Nancy Drew®: The Haunting of Castle Malloy

Wonderful game, 8/10. I love the setting and the lore. Sheep are frustrating however.

good game

it works fine on steamdeck if you use proton experimental

def a few dollars worth of fun

your tolerance for something being a bit on the deranged side will heavily affect how much you like this one, but PERSONALLY i liked it a lot. i like when Drew games allow for a bit of exploration and this has that, i like its generally spooky vibe, the setting is fun, the puzzles are on the challenging side, and its story although baffling in some ways is really fun.

As implausible as this one is (especially the ending), it was still satisfying. I really enjoyed playing it, and loved the twist! There are several challenging puzzles, a different way to get hints, and a couple of red herrings that now I think maybe were supposed to lead to Easter eggs (I didn't get those)? There was one very tedious puzzle near the end that was frustrating, but it's doable if you take it slow and think ahead before grabbing things (I recommend saving the game a lot here). If you get stuck early in the game, [spoiler] make sure you've *fully* explored the grounds (but be careful near the cliffs so you don't fall). For instance, for one of the flowers, take Nancy's right at the gate instead of the usual left toward the bar. It's the only time you'll need to go that way there. [/spoiler]

I enjoyed the sheep shearing and the atmosphere. Puzzles were challenging, yet doable.

Liked this one okay. Definitely the first half but this story is SO DUMB and the ending is the worst. Like what was that? And it just seemed like Nancy and Kyler didn't have a "made of honor" type relationship. I feel like when the story isn't written well it really messes with things. It had some good things but it also had some not good things. I'm glad played it through once but it isn't one I'd be quick to revisit because some of the others are so much better.

I recommend it because Nancy Drew games are just great in general. However, this one is the one I liked the least so far (I have played 5 total). Some puzzles are just too difficult or involve a lot of manual stuff back and forth or else while being hard they do not have any relevance to the story. The last one involving the chemical elements is just too much of back and forth mouse work, for too long.

Fantastic! Absolutely love the atmosphere of this one, and the puzzles and story are great too. And, it's just a little spooky. We love.