Nancy Drew: The Shattered Medallion is the thirtieth anniversary game in the franchise, in which the central character is a teenage girl who investigates various cases as a private detective. The project combines seriousness and humor, gloom and picturesque landscapes created with a large number of details. The action of this part takes place in New Zealand, where Nancy went with her friends to participate in a popular local television reality show called Pacific Run. Events begin to develop rapidly immediately after strange incidents begin to occur, leading to a tragedy, which the teenager will need to investigate.The gameplay consists of standard elements for the quest genre. In addition to collecting various things, evidence and the like, the user is invited to participate in mini-games and all sorts of quizzes that test knowledge of flora, fauna and local indigenous tribes. The game has a choice of difficulty and a wide variability, allowing you to independently choose allies from the reality show participants. Characters in the plot:
- Nancy Drew - an 18-year-old protagonist, originally from River Heights.
- Sonny June - appeared in person for the first time, after multiple mentions of him in previous projects of the series. One of the organizers of the Pacific Run, who has the ability to influence its results.
- Jess Fain - Nancy's best friend, helping her in everything.
- Bess Marvin - a girl who does not participate in the show, but came to provide support.
- Patrick Dowsett - a rugby player who ended his career. Has a poor intellect, but constantly tries to understand everything.
- Lina Patel - a member of one of the teams called Kea, constantly follows the rules and does not think about breaking them.