Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit

Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit

Default Cube Games · November 19, 2025 · Adventure, Mystery, Point & Click, Story Rich, Puzzle

Buy Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit from Steam at $19.99 — the cheapest of 2 stores we compare.

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Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit price by region

Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit costs $12.49 in Georgia (USD), £16.79 in the United Kingdom, €19.60 in Europe (EUR), $19.99 in the United States, CA$26.00 in Canada, NZ$28.79 in New Zealand, A$29.20 in Australia, R$59.19 in Brazil and zł91.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $12.49 $12.49 $24.68 2
United Kingdom £16.79 −20% £16.79 — 1
Europe (EUR) €19.60 −20% €19.60 €21.99 2
United Statesyour region $19.99 −20% $19.99 $24.68 2
Canada CA$26.00 −20% CA$26.00 — 1
New Zealand NZ$28.79 −20% NZ$28.79 — 1
Australia A$29.20 −20% A$29.20 — 1
Brazil R$59.19 −20% R$59.19 — 1
Poland zł91.99 −20% zł91.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit

A phone call from a small, out of state police force was the last thing writer Penelope Pendrick was expecting that morning. But, it wasn't long after that she was boarding a flight to the quaint old town of Carlisle, Connecticut. When debriefed, Penelope learns her job is to join the search for three missing people; an older man who owns a local bookstore, a mysterious woman who keeps to herself, and a troublemaking teenage boy – the only common link between them being that they disappeared from the same town, within the same week. The Sergeant is stumped.

Once she begins to unravel the case, Penelope realizes that there’s something deeper – stranger – going on here. Unusual ties form between four deceptive suspects, each with something to gain and each with something to lose. Motives and suspicions weave in and out as Penelope uses her wits and penchant for rule-breaking to search for answers; some of which died with an eccentric and mysterious local artist fifty years ago. As the danger escalates, a timer begins to tick down on the lives of the missing. All that Penelope knows for sure is that there’s more to the town of Carlisle than it would appear, and that one wrong move could make this first case her last.

Game Features

  • Explore the town of Carlisle
  • Interrogate four unique suspects
  • Steer the conversation with non-linear dialogue
  • Your choices matter - speak wisely!
  • Solve unique puzzles inspired by a famous artist
  • Don't get caught when you snoop!
  • Check every corner with your magnifying glass
  • Watch the clock to know who's around and when...
  • Use the landline to call friends or order pizza!
  • Examine any inventory item for details
  • Choose between two difficulty levels
  • Read in-game notes and check off your checklist
  • Type in answers to questions to progress the game
  • Join Penelope on her first official case!

Game Characteristics

  • Point & Click Gameplay
  • First Person Point of View
  • Single Player Game
  • Fully Voice-Acted
  • Detailed Environments
  • Complete Closed Captioning
  • Mystery Adventure Genre
NOTE: The game is NOT Steam Deck Verified. Some users with the Deck experience issues with character and cutscene animations, such as blurriness, pixilation, or missing animations.

Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 29, 2026
I loved this game! Felt like a Nancy Drew game :') I really enjoyed the snooping/exploring. I felt like the game had a lot of cool locations to explore! There were a lot of moments I felt so stuck on the next move. A hint/guidance system would be a nice addition. Thank you for making this game! Great story and characters!
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Recommended Sep 29, 2026
Great choice for fans of the Nancy Drew series! An engaging plot, well-developed characters, and thoughtfully designed puzzles. Look forward to seeing future games from this developer!
Recommended Sep 27, 2026
i loveeeed this game. I have been playing ND games since they came out and this one reminded me so much of it. You can tell the creator is a big story teller. Some puzzles were familiar, some were so creative and new. The game play was long in a good way, I really felt like it gave me so much to discover. I 10/10 recommend this game. I can't wait for the next one!
Recommended Sep 24, 2026
For nostalgic Nancy Drew fans, this is the game that will bring us in the new age! From the puzzles to the storyline to the twists and turns one would expect from a good mystery, this game delivered on all accounts.
Recommended Sep 20, 2026
This game was perfect for getting that Nancy Drew vibe. In my opinion, as near to a Nancy Drew game as it's possible to be without calling your protagonist "Nancy Drew". I appreciate that the "Classic" mode provides notes and a checklist without reducing puzzle difficulty - I often wish that checklist availability and puzzle difficulty were two different settings in Nancy Drew games. My main critique is one that is also common to Nancy Drew games - sometimes it was difficult to know what to do next and I found myself just wandering around to all the suspects and questioning them. I think this game would have benefited from in-game hints and/or suggestions to get un-stuck. [spoiler]Also, the staircase puzzle is HARD and easy to get lost in - it would have greatly benefited from a way to reset to the beginning of the room (even an auto-save created on entering would have been great. Finally, I was sad not to get to do the jigsaw puzzle in the bookstore, and I would've liked to visit the diner that Jane Doe disappeared from myself, rather than just get her story from the police.[/spoiler]
Recommended Sep 16, 2026
Amazing game! Not only did it scratch my Nancy Drew itch but made me excited to see what's next for Penelope. It's hard not to compare it to Nancy Drew and it's legacy but this game showed that this can stand on its on as a mystery solving series but may even go above and beyond as more is created from the developers.

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