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Melody's Escape
Run, jump and slide to the rhythm of your own music library! In Melody's Escape, advanced audio detection algorithms transcribe the energy that you feel when listening to music into a synchronized gameplay experience, with a captivating and dynamic obstacle course.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“It's a fun relaxing game... at relaxing difficulty. Your mileage may very if you play it at a harder difficulty. It's got simple gameplay mechanics, and an innovative music analyzer. Making any MP3 file an intense escape. I recommend Dec. by PUFFY AmiYumi from their 2001 album…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“I like this better than Audiosurf”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Annoying, useless crap.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Melody's Escape: 10th year anniversary
Hi everyone! Loïc here; It has been a bit more than a decade of escape for Melody, and I would like to take a moment to thank this wonderful community for all these years! The latest game in the franc
Melody's Escape 2 has left Early Access and is now officially released!
ME2, the sequel to Melody's Escape, is now officially released in v1.0, 10 years after the release of the original! ːmeloblueː Melody's Escape 2 vastly improves on the original in every way, with enti
Third-party library upgrade for compatibility
Updated the third-party library "BASS" on Windows and Linux to its latest version, for Steam Deck compatibility.
Melody's Escape 2 is now available in Early Access!
Melody's Escape 2 is now available in Early Access! Run to the rhythm of your own music library! Melody is back, with vastly improved audio analysis algorithms! Check it out here: https://store.steamp
Melody's Escape 2 is releasing on September 30!
Melody's Escape 2 is releasing in a week from now, on Friday September 30 in Early Access on Steam! Make sure to WISHLIST it now if you don't want to miss the release! https://store.steampowered.com/a
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie |
| Player tags | Music-Based Procedural Generation · Rhythm · Character Customization · Colorful · Female Protagonist · Moddable · Stylized · Runner · Side Scroller · 2D · Action · Music (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 8 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.MelodysEscape.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows® XP, Vista, 7, 8 Processor: 1.8Ghz Intel® Core 2 Duo or equivalent Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Intel® HD3000. DirectX 9.0c compatible with shader Model 2.0 support DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 200 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound cards Additional Notes: Supports XInput compatible controllers only