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Meccha Chameleon has now sold 20 million copies in two months
Meccha Chameleon, an indie hide-and-seek game released on Steam two months ago, has sold more than 20 million copies, placing it among the year’s biggest gaming successes. Its strong performance reflects the popularity of its social co-operative prop-hunt gameplay, particularly with streamers and players seeking creative multiplayer experiences.
The game reached 15 million sales in its first month, followed by a further five million in the next month, while maintaining roughly 22,000 daily concurrent Steam players. It has also been among the most-played games in the US across Steam, PlayStation and Xbox; recent updates continue despite a short-lived malware issue involving user maps and a hacked Discord server, both of which were resolved.
In short
- Meccha Chameleon surpassed 20 million sales in two months.
- It remains widely played despite slower sales growth.
- Security issues affecting maps and Discord have been resolved.
Explained simply
Meccha Chameleon is an independent multiplayer game built around hide-and-seek. In each round, some players disguise themselves as objects in the environment while others search for them, creating a form of “prop hunt”.
Games like this are designed for groups to play together, and their surprises can also make them entertaining to watch on streaming services. Steam is a major online shop and playing platform for PC games; the game is also available on PlayStation and Xbox, so its audience spans several platforms.
Its sales and player numbers make it a notable commercial success for an independent release. The game’s recent security problems involved user-created maps and its Discord community server, where players communicate; both issues were reported as resolved.
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