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Play Nancy Drew - The Hidden Staircase (US edition · English) Online
Nancy Drew - The Hidden Staircase
Play Nancy Drew - The Hidden Staircase online. Investigate strange noises and disappearing heirlooms at Twin Elms, the family estate of Nancy’s friend.
Browser play
Nintendo DS (NDS) — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B / X / Y | Z / X / A / S |
| L / R | Q / E |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
| Microphone | Not assigned |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Nancy Drew - The Hidden Staircase
Quick start
Read the opening case and speak with the available resident. Check the requested objects, search the current room and use the stylus on a matching item. Review what remains, visit another accessible room and return to the character when the task is complete.
Controls
Use the displayed navigation controls to move between rooms and the stylus to inspect and collect requested clues or objects. Read the current list before selecting something. Choose conversation prompts when offered and recheck other rooms if the remaining object is not in the current scene.
Nancy Drew - The Hidden Staircase — About this game
Investigate strange noises and disappearing heirlooms at Twin Elms, the family estate of Nancy’s friend. Talk with the residents, read what needs to be found and search through the house’s rooms rather than expecting every object to be in one scene. Recovering misplaced items and comparing what people say gradually points toward the hidden staircase. Begin with the first conversation and object request, inspect an available room carefully and check the remaining items before moving on to another part of the house.
Nancy Drew - The Hidden Staircase Game manuals
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · nds
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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