Nancy Drew: Codes and Clues

Codes and Clues is a mobile game intended for younger audiences.

Available on: iPad, iPhone, Android, Kindle Fire
Ages: 5+
PC/Mac Release Date: May 13, 2016
Release MSRP: $3.99 USD
Current MSRP: First chapter is free, $3.99 to unlock full game
Game Acronym: CNC

Game Description: Educators and Parents Agree! Nancy Drew: Codes & Clues is a Top-Rated Learning Game for Kids!
Kids will learn basic coding, reading and critical thinking skills as they find clues and code their robot puppy in this fun story-based hidden object mystery game!
iPad System Requirements: iOS 7 or higher.
iPhone System Requirements: iPhone 5 or higher. iOS 7 or higher.
Android System Requirements: Jellybean or higher.
Kindle Fire System Requirements: 2nd generation or higher.

Fun Facts:

HeR Interactive outsourced most of this game to multiple companies, one of which is called F84 Games and another (now defunct) was called Cosmic Toast. Shortly after the game released, Cosmic Toast went out of business due to the employees not receiving payments for their work. (https://www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-rights/l-studio-cosmic-toast-shut-without-paying-artists-cartoon-brew-investigation-140053.html)
HeR Interactive held a contest for students at Berklee College of Music to write the theme song for Codes and Clues as a way to help promote the game and get students on their way to writing songs. (https://www.herinteractive.com/berklee/)
This game was designed to help girls get into coding by teaching them the basics of code.
Many fans were not happy that HeR Interactive was putting resources towards this game instead of Midnight in Salem.
There were talks of a sequel to Codes and Clues, but it ever ended up happening.
HeR Interactive Kids was a new division of HeR made specifically for this game.
HeR Interactive had a series of animations from the game made for Comcast Xfinity.
Codes and Clues won multiple awards including the Family Choice Award and the Mom's Choice Gold Award.

Walkthrough

Full walkthrough coming soon!

Image Gallery

Characters

Nancy Drew

Super de-TECH-tive Nancy Drew won a spot at this year’s Tech Fair with her project, a robot puppy. Naturally curious, Nancy seems to find mysteries wherever she goes. If she sees a problem, she wants to fix it, but also knows that some cases are best solved with teamwork.

Bess Marvin

One of Nancy’s best friends, and George’s cousin, Bess is very sociable and enjoys meeting new people. She’s quick to spot when someone may not be telling the truth, and is willing to call them out on it. She gets nervous in small spaces, but is the first to volunteer for any task.

Georgia "George" Fayne

Nancy’s other best friend, and cousin to Bess, George is all about solving problems with logic. She loves coding, science, and math, and uses her tech skills to discover the facts. George is always ready to tackle anything that comes her way.

Robot Puppy

Designed and created by Nancy, Bess, and George, Robot Puppy is their entry into the Tech Fair. Puppy helps get the girls out of sticky situations while they’re searching for Alexa’s missing Gustave Project.

Alexa Jones

Alexa is the one to beat at this year’s Tech Fair. She combined her love of dogs and technology to create a project that may just take first prize! She worked hard all year to complete her entry, the Gustave Project (named after her real dog), and after missing out on the top spot last year, is eager to win this time around. When her project goes missing, it becomes anyone’s game for first place.

Tommy Rojas

Tommy is last year’s Tech Fair winner, and Alexa’s biggest competition. His table is right next to hers, and the two are both fighting for top spot this year. How far will Tommy go in order to win two years in a row?

Sydney Chan

Sydney is Alexa’s best friend. Her love of sports keeps her super busy outside on the fields, but Sydney would do anything for Alexa. So why is she oddly happy to learn that Alexa’s Gustave Project has gone missing? Would Sydney ever betray her best friend?

Jack Hansen

Jack is good with computers, and teamed up with Tyler to build a Tech Fair project unlike any other. With his coding skills backing Tyler’s artistic design, can their team of two beat out both Alexa and Tommy at the Tech Fair?

Tyler Wright

Tyler loves music above all else, and spends his free time dreaming up musical inventions. He joined up with Jack to build their Tech Fair project together. Is Tyler willing to play out of tune in order to steal the spotlight this year?