About
The Urban Myth Dissolution Center – your one-stop solution for researching and (dis)solving monstrous oddities, cursed relics and dimensional anomalies!
Take on urban myth cases as heroine Azami Fukurai, under the hypervision of Ayumu Meguriya, Level S psyhic and Center Director...
The game takes you through an episodical digital mystery adventure, themed on multiple urban myths that roam the internet, and presented in stunning psychedelic pixel art.
The player takes control of Azami and for the detective legwork, collecting circumstantial evidence and social network posts to unravel the truth behind each urban myth, as well as the hidden pasts of each client, and why they came to encounter each oddity. Dis(solve) each myth and case to discover the resolution, and unexpected consequences, of each episode.
The Urban Myth Dissolution Center is a privately owned institution specializing in the adaptive research (both onsite and online) and collection, as well as psychic divination by Center Director Ayumu Meguriya, of the numerous urban myths that dot the offline and online worlds.
Azami Fukurai
The game's heroine is a newly-hired full-time part-time member of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center's staff. Working the Center's cases inevitably makes anomalies and oddities part of her working day. Is able to see others' intentions and residual thoughts through her glasses.
"Anything to help a friend!"
Ayumu Meguriya
Center Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center, and Level S psychic. Avoids onsite research due to his wheelchair, but can divine oddities' true forms with his clairvoyant abilities.
"Another oddity, seeping through"
Jasmine
Real name: Yasumi Tomarigi. Onsite Operative at the Urban Myth Dissolution Center. Her unmotivated part-timer attitude hides an unexplained wealth of skills including driving, close combat and surveillance ops.
"Who'da thunk, I'm actually serious about this one"
The game depicts multiple urban myths, including the Axeman Under the Bed.
Hakaba-Bunko（ https://twitter.com/hakababunko ）
A game creator team based in Japan, whose core members are long-time aficionados of mystery-themed content. The team creates adventure games and explores innovative forms of pixel art.
Known for their game series, "Makoto Wakaido's Case Files".
Awarded the Shueisha Game Creators CAMP award at Google Play Indie Games Festival 2021 and now working on "Urban Myth Dissolution Center" in close collaboration with Shueisha Games.
[From the Creators]
Do you believe in urban myths? Some of them may be mere rumors, but some might just be true. It's that ambiguity that keeps us coming back. We've tried to recreate that feel for this game itself, aiming to create a game that spreads through word of mouth and lives on in the public mind, beyond individual lives and memories.
Do you enjoy exploring urban myths? Are you good at telling truth from fallacy? The Urban Myth Dissolution Center would love to hear from you! COme join our fun and friendly teaM. Prior ExpeRIence optional. Great welfare perks! Just sHow up and smile! TraiNing sessiOns Widely available.
