We’d love to make our games available on iOS, and it’s actually easy to make iOS versions with Ren’Py (the game engine we’re using). The only problem is that Apple’s developer fee is kind of expensive. So we’d have to see whether or not we can afford the fee, depending on how well the game does. Fingers crossed it will be successful ..read more

To play the game, first unzip the ZIP file you downloaded. Once it’s unzipped, open the folder. Inside should be an application called “The Pirate Mermaid (Demo)” (.exe on Windows). Double click on that application to start the game. Alternatively, you can use the itch app, which is described here. Hope that helps, and let us know if there are any problems ..read more

Ahoy there, mateys! How was everyone’s summer? Maybe you’d like to cool off from the summer heat in a lovely mermaid marketplace! This colorful underwater bazaar is full of merchants selling everything from seafood and souvenirs to…uh, shell lingerie? And who’s that mysterious character running the satay stand? Hmm, do they look kind of familiar, or is it just me? As you may have guessed, this is a preview of some new background art for “The Pirate Mermaid”! The final version will be larger and hopefully also have some small animations. We hope you will enjoy visiting this location in the ga ..read more

Ahoy there, mateys! Oops, looks like Jack forgot to update the blog again. Don’t worry, Malik will make sure to punish him for the delay. W-Wait, Malik, you’re going too far! We still need Jack back in one piece, you know! Uh oh…maybe putting Malik in charge of punishment wasn’t such a good idea after all… All jokes aside, we hope everyone had a good start to the new year! Just wanted to give a quick update and say that we’re doing okay and are still working bit by bit on Pirate Mermaid stuff. The current focus is still on Malik’s path, which is turning out to be longer than expected. Some s ..read more

Hey everyone, we hope you are all keeping safe and healthy! Apologies for not updating the blog in a while. We got pretty busy again with IRL stuff, especially dealing with all the crazy things going on these last few months. I think my (Aro’s) schedule is slowly starting to settle down though, so I am planning for more time to work on Pirate Mermaid – in particular, Malik’s scripts. I feel like Malik’s route has been the most difficult one for some reason, because I keep going back and rewriting stuff (Malik is a troublesome guy both inside and outside the game, haha). But I recently got ..read more

Merry Christmas, mateys! We hope you’re all having a happy holiday season! To celebrate, here’s an image of “The Pirate Mermaid” cast in festive attire. Hope Mimi got enough presents for everybody! Huh, it looks like Malik brought two mysterious strangers with him to the party. Who could those two newcomers could be, and what role could they play in the game? This is actually the first time we’re revealing their character designs, as they are still in the development stage. Let us know what you think of them. ;) In general, thank you all for your feedback, encouragement, and well wishes over ..read more

Who’s the cutest boy in our game? Obviously the one right up there. ;) Ahoy there, mateys! Hope you’re all having a great weekend. We’re doing well, though busy as usual. A few people have asked us for updates on “The Pirate Mermaid,” so just dropping by to let you know that we’re still working on Malik’s route!  Based on the routes that have already been finished, I’d estimate that the script for Malik’s route is about one-third of the way done. The end of the route will branch a lot though, because good MC and evil MC go down pretty different paths. So we’ll see what the final le ..read more

Thanks for playing, and I’m glad you liked that scene! I think I rewrote it at least three times, haha. :‘D  I worry that Malik will come off as too cruel and pushy (which is the image he wants, but still). So the MC’s reaction to him is important. If she were very submissive and easily intimidated, the way Malik treats her would be bullying. We want to create a dynamic between the MC and Malik where they are on more equal footing (finning?) and can ultimately have fun pushing each other ..read more

Yes, every route will have endings with both good and evil karma. We wouldn’t want to lock anyone out of a character’s route just because they don’t have a certain karma level. The content of the endings (and much of the routes) will differ depending on whether your karma is good or evil though ..read more

I’m glad you enjoyed our demo! And yes, if we add any R18 content, we would definitely include a way to skip it. I’m thinking we could add a preference in the Options menu that would filter those parts out or replace them ..read more