The Mermaid Mask

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.

Developer: SFB Games
Publisher: SFB Games
Franchise: —
Release date: Jul 16, 2026
Store page updated: Jul 16, 2026
Price: $19.99 · Steam store ↗

Review Analysis Score

96.3/ 100

Based on 460 reviews from the past 1 year

Steam User Rating

Recent 😄 Very Positive 99% of 402

All time 🤩 Overwhelmingly Positive 99% of 2,872

“it slaps, perfect so far, puzzles great, voice acting great, engaged in story”

How it holds up

−50+5

Gameplay

+1.01

Difficulty +1.39 · How hard it is, how the challenge ramps, and whether it feels fair

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Story & World

+4.30

Story +4.34 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending

“best finale of Detective Grimoire games, well-executed culprit and motive” (196)

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Content Volume

+2.12

Volume +2.53 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price

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Visuals & Sound

+4.43

Visuals +4.51 · Graphics, art style, and animation

“beautifully animated with perfect execution” (63)

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Multiplayer

+4.33

Not enough data — only 3% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +4.33 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

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Pricing & Fairness

+1.45

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

Pricing +1.45 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge

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Tech & Support

+0.53

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Developer support +2.89 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players

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Scores are the average of reviews that mention each category (−5 to +5). Fainter bars were mentioned by fewer reviews; grey means too few to trust. Tap a category ▾ to see what drives it.