Amateur Sleuth Blog


Walking the Trails

Can you relate to this Nancy Drew moment from Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake? I remember playing this game for the first time, and got lost often! Eventually I was able to recognizes little landmarks like fallen trees, stumps, random t-shirts hung up on the branches, and so on. These points helped me to navigate […]

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Journals and Scrapbooks

The older Nancy Drew games had mysteries heavily based on exploration. There weren’t very many puzzles and activities, but there were large environments to explore and new rooms and locked areas to discover. In those games (like Treasure in the Royal Tower) Nancy didn’t really need a task list or notebook. Perhaps she remembered the […]

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GTH Inspired Elements

Check out some fan art that Elizabeth B. created and sent to us! I love the vintage look! Actually, looking at this reminds me…. we have some hi-rendered art of Charlotte that was made especially for the merchandise store… Oooo! New summer project for me, I guess! Anyways, do you own an iPad, Kindle Fire, […]

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Friday Videos! (And Weekend Puzzle #242)

Guess what? The Hardy boys are going to be phone friends in the next game! Check out Dahlia’s latest video for some behind-the-scenes footage of our recording studio session from this month: Also, Dahlia has made a second Vine, take a look! And here’s your weekend puzzle: Clue: Old-fashioned texting. 6.1 – 3.2 – 5.3 […]

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It’s Throwback Thursday! (ND Style!)

You may have seen a couple of these already posted to our social media sites, but if you are visiting for the first time or are just catching up, this is a new picture series we started. it highlights those classic memories from playing the older Nancy Drew games. I loved finding this when I […]

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The Blue Roadster

Nancy’s car has often been described differently in the books, as well as changed appearances in the games. Can you relate to this Nancy Drew moment below? In the books, sometimes her car is a maroon color, but often it is blue. Sometimes it is described as a roadster, others as a convertible. What do […]

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The Unseen Environments

I went snooping through some old art archives and found this art render: Recognize this cabin outside of its environment? It is Sally’s new home in Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake. This is one of the places I would love to live in in real life! (This and the Wickford castle in Treasure in the […]

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Mysterious Figures

Check out Rachael G.’s drawing of the phantom of The Phantom of Venice!   This phantom is one of a few game characters rarely discussed, when you compare them to the main characters. This phantom is indeed one of the criminals, but you must play the game to learn more about his connections and activity. […]

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Father’s Day Weekend! (Weekend Puzzle #241)

First of all, happy Father’s Day this weekend! If you or your dad or a friend do not have The Deadly Device, now is a great time to gift this game. It’s on sale this weekend! Also, have you watched Dahlia’s new video posted today? I think it’s really cute… and there are sooooo many […]

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Teasing ND31

Spoiler alert! Before you read further, I will be talking about the next Nancy Drew game, without giving too much away. At the end of The Shattered Medallion, we teased the 31st Nancy Drew game: Labyrinth of Lies. You can watch the teaser video here on our YouTube channel: In this video, Nancy talks about […]

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