Top Ten Scariest Nancy Drew PC Games
Oh my gosh, that game is the scariest ever! Well, the scariest Nancy Drew game anyway. Dudes, close to the END, the ghost pops out of nowhere! And then there will be a ghost at your balcony! And if you go into the bathroom, the ghost will crack the mirror!
My older sister and I screamed so much during this game that our parents came in a couple of times to see if we were okay.
The mirror scene freaked me out the most. You somehow know it's coming, but it still scares the pants off of you!
This one is FREAKY! Some people say Ghost of Thornton Hall is the creepiest, but the thing is, in Shadow at the Water's Edge, the way Kasumi died, the scenery, the ghost, and the jump scares combined make it terrifying!
I admit that Thornton Hall is creepy, but nothing really jumps out to scare you. It may have just given you chills, whereas Shadow at the Water's Edge will probably freak you out if you haven't played it before.
That mirror scene is probably the scariest moment of all the Nancy Drew games.
This one is really, really creepy. I hated it so much and think it's a little creepier than Shadow. Honestly, I could go either way, but this one is much scarier. By the way, I believe in paranormal activity.
Everywhere in this game is eerie. Sometimes, just walking in the manor, when I know nothing is going to pop out, I have to check my paranormal meter to calm my nerves! Especially when I get close to "her" room!
I haven't played Shadow yet, but after several years of not playing this game, it still made me jump at the Black Lady walking down the hall, red eyes at the beginning, and Ethel appearing out of nowhere all the time. Really, Ethel, stop that!
Although, is it just me, or does anyone else think the woman in black was really Ethel and not the culprit? Sorry, but the culprit seemed a bit short to be the Lady in Black.
Very scary. It's not as scary as Shadow at the Water's Edge (which is downright terrifying and something out of nightmares!), but this game is scarier than Ghost of Thornton Hall.
You also have scary nightmares in the game, which kinda freak me out.
This game is not only suspenseful, but it is really creepy. The people you think you can trust can't be trusted. The monster interactions were also very scary.
This one disturbs me a lot. Just... the atmosphere. It was a good game, though. I was kinda happy and sad when it was over. It wasn't a bad game... it was just really scary.
The music scared me, and I couldn't even make Nancy walk outside! This is scary, but not as scary as Shadow at the Water's Edge or Curse of Blackmoor Manor.
To me, this one will always be the creepiest because of the subtlety of the scares. It's not frightening because things jump out at you, like in some of the other games, but because there's an omnipresent atmosphere of pure evil.
The whole thing feels completely ghostly and sinister, and there's nowhere you can escape it in the mansion.
How could you say this isn't that scary? I mean, it's not as scary as Shadow at the Water's Edge, but still...!
The dogs at the door in the beginning set the mood for me. After being freaked out by that, I was not excited to venture into the woods and cemetery.
The dogs at the door made me shriek. I was like 7 though, so...
This one is pretty creepy. Yeah, it's not as scary as Shadow at the Water's Edge, but just the fact that you always hear wailing makes it a little scary.
I saw a scary moment in The Legend of the Crystal Skull when you step into the mansion and see a skull man. Turn off the lights, and then he appears in your face!
The game had a creepy vibe. It was cool!
The endings in Nancy Drew games are ALWAYS scary! This one has a scary ending that gave me a nightmare!
I have no idea why they're always scary at the end. They just are.
It's true, it's always scary NEAR the end.
To me, I'd rank this as the second scariest game, only because it has a really creepy vibe to it. The bad guy creeps me out for sure, and the whole dilapidated theater is so dark. The entire game feels dim and unsettling.
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Honestly, you can't go wrong with a murder mystery. I feel like this could be a little higher than what it's at, but it honestly scared me when I first played it. The culprit kinda scares me when you see them walking toward you, and the whole concept of electricity being the enemy is frightening.
My favorite game has to be *Shadow at the Water's Edge*. By far, it's probably the scariest with the best plot. I wasn't too freaked out, except maybe when the jumpscare happened in *you know where*, but it had elements that made you think a lot. *The Deadly Device* does that as well. It makes you think about what you're doing, especially with all the scientific aspects of it. Any game with a murder mystery frightens me, but that's just my opinion.
Otherwise, the music is pretty much light and happy, and the characters are spunky and fun. Recommended for sure.
This one always terrified me as a kid. At one point, though, I got trapped in an elevator shaft, the game glitched, and Nancy kept leaping to her death repeatedly.
Never did finish that game. I was scarred for a long time.
Honestly, this is probably the least scary out of all the Nancy Drew games listed here. There are only two times when you get freaked out, and one of them is subtle and the other is the ending. Boy, second chance works great there!
After you finish defeating the culprit, Nancy's letter home is cute and the ending is happy. Just get through it all and you'll be okay. Seriously, I've played Shadow at the Water's Edge, and my heart literally jumped out of my chest every single time something appeared or happened. I'm not going to play that game again, and I advise everyone who likes a little suspense to play The Secret of Shadow Ranch rather than Shadow at the Water's Edge.