Have your TikTok and Instagram feeds been filled with videos of people panicking, painting walls, and trying to find friends who have blended into the environment in recent days? Mine definitely has.
It's about the game Meccha Chameleon, a new Steam hit that has sold 2 million copies in less than a week. Since the game is currently on sale for just $4.99, it is estimated to have generated nearly $10 million in revenue in just a few days.
The craziest part of the story is that the Steam version of the game was made by a solo developer in just two months.
Meccha Chameleon is a multiplayer hide-and-seek game where players paint their characters to blend almost perfectly into the environment while opponents try to find them before time runs out. Visually, the game looks very simple, using basic models, a straightforward user interface, and without excessive "polish," but it is the gameplay that has captured players and numerous streamers.
Although the Steam version was created in two months, developer lemorion_1224 has been developing similar ideas within Fortnite for years. He has worked on various variations of hide-and-seek, modes where players turn into NPCs, shrink their characters to hide, or create experiences inspired by games like Prop Hunt and Dead by Daylight.
When we see a title stating that a game was made in two months and earned millions, it's easy to think it's just luck. In reality, success is often the result of years of work that no one sees, and two months represent only the final phase of development.
The developer has already announced new updates that will bring additional maps, new gameplay systems, and quality of life improvements, and given the game's immense popularity on social media, it seems this is just the beginning of its success.
