
2016 · Action · Arcade
Chameleon Run
Chameleon Run is a single player game primarily available to mobile devices. The game is a high speed auto-runner with a satisfying double-jump mechanic played in landscape mode with both hands.
- Released
- 7 April 2016
- Platforms
- AndroidiOS
- Genres
- ActionArcadePlatformerRacing
- Developers
- —
- Publishers
- —
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Third personSide view
- Themes
- Action
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Age ratings
- ESRB E
About
Chameleon Run is a 2016 action game developed by Hyperbolic Magnetism and published by Noodlecake Studios. It was released for iOS, Android, tvOS, Windows Phone, and Nintendo Switch.
Keywords
- running
- side-scrolling
- colorful
- timer
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
Chameleon Run is an auto runner and does not require the user to do anything but performing short and long jumps by holding the screen and to allow colour change between two of the same characters. The first is purple and the second is yellow. The player controls a cube-like character that moves to the right and forward direction. The player's task is to help the character get to the end on the white cubic road by jumping over obstacles and pits.
The game features an original mechanic in that the player can touch only objects that have the same colour as the character. The player has to switch the character's colour so that the character can move on different platforms. Every level features three tasks: finish the level, collect all coins and crystals, and finish the level without switching colour.
Development
The game was originally created as a Ludum Dare prototype by Ján Ilavsky. Ilavský later decided to remake it into a full-length game when he saw how many clones of Chameleon Run came up on the App Store and Google Play that used his source code.
Reception
Chameleon Run has received generally positive reviews from critics. It holds 85/100 on Metacritic.
Pocket Gamer called Chameleon Run "A fresh and exciting take on the autorunner." It praised its gameplay and its mechanics including the colour-switching mechanic.
Awards
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Expanded editions
- Chameleon Run: Deluxe Edition
- Built on it
- Chameleon Run: Deluxe Edition
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