One of the biggest announcements of the inaugural Fellow Traveller’s Story-Rich Showcase was the release date reveal for The Mermaid Mask, the detective adventure game by SFB Games, developers of Crow Country and Snipperclips. The follow-up to their 2019 release, Tangle Tower, The Mermaid Mask releases on July 16th, 2026, across PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch & Switch 2.
Check out the release date trailer for The Mermaid Mask below.
Step into the role of Detective Grimoire and his sharp-tongued sidekick, Sally, as they set out to uncover the mystery behind the impossible locked-room murder of Captain Mortuga. Set entirely on board a strange submarine off the coast of the abandoned fishing town of Silkwirm-on-Sea, with a fully voiced cast of suspects to investigate, and various ingenious puzzles to solve, will our deductive duo solve this strangest of cases?
The Mermaid Mask Key Features
• 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…
Written with trademark light-hearted British humour, stunning and detailed environments created by Catherine Unger, and a cinematic score by Raphael Benjamin Meyer, The Mermaid Mask is shaping up to be a mystery worth solving.
The Mermaid Mask is releasing on July 16th, 2026, across PC, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch & Switch 2. We highlighted the game’s demo in a back issue of the GSC Demo Disc; check it out before its release.
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