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To join friends, check the host platform and 5-character code first. In matches, choose your hiding place and pose before painting. As Hunter, check ammunition rules before patrolling.
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What is Meccha Chameleon?
Paint your body and match backgrounds or objects to hide in online matches. Choose a place and pose; Hunters find players before time expires. Available on PC and Nintendo Switch 2, with room settings and mod-map support requiring separate checks.
Based on official announcements and public references. PC bindings are examples: follow current on-screen prompts. No gameplay testing or complete map-layout inspection has been performed. Map names here are translated reference labels; their exact English in-game UI wording has not been independently confirmed.
Before your first match
Align the host platform, game updates, room mode and map. For mixed PC/Switch 2 rooms, enable cross-play and verify joining on an official map first.
- Choose a host; check player limit and visibility.
- Set a password for a private group and give participants the join code.
- Joiners check code, required password and cross-play settings.
- In the lobby, check mode, map, ammunition and phase timers.
- Try movement, painting and poses before starting.
Change actions between preparation, search and reveal
In standard rules, Hunters win by finding everyone before time expires; one remaining hider gives the hiding team victory. Room settings such as ammunition limits add other conditions.
| Phase | Hiders | Hunters |
|---|---|---|
| Preparation | Choose position and pose; paint exposed surfaces | Check lobby settings and assignments |
| Search | Watch time and whether movement breaks the outline | Check ammunition and remaining players; divide areas |
| Reveal | Inspect camouflage weaknesses from another angle | Add missed heights and rear surfaces to the next patrol |
An announced reveal-color change uses red for unfound players and blue for found ones. Check the actual result rather than inferring victory from color alone.
Keep mode rules separate
Check the selected mode. Standard team victory conditions do not automatically apply to point scoring or rules where everyone plays both roles.
| Mode | Difference | First check |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Two teams compete to find players within the time limit | Teams and remaining players |
| Infection-style tag | Found hiders become Hunters | Lines of sight as the number of searchers grows |
| Double | Participants both hide and search | Each phase and whether you have been found |
| Reverse chicken race | Score through paint-based discovery and remaining hidden | Score and your role that round |
Special-mode tie handling and complete scoring formulas are unconfirmed. Follow the round display.
Choose a guide by problem
Articles are separated so you can follow the checks you need.
| Problem | Guide | What to do next |
|---|---|---|
| Unclear keys | Controls | PC controls by situation and gamepad checks |
| Cannot join a friend's room | Creating and joining rooms | Check code, password, platform and updates in order |
| Still conspicuous after painting | Hiding and painting | Separate shape problems from gloss problems |
| Cannot find anyone | Hunter | Organize patrol and shooting decisions |
| The map changed | Maps | Find names, additions, renovations and inspection candidates |
| Joining a custom room | Workshop | Check required mods, supported platforms and cautions |
| Controls differ from an old guide | Update history | Check changed functions and their update dates |
Separate platform support from hardware requirements
Steam supports Windows; the console edition is Switch 2, released in Japan on September 10, 2026. Switch 2 online matches also require internet and an active paid Nintendo Switch Online membership.
| Item | Confirmed in this check | Caution |
|---|---|---|
| Steam OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Do not confuse with native Mac/Linux support |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core i5 | The official listing does not specify a detailed generation or model |
| Graphics | A DirectX 11/12-compatible GPU | Does not guarantee smooth performance on every GPU |
| RAM, storage and recommended specifications | No specific values in the checked official Steam requirements | Do not present guessed figures as official requirements |
| Switch 2 | PC cross-play on standard maps | Separate mod-map support from future plans |
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