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The Mermaid Mask

99% positive of 2,916 Steam reviews

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Released
2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam, PlayStation

Made by SFB Games.

About the game

An impossible locked-room murder: Captain Mortuga lies dead beside an ancient cauldron aboard the world’s strangest submarine, crewed by sketchy suspects. A handcrafted point-and-click with sharp humour and tricky puzzles. Dive into the next mystery from the creators of Tangle Tower & Crow Country.

Tagged by players

  • Submarine
  • Detective
  • Crime
  • Supernatural
  • Investigation
  • Interactive Fiction
  • Dialogue Heavy
  • Point & Click
  • Lore-Rich
  • Visual Novel
  • Hand-drawn
  • Mystery

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Overwhelmingly Positive

What players say

  • Recommended
    This was an awesome new addition to the Detective Grimoire series of games. Similar to it's predecessors Sally and Grimoire are called to investigate a mysterious death, this time on a submarine, where they investigate each of the rooms, talk to witnesses, and solve puzzles to unlock clues and solve the case. What I Loved The new addition of being able to use and examine each of the clues in more detail added a…

    20 h played when written. 21 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    A very good sequel, but I missed the feeling of discovery I first encountered Tangle Tower through a YouTube playthrough many years ago and thought it was REALLY cool. I'd also tried Detective Grimoire, the first game in the series, but Tangle Tower was the one where the series really clicked for me. I played it myself less than a year ago and was surprised by how much I still loved it, even knowing the story. So I…

    15 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Very very dull. Love the art style and characters and voice acting but the game itself is literally clicking through the entire dialogue tree for every character, to trigger deductions. You can't combine items or do anything with items like in other adventure games. It tries to do deduction like the rise of the golden idol but does not have punchy and interesting scenes like that game - just endless dialogue which,…

    7.9 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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