PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse

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A summer island, a mermaid legend and seven curses to survive.

Platforms: PC, Switch, iPhone, Android
Price: Paid
Rated: Very Positive on Steam (95% of 2,722 reviews); Metacritic 83
Length: about 10 to 15 hours
Players: 1
Made by: Xeen, Square Enix
Released: 2026

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What frightens On a remote island in Ise Bay, a young pearl diver meets another version of himself on the ocean floor, and curses begin to fall on the island. Strangers converge on the legend of the Mermaids of Ise, and the investigation brings violence, bloodshed and eerie folklore made real.
Content: violence, blood.

PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse is a supernatural mystery visual novel from Square Enix and a standalone sequel to The Seven Mysteries of Honjo. On a remote island in Ise Bay, curses start to fall after a young pearl diver meets his double on the sea floor, and you follow several characters as they investigate the legend of the Mermaids of Ise. It is on PC, Switch, iOS and Android.

About PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse

PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse is a horror mystery visual novel published by Square Enix and developed by Xeen, released on 19 February 2026 for PC, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android. It is a standalone sequel to PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo, with a new setting, new legends and a new cast, and critics say it is easy to start without having played the first.

The story is set in Ise-Shima in Japan, a region rich in mermaid legends. Yuza Minakuchi is a young pearl diver on the remote island of Kameshima who spends his days diving with his best friend Azami. After a bewildering encounter with another version of himself on the ocean floor, a series of curses begins to befall the island. A girl of unknown origin, a treasure hunter from abroad and a housewife looking into a drowning are drawn in, and their paths cross around the secret of the Mermaids of Ise.

You play as several characters in turn, examining 360-degree backgrounds based on real places in Mie prefecture for clues, talking to people and piecing the case together, with a diving mini-game among its new systems. A masked Storyteller introduces the tale.

The store warns of violence and bloodshed in the encounters with the curses. Critics found it tones the horror down a little compared with the first game in exchange for more puzzle-solving, and reviewers put it at about 10 to 15 hours. It suits players who like slow, folklore-driven Japanese mysteries with a supernatural edge.

How to play PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse

Buy PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse on Steam for PC, on the Nintendo eShop for Switch, or on mobile.
Read the story as each character and switch perspectives as the case unfolds.
Look around the 360-degree scenes and examine people and objects for clues.
Talk to the island's residents and choose topics to learn more.
Put the clues together to move the mystery toward its conclusion.

Screenshots

A creature with a woman's face and a scaly fish body floating in blue water, marked with an investigation icon on its tail

A seaside pier with a police officer marked for investigation and buttons to think and toggle vision ability

The masked Storyteller in a hat and long coat introducing the mermaid as the subject of this tale

Yuza talks with a frowning friend inside an old wooden building about remembering what happened

Tips

Examine everything in each scene; clues are often hidden in the backgrounds.
Expect a slow start; reviewers say the first couple of hours build up the setting.
You do not need to have played the first game, though fans will spot links.