# Games like Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge

> The closest matches to Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge: Nancy Drew®: The Haunting of Castle Malloy, Nancy Drew®: Legend of the Crystal Skull, The Darkside Detective, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, and An English Haunting. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Nancy Drew®: The Haunting of Castle Malloy](https://imho.run/games/31910/nancy-drew-the-haunting-of-castle-malloy) — Also Mouse only and Detective, like Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 186 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31910/)
2. [Nancy Drew®: Legend of the Crystal Skull](https://imho.run/games/31860/nancy-drew-legend-of-the-crystal-skull) — A frequent pick in Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge players' libraries, and another Adventure. 192 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31860/)
3. [The Darkside Detective](https://imho.run/games/368390/the-darkside-detective) — Shares dialogue exploration with Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 1,987 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368390/)
4. [Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective](https://imho.run/games/1967430/ghost-trick-phantom-detective) — Also Detective, like Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 2,008 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1967430/)
5. [An English Haunting](https://imho.run/games/2474030/an-english-haunting) — Same atmospheric mood as Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 247 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/)
6. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — A frequent pick in Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
7. [Unforeseen Incidents](https://imho.run/games/501790/unforeseen-incidents) — Shares dialogue exploration with Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 631 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501790/)
8. [Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer](https://imho.run/games/1466390/kathy-rain-2-soothsayer) — Also Detective, like Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 829 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466390/)
9. [Lorelei and the Laser Eyes](https://imho.run/games/2008920/lorelei-and-the-laser-eyes) — Same atmospheric mood as Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 2,015 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008920/)
10. [Whispering Willows](https://imho.run/games/288060/whispering-willows) — Same atmospheric mood as Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 474 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288060/)
11. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Also Detective and Drama, like Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
12. [Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn](https://imho.run/games/2859200/alex-hill-whispers-at-white-oak-inn) — Also Detective and Drama, like Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 349 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2859200/)
13. [The Séance of Blake Manor](https://imho.run/games/1395520/the-seance-of-blake-manor) — Also Detective, like Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 2,461 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/)
14. [Puzzle Agent 2](https://imho.run/games/94590/puzzle-agent-2) — A frequent pick in Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge players' libraries, and another Action. 430 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/94590/)
15. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Also Detective, like Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
16. [Blackwell Deception](https://imho.run/games/80360/blackwell-deception) — Also Detective, like Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 378 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80360/)
17. [Enigma of Fear](https://imho.run/games/1507580/enigma-of-fear) — Also Detective, like Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 229 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1507580/)
18. [The Crimson Diamond](https://imho.run/games/1098770/the-crimson-diamond) — Also Detective, like Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 534 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/)
19. [The Dark Rites of Arkham](https://imho.run/games/3566870/the-dark-rites-of-arkham) — Shares dialogue exploration with Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 276 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3566870/)
20. [Paper Bride](https://imho.run/games/1735950/paper-bride) — Shares environmental clues with Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 93 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1735950/)
21. [Detention](https://imho.run/games/555220/detention) — Also Drama, like Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 2,780 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555220/)
22. [Syberia: The World Before](https://imho.run/games/1410640/syberia-the-world-before) — Also Detective and Drama, like Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 1,267 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1410640/)
23. [Re:Turn - One Way Trip](https://imho.run/games/1195360/re-turn-one-way-trip) — Also Drama, like Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 75 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1195360/)
24. [Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged](https://imho.run/games/2544110/broken-sword-shadow-of-the-templars-reforged) — Also Detective, like Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge. 375 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544110/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=200080&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=200080&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=200080&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=200080
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/200080
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge

Confront Terrifying Secrets in a Haunted Japanese Inn!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 200080
- **Developer:** HeR Interactive
- **Publisher:** HeR Interactive
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 15, 2011
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/200080/nancy-drew-shadow-at-the-water-s-edge)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=200080&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/200080/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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