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Games like Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem

If Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nancy Drew®: The Secret of Shadow Ranch, Nancy Drew®: The Captive Curse and Nancy Drew®: Ghost of Thornton Hall — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its more suspects than usual, atmospheric and challenging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem: How Far Would You Go to Escape the Past? Step into a story filled with danger, intrigue, and complicated relationships in Midnight in Salem, the new 3D mystery adventure with detective Nancy Drew. Time is short, and you, as Nancy Drew, must solve the mystery before the clock strikes midnight.

2019AdventureCasual21.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOSby HeR Interactive, Inc.
Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem — Steam game cover
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Choose your own ending adds replayabilityHalloween themed setting feels freshMore suspects than usualAtmosphericChallengingMysterious

Players who liked Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem also play

Steam players who put hours into Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Nancy Drew®: The Secret of Shadow Ranch

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Top pick for Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Take a Wild Ride into Terror and Trickery to Rein in a Ghostly Secret!

    2017Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Nancy Drew®: The Captive Curse

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Second-strongest match for Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    A terrifying myth comes alive in Germany!

    2011AdventureCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Nancy Drew®: Ghost of Thornton Hall

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Third-strongest match for Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Some Families Keep Deadly Secrets!

    2013Adventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Syberia: The World Before

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Ranked #4 for Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.

    2022Adventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Agent A: A puzzle in disguise

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Ranked #5 for Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    A suave secret agent adventure game. Your mission (should you choose to accept) is to infiltrate enemy spy Ruby La Rouge’s secret hideaway and put a stop to her evil plans!

    2019IndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Ranked #6 for Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Let one of the most thrilling adventures of your life begin!

    2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Ranked #7 for Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...

    2022Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Crime Secrets: Crimson Lily

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Ranked #8 for Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Stop the mysterious killer!

    2016AdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Nancy Drew®: Ransom of the Seven Ships

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Reviewers of Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Dive into Danger to Rescue Bess from Kidnappers!

    2009AdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Nancy Drew®: Sea of Darkness

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Reviewers of Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Set a Course for Danger and Discovery!

    2017Adventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Reviewers of Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Casual with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    A thrilling blend of adventure, mystery, and history! Play as Nancy Drew to uncover the truth behind the theft of a client's heirloom necklace. Solve challenging puzzles, uncover a sinister web of cyber crime, and sleuth through Prague's mysterious streets entwined with medieval legends and alchemy.

    2024AdventureCasual32.00 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Mystery Of The Moon

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    The game of survival and construction on the surface of the moon. Learn to build a base on the surface of the moon, maintain survival, explore and discover the secrets inside the moon, and solve abnormal problems.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure59.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Balatro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem

Is Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem cost?
Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem is listed on Steam at 21.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem are Nancy Drew®: The Secret of Shadow Ranch, Nancy Drew®: The Captive Curse, Nancy Drew®: Ghost of Thornton Hall.
Who developed Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem?
Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem was developed by HeR Interactive, Inc..

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem.

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