PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse

PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse

Steam Deck Playable

Square Enix · Adventure · Feb 19, 2026

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $17.49.

95%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 245 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
83% of themes are praise17% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It has a great story, great characters, a really beautiful and vibrant setting in a great art style, and a fantastic soundtrack.
245 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Developed by Square Enix and published by Square Enix, PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse is a narrative-driven supernatural adventure that blends Japanese folklore, psychological suspense, and investigative gameplay into a captivating mystery.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
It has a great story, great characters, a really beautiful and vibrant setting in a great art style, and a fantastic soundtrack.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
It has a great story, great characters, a really beautiful and vibrant setting in a great art style, and a fantastic soundtrack.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Runs like a charm on steam deck as well.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters245 reviews
Gameplay38 reviews
Audio27 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface10 reviews
70%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $17.49 (−30%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $17.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
29
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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