Meccha Chameleon Outsold Cyberpunk 2077 in Steam Summer Sale

Ah, the Steam Summer Sale, that beautiful time of year when we all rush baskets full of backlog gems to the digital aisles, amassing hundreds of hours of games we can 'eventually' play. This year, we're offering deep discounts, including 60% off recent hits like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and GTA 5 is being offered at half price to coincide with the release of its sequel. But despite this huge price cut, it's Meccha Chameleon, a new and viral hide-and-seek indie game, that's topping the charts.

At just $5.99, the barrier to entry is so low that it doesn't need a discount to compete with flagship triple-A games like Cyberpunk 2077, Baldur's Gate 3, and even Call of Duty while everyone's busy crossing off their wish lists. With Meccha Chameleon comfortably standing out during one of the busiest sales times of the year, it's no wonder it sold over 10 million copies in just two weeks.

Top 15 best-selling games during the 2026 Steam Summer Sale

Mecha Chameleon player hiding in a brick wall. It's only half painted to match.

location	game	price
1	mecha chameleon	$5.99
2	cyberpunk 2077	$17.99
3	The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth	$1.49
4	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)	$6.99
5	Dead by Daylight	$7.99
6	Baldur's Gate 3	$44.99
7	Red Dead Redemption 2	$14.99
8	Grand Theft Auto 5 Enhanced	$14.99
9	Stella Blade	$40.19
10	Forza Horizon 6	$69.99
11	EA Sports FC 26	$13.99
12	Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2	$23.99
13	Warhammer 40,000: Dark Tides	$9.99
14	Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty	$17.99
15	Watch Dogs 2	$2.49

First place winner, Mecha Chameleon, is a perfect example of how powerful word of mouth and low prices can be. Developed by a team of just two people, this indie sensation has amassed a massive audience through simple hooks almost tailor-made for viral TikTok clips and chaotic Twitch streams, making it the ultimate $6 impulse buy for anyone looking to get into the game with friends.

Close-up of a person's hand using a Steam Controller.

Another interesting trend in the charts is the sheer number of PlayStation titles dominating the top 100. It's incredibly ironic that this comes right after Sony quietly confirmed plans to pull PC ports for its flagship single-player games. Blockbuster films like Stellar Blade, Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Helldivers 2, The Last of Us Part 1, God of War (2018), God of War Ragnarök, and Ghost of Tsushima all comfortably made the cut.

It's fun. While Sony is busy rolling back PC support while publishers sweat their ballooning budgets, real data shows that the player base for exclusives is more enthusiastic than ever, and that $6 indie games that took just two months to develop are outperforming some of gaming's most expensive blockbusters.