Games like Melvor Idle: a free one in your browser
If you like Melvor Idle, you like the loop: pick a skill, let it run, turn what you gather into gear, and come back to more than you left. DragonScape Idle is that loop, free, in a browser tab, with no paid version.
Play free nowWhat is the same
- Single-player skilling. Gathering, production and combat skills, each from level 1 to 99 and beyond, feeding into each other.
- Offline time is simulated. Like Melvor, the game replays the time you were away instead of paying a flat bonus. Offline time can finish a quest step or drop a rare item.
- A combat triangle. Melee, Ranged and Magic each beat one style and lose to another.
- Dungeons, quests and pets to work toward, and skill guilds with an endgame chain and a Skill Cape each.
What is different
| DragonScape Idle | Melvor Idle | |
|---|---|---|
| In a browser | Yes, the whole game | Yes, as a free demo |
| Price | Free, nothing to buy | $9.99 one time, plus three $4.99 expansions |
| Account needed | No | No |
| Level cap | None at 99, levels keep going | 99, raised to 120 by expansions |
| Offline cap | 12h, up to 24h with upgrades | 24h |
| Mobile | Android app on Google Play, and any phone browser | iOS and Android apps |
Melvor facts checked 21 September 2026 on Melvor's own wiki and Steam page. Sources and more games are on the full comparison.
Where Melvor is ahead
Melvor Idle is bigger, older and more polished, with a studio behind it. The full game has more skills, levels go to 120 with the expansions, and it has real mobile apps. DragonScape Idle is made by one developer, is in open beta, and its item and monster icons are AI-generated images. If you want the deepest game in the genre and do not mind paying, Melvor is a great choice.
Open beta progress does not carry over. At the global launch every DragonScape Idle account starts again from zero, so new and old players begin on the same day. Your beta play builds a gem reward that is paid out on launch day, and accounts created before launch keep a permanent Open Beta banner. The reward needs a Google or email sign-in. The Global Launch guide has the details.
If you came from RuneScape
Many Melvor players found it because they liked RuneScape's skilling and wanted it without the clicking. DragonScape Idle is for the same player: skills to 99, gear you make yourself, rare drops, and progress while you are away. It is its own game with its own world, items and art, and it is single-player, so there is no trading or PvP.
Why try this one
Because the browser version is the whole game and it costs nothing. There is no demo wall, no token shop and no advertising. You can be playing in one click without an account, and sign in later if you want the same save on your phone and your computer. Every drop rate and XP value is public on the wiki, generated from the game's own data.
And Melvor Idle 2?
Melvor Idle 2 is a new game from the same team, coming to Steam. A free demo has been out since 19 October 2026, and the store page lists the full game for 2026 without a day. If the demo left you wanting more skilling in the meantime, DragonScape Idle is a separate game you can play in full today, free, in a browser or on Android.
Melvor Idle 2 status checked 26 October 2026 on its Steam store page.
Questions
Is there a free game like Melvor Idle?
Yes. DragonScape Idle is a free single-player skilling RPG that runs in a browser tab and on Android. The browser version is the whole game, with no paid version, no ads and nothing to buy.
Does it simulate offline progress like Melvor Idle?
Yes. When you come back it replays the time you were away with the same actions and drop rolls, for up to 12 hours to start and up to 24 hours with permanent upgrades.
Is it made by the Melvor Idle developers?
No. It is an independent game made by one developer and is not affiliated with Melvor Idle, RuneScape or Jagex.
Play free nowDragonScape Idle is an independent game. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to RuneScape, Jagex or Melvor Idle.
