HeR Interactive’s 25th installment to their PC/Mac Mystery Adventure games based on the classic female detective, Nancy Drew! Alibi in Ashes released on October 18, 2011. The PC and Mac game is available on herinteractive.com, Steam, and Amazon.com (affiliate link) as digital downloads.
To quote the game description from HeR Interactive, here’s what the mystery game is about;
Escape the Smoky Intrigue of a Hometown Inferno!
A local contest turns into an arson scene and now deceit smolders among the charred ruins of the River Heights Town Hall. Police have several suspects, but well-placed incriminating evidence and poisonous local gossip compelled authorities to make only one arrest: Nancy Drew. Can you, as the teenage detective and her closest friends, catch the real arsonist and extinguish the accusations among the embers?
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This game was built on a proprietary engine internally, by HeR Interactive. It is inspired by various Nancy Drew graphic novels, Nancy Drew Files #43: False Impressions, and Nancy Drew #163: The Clues Challenge.
Set in Nancy’s hometown of River Heights, Nancy, and her friends, Bess, George, and Ned take part in the town’s anniversary Clues Challenge. When a clue leads Nancy into the old town hall, a mysterious fire breaks out and Nancy is made the prime suspect. She is arrested and it’s up to her and her friends to prove Nancy’s innocence and find out who the true arsonist is and who framed her.
This mystery game is very task-heavy. Player can switch from Nancy to Bess or Ned or George throughout the game, but once Nancy is released from jail, the player becomes solely Nancy. The player never sees Nancy’s face, nor sees Ned’s animated character.
Other features:
This game box art was released with a silver-lined Nancy Drew logo instead of the gold that has lined her name since game 14, Danger by Design.
When HeR Interactive released this game, they included a cardstock slipcover (known as the O-card) over the plastic cellophane-wrapped plastic DVD case from the website. Traditionally, this O-card was only available for exclusive retail store copies found on shelves. It is labeled as a special anniversary edition for being the 25th Nancy Drew game.
This is the first Nancy Drew game that the player can play as Ned Nickerson.
This is currently the only game that takes place in Nancy’s hometown.
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