Meccha Chameleon is a multiplayer hide-and-seek game on PC via Steam, developed by the two-person team LEMORION. As of July 27, the game has sold over 15 million units, and its official Discord server was restored after a hijacking incident.
Meccha Chameleon, a multiplayer hide-and-seek game where players paint their characters to blend into backgrounds, launched on PC via Steam on June 10. Within 10 days, it sold over 5 million units and peaked at over 240,000 concurrent players on Steam, earning a Very Positive rating from over 10,000 reviews. Developer LEMORION, a two-person team, announced new maps and options were planned.
Sales continued to climb rapidly. By June 22, the game had sold over 7 million units, with a peak concurrent player count of 340,000 on Steam and over 17,000 user reviews maintaining a Very Positive rating. LEMORION stated they were not seeking a publisher and that streaming was permitted under Steam guidelines. An official Japan-themed map was promised within a day or two, following the addition of a Sugar Land map on June 18.
On June 28, LEMORION warned players about fake social media accounts impersonating the game, stating that only his and co-developer Haganeiro's accounts were official, and the only official Discord server was the one listed on the Steam store page. The same day, version 2.2.0 introduced random map elements starting with the Hide-and-Seek Mansion stage, added 1.4x and 1.7x body size options for the character Cube, and fixed several bugs. The developer planned to apply random elements to all maps in future updates.
On July 27, LEMORION announced that the official Discord server had been restored after a hijacking incident. A system engineer's PC was infected with malware while verifying a mod map reported to contain malicious code, which bypassed Discord's two-factor authentication and hijacked the server creator's account. All hackers who gained administrator privileges were banned. LEMORION confirmed the infected PC was not a development environment, so the game itself did not contain malware. The server's highest authority account was changed to a different account. The game also received an update adding a new character, Fukuyoka. As of July 5, sales had surpassed 15 million units.
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- Remorion, the creator of the hide-and-seek game Meccha Camouflage, issued a warning about fake SNS accounts impersonating the official account. · 2026-06-28
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- sales surpass 5 million in 10 days · 2026-06-19
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Jul 27
A store page for a Meta Quest game called 'Meccha Chameleon VR' has appeared on the Meta Quest store, offering pre-orders at 600 yen. The game closely resembles the popular hide-and-seek title 'Meccha Chameleon', which has sold over 15 million copies as of July 5. The developer of the original game, Lemorion, has issued a warning on X, stating that they did not grant any permission for the creation of this VR version. Lemorion added that they are currently filing a takedown request and urged users not to purchase the game. The developer and publisher of the imitation game, Orbit Edge Studio, appears to be based in Pakistan according to its privacy policy. The title is identical to the original except for the addition of 'VR' at the end, and screenshots on the store page are nearly identical to those used on the original's Steam store page.
Jul 27
The official Discord server for the multiplayer hide-and-seek game Meccha Chameleon has been restored after a hijacking incident, developer LEMORION announced on July 27. All hackers who had gained administrator privileges on the server have been banned. The incident began when a system engineer's PC was infected with malware while verifying a mod map that had been reported to contain malicious code. The malware bypassed Discord's two-factor authentication and hijacked the server creator's account, expelling all official staff and making the server inoperable from the management side. LEMORION stated that the infected PC was not a development environment, so the game itself does not contain malware. The developer contacted Discord support, and Discord's official X account responded that it was investigating. On July 26, LEMORION reported that the hijacking issue was almost resolved and the server was expected to be restored within 48 hours. The restoration was completed the following morning. The server's highest authority account has been changed to a different account from the one that was hijacked. The game also received an update adding a new character, Fukuyoka. Meccha Chameleon was released on June 10 and has sold over 15 million units as of July 5.
Jun 28
The developer of "Meccha Chameleon," known as Lemorion, has warned players about fake social media accounts impersonating the game's official presence. In a statement, Lemorion said that accounts other than his own and co-developer Haganeiro's are unrelated, and that the only official Discord server is the one listed on the Steam store page. The warning comes as the game continues to see explosive popularity, having sold over 10 million copies within two weeks of its June 10 release on PC via Steam. Separately, the game's latest update, version 2.2.0, introduces a system that adds randomness to maps, starting with the "Hide-and-Seek Mansion" stage. The update also adds 1.4x and 1.7x body size options for the character "Cube," and fixes several bugs including issues with paint mode, oversized characters getting stuck on stairs, and cloud save failures. The developer plans to apply random elements to all maps in future updates. "Meccha Chameleon" is a multiplayer hide-and-seek game where players paint their characters to blend into backgrounds and objects.
Jun 22
Developer LEMORION announced on June 22 that the hide-and-seek game Meccha Chameleon has sold over 7 million units. The studio also said an official Japan-themed map will be added to the game within a day or two. According to SteamDB, the game reached a peak concurrent player count of 340,000 on Steam. The game has received over 17,000 user reviews on Steam, earning a 'Very Positive' rating. Players have praised its simple concept of painting one's body to blend into backgrounds. The game has seen frequent updates since release, including a new 'Sugar Land' map on June 18. LEMORION stated on X that they are not currently seeking a publisher and that streaming is permitted under Steam guidelines. They also warned that they have not created a GitHub account, cautioning users about fake accounts. The game is available on PC via Steam.
Jun 19
Developer LEMORION announced on June 20 that multiplayer hide-and-seek game Meccha Camouflage has sold over 5 million units since its release 10 days prior. On Steam, the game peaked at over 240,000 concurrent players and holds a Very Positive rating from over 10,000 reviews. New maps and options are planned.