{"id":2089646,"date":"2026-08-12T11:49:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2089646"},"modified":"2026-08-12T11:49:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:49:44","slug":"meccha-chameleon-has-now-sold-20-million-copies-in-two-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2089646","title":{"rendered":"Meccha Chameleon has now sold 20 million copies in two months"},"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\">Meccha Chameleon has now sold 20 million copies in two months<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">So many posers.<\/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=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\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\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Senior Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-12T11:49:44+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 12, 2026, 11:49 a.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/meccha-chameleon-20-million-sales?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          2 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/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>Meccha Chameleon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/meccha-chameleon-seven-million-sales\">the indie hide-and-seek game that launched on Steam two months ago<\/a>, has cemented itself as one of the year&#8217;s biggest hits. The game&#8217;s developer posted a sales milestone update today, announcing that sales have surpassed a staggering 20 million copies.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/4704690\/view\/708906085669404690?l=english\">Steam post<\/a> announcing the news is straightforward, plainly stating the new sales figure and thanking players for their support. Meanwhile, Meccha Chameleon continues to receive regular updates, with the most recent <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/4704690\/view\/685261553769907808\">having arrived yesterday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meccha Chameleon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/meccha-chameleon-15-million-sales\">sold its first 15 million copies in only a month<\/a>, so its sales-pace has slowed somewhat. But an extra 5 million sales in one month is a result most other game makers would clamour for.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"MECCHA CHAMELEON - Announce Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X-65m9poaSY?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\/X-65m9poaSY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">MECCHA CHAMELEON &#8211; Announce Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X-65m9poaSY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>And while the game&#8217;s peak concurrent player numbers have dropped &#8211; and are nowhere near the highs of June &#8211; the game still pulls in a regular daily audience of around 22,000 players (via <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/4704690\/charts\/\">SteamDB<\/a>). Such has the game&#8217;s success been that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/playstation-xbox-top-20-most-played-games\">Meccha Chameleon has been one of the most played games in the US<\/a>  across Steam, PlayStation and Xbox.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been mostly smooth sailing for Meccha Chameleon, except for an unfortunate 24 hours <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/meccha-chameleon-malware-steam-workshop-map-discord-hack\">when user-made maps were found to contain malware, just as the official Discord server was hacked<\/a>. Both issues have since been resolved, but it was certainly wild to witness.<\/p>\n<p>Meccha Chameleon&#8217;s simple hook has made it a hit with streamers and fans of social co-op games. The game plays as an elaborate prop hunt where players paint themselves to blend into the environment. Rather than simply hiding among the clutter, the ability to paint your character introduces an element of creativity that&#8217;s part of what made it so popular.<\/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>Meccha Chameleon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/meccha-chameleon-seven-million-sales\">the indie hide-and-seek game that launched on Steam two months ago<\/a>, has cemented itself as one of the year&#8217;s biggest hits. The game&#8217;s developer posted a sales milestone update today, announcing that sales have surpassed a staggering 20 million copies.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/4704690\/view\/708906085669404690?l=english\">Steam post<\/a> announcing the news is straightforward, plainly stating the new sales figure and thanking players for their support. Meanwhile, Meccha Chameleon continues to receive regular updates, with the most recent <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/4704690\/view\/685261553769907808\">having arrived yesterday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meccha Chameleon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/meccha-chameleon-15-million-sales\">sold its first 15 million copies in only a month<\/a>, so its sales-pace has slowed somewhat. But an extra 5 million sales in one month is a result most other game makers would clamour for.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"MECCHA CHAMELEON - Announce Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X-65m9poaSY?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\/X-65m9poaSY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">MECCHA CHAMELEON &#8211; Announce Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X-65m9poaSY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>And while the game&#8217;s peak concurrent player numbers have dropped &#8211; and are nowhere near the highs of June &#8211; the game still pulls in a regular daily audience of around 22,000 players (via <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/4704690\/charts\/\">SteamDB<\/a>). Such has the game&#8217;s success been that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/playstation-xbox-top-20-most-played-games\">Meccha Chameleon has been one of the most played games in the US<\/a>  across Steam, PlayStation and Xbox.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been mostly smooth sailing for Meccha Chameleon, except for an unfortunate 24 hours <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/meccha-chameleon-malware-steam-workshop-map-discord-hack\">when user-made maps were found to contain malware, just as the official Discord server was hacked<\/a>. Both issues have since been resolved, but it was certainly wild to witness.<\/p>\n<p>Meccha Chameleon&#8217;s simple hook has made it a hit with streamers and fans of social co-op games. The game plays as an elaborate prop hunt where players paint themselves to blend into the environment. Rather than simply hiding among the clutter, the ability to paint your character introduces an element of creativity that&#8217;s part of what made it so popular.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Meccha Chameleon Meccha Chameleon has now sold 20 million copies in two months So many posers. 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