Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses! – Nancy’s detective story continues after she received a letter from her father’s friend. An excited girl asked for help in sorting out the mysterious accidents that were happening on the set of the new film “Pharaoh”. Conversations with characters don't provide many clues. Most of them are sure that the film studio was cursed by the actress Chloe, who played the role of Nefertiti. After her death on the last day of filming, strange things began to plague the studio.

Gameplay in Nancy Drew: Case No. 1: Light! Camera! Mystery! consists of solving puzzles found in the levels. They represent a search for objects hidden in the interior of rooms. To understand the plot, video inserts and dialogues are used, which tell the main twists of the story. For variety, several mini-games have been added, such as: hacking a camera, assembling a cocktail or something like Tetris.

If you complete games quickly and correctly, you can get a high rating. This will unlock an additional “secret” ending. It will reveal the secret of the Karnak stone. In addition, points can be taken away if the conversation is conducted incorrectly, for example, if you do not guess the answer the character needs. After completing the main campaign, you can continue the game in arcade mode, continuing to solve puzzles.