Dissolution of My Self
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AdventureIndieVisual NovelInteractive FictionPoint & ClickLGBTQ+Noir

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Game description

A prince who has lost his kingdom and everything else. His uncle and aide-de-camp, unable to leave him. In a cramped rented room abroad, click on objects and piece together a codependent relationship filled with brutality and endurance. Watch helplessness turn into violence, tenderness into torture.

Basic info

DeveloperPop Elephant Studio
PublisherPop Elephant Studio
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateSep 3, 2026
Price
  • Steam store −10% $5.99 $5.39 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $5.39 · Steam
  • Historical low $5.39 · 3-month low $5.39Other stores ↗

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i3-3220 / AMD FX-4300 or equivalent
Memory4 GB
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 4000 / AMD Radeon HD 7730 / NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 (OpenGL 3.3 or Direct…
Storage1 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 281 reviews from the past 1 year

88.2/ 100
Top 20%

Steam rating: Very Positive (95%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

A dark psychological horror visual novel about memory and dependency, Dissolution of My Self scores 88.2, top 20% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Story & World ranks 144th of 1096 and appears in 93% of analyzed reviews. 155 reviews praise the story and writing, and the most upvoted calls it well written horror that explores meaningful topics in a morbid way. 32 say the characters are convincing and their twisted relationship feels meaningful, with a few singling out the voice acting. 26 point to the world and its claustrophobic atmosphere, and some got invested in its political backdrop. Visuals & Sound ranks 246th of 1249.

👎 Where it falls short

Content Volume ranks 1132nd of 1351. 42 reviews find it short, with some finishing in a few hours and a few wishing for more CG art or an epilogue. 22 say the story feels incomplete or unclear, and several find the ending confusing. 9 feel that replaying for the other ending is not satisfying, and some note the routes differ by only a few lines. Others say the gameplay is little more than clicking furniture to piece memories together, and Gameplay ranks 857th of 1396.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“well-written psychological horror exploring meaningful topics in morbid way” · 155 reviews
“game is pretty short, completable in under 3 hours” · 42 reviews
“voice acting and ending song are excellent” · 21 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 14% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +1.45 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Negative “taking medicine or not has no different ending outcome” · 2 reviews

Progression 0% · Difficulty 0% · Onboarding 5% · Freedom 1% · Controls & feel 7%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 93% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.75 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “well-written psychological horror exploring meaningful topics in morbid way” · 155 reviews
Negative “incomplete story, unclear narrative, feels like fanfiction excerpt” · 22 reviews

Characters 57% · World 51%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 35% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Volume -1.36 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “game is pretty short, completable in under 3 hours” · 42 reviews

Variety 3% · Replayability 12%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 47% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +3.86 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “voice acting and ending song are excellent” · 21 reviews
Negative “voice acting overshadows intended tone with excessive performance” · 1 review

Visuals 25%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 0% of reviews mention this.

Playing together — · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 2% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.05 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 0% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 4% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.04 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “insufficient marketing and crowdfunding support” · 1 review

Stability 1% · Performance 1%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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