Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen

Tomb of the Lost Queen is the twenty-sixth Nancy Drew game to release and introduced many changes to the series.

Available on: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10. OS X 10.5.8 Leopard/10.6.6 Snow Leopard/10.7 Lion/10.8 Mountain Lion or higher but will not run on Mojave or Catalina.
ESRB: E for Everyone
PC/Mac Release Date: May 8, 2012
Release MSRP: $19.99 USD
Current MSRP: $19.99 USD
Number of Discs: 1
Game Abbreviation: TMB
Game Color Code: 986EAD
Inspired by/Based on: Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys Supermystery: Secrets of the Nile

Game Description: Unearth Sinister Secrets in an Ancient Egyptian Tomb!
Egyptologists and archaeologists are abuzz about recent discoveries by a university dig team, but suspicious accidents left the group isolated and leaderless. Is a curse burying their progress or is someone sabotaging their success? Find out as you assume the role of Nancy Drew and uncover the lost secrets buried within the Tomb of the Lost Queen!
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:

HeR Interactive updated their game engine to support games with a larger resolution starting with Tomb of the Lost Queen. Instead of 800 x 600 pixels, the games were now 1024 x 768 pixels.
Tomb of the Lost Queen introduced a new main menu style to the games to replace Nancy's desk.
Instead of playing the Nancy Drew theme song on loop during the main menu similar to games 2-15, a specified track from the game played.
Kevin Manthei stopped scoring the Nancy Drew games with Alibi in Ashes and replaced with Thomas Regin of North by Sound. Regin composed this and the next 6 games.
This game introduced a brand-new UI and selection of cursor icons. Instead of having the inventory, notes, and journal as buttons on the UI, they were now always open and accessible thanks to the new UI frame.
HeR stopped using the terms 'Junior Detective' and 'Senior Detective' to contrast the two difficulty modes. Starting with this game, they introduced 'Amateur Sleuth' and 'Master Sleuth' levels.
This game was intended to be ported to mobile devices by being funded through Kickstarter, but never reached it's fundraising goal and didn't end up getting made.
If you pre-ordered this game, you would get the Bonus Edition where you would be able to call S.P.I.E.D. (Strange Phenomenon Investigators - Extraterrestrial Division) which is a corporation Sonny Joon is a part of.
This was the final game to include a cardboard slipcase for the game. You could only get the slipcase if you purchased the game from a retail outlet such as Walmart or GameStop.
This was the first game to have a digital-only strategy guide. Every Nancy Drew game before this one had a physical strategy guide and most had a digital version available.
Starting on January 14, 2013, HeR Interactive began including a free strategy guide with every game purchased on their site. It still applies to both digital and physical purchases of the games.
Starting with this game, HeR started selling the game soundtracks on a per game basis with separated tracks instead of in volumes with tracks that were edited together into suites.
The various menu and settings pop-ups have a red, floral design used as the background. That same floral design was originally used on Lily's footlocker as a metal texture.
This was the final game to use the end-game meta awards style that was introduced in Legend of the Crystal Skull. Starting with The Deadly Device, they changed the look to further match the style of the new UI. Instead of checkboxes, each award was in the style of a trophy.
Whenever you purchase this game digitally from HeR Interactive's online store, you will get the Bonus Edition of the game.

Rachel Vaughn

Rachel Vaughn was a huge Nancy Drew fan. At the age of 17, it was discovered that she had cancer in one of her kidneys. Through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, she was able to meet some of the game creators before she passed. HeR Interactive dedicated the game to Rachel and included some images of her in the game.

Rachel was also included as a character in the following game, The Deadly Device. HeR Interactive made a custom portrait of Rachel and wrote her into the game as Ellie York's cousin.

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Abdullah Bakhoum

Abdullah Bakhoum is the Egyptian-assigned liaison to the Kingston dig team. He’s famous in the Egyptology world for both his discoveries and his strong personality. Though he’s tried for years, he hasn’t yet been able to attain a high-ranking position in the field and is determined to get what he wants. Could his passion for discovery and need for limelight be the fuel behind the strange accidents?

Lily Crewe

Lily Crewe is an Egyptology PhD student from Kingston University who is on her very first actual expedition. Archaeology is her passion and she’s beyond thrilled to be part of this dig. She wants to find the mummy, but doesn’t know exactly what she should be doing. She’s also in awe of Abdullah, but petrified of displeasing him. Her desire for leadership and clear inexperience makes her look suspicious.

Jamila El-Dine

Jamila El-Dine is a local Egyptian who was absolutely thrilled when the temple was discovered just outside of her town. She loves ancient Egypt and is a firm believer that the aliens built the pyramids. Jamila spends much of her time sneaking around in the shadows. What does she really believe and why is she really here?

Dylan Carter

British tour guide Dylan Carter is charismatic, knowledgeable and friendly. He’s also crashing a dig site. Carter claims that tourists will come to the tomb when they hear about the curse, which might imply that he is betting his financial future on more misfortune for the team. If Carter can’t bank on a natural accident, would he go to the trouble of creating one?

Jon Boyle

Jon Boyle is the leader of the dig and is the renowned Egyptologist from Kingston University in New York. In his early 50s, he’s been working in the field for decades. After getting hurt in the sandstorm, Jon asks you for help in finding the real answer behind his accident and the theft at the dig site.

Professor Hotchkiss

Historian and writer Professor Hotchkiss is your number one resource for everything Egyptian. Her passion and knowledge in history will help you learn more about the tomb and who is possibly buried in it. Call her often for help, but don’t feel offended if she forgets your name.