RuneScape progression without the clicking
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“It's OSRS but without having to click around to move a character or lose your account to someone promising to trim your armor.”
Steam review · 357.3 h played ↗
Melvor Idle
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%Games by Malcs2021Idler · RPG · Casual
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A deep, RuneScape-style skilling idler with no microtransactions and mobile cloud sync. Skip it if you want offline play, sound or flashy presentation, or if you're sensitive to save and login problems.
Great for
RuneScape/OSRS fans and number-goes-up players who like checking in briefly while working
Main risk
Needing the game's servers or cloud login, with reports of lost saves and launch failures
What changed in the last 30 days
37 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews cite the game needing an internet connection, broken cloud saves and a bug stopping the game from closing. Likely tied to the pending sequel, but the sample is small.
37 recent reviews
What players love
Great for background play and short check-ins
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I can take a short break, check my progress, sell a few items, start another craft, manage my farm, and go back to work after a few minutes break”
Steam review · 152.7 h played ↗
Mobile app with cloud sync included
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“you can play same save on PC, phone and web browser, cloud save works like a charm, your mods are synced seamlessly.”
Steam review · 235.7 h played ↗
Mods and 24-hour offline progress
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The cherry on top are the mods available for the current version. Plenty of QOL to add as well as additional skills and complexity.”
Steam review · 158.6 h played ↗
Surprising depth and interconnected skills
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Melvor Idle might be the idle game with most depth that I have played so far.”
Steam review · 119.7 h played ↗
No microtransactions or pay-to-win
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“No Pay-to-win, no pay-to-skip, no pay-to-progress faster and all other buIIshit that's festering in other idle games.”
Steam review · 235.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Won't close, crashes or fails to launch
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“having a bug that prevents the game from closing and having to force close steam everytime just to get the game to shutdown is completely inexcusable.”
Steam review · 185.4 h played ↗
Confusing UI, weak tutorial, wiki required
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Tutorial is utter trash. Doesn't teach you how to play at all.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Dull, spreadsheet-like presentation with no sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The dead silence and lack of feedback from anything clicked on or completed just killed it for me.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Requires servers and an online login
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“I just found out that if I don't have an internet connection the game won't launch. What is this absurdity ?”
Steam review · 354.3 h played ↗
Lost saves and broken cloud sync
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Lost nearly all my Progress because it doesnt want to load my Cloud Save and always takes the Local one.”
Steam review · 8.5 h played ↗
Blocked or unplayable in some regions
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“Unfortunately, it requires a VPN to play. It won't open if you are in a region with strict firewalls.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable200 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 and later are supported, older operating systems are not supported (and do not work)
ProcessorAn Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that's SSE2 capable
Memory512 MB RAM
GraphicsIntel Integrated Graphics
Storage200 MB available space
OSWindows 7 and later are supported, older operating systems are not supported (and do not work)
ProcessorAn Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that's SSE2 capable
Memory512 MB RAM
GraphicsIntel Integrated Graphics
Storage200 MB available space
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