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The Melty Way
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You move, you melt. You are a liquid-simulated slime where every move costs you a piece of yourself. Spend your mass to slide, shrink, and dash through pixel-perfect hazards in this challenging precision platformer where size management is critical and your only resource is your own body.

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Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“The Melty Way is nearly feature and content complete! However, we believe that the best games are made with the community and want to use Early Access to gather player feedback, fix any remaining bugs, fine-tune the balancing, and polish the experience to a slimy mirror shine.

While Early Access already includes all planned content and is fully playable from start to finish, we want your input to help us push it from “great” to “legendary”!”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We are aiming for a short Early Access period of around 1-2 months, focused on tuning and refining. We’ll be actively collecting feedback, addressing bugs, and making quality of life improvements throughout the period.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The full release will feature:

- Quality-of-life updates driven by community feedback
- Tighter gameplay balancing and polish
- Bug fixes and optimization
- Possibly even a few secret surprises, if time allows 😉”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The entire game is playable and content-complete. We’re currently deep in internal and external playtesting, squashing bugs, smoothing out rough edges, and pushing toward a high level of slimy polish.
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Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“No - the price will remain the same at and after 1.0 launch.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We’re improving and building The Melty Way with our players and community via Steam Forums and our Discord (see link in side bar). Your feedback will directly help us improve our game and smooth out any rough edges.”
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Planned Release Date: 2026

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About This Game

You are a liquid-simulated slime where every move costs you a piece of yourself. To reach The Melty Way, you must master slime physics and constantly rebalance your mass, sacrificing resilience for agility and back again.

Your body is your only resource. Every pixel you move is a pixel left behind.

Shrink to squeeze through tight tunnels and gain explosive speed to clear impossible gaps.
Grow to gain the weight needed to manipulate the environment and survive punishing hazards.

Masocore challenges where success means “Mastering the Melt” and executing pixel-perfect precision across levels designed to push your reflexes, AND your mind, to the limit.

Discover new mechanics on your journey that reshape how each trial is overcome. From movement to environmental interactions, every biome introduces new challenges to master. Progress is only made through mastery of every new system.

Intelligent interactions shape every level and hasty decisions can have disastrous consequences. Objects and hazards react dynamically to your actions, forcing you to observe, experiment, and adapt. Success comes from assessing the situation and using your big beautiful brain to stay alive.

 Explore 6 distinct worlds where the environment is as beautiful as it is deadly. Each biome introduces new mechanics that you’ll need to master to overcome the dangers that lie ahead.

Your survival doesn’t have to be colorless. Uncover secret paths and hidden challenges to unlock unique slime colors and skins. Prove your mastery by reclaiming your form in style.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
    • Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD FX-4300
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 / AMD Radeon HD 7750 (1GB VRAM)
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 6 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX compatible
    • VR Support: None
    • Additional Notes: Keyboard and controller supported
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 / Windows 11 (64-bit)
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 280
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 6 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX compatible
    • VR Support: None
    • Additional Notes: Keyboard and controller supported, SSD recommended
    Minimum:
    • OS: macOS 10.13 High Sierra
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 or Apple M1 (Intel & Apple Silicon supported)
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Metal-capable GPU
    • Storage: 6 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Integrated
    • Additional Notes: Keyboard and controller supported, Universal build (Intel & Apple Silicon)
    Recommended:
    • OS: macOS 11 Big Sur or later
    • Processor: Apple M1 / Intel Core i5 or better
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Metal-capable GPU
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 6 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Integrated
    • Additional Notes: Keyboard and controller supported, Universal build (Intel & Apple Silicon), SSD recommended
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (or equivalent)
    • Processor: Intel Core i3 / AMD equivalent
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.2+ compatible GPU (1GB VRAM)
    • Storage: 6 GB available space
    • Sound Card: ALSA compatible
    • VR Support: None
    • Additional Notes: Tested on SteamOS / Proton
    Recommended:
    • OS: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (or equivalent)
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 3 or better
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Dedicated GPU with 2GB VRAM
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 6 GB available space
    • Sound Card: ALSA compatible
    • VR Support: None
    • Additional Notes: Tested on SteamOS / Proton, SSD recommended
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