Runescape developer Jagex's publishing division has selected a promising indie title for it's Jagex Partners label which makes Melvor Idle an indie no longer. It's an idler game that's similar to games such as Clicker Heroes or Idle Champions of RS Gold the Forgotten Realms, made its debut on Steam last year and wears its roots from Jagex's most popular game Runescape with pride.
Melvor Idle is a detailed, multi-track idle game that is a bid to reinvent "the fundamental elements from the RuneScape franchise in a way that can be played at a leisurely pace," says the publisher. It's a very loaded with features idle game that has a lot of items to develop and improve, as well as an emphasis on zero quality mechanics, which require a restart.
Jagex evidently became aware of the project in early 2020. It was also evident that a large portion of the staff at the publisher loved it even before the launch. Steam launch in the month of October that year. As you can imagine, the company is quite pleased to have a connection to the creators who created one of their most popular games. "Being being able to collaborate together with Jagex for this project directly has been a dream realized," said Brendan Malcolm who is the sole creator who is behind Melvor Idle studio Games by Malcs.
Malcolm posted a lengthy Q&A to the game's Reddit community, which made it clear that he'd retain complete creative control in the future in the future, and also that its single purchase monetization model wouldn't change. Jagex claimed that it was the only company with "no desire" to alter anything regarding Melvor Idle. The agreement for Buy RS Gold publishing will include Jagex as the sole provider of localisation, marketing, tech support, and QA of Melvor Idle.