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Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“This game is SO much fun and an amazing play. It takes me right back to the classic Nancy Drew games I have always loved. I commend the developer for making such a gem as this! Pros: Exciting and unpredictable mystery, strong graphics, good soundtrack- even if a bit repetitive,…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“Longtime Nancy Drew enjoyer. I overall enjoyed this game. However, I got stuck A LOT in this game. A lot of the time the solution was something so far fetched and miniscule. Lots and lots of clicking and clicking until I hopefully find something to help me. I did have to use a…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“I've been craving the classic Nancy Drew games for years, but as a Mac user I haven't been able to play them, which has been such a bummer. I saw someone recommend Penelope Pendrick because it captured that same cozy Nancy Drew feeling...and even better, it worked on Mac! They…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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v1.13.5 Notes
- Removed offensive vintage material - Capped FPS to 60 - Added time to save to potentially help save issues
v1.13.4
- Fix for small bug blocking progression in Colin's apartment - Fix for minor conversation error - Hopeful fix for load button being grayed out on main menu even if the player has saves
Load Issues
If you experience any problems loading your game, please contact me at [email protected] . A subset of players is experiencing issues loading their game (I'd guess maybe 1 in 30 players). This
v1.13.2 Patch Notes
- Fixed the issue of the inventory disappearing when obtaining a ninth item - Added some player requests and player-specific bug fixes - Added a popup to the game into to tell players they can skip di
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · Mystery · Point & Click · Story Rich · Indie · Puzzle · Singleplayer · Detective · Investigation · Old School · Funny · Female Protagonist (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | https://defaultcubegames.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: TBD Processor: TBD Graphics: TBD Sound Card: TBD