Meccha Chameleon Sells 15 Million Copies to Become Game Equivalent of Obsession

Meccha Chameleon sells 15 million copies to become game equivalent of Obsession

A hide-and-seek indie hit has surpassed 15 million copies sold, as 'friendslop' proves you don't need a massive budget to catch the world's attention.

Steam Best-Selling Game of 2026 Passes 15 Million Copies Sold in 1 Month

The best-selling Steam game of 2026 has just passed 15 million copies sold in a little under one month. For context, there isn’t another game that has sold even close to 15 million units in all of 2026 so far, let alone in less than a month. There’s more context, though. And this is that […]

We have 2026's best-selling game so far—and it's a single-dev indie

These last few years have been a wild ride when it comes to indie games. We’ve gotten so used to the domination of AAA studios and publishers, backed by untold billions, but now that’s almost a thing of the past. Time and again, small titles, made by teams smaller still, are making tremendous amounts of money and shipping so many copies it’d make any suited-up executive’s head spin. And Meccha Chameleon is only the latest in a series of amazing …

Meccha Chameleon celebrates 15 million sales by teasing a 'collaboration with a famous Japanese star'

If what Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier says is true and making an indie game is like buying a lottery ticket, Meccha Chameleon has hit the jackpot. It seems uncontestable as the friendslop hit of the year now, with over 15 million copies sold in less than a month. Developer lemorion_1224 thanked players for all the attention in a Steam community blog post. "Thanks a million," the post reads. "Get ready for a new collaboration with a famous Ja…