Most hide-and-seek games ask you to find somewhere out of sight. Mono Chameleon would rather you stand against a wall and paint yourself until nobody notices you’re there.
PocketStudio’s multiplayer game launched on Steam on 5 November. As reported by 4Gamer, its retro handheld look does more than set the mood: the world uses just four shades, with olive and cream broken into dithered patterns. Match those patterns carefully and your character can blend into the scenery.
The seekers get a first-person view and a catch gun. There’s no radar pointing them towards hidden players, so they have to spot their targets themselves. Hiders can also leave decoys behind; shooting one briefly slows the seeker. Looking suspiciously like a wall is only part of the trick.
There are five modes for two to ten players: classic hide-and-seek, Infection, a Double mode where everyone hides before everyone seeks, Tag and Prop Hunt. Tag gives shadows a more direct role, letting the Dark team blend into them while sneaking reduces footsteps and avoids kicking up dust.
The official Steam listing also describes bots that fill empty places, friend invites and LAN play. You can save a painted appearance and share it with friends through a code, rather than having to recreate your carefully drawn disguise every time.
For streamers, the audience gets more to do than watch. A stream room supports up to 239 audience seats alongside the ten player places, with waiting viewers rotating into matches. Audience votes can briefly help either side, including slowing seekers or giving hiders another decoy. Those audience places require viewers to launch the game and join the room; they aren’t extra active player slots.
Mono Chameleon is available for Windows with English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese support. Its regular UK Steam price is £5.29, with an introductory price of £4.23 at the time of writing.
