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is out tomorrow!

The Mermaid MaskPublished: Jul 15, 2026, 4:55 PM
is out tomorrow!

The Mermaid Mask is OUT TOMORROW!!!

We are partnering with Convergence Games Showcase for our launch. You can check out their live stream on Twitch on 16th July, 11:00AM PT / 14:00PM ET / 19.00PM GMT / 20:00PM CEST.

https://www.twitch.tv/convergenceshow

But there’s only one final case file left to open.

We’ve met the suspects.

We’ve met the victim.

We’ve raised our eyebrows, opened the files, and politely side-eyed just about everyone aboard the Mortuga Submarine.

But every good mystery needs someone brave enough, stubborn enough, and just nosy enough to solve it.

For *The Mermaid Mask*, that means Detective Grimoire and Sally: the returning investigative duo at the heart of the case. One brings calm, considered detective work. The other brings sharp instincts and sharper comments. Together, they’ll question suspects, connect clues, test theories, and try to work out exactly what happened to Captain Mortuga.

So before launch, it’s time to open their case files.

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Known for: A steady hand, a thoughtful mind, and an impressive ability to keep asking questions long after everyone else has started acting suspicious. At least, that’s what it says on his business card.

First impression: Calm, curious, and quietly determined. Grimoire is the kind of detective who knows the smallest detail can crack a whole case wide open.

Grimoire brings a grounded, relentless energy to even the strangest mysteries. He listens, observes, and gently pulls at the loose threads everyone else desperately hopes he’ll ignore. Aboard a submarine full of secrets, half-truths, and deeply suspicious people, that patience matters more than ever.

Thoughtful, humane, and determined, with a healthy side of wry humour, Grimoire is exactly the person you want in a room where everyone has something to hide.

SFB Games still won’t tell us Grimoire’s first name. We have asked. One day we will find out. Mark my words.

Voiced by: Edwyn Tiong, whose credits include *Loco Motive*, *Harold Halibut*, and *Unavowed*.

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Known for: An eye for detail, a very low tolerance for nonsense, and the ability to say what everyone else is thinking.

First impression: Sharp, funny, and switched on. Sally feels like the person most likely to notice the clue hidden in plain sight, then roast Grimoire for missing it.

Sally has come a long way since the gift shop in *Secret of the Swamp*. She’s sharp, funny, and dangerously switched on: the kind of person who spots the clue, says the thing everyone else is thinking, and then keeps digging.

Where Grimoire is measured, Sally is instinctive. Where he circles the question, she pokes it with a stick until she’s certain it has been thoroughly poked. Aboard the Mortuga Submarine, her warmth, bite, and absolute refusal to let nonsense slide are not just welcome.

They’re essential.

Also, her *Tangle Tower* redesign was based on an onigiri. No seriously, look at her.

Voiced by: Amber Lee Connors, whose credits include *Jujutsu Kaisen*, *Demon Slayer*, *Dandadan*, and *The Outer Worlds 2*.

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⬢ 𝙒𝙃𝙄𝙇𝙀 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙒𝘼𝙄𝙏… ⬢

The previous cases are currently available:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/272600/Detective_Grimoire/https://store.steampowered.com/app/359510/Tangle_Tower/

If you’ve not already interrogated every sketchy suspect and hidden object from the previous games yet, now’s your moment.

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⬢ 𝙎𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙔’𝙎 𝙒𝙄𝙏 & 𝙒𝙄𝙎𝘿𝙊𝙈 ⬢

Imagine this being the first time you meet your future co-worker.

Sally meeting Grimoire in *Secrets of the Swamp*:

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𝙅𝙊𝙄𝙉 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝙍𝙀𝙒 (𝙄𝙉𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙂𝙍𝘼𝙈)𝘿𝙄𝙑𝙀 𝙄𝙉 (𝙏𝙄𝙆𝙏𝙊𝙆)𝙀𝙑𝙄𝘿𝙀𝙉𝘾𝙀 𝘼𝙍𝘾𝙃𝙄𝙑𝙀 (𝙔𝙏) ⬢ 𝙁𝙊𝙇𝙇𝙊𝙒 𝙏𝙊𝙈 & 𝘼𝘿𝘼𝙈 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝘾𝙇𝙐𝙀𝙎 (𝙓) ⬢ 𝙁𝙄𝙉𝘿 𝙐𝙎 𝙀𝙇𝙎𝙀𝙒𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀