Melvor Idle

RuneScape-inspired idle RPG built around interconnected skills and combat

Games by Malcs · Published by Jagex Ltd · Released Nov 18, 2021

Reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 16K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 105 in 30 days
Playing now: 3,652; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 year ago; Jan 22, 2025

What is Melvor Idle?

A 2D single-player idle RPG set in a fantasy world. You train interconnected gathering, crafting, and combat skills, manage items, fight monsters and bosses, clear dungeons, and continue making progress while offline.

For you if...

+you enjoy long-term, numbers-driven idle progression
+you like planning resources, skill synergies, and boss fights
+you prefer brief check-ins over constant attention

Not for you if...

−you dislike waiting on progress bars and repetitive grinding
−you want active exploration or a guided story

What players say

90% of 16,242 reviews are positive · 85% of 105 in the last 30 days

Players praise its depth, short play sessions, and combat that rewards preparation. Recent complaints focus on required server access blocking play during outages, along with save-data problems and lost progress.

Screenshots and trailer

Melvor Idle system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 and later are supported, older operating systems are not supported (and do not work)
Processor: An Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that's SSE2 capable
Graphics: Intel Integrated Graphics
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Storage: 200 MB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 86
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.