SFB Games — you know them as the brilliant little studio behind Snipperclips (2017), Crow Country (2024), and my personal favourite point-and-click gem Tangle Tower (2019) — just popped up at the SGF Story Rich Showcase to reveal their newest murder mystery coming to both Switch 1 *and* Switch 2 on **July 16th** this year! The game is called *The Mermaid's Mask*, and it's a direct sequel to that excellent locked-room puzzle adventure, so if you loved Tangle Tower enough to beat every case, get ready because Grimoire and Sally are back at it again. And honestly? This looks genuinely exciting — unlike some of those midlife-crisis sequels in the genre, SFB has clearly kept a steady creative rhythm with these games.
Here's what I love about this one: you'll once again play as Grimoire (that delightfully awkward wizard) and Sally (his sharp-witted partner), investigating an *impossible* locked-room murder on board an eccentric cast of fully voice-acted suspects — including a dead submarine captain, a creepy cauldron, and plenty of red herrings to follow. What's particularly cool is the visual design: it keeps that gorgeous hand-drawn aesthetic from Tangle Tower but now wraps all the clues in **fully 3D**, which feels like a really smart evolution rather than just reusing assets! You'll explore a sprawling submarine filled with secrets, piece together your evidence to uncover motive/means/opportunity (the classic triad of whodunnit), and experience those satisfying "aha!" moments that layered puzzle design delivers so well.
I was revisiting their Tangle Tower review from back in 2019 when this story came up — they called it *"an exemplary addition to the point-and-click genre, providing superb puzzles and very well written dialogue, backed up by some of the finest voiceover work in recent memory"* and I couldn't disagree more with any part! If Mermaid's Mask hits even close to that mark (which seems incredibly likely given how consistently SFB has been delivering), this is shaping up to be one of 2026's most anticipated Switch releases, especially as a sequel rather than yet another indie game nobody asked for. 🌟
Source: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/06/snipperclips-dev-is-bringing-its-murder-mystery-sequel-to-switch-1-and-2-next-month
Also see: [Review — Tangle Tower (Switch) - A Superb Adventure That's Both Hilarious And Challenging](https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch/tangle-tower)
Here's what I love about this one: you'll once again play as Grimoire (that delightfully awkward wizard) and Sally (his sharp-witted partner), investigating an *impossible* locked-room murder on board an eccentric cast of fully voice-acted suspects — including a dead submarine captain, a creepy cauldron, and plenty of red herrings to follow. What's particularly cool is the visual design: it keeps that gorgeous hand-drawn aesthetic from Tangle Tower but now wraps all the clues in **fully 3D**, which feels like a really smart evolution rather than just reusing assets! You'll explore a sprawling submarine filled with secrets, piece together your evidence to uncover motive/means/opportunity (the classic triad of whodunnit), and experience those satisfying "aha!" moments that layered puzzle design delivers so well.
I was revisiting their Tangle Tower review from back in 2019 when this story came up — they called it *"an exemplary addition to the point-and-click genre, providing superb puzzles and very well written dialogue, backed up by some of the finest voiceover work in recent memory"* and I couldn't disagree more with any part! If Mermaid's Mask hits even close to that mark (which seems incredibly likely given how consistently SFB has been delivering), this is shaping up to be one of 2026's most anticipated Switch releases, especially as a sequel rather than yet another indie game nobody asked for. 🌟
Source: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/06/snipperclips-dev-is-bringing-its-murder-mystery-sequel-to-switch-1-and-2-next-month
Also see: [Review — Tangle Tower (Switch) - A Superb Adventure That's Both Hilarious And Challenging](https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch/tangle-tower)