Melting Girls puts you in the role of the antagonist in a real-time, top-down tactical action experience where you capture and convert opponents rather than simply defeating them. You command a brainwashing beam that revives unconscious enemies as part of your squad, turning reinforcements and guarded magical girls into allies and making each successful fight easier by expanding your forces. Players who enjoy strategic positioning, squad management and a dark twist on the typical hero-versus-villain story will find the mechanics fresh: automated squad combat with optional direct control, evolving character states, and a persistent base where captured cadres live and change over time.
⭐ Play as the villain: use a brainwashing device to convert foes into controllable squad members and reshape battles in real time.
⭐ Dynamic squad mechanics: knocked-down enemies remain on the field and can be brought into the fight mid-encounter, creating growing advantages.
⭐ Two control modes: your squad fights on auto while you manage positioning and the beam, or you can take direct control of your commander and aim skills manually.
⭐ Persistent progression: take districts node by node, capture cadres, and bring them back to base where they live and evolve across different stages.
⭐ Live character art: each character uses full skeletal animation so outfits, hair and exposure can change live, even during combat and base interactions in Melting Girls.
✅ Innovative twist on party-building where enemies become your growing roster, rewarding tactical planning.
✅ Fluid real-time combat combined with auto-battle options makes the game accessible while retaining depth.
✅ Strong visual systems: character states (Normal, Brainwashed, Modified) each have distinct art, dialogue and combat behavior.
✅ Base management and character customization add long-term goals beyond individual skirmishes.
❎ Dark themes and mature transformations may not suit all players; content can be explicit in tone.
❎ Combat relies on positioning and timing; players expecting turn-based tactics may need time to adjust.
❎ Some mechanics, like chasing and cornering cadres after initial defeats, can extend play sessions between major progress checkpoints.
EHGLab is the studio behind the title and designed Melting Girls with a focus on unconventional mechanics that flip the usual magical-girl trope on its head.
Melting Girls was released in version 0.105.05 by EHGLab; this build represents the current available iteration and foundation for further updates.
