Melon Man

Melon Man is a 2D platformer built around short, challenging levels. Collect every melon and reach the finish flag to unlock the next level, while trying to conserve your lives. There is no tutorial: you start a level, learn from each death and try again.

Levels and mechanics

The controls are simple to learn, but each level is hard to master and centers on its own mechanics and traps. Levels teach you skills that later stages expect you to use, while introducing new lessons of their own. The hand-made levels grow harder as you progress.

Difficulty modes

Choose from four difficulties, each with its own best times:

• Rookie: checkpoints in every level, so a death does not send you back to the start.
• Normal: five lives per level.
• Hard: three lives per level.
• Insane: one life for the whole game; a single mistake sends you back to Level 1.

Times and achievements

The game saves your best time for every level on every difficulty. A highscores screen lets you view those times, and you can race the clock against friends. Steam achievements reward skilled play on the harder modes.

Music and controls

Melon Man has catchy tunes composed in-house. It supports gamepads, including in the menus.