{"id":2014761,"date":"2026-06-27T20:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T17:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2014761"},"modified":"2026-06-27T20:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T17:40:49","slug":"viral-hide-and-seek-indie-hit-meccha-chameleon-sells-10m-copies-in-just-16-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2014761","title":{"rendered":"Viral hide-and-seek indie hit Meccha Chameleon sells 10m copies in just 16 days"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/meccha-chameleon\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Meccha Chameleon<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Viral hide-and-seek indie hit Meccha Chameleon sells 10m copies in just 16 days<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Karma.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/meccha-chameleon.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Meccha Chameleon store image, showing a man hiding on the walls.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"meccha-chameleon.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Lemelion<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-27T20:40:49+00:00\">June 27, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"6e9ae0db-1b50-4c38-ab03-67ae45def681\" data-name=\"Meccha Chameleon\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Meccha Chameleon\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Meccha Chameleon\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Meccha Chameleon\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Meccha Chameleon\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Meccha Chameleon\" title=\"Follow Meccha Chameleon\"><br \/>\n  Follow Meccha Chameleon<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Just five days ago, we reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/meccha-chameleon-seven-million-sales\">indie hide-and-seek game Meccha Chameleon had sold seven million copies<\/a> since its release on 10th June, and now it&#8217;s topped another staggering milestone: 10 million copies sold.<\/p>\n<p>Developers Lemorion_1224 and Haganerio marked the huge achievement in their customary succinct <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/4704690\/view\/688635449342690142?l=english\">Steam update<\/a>, writing: &#8220;We hit 10 million sales! Thank you so much for your support!&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"MECCHA CHAMELEON - Official Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y0Q_nV0eg4w?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Y0Q_nV0eg4w\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">MECCHA CHAMELEON &#8211; Official Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>You can watch a trailer for Meccha Chameleon here!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y0Q_nV0eg4w\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meccha Chameleon is a game in which players must use paint tools to disguise themselves in the environment while others attempt to track them down. Its popularity has largely been down to word-of-mouth and the entertaining exploits of content creators and gamers online.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meccha Chameleon is the latest in a string of delightful social co-op games, following in the footsteps of the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/repo\">REPO<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/lethal-company\">Lethal Company<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/among-us\">Among Us<\/a>. Like those games before it, Meccha Chameleon is being sold for a relatively low price compared to many of the triple-A offerings. It&#8217;s currently available for \u00a35.29, a fraction of the cost of the 007 First Light for example, which retails for \u00a359.99.<\/p>\n<p>In recognition of the seven million copies sold, the developer behind Meccha Chameleon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/meccha-chameleon-seven-million-sales\">added a Japan-themed map<\/a>, although this week&#8217;s 1.8.1 update was rolled back on the same day it went live &#8220;due to a bug&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Just five days ago, we reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/meccha-chameleon-seven-million-sales\">indie hide-and-seek game Meccha Chameleon had sold seven million copies<\/a> since its release on 10th June, and now it&#8217;s topped another staggering milestone: 10 million copies sold.<\/p>\n<p>Developers Lemorion_1224 and Haganerio marked the huge achievement in their customary succinct <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/4704690\/view\/688635449342690142?l=english\">Steam update<\/a>, writing: &#8220;We hit 10 million sales! Thank you so much for your support!&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"MECCHA CHAMELEON - Official Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y0Q_nV0eg4w?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Y0Q_nV0eg4w\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">MECCHA CHAMELEON &#8211; Official Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>You can watch a trailer for Meccha Chameleon here!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y0Q_nV0eg4w\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meccha Chameleon is a game in which players must use paint tools to disguise themselves in the environment while others attempt to track them down. Its popularity has largely been down to word-of-mouth and the entertaining exploits of content creators and gamers online.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meccha Chameleon is the latest in a string of delightful social co-op games, following in the footsteps of the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/repo\">REPO<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/lethal-company\">Lethal Company<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/among-us\">Among Us<\/a>. Like those games before it, Meccha Chameleon is being sold for a relatively low price compared to many of the triple-A offerings. It&#8217;s currently available for \u00a35.29, a fraction of the cost of the 007 First Light for example, which retails for \u00a359.99.<\/p>\n<p>In recognition of the seven million copies sold, the developer behind Meccha Chameleon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/meccha-chameleon-seven-million-sales\">added a Japan-themed map<\/a>, although this week&#8217;s 1.8.1 update was rolled back on the same day it went live &#8220;due to a bug&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Meccha Chameleon Viral hide-and-seek indie hit Meccha Chameleon sells 10m copies in just 16 days Karma. 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