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Urban Myth Dissolution Center
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “compelling mystery with twists” (63 of 104 reviews) and “beautiful pixel art style” (46); the most common complaint is “repetitive linear investigation loop” (30). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
63 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Really love the graphics and music's good too. While the gameplay per episode is technically very repetitive, it didn't bother me at all. The pacing was good and it was fun deepdiving into each episodic story. Plus I'm…”
“Awesome game!! Highly recommend, the story is great, the game is intuitive and silly and the mystery on point! The urban legends mentioned are based on actual ones and is so fun, 100 points!!!!”
“I can praise it for it's pixel art quality and animations, story is ok too, there was a twist or two I did not expect. But the same cannot be said for it's gameplay, which is so shallow it drowned out every other…”
46 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“[Review after completing 100% of current content] Follow me here: A landlord’s recently refurbished apartment, fancied up with high-end paint. To the naked eye, you'd assume a carefully constructed interior to…”
“Really love the graphics and music's good too. While the gameplay per episode is technically very repetitive, it didn't bother me at all. The pacing was good and it was fun deepdiving into each episodic story. Plus I'm…”
“Look man, I was really enjoying the game. Before I go into why I dislike it, lemme share some info on the game + what I liked about it. At first I went into it erroneously thinking it was a puzzle game. But the gameplay…”
22 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“[Review after completing 100% of current content] Follow me here: A landlord’s recently refurbished apartment, fancied up with high-end paint. To the naked eye, you'd assume a carefully constructed interior to…”
“Really love the graphics and music's good too. While the gameplay per episode is technically very repetitive, it didn't bother me at all. The pacing was good and it was fun deepdiving into each episodic story. Plus I'm…”
““To each their own” This game is undoubtedly visually stunning — can tell a lot of effort went into it. The plot was well thought out, the characters were fleshed out, and the stories were crafted to be engaging to read…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Awesome game!! Highly recommend, the story is great, the game is intuitive and silly and the mystery on point! The urban legends mentioned are based on actual ones and is so fun, 100 points!!!!”
“Loved the art, gameplay, and story”
“Untangling the mysteries was very satisfying. I enjoyed the episodic nature of the game, making me feel like I was in one of those anime where several characters are always one step ahead.”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
30 of the 104 reviews raise this · 23 of them still recommend the game.
“[Review after completing 100% of current content] Follow me here: A landlord’s recently refurbished apartment, fancied up with high-end paint. To the naked eye, you'd assume a carefully constructed interior to…”
“This is pretty much "we have ace attorney at home" but is not good enough to even scratch that same itch. I enjoyed the final 30-ish mins of the game but everything else was boring and trivial. Localization was also…”
“Really love the graphics and music's good too. While the gameplay per episode is technically very repetitive, it didn't bother me at all. The pacing was good and it was fun deepdiving into each episodic story. Plus I'm…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“[Review after completing 100% of current content] Follow me here: A landlord’s recently refurbished apartment, fancied up with high-end paint. To the naked eye, you'd assume a carefully constructed interior to…”
“This is pretty much "we have ace attorney at home" but is not good enough to even scratch that same itch. I enjoyed the final 30-ish mins of the game but everything else was boring and trivial. Localization was also…”
“This game was so wonderful until literally the ending credits. A fun mystery game, only to have the final reveal be made DURING THE CREDITS, when the player can do nothing about it, and it be such a harmful trope that…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Urban Myth Dissolution Center is extremely well-polished. It has phenomenal pixel art, excellent music and great localisation. The core mystery is an interesting one, too. There's a bit of social commentary about the…”
“This game is PEAK! Fantastic mystery you done it type game that will keep you guessing with every step of the way. This game is not very difficult when it comes to the actual mystery gameplay which may be a negative to…”
“Jasmine my beloved This game is pretty short, the puzzles are easy if you pay attention at all, and I enjoyed the twist at the end. The art is what got me to buy this game and it didn't disappoint. There's enough horror…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This is pretty much "we have ace attorney at home" but is not good enough to even scratch that same itch. I enjoyed the final 30-ish mins of the game but everything else was boring and trivial. Localization was also…”
“Everything else about the game is just beautiful. World-building, art, music, characters it's all beautiful and leaves me wanting more, but there are 3 main pain points that may drive people away from the game: - The…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 87.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“This game has a fascinating take on cancel culture and punitive justice and it revels and it rolls in its own hypocrisy. It gives you faces to the ones you don't see behind the screens. You see their lives and their families and you see their humanity. It also gives you villainy…”
— a player, Steam review · 48 hrs played“You're Detective Conan but with schizophrenia. Loved every second of it.”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played“In comparison to other mysteries and detective game, the gameplay loop itself is repetitive, yet the plotline is engaging to an odd degree that I love to watch. It's like Japanese Scooby Doo Movie as a game, and you take a guess of who did it. The art style and soundtrack are my…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Urban Myth Dissolution Center × SILENT HILL f Collaboration, Available Now
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Please Vote for “Steam Award 2025”!
Thank you always for your support for “Urban Myth Dissolution Center”!The winners of the newly launched “Steam Award 2025” will be determined by user votes.If you enjoyed the game, we would be truly g
Urban Myth Dissolution Center won the "Excellence Award" of the Japan Game Award
Thank you so much for playing Urban Myth Dissolution Center! We’re proud to share that, thanks to your incredible support, the game has been honored with the Japan Game Awards 2025 – Excellence Award.
Urban Myth Dissolution Center Now on Sale!
🕯️ The Truth Waits… On Sale! 🕯️The doors of the Urban Myth Disillusion Center creak open once again... but this time, the mysteries come with a chilling discount. For a limited time, UMDC is on sale d
Urban Myth Dissolution Center Ver 1.3.0 Update Details
Thank you for playing Urban Myth Dissolution Center!Today, we’ve released Version 1.3.0 for the Steam version.■ Ver. 1.3.0 Update Details● New FeaturesSelect ChapterYou can now start the game from any
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Visual Novel · Adventure · Singleplayer · Psychological Horror · 2D · Exploration · Mystery · Pixel Graphics · Story Rich · Drama · Well-Written · Text-Based (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Japanese, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Portuguese - Brazil |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 6 |
| Official site | https://shueisha-games.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: windows10 Processor: Intel Core i3 Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 Storage: 2 GB available space VR Support: 未対応