her meddling in other people's business when literally no one asked. However, even with Nancy's personal connection to the mystery it and its suspects are insanely boring. The most exciting interactions in the entire game are flashbacks and phone contacts. The culprit's motivations are murky at best and most of the questions you go into the game begging HER to answer they literally refuse to answer.
Though, I will give them some credit for having the audacity to make Nancy shoot a bow and arrow across a PUBLIC courtyard in order to casually zipline into another person's hotel room. When in Scotland, I guess? Oh well. Nancy may make it across, but for me, this game still falls a wee bit short. Well, a ring-a-ding-ding, here we have our favorite broad Nancy in her first and only?
This game takes us back in time to Nancy's very first mystery in a bizarre homage to her very first novel which leads us to quite a few questions.
Like how was Nancy's first case in and yet she is still in high school circa with a flip phone? Is Nancy a time traveler? Is she along with the rest of her family and friends immortal? Who knows! The game does not provide context or answers to any of this! However, for Nancy's first foray into becoming an unpaid teenage detective, this game is pretty swell.
The puzzles left behind by an eccentric dead person of course are fun and the characters are quite memorable. We can even tell our "friend" Emily that she needs to get out more.
This is shady as hell considering the fact that we know her mother JUST died and she is clearly on the brink of a mental breakdown. I know, I know the early s was The Great Depression, but phew, this game really refuses to let me forget it.
Still, despite its depression-era setting, this game is actually quite a good time. Not only is it the alleged jumping-off point for Nancy's "career," but it also manages to provide us with all the staples of a good Nancy mystery.
Secret tunnels, hidden wills, fake identities! Look, this game is completely absurd. Jet packs! Love triangles! Ned making you get in a car crash because he's annoyed he has to go to a party alone!
The plot of this game is implausible and yet, I don't care? This game has atmosphere. It has mood. It has the audacity to make literally no scientific sense.
I love meddling in this clear disaster of a wedding that will either end in death or divorce. However, the game does lose major points for the chemicals puzzle where I accidentally killed myself more times than I imagine Kit has thought about killing Matt. Points added back for Kit being the hottest suspect since Dave, but points docked again for Kit having a crush on Kyler instead of us.
Another classic Nancy-is-invited-on-vacation-but-ends-up-solving-everyone-else's-problems-for-free game. I'd say this is one of, if not the most, infamous Nancy Drew titles. The setting is amazing and literally all of the characters are definitely memorable. We even get to ride a horse! However, ultimately none of this matters as this game is most remembered for one thing and one thing only: and that is CHORES. That's right! This game not only has you solving a mystery for free, it has you doing chores for free as well!
One of which leads us to the dumbest death sequence in all of Nancy Drew HERstory: death by vegetable picking. Listen, I like the mystery, I like the puzzles, and I too like flirting with Dave while Ned patiently waits for me to come home. But do I like it enough to make it one of my top 10 Nancy Drew games? As Tex would say, nope. I mean who wants to vacation in Wisconsin anyhow? The mystery they did not include cyber in the title this time in this game is truly iconic. Such drama and flair!
They also call Nancy the worst friend a diamond thief could ever have which is, hilarious. Per usual, midway through the game Nancy is violently attacked and knocked unconscious. Is Jaques at all concerned by this? Does he try and help Nancy at all? Of course not! He then refuses to talk to her for the rest of the game which is honestly such a blessing and worth the possible brain damage Nancy might have suffered due to the attack as the brain damage she would have suffered by being forced to have another conversation with Jacques would have certainly been much, much worse.
Still, despite its flaws, Treasure in the Royal Tower is truly a treasure itself. It is a near-perfect game — if you can forgive Nancy willingly vacationing in the Midwest, that is. This game is genuinely terrifying, but the only thing scarier than the ghost that haunts the Ryokan is the amount of Sudoku puzzles this game has. They're endless. The ghost may give you a heart attack, but these will literally bore you to death.
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