Action · December 15, 2022

Melatonin (2022)

trophy14 achievementslocal_offer-50% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend7.0k recommendations
Melatonin is a rhythm game about dreams and reality merging together. It uses animations and sound cues to keep you on beat without any intimidating overlays or interfaces. Harmonize through a variety of dreamy levels containing surprising challenges, hand-drawn art, and vibrant music. Melatonin explores the relationship between the dreams we have when we’re asleep and the experiences we go through when we’re awake, through unique rhythm game levels. Hand-drawn in a colorful and detailed visual style, with music produced to flow hand-in-hand with the gameplay and visuals, you will piece together elements about the main character’s life as you dive deeper and deeper into their dreams at night. Features Discover over 20 dreamy levels spread across 5 chapters, with every level introducing a new song. Unlock a Hard Mode that will truly test your rhythm. Experience Melatonin from a new perspective by unlocking fun level Mashups. Make the rhythm game level of your dreams with an easy to use Level Editor. Use Practice Mode to guide you through each level. Try out plenty of assist features if you’re feeling lost.

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English volume_up
  • French volume_up
  • German volume_up
  • Japanese volume_up
  • Korean volume_up
  • Portuguese - Brazil volume_up
  • Simplified Chinese volume_up
  • Spanish - Latin America volume_up
  • Traditional Chinese volume_up
  • Vietnamese volume_up

Full audio (10)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Spanish - Latin America
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Vietnamese

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Rhythm · 142
  • Indie · 119
  • Cute · 90
  • Hand-drawn · 84
  • Colorful · 75
  • Music · 67
  • Relaxing · 67
  • 2D · 66
  • Singleplayer · 55
  • Action · 54
  • Surreal · 43
  • Cozy · 41
  • Puzzle · 40
  • Great Soundtrack · 30
  • Arcade · 29

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume7.1k Steam reviewsTop 49% in Action
Positive rating95% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 14%
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 88% for session depth among Action

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud

Accessibility

  • Color Alternatives
  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Playable without Timed Input

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Stereo Sound

Other

  • Single-player
  • Keyboard Only Option

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

2h

Current engagement

Achievements

14

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateDec 15, 2022
DeveloperHalf Asleep
Base price$7.49 -50%
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 7.1k reviews

6.8k positive · 355 negative

Curator recommendations

7.0k

Editions & Packages

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