Melvor Idle 2: A RuneScape Adventure

Melvor Idle 2: A RuneScape Adventure is a single-player RPG in which you develop skills and link resources together. Many actions run automatically, even while you are not actively playing. Besides gathering and crafting, there are fights against monsters, dungeons and story-driven quests.

Melvor Idle 2 launches in Early Access on Steam on November 17, 2026. The free demo was already playable during the Steam Next Fest in October. Existing demo saves can be carried over at launch.

Early Access starts on PC with support for Windows, macOS and Linux. A later mobile version is planned but is not yet part of the PC release. Synced saves for PC and mobile devices are announced as a long-term feature.

Instead of steering a character directly through an open world, you plan actions in menus. Woodcutting provides materials for processing, crafting and equipment. Skills affect each other, so long-term workflows can be built up. Equipment and training decisions determine which enemies you can handle.

Games by Malcs plans new skills, additional game mechanics and later expansions. DLCs are also meant to raise the maximum skill level and add new game content. Expansion will happen during and after Early Access.

On Windows, Steam lists a minimum of an SSE2-capable processor, 1 GB RAM, integrated graphics and 2 GB of free storage. 2 GB RAM and 4 GB storage are recommended. macOS and Linux are also supported.

A total of 29 skills have been announced for Melvor Idle 2, five more than in the first game. These include woodcutting, smithing, cooking, farming, ranged, melee and magic, among others. Each skill has its own progress levels and provides benefits for other tasks.

The mastery system is being redesigned as Mastery Guilds. It also includes combat skills and allows additional progress beyond individual skill levels. At Early Access launch, further mastery ranks are planned compared to the demo.

The quests explore the story of Melvor and combine narrative with skill tasks and special enemies. The second act of the main story is added at Early Access launch. According to the developer, it should be around three times as extensive as Act 1.

For combat, you set your equipment, skills and attack style. Melee, ranged and magic face different enemy stats, so preparation decides victory or defeat. Reworked combat mechanics as well as additional monsters and bosses expand on the predecessor's possibilities.

A mod manager is planned for Melvor Idle 2. Custom extensions are meant to be integrated via the built-in management. The Codex is also meant to be able to show information about content from mods.

Skills can keep running while you are away from the screen. On your next launch, the game shows the results of the time in between. An event log is meant to collect important progress and notifications.

The bank serves as storage for resources and items. Planned features include placeholders, labelable sections, item markers and multiple equipment sets, among others. With the Codex you can check where items come from and what they are used for.

The sequel adds different game modes for various challenges. In addition, an adjustable day-night cycle and weather effects are part of the presentation. The new modes change the approach without giving up the core skill system.

Saves from the demo are kept when switching to Early Access. If needed, Games by Malcs recommends a local backup via the corresponding function in the character menu. Melvor Cloud can also back up saves.

For November 17, the studio has announced three additional skills compared to the demo: Astrology, Herblore and Agility. Also included are a level cap of 99, more than 1,800 items, over 150 monsters, around 25 pets and new mastery ranks.

The Steam version offers an English user interface. Jagex supports Games by Malcs with localization and release on other platforms.