Games like The Chameleon
If The Chameleon is your kind of game, the closest matches are American Theft 80s, Forgotten Depths and Light City District — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, immersive and mysterious. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About 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.
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Steam players who put hours into The Chameleon also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
American Theft 80s
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with The Chameleon.
Top pick for The Chameleon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
From the THIEF SIMULATOR developers. It's the 80s. Steal VCRs, tapes, classic cars, and if you get caught, outrun the police!
Forgotten Depths
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Chameleon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
Forgotten Depths is a PS1-inspired stealth-horror game. You find yourself trapped within ancient catacombs, but escaping won't be easy... you have awakened the CURSED PRISONER of these depths.
Light City District
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Chameleon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
A Game And Watch-like game with a cinema noire story, set in an openworld game in real time.
Loot List: Thief Sim
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Chameleon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
Rise from pauper to master thief - grab the loot list and get to work, whether it’s a roadside diner or a federal vault: slip past security and make fools of everyone, or unleash chaos and blow the place apart. Fence the haul to upgrade the hideout, gear up, and build your criminal empire.
1 Hop
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Chameleon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
Play as a rabbit and go looking for carrots and food bags avoiding the dog. Try to get the mountain first to become the ultimate rabbit, play split screen with your friend and work together to become the King Rabbit.
UnMetal
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Chameleon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
UnMetal is a 2D stealth action-adventure that pays homage to the classics with a healthy dose of humor and satire. You play as Jesse Fox, who is definitely NOT an elite commando, under arrest for a crime he didn't commit, and must escape a covert military base using his wits and fists.
Timothy and the Mysterious Forest
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with The Chameleon.
Ranked #7 for The Chameleon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
Timothy and the Mysterious Forest is a mix of old-school Game Boy graphics, meta-narrative, stealth system and action combat with an high difficulty level. Elements from adventure/exploration games are mixed with puzzle and stealth: exploration, reading and keeping a slow pace is the best tactic. Multiple endings!
Master Key
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Chameleon.
Ranked #8 for The Chameleon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!
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Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Chameleon.
Reviewers of The Chameleon cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.
Prototype™
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Chameleon cross-mention this title as a similar play.
You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay. Fast & Deadly Shape-Shifting Combat: Reconfigure your body to the situation at hand.
Thief
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Chameleon.
Reviewers of The Chameleon cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Chameleon.
Reviewers of The Chameleon cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
HITMAN™
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Chameleon cross-mention this title as a similar play.
There is a world beyond ours. Beyond nations, justice, ethics. It never sleeps. It exists everywhere. And once you enter....there is no going back. Welcome to the World of Assassination. You are Agent 47, the world's ultimate assassin.
System Shock
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Chameleon.
Reviewers of The Chameleon cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
The Thing from Nowhere
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Chameleon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
Travel to a remote town in Alaska and uncover the truth behind reported sightings of a mythical creature from ancient Inuit folklore. A Choose Your Own Adventure mystery set in the 1950s, inspired by classic monster movies and Amiga's "It Came from the Desert".
PROTOTYPE
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Chameleon cross-mention this title as a similar play.
In the neon-lit world of PROTOTYPE, 07Vanguard, a powerful AI prototype, battles hordes of menacing robots. Equipped with combat techniques and a vast arsenal, it faces increasingly challenging enemies. Power-ups aid its survival, but the ultimate test comes with the appearance of formidable Bosses.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Chameleon at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Chameleon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Chameleon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under The Chameleon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Chameleon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Chameleon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Chameleon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Chameleon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
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More from Antonio Freyre
Other recommendable Steam games by Antonio Freyre, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
It Comes In Waves
WHY THIS
Another title from Antonio Freyre, the studio behind The Chameleon.
A short, minimalist, experimental open-world adventure about guilt and grief. Explore, shoot, scavenge and bring a specimen to The Sanctuary. Beware PERMADEATH.
No Sun To Worship
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Chameleon.
Another title from Antonio Freyre, the studio behind The Chameleon.
A short, minimalist stealth-action game about the importance of art. We painted the sky ashen gray. Burned the heavens to starve each other. Now we walk an endless cemetery of regret.
UNDETECTED
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Chameleon.
Another title from Antonio Freyre, the studio behind The Chameleon.
Stealth your way through the shadows and uncover a corporate conspiracy. Become a cyber-augmented agent in this gameplay-focused stealth game that brings classic sneaking to the modern era.
Luckily, My Arm Is A Shotgun
WHY THIS
Another title from Antonio Freyre, the studio behind The Chameleon. Shares Indie with The Chameleon.
You are lost on a cursed island full of monsters... Luckily, your arm is a shotgun! Explore a mini open world and blast your way through waves of demons in this short adventure.
Under A Star Long Cold
WHY THIS
Another title from Antonio Freyre, the studio behind The Chameleon.
You have 30 minutes to loot this place and pay your debts before the planet is destroyed. Intense stealth-action with permadeath. An exploration of agency and hope.
Frequently asked about The Chameleon
- How much does The Chameleon cost?
- The Chameleon is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Chameleon?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Chameleon are American Theft 80s, Forgotten Depths, Light City District.
- Who developed The Chameleon?
- The Chameleon was developed by Antonio Freyre and published by Merlino Games.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Chameleon.
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