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The Mermaid Mask posterCertified Hit
★ Certified Hit ★Released Jul 16, 2026

The Mermaid Mask

2026 · T · Puzzle, Adventure
SFB Games · PC · PS5 · Switch 2 · Switch · Mac

Magnus Mortuga has been killed. The captain of the world's strangest submarine, he was found in a locked room with an ancient stone cauldron - unsealed and opened for the first time. How did he die? Was it a curse? Perhaps one of his eccentric crew? Or does the bizarre truth run even deeper...

Real Score
97
Broadly loved
from 3,311 reactions
very high confidence
95% positive4% mixed1% negative
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What people are saying

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The Real Review

People are loving this detective adventure, calling it a gorgeous and brilliantly written puzzle game. The story, art, animation, and voice acting in particular are getting near-universal praise, with standout characters like Sally and Grimoire. The only minor hitches are for a few players who found some puzzles a bit too tricky, and a handful noted occasional performance quirks. It's a clear hit from SFB Games that's absolutely worth your time if you're into narrative mysteries.

Synthesized from 3,311 real reactions · very high confidenceGraphicsStoryValueGameplayPerformanceDifficulty

Sentiment split

Every qualifying reaction, weighted.

95%positive
  • Positive95%
  • Mixed4%
  • Negative1%

By aspect

What people scored, piece by piece.

multiplayer100
graphics99
story98
value96
gameplay94
performance73
difficulty69

How opinion moved

The Real Score, night by night.

959799Oct 57911139797

Buzz

100 reactions over two weeks, counted by the day they were posted.

01020Sep 30: 5 reactionsSep 30Oct 1: 7 reactionsOct 2: 6 reactions2Oct 3: 5 reactionsOct 4: 7 reactions4Oct 5: 2 reactionsOct 6: 7 reactions6Oct 7: 8 reactionsOct 8: 20 reactions8Oct 9: 8 reactionsOct 10: 4 reactions10Oct 11: 10 reactionsOct 12: 10 reactions12Oct 13: 1 reaction13

Where the signal came from

Volume and platform mix only.

Steam2,116
Social Media1,195

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Names and topics that came up

Mentions across all reactions, with the share that were positive. Anything mentioned fewer than twice never shapes the review.

SFB Gamesdeveloper1,266×69%+
Sallycharacter166×94%+
voice actingfeature153×99%+
The Mermaid Maskfeature146×68%+
puzzlesfeature112×81%+
Grimoirecharacter110×92%+
Tangle Towercharacter99×81%+
The Mermaid Maskcharacter98×85%+
Twitchplatform94×21%+
Tangle Towerfeature88×86%+
Detective Grimoirecharacter65×86%+
animationfeature59×100%+
musicfeature57×98%+
charactersfeature54×100%+
artfeature49×100%+

Trailer and screenshots

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