- The Mermaid Mask is out NOW! - 16 July 2026
The wait is finally over.The Mermaid Mask has officially launched, and Detective Grimoire & Sally are back with an all-new mystery to solve!If you loved unraveling the secrets of Tangle Tower, it's time to dive into a new, even stranger case. This time, you'll investigate the death of a submarine captain aboard the world's strangest submarine, interrogate a brand-new cast of unforgettable suspects, and uncover new puzzles.To everyone who played Tangle Tower, wishlisted The Mermaid Mask, played the demos, shared your creativity, or patiently waited through development: thank you. Your support helped bring us here.We look forward to welcoming you aboard the Mortuga Seafoam submarine.SFB Games
- The Mermaid mask is coming this year! Play the Next Fest Demo while you wait - 23 February 2026
Happy Next Fest, everyone! The Next Fest demo for The Mermaid Mask is now live and it’s been updated!If you’ve already played it, we've updated it and added a chiny new art gallery showing WIP character, location and item designs. Want to know what’s new? RheoTastic has shared a detailed review of the updated demo here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1696770/discussions/0/762932796518879376/The full game is coming this summer. Definitely 2026. Here is the latest trailer to get you excited :D Enjoy!SFB Games⬢ 𝙅𝙊𝙄𝙉 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝙍𝙀𝙒 (𝙄𝙉𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙂𝙍𝘼𝙈) ⬢ 𝘿𝙄𝙑𝙀 𝙄𝙉 (𝙏𝙄𝙆𝙏𝙊𝙆) ⬢ 𝙀𝙑𝙄𝘿𝙀𝙉𝘾𝙀 𝘼𝙍𝘾𝙃𝙄𝙑𝙀 (𝙔𝙏) ⬢ 𝙁𝙊𝙇𝙇𝙊𝙒 𝙏𝙊𝙈 & 𝘼𝘿𝘼𝙈 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝘾𝙇𝙐𝙀𝙎 (𝙓) ⬢ 𝙁𝙄𝙉𝘿 𝙐𝙎 𝙀𝙇𝙎𝙀𝙒𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀
- The Mermaid Mask - Coming This Year! - 14 January 2026
Detective Grimoire and Sally will return in 'The Mermaid Mask' in 2026. Thanks for your patience! I can't wait to share it with everyone. (The first delay was largely due to Crow Country, and this second delay is a normal 'every project takes longer than you think' situation)Adam-
- Announcing: The Mermaid's Tongue - 21 December 2023
Hello Tangle Tower fans! We have some very exciting news to share with you: a new mystery adventure game starring Detective Grimoire and Sally is coming in 2024! There's a demo out now, and you can wishlist here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1696770/The_Mermaids_Tongue/ In "The Mermaid's Tongue", the detective duo have been called to investigate the murder of Magnus Mortuga, captain of the world's strangest submarine. Found alone in a locked room, with only an ancient stone cauldron to suggest how he might have died, it's up to Detective Grimoire and Sally to piece together what really happened. Was it a curse, released from the cauldron? One of the submarine's eccentric crew? Or does the bizarre truth run even deeper... The Tangle Tower dev team is back, and we have a few additions too! As well as all of SFB Games (that's, uh, me and my brother Adam), we have Catherine Unger's am…
- Tangle Tower SALE to celebrate its mobile release! - 25 September 2023
To celebrate the mobile release of Tangle Tower on the App Store and Google Play, we’re putting the game on sale across our other stores! If you’ve not experienced the joy of this curious murder mystery game, now is your chance with an 80% Steam discount from 25th September to 2nd October. Join the detective duo Grimoire and Sally as they unravel the thrilling tale of the death of Freya Fellow, solving dastardly puzzles and interrogating peculiar suspects to get at the truth. The big problem? The main suspect is a painting! Explore Tangle Tower, from the eerie gardens, to the cold and ominous crime scene. With a cast of fully-voiced, animated characters, to the epic soundtrack, this game brings a unique, colourful caper to your game library. If you would rather experience the game in the palm of your hand, look for Tangle Tower in the App Store and on Google Play. Buy the game on iOS: h…
- Relax to the sounds of Tangle Tower's new music player! - 25 September 2023
At SFB Games, we're very proud of Tangle Tower's outstanding original score by Raphael Benjamin Meyer, and we know from the number of people who listen to it monthly that our players agree that it’s brilliant. With tracks ranging from the epic to the eerie, it brings to life the peculiar world of Tangle Tower. So, we have created a standalone player option in the game, so you can enjoy the soundtrack at your leisure. Curl up with a good book and wallow in the melancholic melody of ‘The Music Room’. Set yourself up to study to the symphonic sounds of ‘Penelope Pointer’ or chop carrots to the cheery strains of ‘Fifi Fellow’. The new music player is available for free, from today, for all game owners and can be accessed from the title screen menu. Each track is linked to an area of the game, and you'll unlock them as you visit each area. Already have save data? Then the tracks will be unlo…
- Patch notes for 8th October - 8 October 2021
Hello! Since Unity has removed the startup window from all Unity games now, where you could select resolution ad fullscreen/windowed, I've now added a resolution setting to the menu! I've also added a button to the title screen to be able to close the game. Fancy! And I've made the analogue stick controls better, if that's how you're playing. Much nice to move the cursor about now. This is all getting ready for the Steam Deck, and for Big Picture Mode in general. We do have an actual content update coming soon, more news to follow...
- Tangle Tower Demo Stream - 22 January 2021
Hi everyone! I'll be streaming a playthrough of the Tangle Tower Demo all weekend for The Big Adventure Event!
- THE BIG ADVENTURE EVENT - 21 January 2021
Tangle Tower is taking part in The Big Adventure Event this week, and as part of that, I'll be livestreaming a little gameplay and maybe some other things! The game is also 35% off, so it's a great time to pick it up. And if you want to try it out first, there's a free demo to try! Tangle Tower Stream: Friday 22nd January 11pm GMT (3pm PDT) See you there!
- Out Now: New Art Gallery Update! - 11 June 2020
Hi everyone, I hope you're all staying safe out there. First of all, thank you to everyone that's enjoyed Tangle Tower, and shared it with folks you know. It really has made all the difference, and helps so much, keep it up! We've been quietly updating the game since launch, just small fixes and improvements so far. But today, we've released a bigger new feature as a free update: The Tangle Tower Art Gallery As you play, you'll unlock concept art, early designs and artists' notes for every character, location and clue in the game. Or, if you've finished the game already, you'll find everything unlocked for you - more details on that below if you're interested. Hope you enjoy the look at all the work that went into making Tangle Tower look the way it does! Free Tangle Tower Demo While I'm here, I should tell you about the free Tangle Tower Demo we've just released here on Steam too! So i…
- Out now: Free Tangle Tower Demo! - 11 June 2020
Hi everyone, hope you're all staying safe out there. We put a demo version of Tangle Tower up for LudoNarraCon back in April, and folks enjoyed it so much that we're bringing it back! This time, we won't be taking it down for a long time, if ever, so more people can get the chance to play. It's out now, so give it a go: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178040 And if you already bought the game, or decide to buy the full game after playing the demo, there's new content for you too! We've added a huge gallery of concept art and artists' notes, unlocked as you play (or fully unlocked if you already beat the game!). Check out the news post here for more info: Out Now: New Art Gallery Update!
- Tangle Tower Demo for LudoNarraCon! - 24 April 2020
From now until May 1st, enjoy a free demo version of Tangle Tower! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178040
- Out now: Achievements and Soundtrack! - 11 February 2020
Free Update - Steam Achievements Hello everyone! Adam and I are pleased to announce that we've released a free update to Tangle Tower that adds 9 Steam achievements to, uh, achieve! If you've already played through the game, please check the section at the bottom of this news post for info on getting achievements. Tangle Tower Soundtrack - Out Now https://store.steampowered.com/app/1224100 We've also released the Tangle Tower Original Soundtrack here on Steam! It's been available on Bandcamp for a little while now, but since Steam recently improved the way it handles soundtracks, we wanted to release it here too. And since it's a new release, it'll be 20% off for the first week! Getting Achievements If you've already played through the game, you have two options when getting achievements. They're granted based on save data, so if you just want to have the game give you all the achieveme…
- Tangle Tower and The Steam Awards, plus new achievements! - 28 November 2019
Hello everyone, We've been so pleased to see so many people enjoying, sharing and recommending Tangle Tower so far! So, thank you! Nominate Tangle Tower! As you may have seen, the Steam Awards nominations are now open, and you can only nominate a game for a single category each. With that in mind, we'd like to ask: if you enjoyed Tangle Tower, please consider nominating it for the Outstanding Visual Style Award! You can just click the box at the top of this post, and you're all set! Leave a review! There's a Steam badge you can level up for nominating a game, and one of the tasks is to review a game that you've nominated (or update a review you've already written). Every review helps us and the game so, so much (Steam's visibility algorithms LOVE positive reviews), so if you do nominate Tangle Tower, make sure you leave or update a review too! Upcoming updates! We've been steadily relea…
- These games capture the humour and charm of hand-drawn animation - 15 November 2019
There is something so visually pleasing about 2D animation. It has a fluidity and bounciness that take me back to the simple joys of watching Saturday morning cartoons. But great animation in games is more than just fun wrapping paper. When done well, it plays an integral part in teaching mechanics, communicating a game's overall atmosphere, and plays an important role in how we interact with the game's world. Being pretty certainly helps, though. When I see a game with a fun cartoony art style I know I'll be in for a treat and a recent handful of games have particularly captured this charm.  SBF Games ' point and click detective game Tangle Tower is a great example. Detective games involve a lot of talking. You want to squeeze every last bit of information you can out of suspects, pick every dialogue option, and go over certain details just one more time to mak…
- Wot I Think: Tangle Tower - 22 October 2019
Developer: SFB Games Publisher: SFB Games Release: Out now On: Windows 10 From: Steam , Itch For: 15.49/$20/ 16.79 I love a good locked room mystery. The best ones aren’t so much about the ‘whodunnit’, but the ‘howdunnit’. The former’s still important for a satisfying ending, of course, but unravelling what appears to be the impossible (how did they get in? How did they leave?) is a much more brain-pleasing knot to unpick than figuring out which of the many shifty faces in front of you looks the most suspicious. Tangle Tower , the latest game from Snipperclips brothers SFB Games, goes one step further, though. Instead of a person being the prime murder suspect in this charming Phoenix Wright meets Professor Layton-style detective puzzler, it’s *checks notes*… …a portrait holding a blood-tipped knife? (more…)
