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Dissolving

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2019

Should you play it?

Her ex-boyfriend became a shut-in. The girl goes to visit him... then things start to go wrong. They always do, right? Experience two stories about digital gods and loss. And remember - believe in the net.

What works

  • Unique psychological horror narrative
  • Atmospheric art and music
  • Hidden stories and arg elements
  • Free to play
  • Thought-provoking themes on internet and identity

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short gameplay duration
  • Limited interactivity and no branching choices
  • Some players find story incomplete or confusing
  • Rough visual polish and occasional technical issues
  • Lack of replay value beyond achievement hunting

What to play next

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Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Dissolving. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Dissolving. These titles are not in What to play next.

Dissolving: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Autonomy, Strategy, Experimenting, Competence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Experimenting. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Idle.

Last update: 24/08/2026