
Hunt for Clues on the Trail of a Pack of Phantom Hounds!
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Nancy Drew®: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.
A friend’s frantic note sends you, as Nancy Drew, on the trail of a mysterious pack of dogs whose glowing eyes and mournful howls threaten to chase you away forever. Local residents say that the dogs have come back from the grave to protect the secrets of their master. Are the ghostly legends true, or is there a flesh-and-blood explanation for the haunting howls? You must solve the mystery before the hounds catch your scent! Dare to Play™!
Explore a cemetery and a speakeasy
Take photos of birds and collect bugs
Find a way through a forest maze
Interrogate intriguing suspects
Choose from Junior or Senior Detective difficulty levels

The original #1 selling PC adventure series.
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Languages: English
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I remember being so scared of this one as a kid! Now that I've played it on my own I can say it's just got a cool creepy atmosphere, and most of the puzzles I was able to figure out fairly easily. There were a lot of patterns to memorize though, and at certain points I was completely stuck on what to do, but it's a very simple contained story overall that had me enjoying time in my own little cabin <3 Of the Nancy games I've played it's nothing extraordinary but I still had a good time!
The dogs will lead the way! Ghost Dogs is another one of my comfort games that (for some reason) I especially enjoy playing when I'm ill. The vibes are on point and really transport you to another place and time. I just love the shabby old cabin, the lakeside view, and traipsing through the woods. The soundtrack is whimsical and fits the setting perfectly, plus the mystery is so much fun to uncover and is (in my opinion) one of the most interesting in the Nancy Drew franchise. The story of Mickey Malone and his loyal dogs is utterly unforgettable, and so is this game!
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This was the very first Nancy Drew game I ever played. I remember aimlessly wandering the woods of Moon Lake, my small child brain unable to piece together the puzzles or what to do. So, I turned to the biggest Nancy Drew fan other than myself I know: my mother. She helped me through the game, making this the first one I beat (though the first one I beat on my own was Trail of the Twister.) Because of those memories, this one always will hold a special place in my heart. I also think it's a great introduction to the older Nancy Drew games. The navigation is good, the story isn't too nuts, the puzzles are interesting and a good challenge (still hate the dog map one) AND it has a line I still quote to this day: "Do you smoke?" "Uh, only when I'm on fire." 10/10.
Nancy Drew always has a good mystery to solve and the games are interesting and puzzles to solve throughout the game play.
Cute story, cute puzzles. Keep in mind this is based on books written for teenagers. Even if the game is old, it works well on new computers with help from dgvoodoo.
WHy in God's name did i have to run thru a forest for 2 out of the 3 hours?! Jesus christ how is anyone supposed to figure out this convoluted game?! The other games are fine but this one is cruel for some ODD reason
Not going to lie, the first night as Nancy was terrifying, so I was worried how this game would go. But it was fun! Lots of mazes and reading about history, so I enjoyed that aspect. Tracking down the different details about the dogs and figuring out how to use the clues were sometimes a puzzle, but I definitely got lucky in the tunnels and finding my way around. I loved when Bess and George told Nancy to "wake up and smell the hostile vibes." I'm definitely going to find a way to use that quote.
Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake is a great early entry in the Nancy Drew series, and a very memorable entry in the series as well. The very start of the game will leave an impression and stick in your mind as being a unique and kind of scary start to the game. I found most of the puzzles to be fun and rather creative. Most were not hard to do, but I suggest keeping a notebook to write down notes for puzzles to make life easier. I was able to finish this game in about 4 hours. If you have younger players playing the game I will say that the start of the game is creepy enough that it might scare younger players, so if you have a younger player playing this who gets scared easy the intro to the game might be a bit much for them. All in all a fun little mystery that I think is worth checking out.
A good classic Nancy game. Plus, based on a real location, now I want to visit!
*MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS* A classic ND game with great ambience. I love the cabin in the woods setting and booting around in the little motorboat. The bird and bug puzzles weren't as hard as I remember being as a kid so that made me happy as those were the only parts I was dreading having to complete again. Would have liked to be able to spend more time in the speakeasy throughout the game, but overall a great game with cozy and spooky vibes.
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