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adventure video game
Secret of the Old Clock
By Her Interactive, released 1 Jan 2005
- Microsoft Windows
What it is
Secret of the Old Clock is a 2005 adventure game from Her Interactive. You play Nancy Drew in a first-person, point-and-click investigation set in 1930. After a fire at the Lilac Inn leaves owner Emily Crandall in distress, Nancy follows clues connected to a will left by an eccentric millionaire. Exploration, suspect interviews, puzzles, and mini-games drive the mystery. The game lets Nancy travel in a blue roadster, with roads that can become part of the danger. A miniature-golf activity is also included, and the story is based on the first Nancy Drew book. It is a single-player title for Microsoft Windows, with Family Sharing listed on Steam. Her Interactive developed and published it. Steam lists the release date as October 10, 2009, while the game is also identified as a 2005 release.
What players like, and what they don't
- First-person point-and-click mystery gameplay
- Explore environments for clues
- Interrogate suspects and solve puzzles
- Includes driving and miniature golf
- Single-player with Family Sharing
- Windows platform only
- Single-player experience
- Release information lists different years
Who it suits
It suits players who want a single-player mystery adventure with exploration, questioning, puzzles, and mini-games. Windows users interested in Nancy Drew’s first book adaptation may also find it relevant.
Secret of the Old Clock combines Nancy Drew investigation with travel, puzzles, and side activities in a 1930 setting.
