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adventure video game
Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
By Her Interactive, released 1 Jan 2005
- Microsoft Windows
What it is
Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon is a first-person, point-and-click adventure game from Her Interactive. Released in 2005 and available on Windows, it places the player as Nancy Drew aboard a train invited by the Hardy Boys and hosted by Lori Girard. The group is investigating a century-old secret linked to Jake Hurley, whose train was found in Blue Moon Canyon with its engineer dead and Jake missing. Players explore the train's caboose, dining car, and master suite, then investigate a crypt, mining museum, and Jake's mine. Progress involves finding clues, questioning suspects, solving puzzles and mini-games, playing pachinko, sorting heirloom dolls, and working as a short-order cook. A camera cell phone provides pictures and hints, while Second Chance removes mistakes. Steam lists single-player and Family Sharing.
What players like, and what they don't
- First-person point-and-click investigation
- Train, crypt, museum, and mine locations
- Puzzles and mini-games
- Camera phone offers hints
- Second Chance erases mistakes
- Single-player only
- Windows platform only
- Released in 2005
Who it suits
It suits players who prefer mystery adventures built around exploration, interrogation, puzzles, and mini-games. Nancy Drew fans and solo Windows players can follow its train-based investigation.
Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon offers a focused Nancy Drew mystery with varied locations and puzzle activities. Its hint phone and Second Chance feature provide ways to recover while investigating.
