Melatonin

Half Asleep / Dec 15, 2022 / Action, Indie

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Steam Deck Verified

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Melatonin is a rhythm game about dreams and reality merging together. It uses animations and sound cues to keep you on beat without any intimidating overlays or interfaces. Harmonize through a variety of dreamy levels containing surprising challenges, hand-drawn art, and vibrant music.

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What's new

Steam Workshop Improvements

2026-09-28

Hi everyone! I took a short break from working on my new game (TBA) to make some improvements to Melatonin’s Steam Workshop support. If you run into any issues or have questions, please post about it in the official Discord server https://discord.gg/3s4mRqyyQz. Mac compatibility Custom music and Steam Workshop support now works on Mac! Sorry for the long wait. Update your levels You can now update your levels by entering your workshop level ID or URL. Upload your own thumbnails You can now easily upload a thumbnail image within the game when uploading your level. Level completion tracking You can now track which custom levels you have played (unfortunately this is not retroactive so they will all appear as unplayed starting now). More easily comment/rate levels You can now open up the workshop page for the custom level you just played when you finish the level. Screenshots

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What players say

Very Positive

94% positive, 4,911 reviews

Not recommended4 hrs played

I usually LOVE rhythm games... I sadly just can't get myself to like the gameplay in this one. The songs aren't very satisfying to play to, and the window to get a perfect just isn't in tune with the music for like half of the songs. It's off in just the wrong way, that it's hard to fix even with the calibration tool/offsets. I found my experience more frustrating than enjoyable :( The visual style of the game is...

64 found this helpful, 2026-02-26

Not recommended41 hrs played

The game ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sucks. The rhythm pisses me the ♥♥♥♥ off because the sound does not pair with the visuals. It'll have a metronome going, and even if you are right on beat, it will not count because the visuals are not synched. If you want to make a rhythm game, have it work.

22 found this helpful, 2026-03-05

Not recommended1 hrs played

I caught wind of Melatonin from the lighting the film photos level being posted all over online. I've been playing rhythm games seriously for quite some time now so I thought this would be a fun casual game to play here and there. Unfortunately, I'm requesting a refund because the game feels unplayable~ and I think I know the reason why. The offset engine for this game is very poorly made. The in game calibrator is...

36 found this helpful, 2025-11-27