The Mermaid Mask

The Mermaid Mask

Released Jul 2026

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.

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Evaluation

The Mermaid Mask launched on July 16, 2026 as a self-contained point-and-click mystery adventure. The developer (a two-person team at SFB Games) has been active in the days following launch, shipping a bug-fix patch on July 18, 2026 and a quality-of-life update on July 19, 2026. In a developer post on July 22, 2026, SFB Games confirmed that "there are a few small features that did not make it in for launch" and that they are "working on getting to those" with a promise to "publish a roadmap so you can see what is coming." This is a direct developer commitment to additional post-launch content, even though the specific features have not yet been named. The July 19 patch notes made the same commitment in slightly different wording. No DLC, expansions, or season pass content has been listed on the store. The planned additions appear to be relatively minor quality-of-life or feature polish items rather than major story content, but the developer has explicitly committed to delivering them and publishing a roadmap — so additional content is definitively on the way.
Evidence
Developer post confirms 'a few small features that did not make it in for launch' are being worked on, with a promise to publish a roadmap showing what is coming.
news post · Jul 22, 2026 source content planned
high
Patch notes state the team 'will soon be able to start on a few small features that didn't quite make it to launch' and plans to share a roadmap for those.
news post · Jul 19, 2026 source content planned
high

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
SFB Games
Achievements
21
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

In the pitch-black waters beyond a long-abandoned fishing town, the enigmatic captain of the world's strangest submarine has been murdered. Some say he was an immortal time-traveller. Others say he was a vampire, cursed to stay hidden beneath the waves forever...

Found alone in a locked room, with only an ancient stone cauldron to suggest how he might have died, it's up to Detective Grimoire and Sally to piece together what really happened. Was it a curse, released from the cauldron? One of the submarine's eccentric crew? Or does the bizarre truth run even deeper...

• Every clue is a fully realised 3D object waiting to be examined for hidden secrets
• Grimoire and Sally are back, and joined by a fully voiced cast of mysterious suspects
• A hauntingly beautiful original soundtrack performed by the Budapest Art Orchestra
• Explore every hand-painted inch of The Mortuga Submarine, where not all is as it seems...

*Voice audio is only in English

Last evaluated Jul 28, 2026
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