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About the Game
A deep idle RPG inspired by RuneScape that rewards patient, click-friendly progression across more than twenty skills.
Melvor Idle is an idle and incremental game that blends adventure, casual play and RPG systems. Developed by Games by Malcs and published by Jagex Ltd, it takes its inspiration from RuneScape and tries to distill what makes adventure games so compulsive into a purer form. The store description emphasizes that you can master its RuneScape-style skills with nothing more than a mouse or a finger, so the experience is built around setting goals and letting progress build over time.
The heart of the game is skill training. Woodcutting, smithing, cooking and farming sit alongside combat, and every skill has a use that interacts with the others, so the effort you put into one can benefit the rest. Combat covers melee, ranged and magic approaches against more than 100 monsters, and you can tackle dungeons and bosses that have recently turned savage. Deciding which path to prioritize is a big part of the strategy.
The world of Melvor has a backstory you can explore as you go, though the description focuses more on mechanics than plot. What stands out most is the breadth of the systems: more than 20 skills in total, eight dedicated combat skills, fifteen non-combat skills with their own mechanics, more than 1,100 items to find and use, and over 40 pets to collect. An integrated bank and inventory system ties much of this together.
The game leans fully into its idle roots. Offline progress, cloud saves that work across platforms and continual updates that expand the adventure over time all support a relaxed approach to play. Because the game needs an internet connection to run, expect to stay online while you play.
Feature Highlights
- You can train more than 20 skills to their highest levels, covering gathering, crafting, cooking, farming and combat.
- Eight dedicated combat skills let you fight over 100 monsters using melee, ranged or magic approaches.
- Skills are designed to interact with each other, so investment in one skill can benefit others.
- An integrated bank and inventory system works alongside more than 1,100 items to discover and use.
- Offline progress and cloud saves with cross-platform support let you pick up where you left off.
- More than 40 collectible pets and ongoing updates keep the adventure expanding over time.
Who It Is (and Is Not) For
Recommended For
Melvor Idle suits players who enjoy RuneScape-style skilling and want a relaxed idle game with real depth. It is built to appeal to both longtime fans and newcomers, so it can also work as a gentle way into adventure-style systems. Anyone who enjoys watching progress climb while working toward long-term goals will likely feel at home.
Not Recommended For
Players who want fast reflexes, twitchy action or a heavily plot-driven story should look elsewhere, since the game is built around goal-setting and passive progression. It is also a poor fit for anyone who needs to play without an internet connection, because the game requires one.
What the Steam Reviews Say
Melvor Idle holds a Very Positive rating on Steam, with about 90% of its reviews positive. That is a strong score, and the review count runs to tens of thousands of reviews, so the rating carries real weight.
On Steam, a Very Positive label generally means the large majority of players have had a good experience, though it cannot tell you whether the game suits your particular taste. Because the review pool is large, the score is more stable than it would be for a game with only a small number of reviews. Reading recent reviews on the Steam page is a good way to see whether opinions about current updates still match the overall rating.
Price History & Historical Low
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| Date | Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | NT$188 | — |
| 2026-08-24 | NT$188 | — |
| 2026-08-17 | NT$75 | -60% |
All prices in this section are Taiwan Steam store prices in NT$. Melvor Idle currently sells for NT$ 188, which is also its regular price, and it is not on a tracked discount right now. Our price record is still short, so treat any verdict here as tentative.
The lowest price we recorded was NT$ 75, seen in mid-August 2026, which works out to a deepest discount of 60 percent from the NT$ 188 regular price. Discounts have shown up often in our record, and the game has not been free to keep at any point we have tracked.
Whether now is a good time depends on your patience. The game has been discounted often and deeply, so waiting for a sale may pay off, but our record is too short to predict when the next one will arrive. If you want it immediately at full price, its strong Very Positive rating means you are buying a well-reviewed title.
Analysis written 10/27/2026 from our recorded prices; the chart above is live. Taiwan-region Steam prices.
How to Buy
- Open the Melvor Idle page on the Steam store and check the current price of NT$ 188 in Taiwan dollars.
- Click the purchase option to buy the game now, or add it to your wishlist if you would rather wait.
- Turn on Steam's wishlist sale notifications so you hear about discounts as soon as they start.
- Watch for a sale and buy the game when the price suits your budget.
- Check back here for the price trend before you decide.
Things to Know
Melvor Idle supports Traditional Chinese, and English is also among its supported languages, according to its Steam language list. The game carries no adult content flag, and the store description states that it contains no in-game purchases. Prices shown here are Taiwan-region Steam prices in NT$ and may differ in other regions or currencies. Free and discount promotions can end at any time, so check the official Steam page before you buy.
