An independent field guide, with the receipts attached.

What this site is

The Melvor Idle 2 Field Guide is an independent, English-language reference for the November 17, 2026 Steam Early Access launch. It covers the confirmed release details, the 25-skill launch roster, the systems that have been publicly described, and the tools that can be built before the game is playable.

It is not a hands-on review. The launch build has not been publicly released at the time of writing, so gameplay claims are tied to official announcements, the Steam listing and official screenshots. When a detail is unknown, the page says so.

How pages are researched

1. Primary sources first. Games by Malcs' news hub, the Steam listing, Steam's app data and Jagex's announcement take priority.
2. Every claim gets a date. Pages carry a “last verified” date and a source list. A fact without a source is removed or marked as unknown.
3. Official screenshots are treated as alpha evidence. Values visible in a screenshot are labelled as alpha examples, not launch balance.
4. Competitor guides are read for search intent, not cited as facts. If a competitor publishes an item table that the developer has not, we do not copy it into a “database”.
5. Corrections replace the claim. The verification date changes only when the underlying facts change, not to simulate freshness.

What we deliberately do not publish yet

• Item and monster databases. The developer has published counts, not names, stats and drop rates. A table of invented values would be worse than no table.
• Tier lists and “best build” rankings. The launch build is not public and balance is still changing.
• Quest walkthroughs. The official screenshot shows the quest structure, not the full quest list, requirements and rewards.
• XP calculators. Melvor Idle 2's XP curve has not been published.
• Fake reviews or player testimonials. We do not invent first-hand experience.

Images and trademarks

The gameplay screenshots on this site come from the official Melvor Idle 2 Steam listing. They are © Games by Malcs and are used for identification and commentary, with a visible credit on each figure. The site does not use the official Melvor Idle logo as its own branding. The shield-compass mark, icons, diagrams and layout are original to this project.

Melvor Idle, Melvor Idle 2 and related names are trademarks of Games by Malcs PTY LTD. Jagex, RuneScape and related names are trademarks of Jagex Ltd. This site is not endorsed by either company.

Advertising and independence

There are no third-party ads or analytics scripts on the site at launch. If advertising is added later, it will be clearly separated from editorial content and will not change a conclusion or a source list. The privacy policy will be updated before any tracking is enabled.

Corrections

This static project does not currently operate a contact form or collect email addresses. Each page links to the official sources it uses, so a claim can be checked directly. A monitored corrections channel should be configured before the site is promoted publicly; until then, the source log is the audit trail.

This is a real limitation, not a fake “contact us” promise. It is listed in the site's launch checklist.

A note on automation

This project uses research and drafting automation, but it does not use automation to invent game data or fake experience. The editorial test is simple: can a reader follow the sentence to a primary source? If not, it does not belong on the page.