Your only wish is to reside in this world. In "of MER and MAID" you play as Diedre, member of the hidden race of Deep Ones, mermaids that once hunted humans. You live in an alternative history Europe where few years ago you met Abigail, a young witch, that saved your life. As the story starts, you come across Bela, an old demon, and an ancient dryad goddess Eden. Together you try to survive and live in a dystopian world occupied by hostile humans. But living an ordinary life doesn't seem possible, as ancient gods start to awaken. Go to missions to fight against both the supernatural and the military. In these missions it’s not just one of you. You can take the whole group with you to even the odds against your enemies. Equip yourself with powerful weapons and items. Use the environment to your advantage. Use your supernatural abilities to destroy or temporarily incapacitate your enemies. Explore all the options in highly interactable turn based combat. Enjoy the more peaceful life of working an ordinary human job. Vacuum clean, water plants, mop the floor, wash the dishes, and remove all the junk. Exploring the human world and earning a living is nice, even if you are sometimes stopped on the street by cops. To them, you are a monster after all. But maybe you can persuade them not to attack you? Maybe you can give them some food or argue with them. Discover the world of ancient god and evil cultist mystique. Find out the backstory of the gods and uncover the cultist plan to take over the world. Talk to not only your own squad members about their past but to resurrected cultists as well. Find your way to the cultist leader and find out what his plan is. What ancient god is he serving? Or does he only serve himself? Play as Diedre, the mermaid, daughter of the Deep One. While she is most comfortable in water she can still manage herself well with both cleaning apartments and dispatching soldiers. Play as Abigail, undead half human half Spectre witch. The most powerful one with spells she can has a lot of knowledge about the cult she was herself once part of. Play as Bela, the demon, daughter of the God Of Rage And Judgement. Maybe the deadliest of the group and definitely the most frightening. Especially if she hasn’t had her cup of coffee. Play as Eden, the Dryad, ancient goddess, thou now withering. Though she is fragile she knows how to survive. It is after all what she has been doing for tens of thousands of years. Collect outfits and blueprints. Try to find all the different outfits each with their own properties and stat bonuses. Some are required to be allowed in certain areas. Build the equipment in your cave to craft new outfits. Tactical Turn Based Combat More freely with keyboard/controller or point and click with mouse Heavy focus on interactivity of the world Gain Experience Points to unlock Abilities and increase Stats Each of the four characters has their own set of Abilities Find new items including rare and powerful spells Unlock new outfits that give stat boosts or penalties Gain temporary boosts and avoid getting penalties Unlock furniture to gain XP passively for characters that stay home Solo missions to Clean Apartments & Offices Group missions to resurrect dead cultists Group story missions In a lot of cases combat can be avoided completely Discuss with other group members, civilians, cult members, cops & soldiers Modular levels for offices and mansion of MER and MAID is being developed by a single person
