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Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel

You, as Nancy Drew, have just entered a tightening circle of fear and crime as you explore a seaside amusement park that’s swirling with secrets. An antique carousel horse as been stolen! Now, late at night…

22 August 2003

Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel is an adventure developed by Her Interactive, released 22 August 2003 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel is

Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel is an adventure game developed by Her Interactive and released in 2003. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You, as Nancy Drew, have just entered a tightening circle of fear and crime as you explore a seaside amusement park that’s swirling with secrets. An antique carousel horse as been stolen! Now, late at night, the merry-go-round takes off on bizarre riderless journeys to nowhere. Are the painted ponies searching for their missing lead horse, or is there another explanation for the midnight rides? Take a spin with danger to unravel the mystery of a ghostly carousel!
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How it plays

Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Nancy Drew series

Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel is the eighth of 42 entries we hold in the Nancy Drew series. It arrived 10 months after Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake. The next entry was Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island in 2003.

See all 42 Nancy Drew games in release order →

What it launched against

Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel launched on 22 August 2003, within three weeks of Tales of Symphonia, Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life, Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire and Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles.

Released around the same time: Tales of Symphonia, Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life, Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles.

Official trailer

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When did Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel come out?
Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel was released on 22 August 2003 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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