A spectacular achievement.

Whether you're a fan of OSRS or not, Melvor Idle is a brilliant standalone experience with plenty of content, fresh ideas for veterans of the MMO, & hundreds if not thousands of hours of fun to be had. It takes what makes MMO leveling fun, strips away the RSI inducing elements (no tick granite mining \o\), & leaves you instead with an experience that's more about planning & goal-setting rather than the amount of time spent clicking. With a maximum offline progression time of 18 hours, you needn't log in more than twice a day to find yourself at near maximum efficiency.

Presentation is crisp, with a smooth, modern UI bringing everything together nicely, even if it might be a little too much to take in at once - even if you're knowledgeable about the source material. The tutorial is a bit lacklustre, but it shouldn't hold you back too much.

As with all games of this nature, there are more efficient ways to do things that can undoubtedly be found with a bit of Google-fu, but in my experience, the game is a whole lot more rewarding when you go about things your own way. You can have several characters at once, so taking a new character into a different game mode with the knowledge you've built up over time will lead to faster progression naturally.

With it's strong presentation, more than a thousand items, hundreds of monsters, dozens of dungeons, & a hell of a lot more on the way thanks to a cheap expansion planned later in the year, Melvor Idle is simply unbeatable in the idler RPG space. It has its nuances & its quirks, but for OSRS fans & newbies alike, there's a hell of a lot to love here.

A spectacular achievement. Whether you're a fan of OSRS or not, Melvor Idle is a brilliant standalone experience with plenty of content, fresh ideas for veterans of the MMO, & hundreds if not thousands of hours of fun to be had. It takes what makes MMO leveling fun, strips away the RSI inducing elements (no tick granite mining \o\), & leaves you instead with an experience that's more about planning & goal-setting rather than the amount of time spent clicking. With a maximum offline progression time of 18 hours, you needn't log in more than twice a day to find yourself at near maximum efficiency. Presentation is crisp, with a smooth, modern UI bringing everything together nicely, even if it might be a little too much to take in at once - even if you're knowledgeable about the source material. The tutorial is a bit lacklustre, but it shouldn't hold you back too much. As with all games of this nature, there are more efficient ways to do things that can undoubtedly be found with a bit of Google-fu, but in my experience, the game is a whole lot more rewarding when you go about things your own way. You can have several characters at once, so taking a new character into a different game mode with the knowledge you've built up over time will lead to faster progression naturally. With it's strong presentation, more than a thousand items, hundreds of monsters, dozens of dungeons, & a hell of a lot more on the way thanks to a cheap expansion planned later in the year, Melvor Idle is simply unbeatable in the idler RPG space. It has its nuances & its quirks, but for OSRS fans & newbies alike, there's a hell of a lot to love here.