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The Daring Mermaid Expedition

57% positive of 19 Steam reviews

Released: 2016
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Choice of Games.

About the game

Take a scientifically inaccurate romp in pirate-infested waters! Will you prove to the Royal German Marinological Society that mermaids really exist?

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RPG
Text-Based
Choose Your Own Adventure
Interactive Fiction

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The Daring Mermaid Expedition

57% positive of 19 Steam reviews

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Released: 2016
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Choice of Games.

About the game

Take a scientifically inaccurate romp in pirate-infested waters! Will you prove to the Royal German Marinological Society that mermaids really exist?

Tagged by players

RPG
Text-Based
Choose Your Own Adventure
Interactive Fiction

What players say

Recommended
I'll give The Daring Mermaid Expedition a 7/10. Things I noticed (Might be slightly spoilery... but nothing major): Great premise for a story. (Trying to become a member of an explorer / adventurer / scholarly guild.) (Reminds me of Pathfinders in a way.) The pace seemed a bit rapid. You would quickly move to a new location or situation, and about the moment you would get comfortable... Instead of being able to…
1.9 h played when written. 23 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Unless I'm mistaken, I believe this is only my second Choice of Games game. And while it's not quite as good as the first (Hollywood Visionary), it's still pretty charming. It's an agreeable little "period" tale about - you guessed it! - mermaids. It's not quite worthy of the likes of Terry Gilliam or early Tim Burton, but has a humorous eccentricity which kept me sufficiently hooked throughout (pun probably…
1.6 h played when written. 14 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I am a big fan of Choice of Games, having enjoyed all of the games from them I've played thus far. Unfortunately, that streak of enjoyment has come to an end with "The Daring Mermaid Expedition". This is the first time I've ever played one of their games and just wished for it to be over. And, wouldn't you know it, my wish came true: it was over incredibly fast. Honestly, it feels more like a demo than a fully…
1.4 h played when written. 17 found it helpful.
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