My parents and their friends bought me every educational PC game they could find and there were so many I loved but the Nancy Drew series is closest to my heart… for girls who aren’t afraid of a mouse 🥹 i loved going through everybody’s stuff and getting into their business and exploring these beautiful thoughtfully designed environments. I fell off with the newer ones but I played pretty much all of them. Iconic theme music and soundtrack… so cozy and atmospheric and fun but also scary sometimes! The first one I ever played was Message in a Haunted Mansion when I was super little and listening to the theme music as I explored the haunted house scared me so much I cried 😭
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Jan 17, 2025

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literally in 2008 my best friend and i started curse of blackmoore manor. didn’t finish it til 2012 because it was too tough for us. but the high of beating that game was so strong we still play them together to this day
Jan 18, 2025
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My sister and i were obsessed with these 🥲 we still replay them sometimes!!
Jan 17, 2025
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sillygirltypebeat they were so EXTRA FUN to play with my sister!!!! Every time a new one released it was such an event for us
Jan 17, 2025
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I ALSO LOVE NANCY DREW GAMES, my first was ghost dogs of moon lake and i was so scared of going out at night! my favorite is secret of shadow ranch tho. if you haven’t played them in a while you should go do it! they make for such a fun time on a rainy day
Jan 17, 2025
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jackalope I loved both of those so much!!!!!!! They’re some of my favorites + Stay Tuned for Danger, The Final Scene, and Treasure in the Royal Tower 💖 that’s such a great suggestion I might watch gameplay of them sometime instead because i used to play them with my sister!!
Jan 17, 2025
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taterhole treasure in the royal tower was absolute peak 👏🏻 i think you cannot go wrong with any game from 4 to 13
Jan 17, 2025
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jackalope sooo agreed that was really when they were on top of their game
Jan 17, 2025

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Completely obsessed with the book series (the original and girl detective series), the Emma Roberts’ movie, the Nancy Drew: Detective show from the 1930s, and the computer games. I had a kit with a notebook, pen, magnifying glass. Truly thought I would be a private eye.
Dec 5, 2024
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these point and click computer mystery/puzzle games were very formative for me and still go so hard but i have not been able to play in years bc they have not updated their software for like any new OS :,^( if anyone knows of a good emulator or has an old pc laptop they don’t need please lmk
Feb 3, 2022
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I mean if you get it you get it and if you don’t, start with Treasure in the Royal Tower and thank me later 💛
Sep 19, 2024

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