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Meccha Cameleon

Meccha Chameleon is in active post-launch support, with two new maps added in July 2026-including a collaboration with YouTuber HIKAKIN-and a controller support alpha.

Synthesized from 2 Yomimono stories · updated Jul 13

LEMORION and HAGANEIRO continue to support Meccha Chameleon, the drawing hide-and-seek game that launched on Steam on June 10, 2026. The game sold over 15 million copies by July 5, a rapid pace for an indie title. The developer has used that momentum to add new content and features.

On July 11, 2026, update 2.6.0 introduced the official collaboration map HIKAKIN Museum, themed around YouTuber HIKAKIN. The map includes photos of HIKAKIN and his brother SEIKIN, items such as misokin and ONICHA, and collaboration-exclusive gimmicks. The update also added an alpha version of controller support (though UI operations are not supported), region tags for Japan, South Korea, and East Asia, a bug fix for hit detection when the doppelganger was hidden, and an adjustment expanding the hunter's field of view from 100 to 105.

Two days later, on July 12, a further update added the Egypt map and a toggle for random map selection, as well as random elements to the existing Penguin Hotel map. The HIKAKIN collaboration had been teased earlier under the label "collaboration with a famous Japanese person." The game is available for 790 yen on PC via Steam and supports the cloud gaming service GeForce NOW.

Key facts

Developer
LEMORION and HAGANEIRO
Release date
June 10, 2026 on Steam
Sales milestone
Over 15 million copies sold by July 5, 2026
Price
790 yen on PC (Steam)
Cloud gaming support
GeForce NOW
Latest update version
2.6.0 (July 11, 2026)
New maps added in July 2026
HIKAKIN Museum (collaboration map) and Egypt
New features in July 2026 updates
Toggle for random map selection, alpha controller support, region tags (Japan, South Korea, East Asia), random elements to Penguin Hotel map
Hunter field of view adjustment
Expanded from 100 to 105

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

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Jul 13

Meccha Chameleon Adds Hikakin Collaboration Map and Egypt Stage

Developer LEMORION added two new maps to the hide-and-seek game Meccha Chameleon on July 11-12, 2026: a collaboration map with YouTuber Hikakin called HIKAKIN Museum, and a new map Egypt. The update also introduces a toggle for random map selection, alpha controller support, region tags, and random elements to the Penguin Hotel map.

Jul 11

Meccha Chameleon Update Adds HIKAKIN Museum Collaboration Map

On July 11, 2026, developers LEMORION and HAGANEIRO released update 2.6.0 for the drawing hide-and-seek game Meccha Chameleon, adding the official collaboration map "HIKAKIN Museum." The map is themed around YouTuber HIKAKIN and includes photos of HIKAKIN and his brother SEIKIN, as well as items such as misokin and ONICHA. Special collaboration-exclusive gimmicks are also included. The update also introduces a controller support alpha version, though UI operations are not supported. Region tags for Japan, South Korea, and East Asia were added, a bug fix for hit detection when the doppelganger was hidden, and an adjustment expanding the hunter's field of view from 100 to 105. Meccha Chameleon launched on Steam on June 10, 2026, and by July 5 had sold over 15 million copies. The game is available for 790 yen on PC (Steam) and supports the cloud gaming service GeForce NOW. The collaboration with HIKAKIN was previously teased under the label "collaboration with a famous Japanese person."