The popularity of 'Mecha Chameleon,' which has gained serious momentum in sales, is staggering. After its release on the 10th, the game sold 500k copies in two days, followed by 1 million on the 14th, 2 million on the 15th, and 3 million on the 17th. That means it sold another 1 million copies in just about 26 hours—roughly one day.

Mecha Chameleon, a hide-and-seek game created by Japanese indie developer lemorion_1,224, differs from traditional hide-and-seek games where players transform into objects. Instead, it features gameplay where players manually paint their bodies to blend into the background. Its high-quality, novel art and camouflage mechanics have resonated with live-streaming audiences, leading to a massive surge in popularity on streaming platforms.

Thanks to this interest and sales velocity, Mecha Chameleon has hit #1 on both the global and Korean popularity charts. Despite being a small game from a tiny indie developer, it appears to have succeeded purely through word-of-mouth without any significant pre-launch marketing. It is a repeat of the recent Steam trend where games see sales skyrocket through fan interest, even without a major publisher.

With its streamer-friendly design and concurrent player counts surpassing 200,000, the popularity of Mecha Chameleon looks set to continue for some time.

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