HeR Interactive
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded | 1995 |
Headquarters | , |
Website | HerInteractive.com |
HeR Interactive is a video game company based in Bellevue, Washington. The company was founded as a division of American Laser Games, and spun off as an independent entity. It later bought out its former parent company. The company designs, develops and publishes adventure-mystery games, most of which are based on the Nancy Drew franchise.
History
The company was launched as a division of
Stuart Moulder joined as CEO in May 2011 with a goal of diversifying the company's funding sources.[5] He left the company in 2014. Penny Milliken replaced him that same year.[6] The latest installment of the Nancy Drew game series, Nancy Drew: Midnight in Salem, suffered many delays from its planned release at the end of 2015, due in part to the firing of a good majority of their staff. [7] An official announcement made by HER indicated the game was set to be released November 19, 2019. [3] However, it was pushed back, finally releasing on December 3, 2019, to mixed reviews. [8]
In April 2023, the company announced that a new Nancy Drew game is currently in development, with several teasers released on their social media.[9]
List of games
Nancy Drew Adventure
- Secrets Can Kill (PC 1998)
- Stay Tuned for Danger (PC 1999)
- Message in a Haunted Mansion (PC 2000/GBA 2001)
- Treasure in the Royal Tower (PC 2001)
- The Final Scene (PC 2001)
- Secret of the Scarlet Hand (PC 2002)
- Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake (PC 2002)
- The Haunted Carousel (PC 2003)
- Danger on Deception Island (PC 2003)
- The Secret of Shadow Ranch (PC 2004)
- Curse of Blackmoor Manor (PC 2004/DVD 2007)
- Secret of the Old Clock (PC 2005)
- Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon (PC 2005)
- Danger by Design (PC 2006)
- The Creature of Kapu Cave (PC 2006)
- The White Wolf of Icicle Creek (PC 2007/Nintendo Wii 2008)
- Legend of the Crystal Skull (PC 2007)
- The Phantom of Venice (PC 2008)
- The Haunting of Castle Malloy (PC 2008)
- Ransom of the Seven Ships (PC 2009)
- Warnings at Waverly Academy (PC 2009)
- Trail of the Twister (PC/Mac 2010)
- Secrets Can Kill Remastered(PC/Mac 2010)
- Shadow at the Water's Edge (PC/Mac 2010)
- The Captive Curse (PC/Mac 2011)
- Alibi in Ashes (PC/Mac 2011)
- Tomb of the Lost Queen (PC/Mac 2012)
- The Deadly Device (PC/Mac 2012)
- Ghost of Thornton Hall (PC/Mac 2013, iPad/Android/Kindle Fire 2014)
- The Silent Spy (PC/Mac 2013)
- The Shattered Medallion (PC/Mac 2014)
- Labyrinth of Lies (PC/Mac 2014)
- Sea of Darkness (PC/Mac 2015)
- Midnight in Salem (PC/Mac 2019)
Nancy Drew Dossier
- Lights, Camera, Curses (PC 2008)
- Resorting to Danger (PC 2009)
- Ship of Shadows (cancelled)
Nancy Drew Mobile Mysteries
- Shadow Ranch (iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch 2011)
- Castle Finster (cancelled)
Other releases from Her Interactive
- McKenzie & Co(PC 1995)
- The Vampire Diaries (PC 1996)[10]
- The Cody Capers: Cody Pops the Case (PC 2007)
- The Hardy Boys: Treasure on the Tracks (Nintendo DS 2009)
- Nancy Drew: Codes & Clues (iPad/Android/Kindle Fire 2016)
- Odyssey: The Young Socratics (Release only) (PC/Mac 2017)
References
- ^ "Blood Lust". Daily News of Los Angeles. May 18, 1995.
- ^ "CD-ROM games for girls." Guardian. New Straits Times. June 1, 1995.
- ^ a b "The Case of the Disappearing Nancy Drew Video Games".
- ^ Chonacas, Kyriaki (2007-12-06). "New Nancy Drew Mobile App Teaches Skills to Young Girls". HuffPost. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ "Gaming exec Stuart Moulder joins Her Interactive as CEO". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ "HER INTERACTIVE ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP". Her Interactive. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ "maker of 'Nancy Drew' games cuts staff, cites changes in game industry". Her Interactive. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ "Midnight in Salem Steam Release Page". Steam. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ "HeR Interactive Announces New Nancy Drew Game". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ "More Layoffs for Video Game Companies". GamePro. No. 100. IDG. January 1997. p. 33.
External links
- Interview with Megan Gaiser (President) and Sheri Hargus (Development Manager) of Her Interactive, Adventure Classic Gaming (2000)
- Interview with Megan Gaiser and Robert Riedl, Adventure Gamers (2005)
- Interview with Megan Gaiser, Pop Entertainment (2006)
- Interview with Megan Gaiser, Tech Talk for Families (2010)
- Interview with Megan Gaiser, GeekDad (2011)
- Interview with Megan Gaiser, GamingAngels (2011)