{"id":71959,"date":"2026-09-04T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=71959"},"modified":"2026-09-04T16:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:10:50","slug":"psychological-horror-bl-game-dissolution-of-my-self-out-now-on-steam-dissolve-a-persons-identity-with-your-own-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/psychological-horror-bl-game-dissolution-of-my-self-out-now-on-steam-dissolve-a-persons-identity-with-your-own-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychological horror BL game Dissolution of My Self out now on Steam. \u201cDissolve\u201d a fallen prince\u2019s identity with your own hands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dissolution of My Self<\/strong>, a dark boys love (BL) visual novel developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/popelephant1?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pop Elephant Studio<\/a>, is out for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4573760\/Dissolution_of_My_Self\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) as of September 4. To commemorate its release, the game will be available at a 10% discount for the next two weeks. Dissolution of My Self is voiced in Japanese, with text support for English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dissolution of My Self | EN Release Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qkf4jx1OPbs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game follows Hector, a prince of a fallen kingdom who goes into exile with his uncle and aide-de-camp Matvey. Forced to live in a rented room until things die down, Hector decides to peel away at his memories and forget everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gameplay involves interacting with objects found throughout the rented room to trigger memories that Hector is afraid to face. Once\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0experienced a memory, Hector forgets about it forever, and the object associated with it slowly blurs and loses its function. The order in which you interact with objects affects the pacing and presentation of the story,\u00a0but it does not affect the ending.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1368\" height=\"859\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1368px) 100vw, 1368px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260904-71959-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260904-71959-001.jpg 1368w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260904-71959-001-380x239.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260904-71959-001-768x482.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matvey also plays an important part in Hector\u2019s memories. Aside from being his biological uncle and consultant, Hector treats Matvey as his mother, wife, caretaker, and subject all rolled into one. As you delve into Hector\u2019s memories, you see just how complicated and distorted their relationship is. While the developers <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/4573760\/view\/719041087473188883?l=english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">do not recommend playing the game in public<\/a>, it isn\u2019t an eroge. However, players are still warned for sensitive themes like violence, self-harm, and psychological manipulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1377\" height=\"765\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1377px) 100vw, 1377px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260904-71959-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260904-71959-002.jpg 1377w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260904-71959-002-380x211.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260904-71959-002-768x427.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dissolution of My Self is about introspection and \u201cdissolving\u201d a person with your own hands. In addition to the BL elements, the game is full of dark humor and what the developers call \u201cjokes straight from hell.\u201d If you\u2019re looking to play the game, the devs kindly ask that story discussions be marked with a spoiler warning. Likewise, uploads of full playthroughs are discouraged until September 17, roughly two weeks after launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dissolution of My Self is available for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4573760\/Dissolution_of_My_Self\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>). A free demo is available on Steam and <a href=\"https:\/\/popelephant.itch.io\/dissolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">itch.io<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/ooe-an-adult-bl-murder-mystery-about-ten-men-trapped-on-a-remote-island-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-with-english-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Ooe, an adult BL murder mystery about ten men trapped on a remote island, is coming to Nintendo Switch with English support<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-indie-gay-bar-management-sim-sodomy-fatale-will-have-you-serving-blood-cocktails-to-flamboyant-homosexual-vampires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Japanese indie gay bar management sim Sodomy Fatale will have you serving blood cocktails to flamboyant homosexual vampires<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dissolution of My Self is a &#8220;toxic BL&#8221; point-and-click visual novel out now on Steam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":71964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-09-04T14:00:09+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mup4rv2jj72g","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mup4rv2jj72g\",\"cid\":\"bafyreic53jjs672zdnyxiw4v44etc6b2yzto6xzwv54e5as2tg5vxds2fu\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreif3xwbcn3q3gv5xexvgjvhmsyaf62xgdugmnxnnawczum5irhkmri\",\"rev\":\"3mup4rv2pep2g\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-71959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":7}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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