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Melvor Idle

Games by Malcs · Jagex Ltd · 2021-11-18

SteamEpic Games Store

AdventureCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Nov 19, 2021 (Web browser), Nov 19, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 19, 2021 (iOS), Nov 19, 2021 (Linux), Nov 19, 2021 (Android), Nov 19, 2021 (Mac)

Inspired by RuneScape, Melvor Idle takes the core of what makes an adventure game so addictive and strips it down to its purest form! This is a feature-rich, idle/incremental game combining a distinctly familiar feel with a fresh gameplay experience. Maxing 20+ skills has never been more zen.

Melvor Idle is an Adventure, Casual, Indie, and RPG game released in 2021, priced at $9.99, with an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (90% of 16213 reviews).

4,257
playing now
90%
positive of 16k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
78/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

4,257 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Melvor Idle trailer thumbnail

Melvor Idle v1.0 is coming 18 November, 2021!

≈11,437 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 4,257 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 678 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~85/week).
  • · Review velocity down 31% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 28,692 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 327k–735k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,326 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.80 at Gamer Thor (2025-10-30)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 80 of 111 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.4k1.4k20202026Week of 2020-11-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 473 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,449 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 477 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 351 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 515 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 420 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 331 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 246 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 424 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 24 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4.8k2.8k2026-09-14 20:00 — 3,139 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 3,614 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 4,243 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 3,199 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 3,655 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 3,965 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 3,305 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 3,357 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 3,623 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 3,567 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 3,009 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 3,626 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 3,896 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 2,849 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 3,718 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 4,446 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 3,174 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 3,917 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 4,821 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 3,343 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 4,076 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 4,602 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 3,399 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 4,257 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
7.4k1.2kNov 2020Aug 2026Nov 2020 — avg 1,201 · peak 1,462Jan 2021 — avg 1,702 · peak 2,012Mar 2021 — avg 2,060 · peak 2,488May 2021 — avg 1,772 · peak 2,130Jul 2021 — avg 3,270 · peak 4,238Sep 2021 — avg 2,523 · peak 3,815Nov 2021 — avg 4,812 · peak 9,202Jan 2022 — avg 6,125 · peak 7,198Mar 2022 — avg 3,795 · peak 4,412May 2022 — avg 3,958 · peak 4,796Jul 2022 — avg 4,081 · peak 4,804Sep 2022 — avg 3,456 · peak 4,084Nov 2022 — avg 7,403 · peak 9,912Jan 2023 — avg 5,669 · peak 6,918Mar 2023 — avg 5,040 · peak 6,798May 2023 — avg 4,545 · peak 5,717Jul 2023 — avg 4,488 · peak 5,402Sep 2023 — avg 6,580 · peak 9,508Nov 2023 — avg 5,853 · peak 7,530Jan 2024 — avg 5,910 · peak 7,418Mar 2024 — avg 5,249 · peak 6,825May 2024 — avg 4,584 · peak 5,717Jul 2024 — avg 5,689 · peak 7,148Sep 2024 — avg 4,410 · peak 5,478Nov 2024 — avg 4,060 · peak 4,959Jan 2025 — avg 4,290 · peak 5,152Mar 2025 — avg 5,348 · peak 6,777May 2025 — avg 5,287 · peak 7,305Jul 2025 — avg 4,429 · peak 5,497Sep 2025 — avg 3,630 · peak 4,729Nov 2025 — avg 3,335 · peak 4,083Jan 2026 — avg 3,690 · peak 4,518Mar 2026 — avg 3,196 · peak 3,993May 2026 — avg 2,864 · peak 3,510Jul 2026 — avg 3,369 · peak 4,389Aug 2026 — avg 3,712 · peak 5,758
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
22222026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 22 new positive2026-09-21: 7 new negative2026-09-22: 2 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 5 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 3 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 3 new positive2026-09-28: 5 new positive2026-09-29: 6 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 1 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new positive2026-10-02: 3 new negative2026-10-03: 2 new positive2026-10-04: 4 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new negative2026-10-06: 2 new positive2026-10-08: 1 new positive2026-10-09: 3 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new negative2026-10-10: 2 new positive2026-10-10: 2 new negative2026-10-11: 1 new positive2026-10-11: 2 new negative2026-10-12: 5 new positive2026-10-13: 10 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 2 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$1.802020-11-202026-08-232020-11-20 — best price $7.492022-01-04 — best price $9.992022-11-29 — best price $9.992023-05-08 — best price $4.992023-07-24 — best price $8.982023-09-01 — best price $9.992023-10-21 — best price $8.992023-12-05 — best price $8.472024-01-09 — best price $3.962024-02-21 — best price $4.162024-03-30 — best price $4.992024-05-05 — best price $8.462024-06-04 — best price $8.462024-06-29 — best price $5.002024-08-01 — best price $8.322024-09-19 — best price $9.992024-11-22 — best price $4.002024-12-07 — best price $8.872024-12-26 — best price $4.192025-01-30 — best price $5.002025-03-01 — best price $4.882025-03-25 — best price $7.652025-05-22 — best price $3.742025-06-27 — best price $5.002025-07-28 — best price $9.992025-08-21 — best price $5.002025-09-27 — best price $5.002025-10-20 — best price $4.952025-11-09 — best price $7.932025-11-29 — best price $9.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-02-18 — best price $4.452026-04-23 — best price $4.662026-07-15 — best price $9.892026-08-21 — best price $7.652026-08-23 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

302026-09-30 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 20:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
98.2%
earned "The Beginning"
18.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing3 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese…

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2022-10-20, latest 2024-06-13 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)21,9663%86

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGIdlerIndieMagicCasualMiningCartoonFantasyColorful

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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