SFB Games’ follow-up to award-winning Tangle Tower, The Mermaid Mask, is Out Now
Critically acclaimed indie studio SFB Games, the team behind Crow Country, Tangle Tower and Snipperclips: Cut It Out, Together!, is delighted to announce the launch of its much-anticipated detective mystery game, The Mermaid Mask. The game is available now on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 and Steam.
Premiered in partnership with Convergence Games Showcase on 16th July, 2026, The Mermaid Mask is the long-awaited follow-up to Tangle Tower and the latest case for fan-favourite investigators Detective Grimoire and Sally. This time, the pair are called aboard an extraordinary submarine, where tragedy soon gives way to secrets, suspicion and an impossible murder.
Far below the waves and past the decaying remains of the forgotten fishing town of Silkwirm-on-Sea, Captain Magnus Mortuga has been found dead aboard his own vessel. Rumored to be a cursed mariner, an immortal time-traveller, or possibly even a vampire, Mortuga leaves behind a crime scene that defies explanation: a locked room, a single fatal wound, and no weapon in sight. Drawn aboard by a cryptic summons from the elusive Captain Seafoam, players join Grimoire and Sally as they step aboard the world’s strangest submarine and begin untangling a case unlike any they have faced before.
Following their surprise indie hit Crow Country, one of 2024’s standout horror games, SFB Games now returns to the detective genre with a richer, more ambitious mystery: a brand-new cast of suspects, a densely atmospheric undersea setting and a case that plunges players into uncharted depths.
Today’s release marks an evolution of the acclaimed Tangle Tower formula, introducing stranger mysteries, deeper exploration and, for the first time in the series, truly 3D clues that players can inspect and manipulate to unlock the truth behind The Mermaid Mask.
Tom Vian, Creative Director/Technical Director at SFB Games, said: “It’s been nearly five years to the day since work began on The Mermaid Mask, and it’s been quite a journey. Development has taken us to some unexpected places, including releasing an entirely different game along the way, but we feel we’ve finally delivered on what we set out to make. The Mermaid Mask is longer, deeper, and more ambitious than any of our previous Grimoire games, and we’re incredibly proud of it. We hope the community enjoys playing it as much as we’ve enjoyed bringing this new mystery to life.”
The Mermaid Mask is available now for $19.99 USD. For more info, check out the store page on PlayStation Store, Nintendo Store, or Steam.