Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories
Fair · Narrative · 2023
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $9.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 3.8h 5.2h to 100%
- Value
- $2.63/hr
- Reviews
- 90% of 286 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $6.80 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
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About the game
Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories is a story-exploration game about getting caught up in the outlandish happenings of a small town where melons are illegal. Silly and cute on the surface, but are things really as peaceful as they seem?
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 256 MB of memory, 256 MB. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 25 times in the 4 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 70 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Value puts it in the top 11 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 65 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 86 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Buddy Simulator 1984 ($9.99, scores 79) beats it on value, while it beats Samorost 3 ($19.99, scores 60).
More about Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories
Steam's global achievement data puts 34 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 15. This site sampled 262 of its Steam-purchase reviews; none were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written April 2023 to August 2026.
The drop-off
71% start to 34% finishSteam counts a larger share of its players at the ending achievement than it does for most games this site can measure. Steam global achievements
What players say
Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories is a wonderful, light-hearted, and nostalgia-inducing game. For only $10 it is a steal! It's relatively short but has some playability especially if you missed out on some of the quests. The humor in this is sweet and charming which matches all the brilliant characters. It is memorable and the green scheme is really unique! If you've been a long-time fan of Froach Club like I've...
2 more reviews
Don't drink melon soda. 3.4 hours for one playthrough without guides, 16/20 achievements obtained just by being curious and sticking my nose places it maybe shouldn't have been! Which is what Melon Journey excels at: taking you on a journey made interesting by the level of curiosity you bring along the ride. It's great at making you feel smart, when you have an inkling on where you need to go, and then by walking...
Cute game with a lot more story than I initially expected. Perfect on the Steam Deck, for that extra Gameboy feeling. Don't forget to save once in a while...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories scores 62/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1074030/melon-journey-bittersweet-memoriesReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 2, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.