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2010PCSteam Deck playable82 % positive19.50 €

You play Nancy Drew at a Japanese inn haunted by a vengeful ghost. Solve clever point-and-click puzzles and uncover the secret beneath the calm surface, one clue at a time.

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Strong, story-driven narrative

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Best alternative overall: Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst 93% match – Puzzles and brain teasers
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Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst

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2008PC85 % positive9.99 €

You work through eerie hidden-object scenes and puzzles in a gloomy manor, following a ghostly warning that evil still lurks there. Its painted atmosphere and steady mystery-solving are what make it stand out.

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