The indie game Meccha Chameleon currently seems to be the most successful game right after Fortnite, at least for the month of June 2026. However, there is supposedly something else hiding in the game besides the players: malware.
Which game is so successful? The game Meccha Chameleon has relatively simple gameplay: The hiders cling to surfaces and paint themselves to be perfectly camouflaged from the seeker. Yet this simple game managed to attract a large player base on Steam, and made the developer a millionaire through high sales.
Apparently, the indie gem has also outpaced notable competition. According to an analysis by Newzoo, Meccha Chameleon secured the 2nd place among the top-grossing PC titles in June 2026 behind the classic Fortnite.
This means that the hiding game, according to Newszoo, surpasses the initial sales figures of Lethal Company and Fall Guys, two games that also achieved rapid high sales figures. However, with success comes danger: malware in maps.
You can watch the trailer for Meccha Chameleon here:
Who else is hiding in the game? An article on medium.com and a corresponding report on X indicated that there is supposedly malware in the workshop map Laser Tag Neon
for Meccha Chameleon on Steam.
What exactly this malware was supposed to do could not be determined by the author of the article. What he does know is that the malware created a script that secretly created a file in the Windows Documents folder. This file started in the background and downloaded another file from a foreign server and executed it as well.
The author further states that there is no understandable reason why a simple map or mod should create files and place them in the documents folder. This behavior is characteristic of a dropper – software designed to stealthily introduce viruses onto a device.
What are the reactions? One of the developers spoke up on X and addressed the issue: The security vulnerability described in the custom maps in today’s update 3.1.0 has been fixed, so no problems should occur after installation. We have also confirmed that the malware for the affected maps has been disabled both before and after the update.
So anyone who downloaded and activated workshop maps after update 3.1.0 should be safe. Otherwise, a malware scan would be advisable.
Meanwhile, the map has been removed from the Steam Workshop.
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If you have already played Meccha Chameleon and are looking for mods, you can find them in our article: Meccha Chameleon: Mods – Which ones are available and how to activate them
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