
Expose Buried Secrets and Catch a Thief Red-handed!
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Nancy Drew®: Secret of Scarlet Hand is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.
Between cases, Nancy Drew has taken an internship as Deputy Curator at the Beech Hill Museum in Washington, D.C. Nancy soon discovers she will be doing more than learning about ancient Maya artifacts–there have been a series of thefts and the only clue left behind in a mysterious scarlet handprint! Will Nancy be able to put the pieces of this ancient puzzle together? Or will the mystery remain entombed forever? Dare to Play™
Learn about the Mayan civilization and its culture
Take on the role of a deputy curator for a prestigious museum.
Ride the subway and visit sites around Washington D.C.
Choose from Junior or Senior Detective difficulty levels.

The original #1 selling PC adventure series.
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Languages: English
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This game wasn't my favorite by a long shot, but it was an ok addition. As it is an old game, some things feel very dated, but I'm not going to focus on that. The puzzles were fine (take pictures of everything), but I felt using specific phones at specific times without any guidelines was obnoxious. I didn't particularly like the characters or the story; it felt more like a soap opera with a silly ending. There are plot holes galore. The game is super laid back with almost zero suspense; the puzzles were fine, though I didn't like a couple of the solutions...I was looking for a more complicated answer, so simple is your friend. 5/10
Recently replayed this for the first time since I was a kid. What a great point and click! I love all of these Nancy Drew games, sometimes for nostalgia but also just because they are generally well crafted puzzle and mystery games, the influence of which you can see all over modern indie gaming. Scarlet Hand has a lot of fun history and science behind it, a good amount of note taking, and a really fun and interesting setting in Beech Hill Museum! I would recommend this title to any fan of classic puzzle games.
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One of my favorite games of all time. It's probably nostalgia talking, but this game never fails to pull me into the setting completely. I've played it over and over again.
This is one of the only Nancy Drew games that I didn't remember from playing as a child. I was pleasantly surprised by the story line though and enjoyed most of the puzzles. Some were a little hard I think for a child, a lot of back and forth and remembering things, but it was okay. I also think this is the first one where the characters are a little more flushed out than previous games. ALSO loved getting our first Sonny Joon and Prudance Rutherford mention AND getting to talkto the Hardy boy's for the first time
This is a fun and surprisingly challenging addition to the Nancy Drew games. In this one Nancy is working as an intern in a museum when one of the prized exhibits gets stolen! This game is a little older, so the graphics are not as elaborate as some of the later editions, and the puzzles do not change from junior to senior detective, but the game plays well. All in all, a fun game that lets you solve an interesting mystery and learn a little bit about the ancient Maya along the way
My best friend got me into the game. I used to hate Nancy Drew (the books) but this game has redeemed my hatred for Nancy. It's so fun!
Love this game, love every game in the franchise.
I played this game when I was a kid but I never beat it. It hit me with the best sort of nostalgia (and an even greater appreciation for modern graphics lol) and I beat it this time! Such a fun little mystery.
Not the best due to all the learning components imo - especially stupid trivia. This one definitely requires patience and note taking. I did enjoy the other puzzles and being able to travel for changes of scenery, and the second chance from the monolith is hilarious!
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