Editor Reviews

Melon Playground doesn’t pretend to be anything more than it is — a sandbox. You get a blank space and a bunch of tools. What you do with them is completely up to you. It’s messy, chaotic, and doesn’t hold your hand. That’s kind of the whole point. There’s no goal, no story, and no pressure. Just a digital pit where you drop in characters, weapons, machines, and random items, then mess around to see what happens.

The characters, called "melons," are humanoid figures you can treat however you like. You can give them weapons, attach things to their limbs, fling them into walls, or build elaborate trap setups. The physics feel intentionally exaggerated, and that’s where the fun lies. Nothing is realistic in a serious sense, but it reacts enough like the real world to make it hilarious.

If you've played with virtual ragdolls before, this one takes that energy and gives you even more space to create weird scenarios. You can make melons fly with boosters, pin them to boards, electrocute them, or drop random furniture on their heads. There's no mission, no score, no tutorial. It just loads up and waits for you to cause chaos.

The controls are simple but not polished. You select objects and place them by tapping on them. Moving them takes some practice, especially if you're stacking or trying something precise. Still, after a few minutes, it becomes second nature. The graphics aren't sharp, but that's okay. It's cartoony, boxy, and purposefully low-stakes.

Once you get the hang of it, there's a rhythm to setting up your little chaos. It can be relaxing, strangely, especially when you start building your logic into the madness — like timing an explosion just right or watching a domino effect unfold across the screen. There's no pressure to succeed or fail, just whatever strange outcome you make happen.

How to Play?

Step 1: Open the game and pick a map. You'll see a few blank maps with different backdrops, such as grass, space, or city blocks. Tap one, and it loads instantly. No story, no missions—just a big open space.

Step 2: Tap the grid icon at the top or in the sidebar to open the spawn menu. Here's where it gets fun. You'll see options like humans, weapons, machines, and explosives. Tap something and drag it onto the map. You can place as many as your device can handle.

Step 3: Tap on any object or character to bring up a mini menu. Use the hand icon to move things. Tap the settings icon to tweak properties—make a human invincible or freeze them. You can also resize and recolor almost anything.

Step 4: Tap the play button to unfreeze physics. This is when things move, fall, crash, or explode, depending on what you've placed. Tap again to pause if things get out of hand.

Step 5: Use the tools menu (wrench icon) to slice, electrify, or ignite things. Want chaos? Drop a jet engine behind a human. Or attach ropes and pulleys to build contraptions. It's all about messing around.

Step 6: Tap the save icon to store your creation. You can name it and load it later. There’s no scoring—just creativity.

Step 7: Do you want to remove something? Tap the trash can and drag over it. It disappears. Clean up and start again if you want.