# Games like Nancy Drew®: The Haunted Carousel

> The closest matches to Nancy Drew®: The Haunted Carousel: Nancy Drew®: Danger on Deception Island, Nancy Drew®: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon, The Crimson Diamond, Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn, and Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit. 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®: Danger on Deception Island](https://imho.run/games/31840/nancy-drew-danger-on-deception-island) — Shares mini games with Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 265 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31840/)
2. [Nancy Drew®: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon](https://imho.run/games/31810/nancy-drew-last-train-to-blue-moon-canyon) — Shares hint system with Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 344 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31810/)
3. [The Crimson Diamond](https://imho.run/games/1098770/the-crimson-diamond) — Also Detective, like Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 534 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/)
4. [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: The Haunted Carousel. 349 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2859200/)
5. [Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit](https://imho.run/games/3148060/penelope-pendrick-and-the-art-of-deceit) — A frequent pick in Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel players' libraries, and another Indie. 432 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3148060/)
6. [Blackwell Deception](https://imho.run/games/80360/blackwell-deception) — Also Detective, like Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 378 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80360/)
7. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — Also Detective, like Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
8. [The Journey Down: Chapter One](https://imho.run/games/220090/the-journey-down-chapter-one) — Also Mouse only and 2.5D, like Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 520 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/220090/)
9. [The Darkside Detective](https://imho.run/games/368390/the-darkside-detective) — Also Detective, like Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 1,987 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368390/)
10. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — Same atmospheric mood as Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
11. [Rosewater](https://imho.run/games/1226670/rosewater) — Also Drama, like Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 285 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/)
12. [Detective From The Crypt](https://imho.run/games/1352200/detective-from-the-crypt) — Also Detective, like Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 86 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1352200/)
13. [Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective](https://imho.run/games/1967430/ghost-trick-phantom-detective) — A frequent pick in Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel players' libraries, and another Action. 2,008 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1967430/)
14. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — A frequent pick in Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel players' libraries, and another Adventure. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
15. [Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town](https://imho.run/games/1097110/willy-morgan-and-the-curse-of-bone-town) — Also 2.5D, like Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 204 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097110/)
16. [Emerald City Confidential™](https://imho.run/games/37260/emerald-city-confidential) — Also Detective, like Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 119 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/37260/)
17. [Dark Arcana: The Carnival](https://imho.run/games/284730/dark-arcana-the-carnival) — Shares mini games with Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 197 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/284730/)
18. [True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1](https://imho.run/games/440420/true-fear-forsaken-souls-part-1) — Shares hint system with Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 487 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/440420/)
19. [The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles](https://imho.run/games/1158850/the-great-ace-attorney-chronicles) — Also Detective and Drama, like Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 3,278 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158850/)
20. [Tangle Tower](https://imho.run/games/359510/tangle-tower) — Shares hint system with Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 2,661 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/359510/)
21. [Leila](https://imho.run/games/2458430/leila) — Shares hint system and mini games with Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 148 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/)
22. [NightCry](https://imho.run/games/427660/nightcry) — Same atmospheric mood as Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 131 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427660/)
23. [Loco Motive](https://imho.run/games/1709880/loco-motive) — Shares hint system with Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 788 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1709880/)
24. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — Also Detective, like Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)

## 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=31820&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=31820&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=31820&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=31820
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/31820
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Nancy Drew®: The Haunted Carousel

Take a Spin with Danger to Unravel the Mystery of a Ghostly Merry-go-Round!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 31820
- **Developer:** HeR Interactive
- **Publisher:** HeR Interactive
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 10, 2009
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 85
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/31820/nancy-drew-the-haunted-carousel)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=31820&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31820/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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