Her Interactive

Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge

2010 adventure video game · adventure game* · puzzle video game*

Cover art for Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Series

  • Nancy Drew

Game facts

Developers

  • Her Interactive

Publishers

  • DreamCatcher Interactive
  • HeR Interactive*
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Platforms

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*
  • Mac OS*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    E - Everyone*
  • ESRB · Mac OS*
    Classification
    E - Everyone*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Silver*
    Reports
    4*
    Community confidence
    low*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*

System requirements

  • macOS · Unspecified tier*
    Operating system
    Mac OS X: 10.5.8 Leopard/10.6.8 Snow Leopard/10.7 Lion/10.8 Mountain Lion/10.9 Mavericks/10.10 Yosemite/10.11 El Capitan/10.12 Sierra/High Sierra.*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel processor*
    Memory
    512 MB*
    Graphics alternatives
    Intel GMA 950, ATI X160, NVIDIA 7300 graphics card or better*
    Storage
    1.1 GB Other: Internet connection Attention Mac Users: ⚠️This game will not run on Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura, or higher Mac operating systems.*
  • Windows · Unspecified tier*
    Operating system
    Windows® XP/Vista/7/8/10/11*
    Processor alternatives
    1.5 GHZ or greater Pentium 4 or equivalent class CPU*
    Memory
    512MB of RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    64 MB DirectX 9.0 compatible video card DirectX®: 9.0*
    Storage
    2 GB or more hard drive space Sound: 16 bit DirectX compatible sound card*
  • Windows · Minimum*
    Memory
    1 GB*
    Processor alternatives
    1.5 GHZ or greater Pentium 4 or equivalent class CPU*
    Graphics alternatives
    64 MB DirectX 9.0 compatible video card*

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*

Interface languages

  • English*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*

Store genres

  • Adventure*

Screenshots

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* Provisional data