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CEO Pixel Maniacs - Working on ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard

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.@szde.bsky.social writes about our game (translated):
๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜น๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜•๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ "๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜Ž๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ 2" ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜น ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ "๐˜—๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ" ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ด.

10.03.2026 09:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ‘“Weโ€™ve partnered with EnChroma, makers of color enhancing lenses, to give away a pair of their Lx1 Lenses! (sale price >$400!)

Just comment on this posting and we'll pick someone randomly on Monday 8 am CEST.

PS: ChromaGun 2 has a fantastic colorblind mode! :)

05.03.2026 13:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our ChromaGun 2 physical editions for Switch 2 and PS5 have arrived in the office ๐Ÿ˜ Thanks a ton, @pmstudios.bsky.social for the delivery! โค๏ธ

04.03.2026 18:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Vom "SaufTracker" zur Portal-Hommage "Chromagun": OK COOL trifft Benjamin Lochmann - OK COOL Bei kaum einem Gast in der Geschichte von OK COOL hat sich die berufliche Biographie so klar in zwei Abschnitte aufgeteilt wie bei Benjamin Lochmann. Zum einen ist er als Mitgrรผnder der Pixel Maniacs ...

Ich war zu Besuch beim wunderbaren @domschott.bsky.social , in seinem Podcast @okcoolpodcast.bsky.social, und durfte รผber ChromaGun 2 und unangenehme Apps sprechen!

okcool.space/vom-sauftrac...

02.03.2026 11:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Welcome, Limpho Moeti! Limpho is our 1st employee outside of DE, working from South Africa ๐Ÿ˜ She is supporting us with our influencer marketing tool as a BizDev. Limpho has deep knowledge about BizDev and gamedev. She's also Chair of the @igda.org! ๐Ÿคฏ I'm really looking forward to working with you!

26.02.2026 09:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hello World!

Fresh start on Bluesky! Ex-Bangkokian now living in Nuremberg, making games and enjoying the journey!

Please say hi and check out my project:
@littleoldone.bsky.social
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3975130/...

20.01.2026 09:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hooked by the ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard soundtrack?

You can listen to the official game soundtrack on a variety of platforms:

๐ŸŽต bandcamp
๐ŸŽต anghami
๐ŸŽต Apple Music
๐ŸŽต Youtube Music
๐ŸŽต amazon music
๐ŸŽต Spotify

16.02.2026 13:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Can't get enough of ChromaGun?

We have the solution!

๐Ÿ”ซ โž•๏ธ ๐Ÿ”ซ ๐ŸŸฐ ๐Ÿ’œ

Snatch the ChromaGun + ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard bundle right now on Steam and get a 10% discount: store.steampowered.com/bundle/67079/

12.02.2026 20:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What is better than one 1st person puzzle game?

TWO, of course!

We're super excited to collaborate with Toxic Games to offer 10% off for the ChromaGun 2 + Q.U.B.E 2 bundle.

Get it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/bundle/67190/

12.02.2026 21:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bundle-Time! ๐Ÿงถ In celebration of the ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard release, we're collaborating with The Forgotten City!

Get both games with 10% off on Steam right now โฌ‡๏ธ store.steampowered.com/bundle/67293/

12.02.2026 19:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard is OUT NOW - 10 years after the first ChromaGun!
store.steampowered.com/app/2982340/...
Every activity & coverage in the first 24 hours massively helps us get the word out - We appreciate your support! โ™ฅ๏ธ

This was quite a ride, timeline:

12.02.2026 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

And, of course, big thanks to the team that has invested a large chunk of their lifetime working on this game! โ™ฅ๏ธ

12.02.2026 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also, huge thanks to PM Studios for being supportive all the time and trusting us as a team in this, to our families, friends, and industry colleagues, who have been very supportive during this long time.

12.02.2026 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This would not have been possible without the support of all the public funding (big shoutout to the FFF Bavaria & the digital ministry of Bavaria, to the German games funding, and the German Aerospace Center, which is handling those fundings!).

12.02.2026 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

- 12 February 2025: Release of the game on all platforms!
Thanks to everybody for the ongoing support on this project. You really need a long breath to launch a video game from start to finish ๐Ÿ˜…

12.02.2026 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

- August 2023: Signed deal with PM Studios
- August 2023 - December 2024: Production Phase of the game - co-funded by the German Games Fund

12.02.2026 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We never had a publisher before and only had experience with self-publishing games. We built a vertical slice that was highly targeted for publishers and even sent out custom builds per publisher, so that we could mention them in an easter egg within the 5-min demo. After maaaany calls and pitches:

12.02.2026 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

- Jan 2022 (that is 4 years ago ๐Ÿคฏ), we started working on the concept of ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard, with support of the fantastic Bavarian games funding program of the FFF Bavaria
- March 2022 - August 2023: Working on a polished vertical slice, with the goal of finding a publisher for the game.

12.02.2026 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard is OUT NOW - 10 years after the first ChromaGun!
store.steampowered.com/app/2982340/...
Every activity & coverage in the first 24 hours massively helps us get the word out - We appreciate your support! โ™ฅ๏ธ

This was quite a ride, timeline:

12.02.2026 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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One final #WishlistWednesday before we launch ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard tomorrow! ๐ŸŽ‰

Are you ready?!

#indiegame #steam

11.02.2026 12:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Care for some animation?

Describe the narrative in this storyboad. Wrong answers only!

10.02.2026 12:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In total, we worked 23.736 hours on ChomaGun 2: Dye Hard.

Here is an overview of how much each employee with a general contract of >20 h/week contributed to developing our game in the span of four years. On top of that we worked with interns, part time employees and freelancers.

10.02.2026 10:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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More sparkly shader progression for ChromaGun 2! โœจ The change is even more visible here.

09.02.2026 12:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Can we VENT for a minute? ๐Ÿ˜ค

If you ever need to blow off some steam, try shooting the vents in ChromaGun 2. A new path might open for you ๐Ÿ˜Œ

08.02.2026 13:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Last #ScreenshotSaturday for ChromaGun 2 before we launch next week thursday! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

#gamerelease #indiedev #gamedev

07.02.2026 14:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We spent four years developing ChromaGun 2.

How silly!

We could have just used AI from the get-go ๐Ÿ˜‹

06.02.2026 12:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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To celebrate the release of ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard next week thursday, we're following our tradition to livestream the launch!

Join us on Twitch when we press the button ๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ ๐Ÿšจ

The stream will be in German.

05.02.2026 13:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Some of our in-game visuals have changed quite a bit from the initial concepts.

For example, the CHROMATEC interior turned out even more... techy ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป

05.02.2026 10:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's #WishlistWednesday, my dude:ttes!

Make sure to wishlist ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard to not miss our release on February 12! ๐Ÿ”ซ

#steam #indiegame

04.02.2026 13:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We'd like to share more concept art and development insights during the next week and a half as we approach the release date of ChromaGun 2!

Here are some early ideas for the Rifts you encounter during the game and a comparison how we translated them to 3D. ๐ŸซŸ

02.02.2026 11:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0