Independent Game Studio

Adaptive worlds.
Forged by imagination.

Chameleon Forge creates distinctive, handcrafted games built around strong identities, memorable systems, thoughtful player experiences, and the belief that every game should earn its place in your library.

  • Founded byLes W. Stovall
  • In developmentThree original titles
Chameleon Forge emblem featuring a chameleon on an anvil

The Studio

Small studio. Distinctive games.

Chameleon Forge is an independent studio focused on games with clear personality, disciplined design, approachable mechanics, and enough depth to stay interesting long after the first session.

01

Identity first

Every game should know exactly what it is, from its mechanics and art direction to its tone and presentation.

02

Respect the player

Clear design, fair systems, thoughtful accessibility, and no need to turn every experience into a storefront.

03

Built to be remembered

Whether through clever puzzles, dangerous descents, or consequential journeys, each title should leave a mark.

Our Games

Three games. Three very different journeys.

From a handcrafted path-building puzzle adventure to a dangerous underground rescue and a full-scale cattle drive across 1888 Texas.

Coming Soon Puzzle Adventure

Get Home Pip

Build the path. Outsmart the board. Get Pip home.

Guide Pip home by placing a limited set of path pieces across hidden hazards and blocked terrain. Every piece matters, and every route has to work.

  • 100-level handcrafted campaign
  • Concealed-grid path-building puzzles
  • Warm toy-world presentation
In Development Mining Action Puzzle

Downshaft

Go deeper. Bring them back.

Descend into a dangerous mine, survive collapsing terrain and hostile creatures, and rescue trapped miners before the shaft claims them.

  • Campaign rescue missions
  • Escalating underground hazards
  • Arcade-style Endless Descent
In Development Western Survival RPG

The Longhorn Trail

A thousand head. Ninety days. Every decision follows you.

Lead an 1888 cattle drive across Texas while managing your herd, crew, supplies, weather, morale, and the consequences of command.

  • Character-driven survival
  • Persistent consequences
  • Highly replayable trail runs
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Featured Title

In Development

The Longhorn Trail

Lead a brutal 1888 cattle drive across Texas—where every mile costs something, every choice follows you, and the trail remembers.

Manage a thousand-head herd, a crew with conflicting loyalties, dwindling supplies, dangerous weather, injury, morale, and the long consequences of command.

Genre
Western survival RPG
Setting
Texas, Spring 1888
Campaign
Up to 90 days
Focus
Choice, consequence, replayability
Chameleon Forge presents

The Longhorn Trail

Texas · Spring 1888

A thousand head. Ninety days.
Every decision follows you.

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