Hide-and-seek PvP game Meccha Chameleon has reached 15 million sales in its first month, but cheating is disrupting the experience for many players. Auto-scan and auto-paint hacks allow cheaters to blend into backgrounds, making them nearly impossible to find during matches. This issue threatens the core gameplay loop for the millions of people who have purchased the title since its launch.
Auto-paint hacks let cheaters vanish into walls
The game, developed by lemorion_1224, has seen massive success with over 340,500 concurrent players at its peak according to SteamDB data. Players rely on visual cues to locate opponents, but software tools now automatically match character colors to the environment. Social media videos on X show cheaters disappearing and reappearing on plain walls, which breaks the tension of the game.
Cheaters are using third-party software to automatically adjust their character's appearance to match the background. This auto-paint feature makes characters undetectable to human eyes and standard detection methods. No official patch has been released to address these specific hacks, leaving players to deal with the imbalance.
For now, cheating instances are not as widespread as they could be, but it is unclear if developers have noticed the problem. The studio has not officially acknowledged the cheats or provided a timeline for a fix. Players continue to report these issues on social media while waiting for a response.
We looked at the last Meccha Chameleon update earlier while tracking the game's rapid growth and sales milestones. The current situation highlights the challenge of maintaining fair play in a fast-growing multiplayer title. The developer needs to act quickly to restore trust in the game's integrity.
Source: NotebookCheck
