Dissembler

Dissembler

Steam Deck · unrated

Ian MacLarty · Indie · Feb 21, 2018

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $4.99. It has been as low as $0.99.

91%
Very Positive
117 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Difficulty: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 63 sampled reviews

Based on 117 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 63 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
86% of themes are praise14% are divided0% are caveats
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
Luckily, as the the new mechanics are introduced, difficulty actually goes down, which allows for more interesting and satisfying challenges that explore those mechanics.
12 of 63 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
if I had to criticize something, I'd mention the lack of volume sliders, a pet peeve of mine and a common omission in games like this, and the level select screen could be bigger and could utilize the mouse wheel for scrolling, but it's not a huge deal. the music's fine and I liked the click-clack sound effects, and there's also windowed mode with a resizable window and colorblind mode, which I tried out of curiosity and it actually made infinite mode with a lot of tiles within tiles a bit easier on my eyes.
8 of 63 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
luckily, you can play more than one level at a time here, which I prefer even if they sort of build on each other by introducing new mechanics from time to time. what's even better is the number of 'active' levels aren't limited to, say, 3, but if you solve one, it unlocks the next 3, so technically you can unlock all the levels by solving every third. or use the 'unlock all' function in the menu, which took me by surprise, to be honest, but I'm all for providing more options, no matter if they make the game more or less difficult, as long as they're optional, no problem.
6 of 63 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay Personally, I didn’t find the game to be particularly engaging.
6 of 63 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Writing The game is abstract, just puzzles to solve.
5 of 63 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
a minimalistic puzzle game where you have to match 3 or more of the same color or pattern by switching them around and clear all the tiles. might sound boring or 'not this again' but I found playing it a lot of fun even with several similar games under my belt, mostly because the visuals are very pleasant and it's really quick and responsive. the game loads fast, takes you immediately to the current level and moving pieces can be as fast or slow as you want by holding the mouse button.
3 of 63 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Difficulty12 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Gameplay6 reviews
Story and characters5 reviews
Graphics3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Accessibility3 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $4.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
4
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.