Dissolution

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Dissolution is a single player and multiplayer open world role playing shooter game with violence and science fiction themes. It was developed by Garage Studios and was released on December 13, 2018. It received neutral reviews from players.

Humanity is facing an extinction event of unprecedented scale. The artificial intelligence that we’ve created has gone rogue and overthrown us. In a desperate bid to destroy the AI, humanity utilized orbital weapons to obliterate the earth. The remnants of mankind are scattered across the solar system. It is up to you to rebuild order and civilization.

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54%Audience ScoreBased on 124 reviews

graphics11 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

The game has impressive graphics and visual effects, especially for an alpha/pre-alpha state.
The developers are active and engaged, continuously working on updates, bug fixes, and community feedback.
The game offers unique gameplay elements like a combination of FPS and spaceship combat with a sci-fi theme and blockchain integration.

The game is in an early alpha/pre-alpha state with many bugs, poor optimization, and clunky controls, making the current experience frustrating.
There is a lack of clear objectives, tutorials, or guidance, leaving players confused about gameplay and game modes.
Very low player population and issues with multiplayer such as the absence of servers or playable matches, leading to a feeling of abandonment and emptiness.

graphics
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game boasts impressive, high-quality graphics with detailed environments and strong artistic design that many compare to triple-A standards, enhanced by the Unreal Engine's capabilities at 4K resolution. However, some users note limitations in graphic settings usability and lack of unique visual elements, while overall optimization and level detail receive praise despite the game's current early-access status.
- “The technical side of things was passable for an alpha; there's still a reasonable array of graphics tweaks and the game looks reasonable enough in 4K thanks to the reliable Unreal Engine.”
- “Let me tell you something about this game: in the time I have played it, it is beautiful. Artistically, it's AAA material. The graphics are insane, with incredible attention to detail and realism. The creators deserve funding from a big company to bring this game to life. On graphics alone, this game is incredible. If ray tracing worked, I would be amazed at how good it would look.”
- “+ Really good graphics, optimization, and level of detail, architecture, level design.”
- “Can't actually select graphics options; you have to cycle through them in a preset order. Right click does not cycle to the previous setting, forcing you to go to higher settings before you can select lower ones.”
- “While this works fine for people who want to turn up the graphics, those who want to lower them are going to stutter through the buttons as the graphics keep improving - and if you want to lower the settings, chances are you're already getting a choppy experience.”
- “Now those are the graphics, the big pro to this game. But gameplay-wise, the controls feel clunky, and the way the character moves feels too realistic—it's supposed to be smooth, not like I'm moving like a rock in space.”
gameplay
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Gameplay offers a unique weight and flight mechanic that some find innovative but others describe as clunky and overly realistic, causing unrefined control and movement. While combat and core mechanics are still developing, the gameplay currently lacks variety and clear objectives, leading to limited engagement beyond exploration. Despite these issues, many appreciate the game's artistic vision and potential, especially if expanded with modes like single-player campaigns or bot/custom matches.
- “The weight mechanic in a game style like this seems unique to me, as I have never seen it used.”
- “The core game mechanics for on planet/station battle is being fleshed out right now, which is perfectly fine.”
- “This is looking like it could be really fun. Brembo has good game mechanics with an interesting economy system. The more players that play Brembo and contribute to the market will make it even more fun.”
- “Very rough flight mechanics with more of a drift than floating; it didn't feel like my ship was floating in space, more like it was being pulled.”
- “The controls feel clunky; the way the character moves feels too realistic—it's supposed to be smooth, not like I'm moving like a rock in space. I don't see any point to the gameplay other than its artistic view. The game needs better gameplay and possibly a single-player experience to thrive.”
- “There are no other mechanics other than purchasing a gun you cannot use.”
story
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story features a promising sci-fi FPS prologue, but it is notably short and lacking in-depth narrative development. Players find the transition from ground combat to space combat abrupt and poorly introduced, with frustrating controls and difficulty spikes detracting from the experience. Overall, the story feels incomplete and is hindered by punishing gameplay mechanics and minimal in-game backstory.
- “Who doesn't love a good sci-fi story-driven FPS?”
- “The storyline prologue is well done in my opinion, but much too short.”
- “What little parts of the game I could experience, the menu and the intro cinematic for the first part of the story, I can review.”
- “The prologue mission is basically the zombie map with a few NPCs telling you how terrible you are, while you pick up the rear the entire first mission, getting one-shotted through the smallest cracks between objects in the game level by the AI that sees all things at all times.”
- “In other words, the first few missions are ground combat and you immediately get put into space combat with zero intro, terrible ship controls, and within literally less than 5 seconds, you have to avoid missiles and an incoming squadron who don't miss.”
- “No in-game backstory.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users generally find the music cheesy and off-putting, contributing to a negative overall experience along with poor voice acting and excessive cut scenes; however, some note that the background music fits expectations. Improvements in music quality, sound ambiance, and smoother gameplay are suggested.
- “Cheesy music and cheesy voice acting made the game unappealing.”
- “Bad voice and music put me off, combined with too many cut scenes.”
- “The game needs work on music, sound ambiance, and other audio elements.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game experiences noticeable lag and various bugs, particularly in the marketplace, but the developers are highly active and continuously working to improve stability and fix issues.
- “Laggy and very buggy.”
- “Marketplace is buggy.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game runs its menu smoothly but includes unnecessarily long, though skippable, animations when switching sections, which some find awkward. Performance-wise, it is poorly optimized, requiring significantly lowered video settings to maintain stable 60 FPS on a mid-range GPU like the GTX 1060.
- “Poorly optimized; had to reduce video settings to low across the board to get a stable 60 FPS on my 1060 video card.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users found the humor in the game's ragdoll physics, especially when characters reacted humorously and instantly to grenades, enhancing the comedic experience.
- “To see them ragdoll almost instantly from the grenades was hilarious.”