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Melatonin
Developer(s)Half Asleep
Publisher(s)Half Asleep
Designer(s)David Huynh
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
Microsoft Windows
macOS
Release15 December 2022
Genre(s)Rhythm
Mode(s)Single-Player

Melatonin is a 2022 rhythm indie game developed and published by Half Asleep, a developer alias for Canadian game designer David Huynh, for the Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows and macOS. The game revolves around the dreams and fantasies based on the life of a young unnamed protagonist, where the player must time the character's actions to the beat of the music. Dreams are separated by worlds with multiple stages, where each world can be navigated between by using a hub world.

During early development, Melatonin started out as minigame compilation in a similar vein to the WarioWare series, but later adopted more rhythm-based mechanics in order to add originality to the gameplay. The game was initially revealed in at Steam Next Fest in May 2022 alongside a demo, before releasing the following December.

Melatonin received positive reception, with many likening the gameplay to that found in the Rhythm Heaven series.

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Reception

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Melatonin was nominated for two awards at the Indie Cup in Canada in November 2022, of which it won the "Rising Star Award" given to emerging developers.[9][10] Additionally, Melatonin won two awards at the Canadian Indie Game Awards in April 2023.[11][12] The game was also listed as a honourable mention at the 2023 Independent Games Festival for two awards, the award for "Excellence in Audio" and the award for "Excellence in Visual Arts".[13]

Awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2022 Indie Cup Canada'22 Critics' Choice Award Nominated [9]
Rising Star Award Won [9][10]
2023 Independent Games Festival Excellence in Audio Honorable mention [13]
Excellence in Visual Arts Honorable mention
Canadian Indie Game Awards Best Audio Design Won [11][12]
Best Mobile / Casual Game Won

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  1. ^ Based on 11 reviews.
  2. ^ Based on 5 reviews.

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  2. ^ "Melatonin Nintendo Switch Critic Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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  5. ^ See-Tho, Michelle (3 January 2023). "Mini Review: Melatonin (Switch) – This Is The Rhythm (Heaven) Of The Night". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  6. ^ Rudek, Jordan (24 December 2022). "Melatonin (Switch) Review". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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  8. ^ Russell, Graham (12 December 2022). "Review: Melatonin Dreams of Reaching Rhythm Heaven". Siliconera. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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  15. ^ Valentine, Rebekah (10 January 2023). "Melatonin Is the Pastel Rhythm Heaven-like I've Been Dreaming Of". IGN. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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  22. ^ Bashir, Dale (31 May 2022). "Explore Melodic Dreamscapes in 'Melotonin' By Vietnamese-Canadian Developer Half Asleep". IGN Southeast Asia. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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  28. ^ Smith, Graham (15 December 2022). "Melatonin offers lofi beats to tap in rhythm to". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  29. ^ Diaz, Ana (7 February 2023). "This adorable rhythm game keeps kicking my ass". Polygon. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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