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 creators of the Max's Big Bust series.
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11 itemsAbout the Game
Hunter is having a very rough week. They've just started a new career as a police officer at the Axon City Police Department, except they've been trained as a conflict de-escalation officer and aren't allowed to carry any weaponry. This has not gone down well with their partner Ember, a fire elemental who usually solves problems by chucking a fireball at it and cleaning up the mess afterwards.
If workplace drama wasn't enough, the city has become embroiled in a massive conspiracy involving corrupt government officials, a cult of mysterious witches and an army of militarised pirates who want nothing more than to reduce the city to a a smoking pile of ash. Oh, and Hunter also appears to be slowly transforming into a mermaid! Will Hunter be able to work out what's going on with their transformation before it's too late and they wind up stuck as a woman forever? I mean probably not, if you've played any of my other games you already know the answer to this question, but maybe they'll find a way back to their old self! There's a first time for everything, you never know!
Features
A massive full length story across 10 chapters, with a script length of over 350,000 words.
Solve riddles, combine inventory items and interact with complex mechanisms in over a dozen interactive puzzle sections insprited by classic point and click adventure games.
Romance one of four love interests, including a catgirl scientist, a male catgirl, a completely different steampunk catgirl scientist and a fire elemental (who is also sometimes a catgirl).
Alter Hunter's alignment on the mutually exclusive Cute/Sexy spectrum to unlock different outfits and change how they interact with characters.
Work the trade-in counter at Zara's Games, or cook food at Soupa Noodles by playing in-depth job simulators. Can you differentiate the real games from the bootlegs, and can you cook four meals at once while an impatient manager yells at you?
Manage a Coffee Shrine franchise! Assign staff members to tables, renovate your store, and scour the city and complete bonus objectives to hire new characters to work at your store.
A stand-alone title set in the same universe as Max's Big Bust - A Captain Nekorai Tale, Alluna and Brie, Max's Big Bust 2 and My Mad Scientist Roommate Turned Me Into Her Personal Robotic Battle Maiden?!?
This game was designed as an entry point for new players, and knowledge of previous titles is not required to enjoy Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid!
