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Help! I'm Turning Into a Mermaid!

After surviving a near death encounter on their first day of work, Hunter has noticed something shocking. They're slowly turning into a mermaid! The latest adventure game/life simulation hybrid from the…

5 January 2026

Help! I'm Turning Into a Mermaid! is an adventure developed by Lached Up Games, released 5 January 2026 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Help! I'm Turning Into a Mermaid! is

Help! I'm Turning Into a Mermaid! is an adventure game developed by Lached Up Games and released in 2026. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Ren'Py.

The premise, in the publisher's words

After surviving a near death encounter on their first day of work, Hunter has noticed something shocking. They're slowly turning into a mermaid! The latest adventure game/life simulation hybrid from the creators of the Max's Big Bust series.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Help! I'm Turning Into a Mermaid! launched on 5 January 2026, within three weeks of Hytale, Mio: Memories in Orbit, Pathologic 3 and Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven.

Released around the same time: Hytale, Mio: Memories in Orbit, Pathologic 3, Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven.

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When did Help! I'm Turning Into a Mermaid! come out?
Help! I'm Turning Into a Mermaid! was released on 5 January 2026 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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