Melvor Idle 2 enters Steam Early Access on November 17, 2026, at approximately 10:00 UTC. The demo is scheduled to be removed about an hour earlier. Demo saves carry over, so a new character is not required.
Launch times
| Region | Approximate launch |
|---|---|
| UTC | November 17, 10:00 |
| US Eastern | November 17, 05:00 EST |
| US Pacific | November 17, 02:00 PST |
| Central Europe | November 17, 11:00 CET |
| Eastern Australia | November 17, 21:00 AEDT |
Keep the demo save
Melvor Cloud transfers the save automatically. Offline players can continue on the same device. To keep a separate backup, open the save menu, choose Copy save string and paste the string into a local text file.
The October announcement also describes the character-select gear menu’s Copy save string to clipboard control. Keep that backup outside the game rather than overwriting it with an empty or newly created character.
Confirmed Early Access additions
Astrology, Herblore and Agility open beyond the demo. The launch adds content through level 99, four more Mastery Guild ranks and Act 2 of the main story. These additions change which cross-skill bonuses are available, so a demo route stopping at level 60 is not a complete launch progression route.
The November 12 announcement describes Astrology as a source of permanent bonuses, Herblore as potion production and Agility as techniques, new content and utility equipment. It also announces early-game money-making buffs and improved equipment comparisons.
What changes for an existing character
Demo progress is retained. An optional reset-to-level-60 control is announced for players who accumulated excess XP. It is an option for reducing that overlevelled progress, not a requirement for save compatibility.
The developers also announce a skill-level sidebar option and further balance details in launch-day patch notes. Check those notes before continuing a demo farming method purely because it previously gave unusually high rewards.
Mobile release
The November 17 launch is Steam only. Android and iOS versions are planned for 2027. Owning a demo save does not make the mobile version available on the Steam launch date.
The playable demo has already received 0.11.4 fixes. Those fixes are separate from the announced November 17 balance and content changes. Demo money-making anecdotes should not be treated as a launch GP ranking.
Sources
- November 12 launch instructionsApproximate release time, demo removal, save transfer, mobile timing and announced changes.
- October 29 content announcementEarly Access skills, level 99 content, extra guild ranks and Act 2.
