Steam purchase corss platform for Mobile (Andriod)

[setter]

Hey. Looking to buy this game via steam and I see there is a mobile version in the app store. If I buy it on steam do I need to buy it in the app store as well?

[Pandorian]

First response in the FAQ


Malcs [developer] Jun 8, 2021 @ 9:37pm
Originally posted by LuckyStrike:
I know, i might sound greedy, especially when i haven't really played the game yet, but when i see on first start that there is also a mobile version, the first thing that comes to my mind is:
Is there any possibility that we get the android ad-free version as well when purchasing the pc version?
e.g. by using the melvor cloud feature to create an account for pc, and when logging in with that account to the free android version it auto-removes adds and "upgrades" the game to the paid android version?
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If this was actually possible to do, I would have done it by now.

Unfortunately, no matter what, you are required to purchase it on different platforms due to Steam / Apple / Google Play not talking to each other.

The purchases on all platforms are gated by their respective app stores. There is no way for me to tell Google that you bought it on Steam and allow you to then bypass their payment system to download the ad free version.

Unfortunately linking it to the Melvor Cloud does nothing, as you still need to get through Google's payment system to even access it (as the ads are integrated with the app itself)

[Spawn of Totoro]

They could do it though, by bypassing the Google Play store.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideloading

Include a .apk file with the game's purchase through Steam, with instruction on how to install the game as well as requiring a linked account for ownership verification.

[Stamper]

https://wiki.melvoridle.com/w/Premium
Well here it says you get Premium if you buy on steam - I myself can confirm that for at least the iOS version.

[phileas0408]

Can confirm for IOS, just bought the game on steam and connected my account on iOS

[Spawn of Totoro]

Stamper님이 먼저 게시:

https://wiki.melvoridle.com/w/Premium
Well here it says you get Premium if you buy on steam - I myself can confirm that for at least the iOS version.

Seems the FAQ is outdated then.

[baconcow]

I purchased it on Steam and have access to it on iOS, as well.

[Pandorian]

baconcow님이 먼저 게시:

I purchased it on Steam and have access to it on iOS, as well.

So you didn't have to pay for the IOS version?
You don't have to deal with ads?

[lachiu]

The last announcement on Discord states (regarding the current sale): "This is a fantastic deal as purchasing on Steam also gives you access to the Full Game on Mobile as well if you use the same Melvor Cloud account."

[dbugz]

Digging thru the old announcements* in the game's Discord server the "cross-platform" premium was first implemented for Steam to Mobile.

Supposedly, if you bought on Steam and signed on to it with Melvor Cloud, then it should have linked your "premium" Steam account to the cloud account. When you load up the mobile version and login using the same Melvor Cloud account you used for Steam then it will give you the "premium" mobile version.

* The announcement in game's Discord as reference: https://discord.com/channels/625838709203271680/625855583550963713/901315356780552282

Malcs (aka MrFrux) — 10/23/2021
Hello everyone!

As promised, I am starting the roll-out for the cross-device Premium feature that was promised in my original announcement.

I have just rolled out this feature for those who have purchased on STEAM (Only Steam for now, not Mobile).

Everyone who has purchased Melvor Idle on STEAM can now create or login to a Cloud Account to automatically link your Steam Account to the profile.

If you login to this same cloud account on the Free Mobile Apps, or the Web version, you will be granted access to the Premium version of Melvor Idle.

Be sure to login to Steam FIRST before trying, so the game can link your account. Your Steam account can only be linked to 1 Melvor Cloud account, and it will be the first one you login to.

This feature will also eventually roll out for those who purchased on Android or iOS. I will post another announcement when this is available.

[Nescria]

dbugz님이 먼저 게시:

Digging thru the old announcements* in the game's Discord server the "cross-platform" premium was first implemented for Steam to Mobile.

Supposedly, if you bought on Steam and signed on to it with Melvor Cloud, then it should have linked your "premium" Steam account to the cloud account. When you load up the mobile version and login using the same Melvor Cloud account you used for Steam then it will give you the "premium" mobile version.

* The announcement in game's Discord as reference: https://discord.com/channels/625838709203271680/625855583550963713/901315356780552282

Malcs (aka MrFrux) — 10/23/2021
Hello everyone!

As promised, I am starting the roll-out for the cross-device Premium feature that was promised in my original announcement.

I have just rolled out this feature for those who have purchased on STEAM (Only Steam for now, not Mobile).

Everyone who has purchased Melvor Idle on STEAM can now create or login to a Cloud Account to automatically link your Steam Account to the profile.

If you login to this same cloud account on the Free Mobile Apps, or the Web version, you will be granted access to the Premium version of Melvor Idle.

Be sure to login to Steam FIRST before trying, so the game can link your account. Your Steam account can only be linked to 1 Melvor Cloud account, and it will be the first one you login to.

This feature will also eventually roll out for those who purchased on Android or iOS. I will post another announcement when this is available.

100% this
I bought it here, logged in on android phone app and it detected my premium version, you just need to be logging in with the same account.

[baconcow]

Pandorian님이 먼저 게시:

baconcow님이 먼저 게시:

I purchased it on Steam and have access to it on iOS, as well.

So you didn't have to pay for the IOS version?
You don't have to deal with ads?

That’s correct. I never paid for the iOS application and I don’t have any ads within it.

[purrlygaming]

I bought the Steam version, but it is not detected when I log in to Android. It keeps saying "this is the demo version" and pressing the "restore purchase" link doesn't do anything. How do I enter my Steam info to link to the Android app?

[dbugz]

nekoOyabun님이 먼저 게시:

I bought the Steam version, but it is not detected when I log in to Android. It keeps saying "this is the demo version" and pressing the "restore purchase" link doesn't do anything. How do I enter my Steam info to link to the Android app?

IIRC, with the Steam version open - you need to login to your Melvor cloud account (or create one). This will link the Steam purchase to the cloud account. Then on mobile, you just need to login to the cloud account that you created+linked.

However, this issue may also sometimes happen temporarily if you opened the mobile version of the Melvor app while Steam is down (or under maintenance) - happens every middle of the week.

[purrlygaming]

Hi, thanks for replying. I believe I've created a Melvor cloud account, because on Steam I can see my cloud save. Also if I click the "Manage", I can see my username and email.
I also tried export from Steam and import when in Android. The game data transferred successfully, but in Android Melvor, it still shows as "Demo version".

[dbugz]

You need to login to your cloud account (the one that's linked to Steam) on mobile, then load the cloud save - which will replace the local save on the mobile device.

If you have further issues, then I believe there's a support channel in the game's official Discord server. IIRC, the channel name was something like "#purchase-issues". The devs do take note and respond there, afaik.