Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness

Sea of Darkness was the thirty-second Nancy Drew Adventure game and the final game to include many significant aspects about the series.

Available on: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10. OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard/10.7 Lion/10.8 Mountain Lion/10.9 Mavericks or higher but will not run on Mojave or Catalina.
ESRB: E10+ for Everyone 10+
PC/Mac Release Date: May 19, 2015
Release MSRP: $19.99 USD
Current MSRP: $19.99 USD
Number of Discs: 1
Game Abbreviation: SEA
Game Color Code: 6BBCE3

Game Description: Set a Course for Danger and Discovery!
The celebrated ship “Heerlijkheid,” is usually the centerpiece of an Icelandic town’s local festival. Now that its captain has disappeared, the renovated vessel has become an eerie distraction. Did Captain Magnus sail away with a legendary treasure, or was he carried off into the night? Take the helm as detective Nancy Drew and set a course for the Sea of Darkness!
PC System Requirements: 1.5 GHz or greater Pentium 4 or equivalent class CPU. 512 MB of RAM. 3 GB or more of hard drive space. 128 MB DirectX 9.0 compatible graphics video card. 16-bit DirectX compatible sound card. 4x DVD drive. Mouse and Speakers.
Mac System Requirements: Intel processor. 512 MB RAM. 3 GB or more hard drive space. Intel GMA X3100, ATI X1600, NVIDIA 7300 graphics card or better. 4x DVD drive. Keyboard and mouse. Internet connection the first time the game is launched. This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems (PowerMac). This game will not run on Mojave or Catalina.

Fun Facts:

This game introduced a brand-new logo for Nancy Drew on the cover art and promotional images, but the main menu and teaser trailer for Midnight in Salem still bore the previous logo. The new logo for the series was only used for this game. Originally, it was also supposed to be used for Midnight in Salem and later games, but very close to MID's release date HeR unveiled a new logo for the series once again.
This was the final game to feature Lani Minella as Nancy Drew.
This was the final game that Thomas Regin to composed the music for.
Shortly before the game launched, HeR Interactive laid off most of their staff due to shifting priorities at the company. (https://www.geekwire.com/2015/maker-of-award-winning-nancy-drew-games-cuts-staff-cites-changing-market-conditions-in-game-industry/)
This was the final game to have a Bonus Edition.
This was the final game to have the main menu and user interface style that was introduced with Tomb of the Lost Queen.
It is implied but never confirmed that Dagny is LGBTQ.
The box art for Sea of Darkness featured a yellow spine. It was assumed by fans and the community that HeR Interactive would continue putting a yellow spine on each game case, but they only did it for Sea of Darkness.
This was the final game to feature the Nancy Drew theme song composed by Kevin Manthei. Although we heard two versions of the song (games 2-16 and 18-32), the base tune was created in 1999.
The teaser trailer at the end of the game for Midnight in Salem featured the new voice for Nancy Drew.
When HeR Interactive played this game live in 2017, they didn't show the teaser trailer for MID because they "didn't have enough time". Once again, most fans surmised that they were just trying to avoid talking about the game instead of taking one more minute to watch the teaser.
If you pre-ordered the game, you were entered for a chance to go to Iceland.
The Bonus Edition of the game featured an exclusive comic by Sonny Joon.
The voice of Gunnar Tonnisson and Magnus Kiljansson (Gene Thorkildsen) also voiced Alexei Markovic from Alibi in Ashes and Markus Boehm from The Captive Curse.
The writer of Sea of Darkness (Katie Chironis) had only worked at HeR Interactive for 9 months before being laid off.

Walkthrough

You can watch the full video walkthrough for Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness on YouTube!

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Characters

Soren Bergursson

Although Soren grew up ten miles from Skipbrot, he is considered an outsider and isn’t treated very well by his fellow residents. His vast education and knowledge of all things Icelandic aid in his running of the Culture Center and drive his fascination with local artifacts. He claims to be tired of hearing everyone talk about the treasure, but perhaps he’s secretly plotting to find the treasure himself?

Elísabet Grimursdóttir

A born and bred local, Elisabet helps Soren run the Ancestors’ Festival and controls access to the Heerlijkheid. Could her recent breakup with Magnus have inspired her to take revenge?

Magnus Kiljansson

Magnus is the captain working on the Heerlijkheid’s restoration. He was supposed to safely steer the ship into the town’s port to kick-off the Ancestors’ Festival, but when the ship arrived, it crashed into the harbor unmanned, with Magnus nowhere to be found. Is it possible Magnus located the treasure and abandoned ship? Or did something much more sinister cause his mysterious disappearance?

Dagny Silva

As the manager of the ship’s restoration and a renowned treasure hunter, Dagny is furious with her business partner Magnus for disappearing. She suspects he went looking for the gold, found it, and took off, leaving her behind to clean up the mess. Dagny hires Nancy to track Magnus down and bring him to justice. But could Dagny know something she’s not letting on?

Gunnar Tonnisson

A grumpy old sailor who yearns for the “olden days,” Gunnar is not shy about voicing his concerns regarding the way the festival is being managed. He doesn’t care about treasure hunting, and claims the town’s traditions and history are what really matter. Could Gunnar be harboring a hidden agenda to disrupt the festival?

Ned Nickerson

Returning as a phone contact, Ned is always available to provide Nancy with any support or help she might need. Call him often and keep him up to speed on your adventures so that he can provide additional tips.

Alex Trang

Alex is a contact at the Rekyjavik Harbormaster’s control tower. She and Magnus communicate by radio whenever he is on board the Heerlijkheid. Could she have any insights to Magnus’ disappearance the day the ship crashed?

Awards

Brain Child Awards - Tillywig Toy Awards
Smart Media Awards - Academics' Choice Award Winner
Mom's Choice Award - Gold Winner
EdTech Digest Award - Cool Tool Award Finalist