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Meccha Chameleon Sells 15 Million Copies in Under a Month

Runaway sales are pressuring the two‑person team to stabilize servers to sustain the game's momentum.

Overview

  • The developer announced that Meccha Chameleon has sold 15 million copies on Steam in less than a month, a surge the coverage describes as the fastest and best‑selling game of the year.
  • The low‑priced PC party game asks players to spray‑paint plain white characters to camouflage into environments in multiplayer hide‑and‑seek matches, and it was built by two creators known as lemorion_1224 and Haganeiro.
  • Viral clips and streamer attention drove rapid discovery and sales, producing peak concurrent players reported at roughly 340,000 and overwhelmingly positive Steam reviews.
  • The two‑person team has pushed frequent live updates, added new maps, and rolled back at least one buggy patch, creating urgent pressure to fix stability problems and keep releasing small content drops.
  • The developer teased a collaboration with a high‑profile Japanese star next week, a move that could widen the game's cultural reach and test whether the tiny team can convert viral interest into long‑term retention.