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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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.

Inside The Melty Way Demo:

– Finish the full tutorial
– Conquer the first biome
– Master Medium and Small sizes
– Unlock a hidden slime color
– Encounter mysterious companions

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: Keyboard and controller supported, Tested on SteamOS / Proton, SSD recommended

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