Nancy Drew®: Warnings at Waverly Academy

Nancy Drew®: Warnings at Waverly Academy

Steam Deck Unsupported

HeR Interactive · Mystery · Jan 13, 2010

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $9.74.

90%
Very Positive
351 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 126 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 351 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise20% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The boarding school setting is an excellent choice for a detective story, as its close-knit community naturally breeds suspicion while allowing the mystery to unfold at a steady and believable pace.
126 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The story rewards players who pay attention to subtle details, creating a satisfying sense of progression that feels earned instead of scripted.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The environments are detailed enough to encourage exploration, while the voice acting gives each suspect a distinctive personality that strengthens the investigation.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
Puzzles are not too hard on this one as well.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters126 reviews
Gameplay10 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Difficulty6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Graphics6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.74.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
15
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.