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The Chameleon

The Chameleon

A tense stealth game with super-powers, set in the 70s, filled with glorious fat pixels. Transform into enemies, dash, teleport, slow time and super-punch your way through this moody retro stealth game.

Released Jul 13, 2021 Developer Antonio Freyre Publisher Merlino Games Platforms Windows StealthRetroHeist3DThird Person
View on Steam ↗ $3.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.

92.1%positive191 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“short and sweet, 100% in under 2 hours. worth the $3.99us”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Now THIS is a pretty awesome little indie game Pros: - interesting stealth and power up mechanic - easy to understand stealth mechanics - game gets more interesting as you progress Cons: I can't really think of any. Conclusion: A pretty well done stealth "horror" game that I…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“great small experience with a lot of personality”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

8achievements
30.0%median completion
21.1%rarest: LOST
95.9% of players 91.2% of players 41.8% of players 31.5% of players 30.0% of players 29.5% of players 28.8% of players 21.1% of players 95.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
95.9%Oriented — Watch the Orientation film for the LRS
91.2%Beep Boop — Find the Chameleon power
41.8%Dasher — Find the Dash power
Rarest badges of honor
21.1%LOST — Hidden achievement
28.8%Multipunch — Find the Better Punch power
29.5%Truth — Find out the truth about The Chameleon Project

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-28. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$3.99current · sampled 2026-09-28 23:18 UTC
$3.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-28
US3.99 USD
EU3.99 EUR
UK3.39 GBP
Australia5.95 AUD
Canada4.99 CAD
Japan470 JPY
Brazil13.79 BRL
China18.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$2.7 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$4.5

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-28). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 03, 2024
New Game Announced

I’m excited to announce that I am currently working on what I consider to be one of my “dream games.” As Time Surrenders (aka No Sun To Worship 2) is a much bigger project with a lot more polish than

Aug 11, 2021
New Discord Server!

If you love Stealth games, The Chameleon or just gaming in general, come hang out on our Discord Server! https://discord.com/invite/xEUst4WjKM Hope to you see you there :)

Jul 13, 2021
The Chameleon is out now!

The Chameleon is out now! Hope you enjoy it

May 19, 2021
‘The Chameleon’ - Retro stealth game - Release date announced for PC!

Transform into your enemies in this retro stealth game set in the 70s! Mexican game developer Merlino Games (Antonio Freyre) has announced JULY 13, 2021 as the PC release date for The Chameleon, a ste

Apr 19, 2021
Last week to play the free demo!

If you have claimed the demo and haven't played it, make sure to play it this week! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzWDikMVIAcjrRb?format=png&name=large

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.

GenresIndie
Player tagsStealth · Retro · Heist · 3D · Third Person · Open World · Immersive Sim · Action · Mystery · Old School · Singleplayer · Exploration (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements8
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: Core i5-7300U 3.5 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GTX 580 or AMD HD 7870 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space