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Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem

HeR Interactive, Inc. · 2019-12-03

SteamAmazonMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasual

Franchise: Nancy Drew · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Dec 03, 2019 (Mac), Dec 03, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

How Far Would You Go to Escape the Past? Step into a story filled with danger, intrigue, and complicated relationships in Midnight in Salem, the new 3D mystery adventure with detective Nancy Drew. Time is short, and you, as Nancy Drew, must solve the mystery before the clock strikes midnight.

Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem is an Adventure and Casual game released in 2019, priced at $21.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and Mixed (54% of 1142 reviews).

4
playing now
55%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$21.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Midnight in Salem is a point-and-click adventure game, the 33rd installment in the Nancy Drew series by HeR Interactive. Players take on the first-person view of a fictional amateur sleuth Nancy Drew and must solve the mystery through interrogation of suspects, solving puzzles, and discovering clues. There are two levels of difficulty: Junior and Senior Detective. The Senior Detective mode features increased puzzle difficulty as well as reduced amounts of tips and automatically recorded notes. It is the first game in the series to be made in the Unity game engine, as well as the first to feature Brittany Cox as the voice of Nancy Drew instead of longtime voice actress Lani Minella.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 34 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (311 reviews).
  • · Top 13% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 29k–69k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,143 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$21.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $10.99 at Steam (2020-12-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $21.99 · on sale 5 of 17 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
18718720192026Week of 2019-12-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1602026-09-15 00:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 7 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 7 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 5 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 8 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 12 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 10 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 15 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 12 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 16 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 10 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 8 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1334Dec 2019Aug 2026Dec 2019 — avg 133 · peak 800Mar 2020 — avg 21 · peak 70Jun 2020 — avg 15 · peak 58Sep 2020 — avg 9 · peak 26Dec 2020 — avg 12 · peak 68Mar 2021 — avg 6 · peak 23Jun 2021 — avg 7 · peak 30Sep 2021 — avg 6 · peak 19Dec 2021 — avg 10 · peak 41Mar 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15Jun 2022 — avg 5 · peak 15Sep 2022 — avg 4 · peak 17Dec 2022 — avg 7 · peak 31Mar 2023 — avg 5 · peak 23Jun 2023 — avg 5 · peak 17Sep 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Dec 2023 — avg 7 · peak 30Mar 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Jun 2024 — avg 6 · peak 25Sep 2024 — avg 5 · peak 17Dec 2024 — avg 8 · peak 30Mar 2025 — avg 4 · peak 16Jun 2025 — avg 6 · peak 18Sep 2025 — avg 6 · peak 19Dec 2025 — avg 6 · peak 25Mar 2026 — avg 8 · peak 19Jun 2026 — avg 5 · peak 19Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 20
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$21.99$10.992019-12-032026-10-082019-12-03 — best price $21.992020-06-25 — best price $13.192020-10-29 — best price $15.392020-11-25 — best price $14.292020-12-22 — best price $10.992021-02-11 — best price $12.092021-06-24 — best price $13.192021-10-28 — best price $14.292021-11-24 — best price $10.992021-12-22 — best price $10.992022-01-27 — best price $12.092022-06-23 — best price $15.392022-11-22 — best price $13.192022-12-22 — best price $13.192023-02-20 — best price $10.992023-03-16 — best price $10.992023-04-24 — best price $12.092023-06-29 — best price $10.992023-12-22 — best price $10.992024-03-14 — best price $10.992024-06-27 — best price $10.992024-11-27 — best price $10.992024-12-19 — best price $10.992025-03-13 — best price $17.592025-06-26 — best price $14.292025-09-29 — best price $14.292025-10-27 — best price $14.292025-12-18 — best price $14.292026-01-12 — best price $13.192026-03-19 — best price $16.492026-06-25 — best price $15.392026-08-27 — best price $21.992026-09-10 — best price $21.992026-09-24 — best price $21.992026-10-08 — best price $21.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3982026-06-01 — 16 pageviews2026-06-05 — 8 pageviews2026-06-09 — 26 pageviews2026-06-13 — 17 pageviews2026-06-17 — 12 pageviews2026-06-21 — 25 pageviews2026-06-25 — 18 pageviews2026-06-29 — 18 pageviews2026-07-03 — 14 pageviews2026-07-07 — 18 pageviews2026-07-11 — 19 pageviews2026-07-15 — 22 pageviews2026-07-19 — 21 pageviews2026-07-23 — 19 pageviews2026-07-27 — 14 pageviews2026-07-31 — 31 pageviews2026-08-04 — 18 pageviews2026-08-08 — 30 pageviews2026-08-12 — 10 pageviews2026-08-16 — 25 pageviews2026-08-20 — 24 pageviews2026-08-24 — 19 pageviews2026-08-28 — 25 pageviews2026-09-01 — 18 pageviews2026-09-05 — 20 pageviews2026-09-09 — 23 pageviews2026-09-13 — 33 pageviews2026-09-17 — 15 pageviews2026-09-21 — 12 pageviews2026-09-25 — 22 pageviews2026-09-29 — 11 pageviews2026-10-03 — 17 pageviews2026-10-07 — 12 pageviews2026-10-10 — 15 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
90.7%
earned ""AW""
57.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

Player tags

DramaRetroPuzzleClassicMysteryAdventureDetectiveStory RichAtmosphericExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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