Hooked By a Mermaid Tale

Hooked By a Mermaid Tale is a visual novel for players who enjoy slow-burn horror mixed with dark humor. It stays quiet and unsettling rather than fast-paced.

Story

A tourist comes to a remote fishing village for a simple vacation, but a single sighting of a mermaid in the waves leaves him unable to think of anything else. As he asks around, the villagers give him contradictory stories, some calling her a protector, others a threat, and he has to sort out what's true while the pull toward the water grows stronger.

Gameplay

You move through the village using a point-and-click interface, talking to locals and revisiting the shoreline to piece together the mermaid's story. Choices shape which rumors you follow and which paths open up, with the game structured as a sandbox where returning to certain spots at the right time reveals new scenes.

Features

• 3D-rendered visuals with animated scenes
• A village setting with multiple NPCs offering conflicting accounts of the same legend
• Horror atmosphere balanced with comedic dialogue
• A monster-girl lead whose true nature stays ambiguous through the mystery