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Indie Outpost @indieoutpost.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Full house at yesterday's indie outpost in Nuremberg! Sitting literally outside the room didn't stop people from following our talks and listening to the awesome talks from @nerdanwalt.legal and Isabel Grünberg! And thx for sponsoring @gamesbavaria.bsky.social @cipsoftgmbh.bsky.social

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Ben Lochmann @blochmann.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Welcome to the team, @lexusinator.bsky.social! Alex is suporting us as a fulltime BizDev for our influencer marketing SaaS! 🤘

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Indie Outpost @indieoutpost.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

What an upgrade 👀! Yesterday's indie outpost was the first time in the ballroom. The ambiance with the light, enough seating, the stage, etc. was awesome! Thanks for the awesome talks Lynne Glaner, and @paulrdy.bsky.social ! And thx for sponsoring @gamesbavaria.bsky.social @cipsoftgmbh.bsky.social 😍

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Thanks for your visit, Digital Minister of Bavaria, Dr. Fabian Mehring, Member of the Bavarian Parliament Jochen Kohler and City Council Sabine Sendner! Was a lot of fun showing you our office and showing, what we are working on in Nuremberg! 😍 Photos (c) Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs

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Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker | Coming June 9th @gentletrolldevs.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Tavernkeepers, this is the moment you've all been waiting for... Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker is now out on all platforms! ✨🐝 🥹 Head over to Steam or the Nintendo eShop and dive into the wondrous world of Asteria. The Drowsy Dragon is waiting for you! youtu.be/4Wq9naaoGdU?...

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Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker - Launch Trailer

Tavernkeepers, this is the moment you've all been waiting for... Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker is now out on all platforms! Head over to Steam or the Nintendo eShop and dive into the wondrous…

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Ben Lochmann @blochmann.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Very personal documentary about our office colleagues @spaceflower.bsky.social by @budiboo.bsky.social, and Ian Budiman: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PNd... Thanks a ton for sponsoring this, @byterockers.games 😍

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Show recommendation with an announcement from us! 📆 When? Today at 7 p.m. CEST / 10 a.m. PDT 📺 What? A special Showcase & Awards Show to celebrate Cozy Games! 🔍 Where? Right here on YouTube: youtu.be/6eMVmZT_zqM?... @cozycelebration.bsky.social

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Cozy Game Awards 2026 - Special Showcase 🏆✨

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Ben Lochmann @blochmann.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

It's Always Happy at Chubby's (our next game) Kickoff fast food restaurant visit! (The game takes place in a fast food restaurant). The prototype phase of the game has started now. I'm really looking forward to this one! 🍔

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Indie Outpost @indieoutpost.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Indie Outpost Nuremberg on May 4th at 6pm! 🥳 New location: großer Saal inside the KunstKulturQuartier! - Lucas Pöthe (Blossom Path Games) will talk about their game "Valkyrie Rising: Hordes of Ragnarök" - Josephine Dransfeld from toy manufacturer Heunec talks about merchandise production

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

.@szde.bsky.social writes about our game (translated): 𝘗𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘤𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘕𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘨 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 "𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘎𝘶𝘯 2" 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘪𝘹 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 "𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭" 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘰𝘣 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘴.

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

👓We’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! :)

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Our ChromaGun 2 physical editions for Switch 2 and PS5 have arrived in the office 😍 Thanks a ton, @pmstudios.bsky.social for the delivery! ❤️

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Ben Lochmann @blochmann.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Welcome, Limpho Moeti! Limpho is our 1st employee outside of DE, working from South Africa 😍 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! 🤯 I'm really looking forward to working with you!

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mimustudio.bsky.social @mimustudio.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

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/...

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Hooked by the ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard soundtrack? You can listen to the official game soundtrack on a variety of platforms: 🎵 bandcamp 🎵 anghami 🎵 Apple Music 🎵 Youtube Music 🎵 amazon music 🎵 Spotify

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Can't get enough of ChromaGun? We have the solution! 🔫 ➕️ 🔫 🟰 💜 Snatch the ChromaGun + ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard bundle right now on Steam and get a 10% discount: store.steampowered.com/bundle/67079/

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

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/

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Bundle-Time! 🧶 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 ⬇️ store.steampowered.com/bundle/67293/

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

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! ♥️ This was quite a ride, timeline:

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

One final #WishlistWednesday before we launch ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard tomorrow! 🎉 Are you ready?! #indiegame #steam

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Care for some animation? Describe the narrative in this storyboad. Wrong answers only!

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

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.

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

More sparkly shader progression for ChromaGun 2! ✨ The change is even more visible here.

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Can we VENT for a minute? 😤 If you ever need to blow off some steam, try shooting the vents in ChromaGun 2. A new path might open for you 😌

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Last #ScreenshotSaturday for ChromaGun 2 before we launch next week thursday! 😱 #gamerelease #indiedev #gamedev

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

We spent four years developing ChromaGun 2. How silly! We could have just used AI from the get-go 😋

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

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 👉️ 🚨 The stream will be in German.

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

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 🧑‍💻

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

It's #WishlistWednesday, my dude:ttes! Make sure to wishlist ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard to not miss our release on February 12! 🔫 #steam #indiegame

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

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. 🫟

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Happy Sunday! Have some Droid concept art for ChromaGun 2 🤖

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Some before and after sparkly shader progression in ChromaGun 2! ✨️

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

More early concept art for ChromaGun 2! 🖌️ And yet again chicken-themed 🐔 10/10 would put all my eggs in his basket!

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Ben Lochmann @blochmann.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

We have implemented 10 workdays of charity leave per employee, per year! 💃 I got the idea after we started building consoles and PCs for the children's home in Nuremberg.

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Here's a glimpse on how we’ve turned concept art into polished game art. You can definitely see the vision early on! 🐔 After four years of development, we’re super excited to release ChromaGun 2 on February 12 2026! 💥

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Little Old One @littleoldone.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

She prayed to God for her cat. The answer… Well. Not quite as expected. WIP our trailer (●'◡'●) #indiegamedevelopers #indiedev #indiegame #roguelite #インディーゲーム

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Ben Lochmann @blochmann.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Welcome to the office, @mimustudio.bsky.social! One year after starting their Nuremberg-based company, Mimu UG, Sumunthana (Ploi) and Watcharid (Alfie) have finally gotten their self-employment visa and moved from Bangkok to Nuremberg to start a new life here. Looking forward to working with you!

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Ben Lochmann @blochmann.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

We now have a module in our accounting tool that displays CO2 emissions on a per-project basis! 😍 Unsurprising TL;DR is: Flights are really bad for our footprint. The months besides the peaks in our graph do have multiple travels, but as those were done via train, they look like the x-axis 🙈

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Filippo Beck Peccoz @fbeckpeccoz.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Hello world, we've just announced our new game 👁️ Imprinted is our new psychological thriller about the dark side of creativity. Some music never truly leaves their creators 🎶 🗨️ store.steampowered.com/app/3980340/...

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Indie Outpost @indieoutpost.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Some impressions from the Indie Outpost Nuremberg on Monday - thanks to everybody for visiting the event & to the speakers & sponsors, @gamesbavaria.bsky.social and @cipsoft.bsky.social! <3

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Happy to have you in the team, Veronika Gasser! Vroni is supporting us as a working student in marketing & management on our current projects. She is currently studying Computer Game Studies in Bayreuth with a personal focus in producing and project management!

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Indie Outpost @indieoutpost.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Reminder: Morgen ab 18:00 Indie Outpost Nürnberg! - Emily Putz, Developer at Crit Crew in Würzburg - Dominik Schön, Managing Director at kaleidoscube Thanks to our fantastic sponsors @cipsoft.bsky.social and @gamesbavaria.bsky.social 🍕

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Indie Outpost @indieoutpost.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

💥 Indie Outpost Nuremberg Announcement!💥 On Jan 5th at 6pm, with talks by: - Emily Putz, Developer at Crit Crew in Würzburg - Dominik Schön, Managing Director at kaleidoscube Thanks to our fantastic sponsors @cipsoft.bsky.social and @gamesbavaria.bsky.social 🍕

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Just sent €10,882.55 for being one of the many sponsors of the charity event Friendly Fire in Germany! Thanks for organizing this 🤝 @llcupido.bsky.social PS: Disclaimer: 19% of this payment is VAT and not going to charity

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Ben Lochmann @blochmann.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

We got selected for €30,000 concept funding for our horror game 👀 Thanks so much for the support for our projects to the board and the employees of the Bayerisches Staatsministerium and FilmFernsehFonds Bayern! Business-wise, best start of a game we did so far imho, details see timeline ⬇️

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GamesMarket @gamesmarket.global · 13/11/2025

Not only does @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social' ChromaGun 2 finally release on 12 February next year, it will also come with physical editions for PS5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch 2 with support by publisher @pmstudios.bsky.social. www.gamesmarket.global/chromagun-2-...

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ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard Launches 12 February 2026

Not only does Pixel Maniacs' ChromaGun 2 finally release on 12 February next year, it will also come with physical editions for PS5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch 2.

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Big news! ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard is coming to Switch 2, PS5 and Xbox, digitally AND as a physical release in stores, thanks to our partner @pmstudios.bsky.social 😍 Also, the release date is Feb 12, pretty much exactly 10 years after ChromaGun (1). Preorders are live now 🤘

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