Melody's Escape

Melody's Escape

Steam Deck Verified

Icetesy · Music-Based Procedural Generation · May 20, 2016

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $1.99.

93%
Very Positive
5k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise22% are divided11% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
While still in Early Access, it has almost no technical errors and the developer is extremely active, so I would recommend it to people who enjoy rhythm games, especially people who are looking for a different type of procedurally-generated music gameplay.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The visuals are quite polished and clear, with a striking and elegant aesthetic; they are also easily modded and customised.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The game is a platformer/runner based on the selected music with a healthy mix of modes, from one-button-at-a-time to rapid button combos that alternate between tapping & holding.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Supports Keyboard or Gamepad
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
On the other end of the spectrum there was the initially disappointing Audiosurf 2 (though I hear it's gotten better as of writing this review, the abysmal Rhythm Zone (a now de-listed poor guitar hero clone that doesn't even do that part right and takes 5 minutes to review poorly mapped GH-esque layouts), and...honestly I don't know how to classify Hentai Crush: Love Rhythm since I don't know how it plays and I won't be caught dead playing it, either, but after looking through Steam's catalog to refresh my memory of what Rhythm Games exist on steam, it kind of disturbs me to discover that game exists.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
The colours are rich without being distracting and can be altered both ingame and via a modding interface, and provide lovely implicit feedback for passing obstacles.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Gameplay50 reviews
Graphics45 reviews
Audio28 reviews
Controls27 reviews
Story and characters17 reviews
Interface10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty71 reviews
92%
Performance14 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs6 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
8
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.