Despite the strong connection between Melvor Idle and RuneScape, and the direct involvement of Jagex however, the creator decided to keep the game as an exclusive IP as opposed to make it a official RuneScape spin-off. In part, this turned into the acclaim of the fact that Malcolm had achieved success where Jagex itself failed OSRS Gold.

"We truly did study making an idle RuneScape sport a couple of times in the past with RuneScape: Idle Adventures," Pfeiffer describes. "In Alpha, we stopped development to raise awareness towards the core of RuneScape video games.

We have always believed in RuneScape's potential within the idle zone. Melvor Idle greater than proves that RuneScape can be a catalyst for a truly idle sport. But Melvor Idle stands up on its own merits as properly, and we desired be true to the creative and imaginative vision of the sport Brendan enjoyed when he set out to start out growing the sport."

Pfeiffer is also a factor in his satisfaction with Melvor Idle as proof that expertise can be gained from any game's network which is something Jagex has observed before. "We've continually observed the RuneScape network to be a great source of knowledge for Jagex, now no longer just in terms of game builders however all the many tasks that are available in a video game studio," Pfeiffer says. "RuneScape has had over 300 million loans accumulated over more than two decades, so the quantity of gifted human beings who have played the game is staggering."

In the wake of the successful collaboration together with Games By Malcs buy inferno cape, Pfeiffer says he's looking to do greater with indie developers around the world if they may be operating on projects that "align with the RuneScape layout philosophy and Jagex's central values" and is hoping that the success of Melvor Idle will encourage more indie developers to reach towards the studio.