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How to Play Meccha Chameleon

Meccha Chameleon is online hide-and-seek where Hiders are white chameleons who paint their bodies and strike poses to blend into a stage, while Seekers inspect the room and try to figure out which object-shaped thing is actually a player. A match holds 2 to 10 players, and one player hosts the lobby and picks the map and mode before the round starts.

Hiders painted and posed, blending into a decorated stage in Meccha Chameleon
Hiders paint and pose to imitate the props around them.

The 4 round phases

Every round moves through the same four phases:

  1. Lobby setup. The host creates a lobby and picks the map, the mode (Normal, Increasing Oni or Double), and whether the server is public or private.
  2. Preparation. Hiders get a window to roam the level, sample colors, paint themselves and lock a pose. Seekers wait this out.
  3. Hunt. Seekers are released and patrol the map, tagging anyone they can spot before the clock runs out.
  4. Results. The round resolves and a reveal screen shows exactly where each Hider was hiding.

Hider vs Seeker

Hiders start as a plain white character. During prep they use the paint tools to camouflage, pick a pose, then must survive until the timer ends. Seekers patrol the map and spot disguised players by visual tells — wrong colors, odd spacing, human-shaped bulges or poses that do not match nearby props — then tag them before time runs out. Up top, a row of Hider icons flips from white to red as players get found, sitting next to the phase timer.

Hide-and-seek stage scene in Meccha Chameleon
Seekers read the room for anything that does not belong.

Win conditions

Hiders win by surviving to zero. Seekers win by finding everyone. What happens to a tagged Hider depends on the mode: in Normal they are simply out, in Increasing Oni they convert and join the Seekers, and in Double both teams take a turn hiding and hunting. After the round, the results screen reveals where each Hider hid.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many players can play Meccha Chameleon?
A match holds 2 to 10 players. One player hosts the lobby and everyone else connects through them.
How do Hiders win?
Hiders win by staying undetected until the phase timer hits zero. Seekers win by finding and tagging every Hider first.
What happens after a Hider is tagged?
It depends on the mode. In Normal they are out for the round, in Increasing Oni they join the Seeker team, and in Double everyone hides and then everyone hunts.
What does the results screen show?
After the round resolves, the reveal screen shows exactly where each Hider was hiding.