These last few years have been a wild ride when it comes to indie games. We’ve gotten so used to the domination of AAA studios and publishers, backed by untold billions, but now that’s almost a thing of the past. Time and again, small titles, made by teams smaller still, are making tremendous amounts of money and shipping so many copies it’d make any suited-up executive’s head spin.
And Meccha Chameleon is only the latest in a series of amazing solo-dev or small-team indies that are breaking the industry. Having officially sold over 15 million copies in less than a month, Meccha Chameleon is easily the fastest- and best-selling game of 2026 and certainly one of the fastest-selling games of all time.
Cyberpunk 2077, as big as it is, took over three years to reach that same number, which speaks volumes about the reach and approachability of cheap, fun, simple indie games.
