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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

In September we once again teamed up with SpecialEffect for their #OneSpecialDay Sale and donated 100% of our net revenue! ChromaGun: $607 Can't Drive This: $318 It's Always Happy at Chubby's: €229 (we donated €1 for every wishlist) Thanks to everyone who bought or wishlisted!

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard has been nominated for the TOMMI 2026! 🥳 At this award thousands of children test the nominated games in libraries across Germany and vote for their favorites. We're rooting for all the nominees and are already looking forward to the awards ceremony on December 6!

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

We finally announced our new game "Fables of Dwale"! 🍄 Ever wanted to explore a magical world, gather the fruits of the forest, and uncover the secrets of folklore characters? Now you can! Find the steamlink in the comments

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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 🏆✨

YouTube video by Cozy Games Celebration

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Just tested the animated ChromaGun 2 Wallpaper on the ROG Ally - isn't it beautiful? 😍 @asusrog.bsky.social

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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Just tested the animated ChromaGun 2 Wallpaper on the ROG Ally - isn't it beautiful? 😍 @asusrog.bsky.social

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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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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

First physical copies of ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard have landed! Pretty cool that our publisher @pmstudios.bsky.social went the extra mile and produced Switch 2 cartridges! 😍

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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 · 14/02/2026

Sorry for the late response, it has been very busy here lately haha :) I am happy to confirm that we have gyro aiming and mouse mode implemented in ChromaGun 2! The missing gyro was mentioned by many players and reviewers of the first ChromaGun, therefore it was important for us to have it in! :)

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Can I Play That? @caniplaythat.com · 12/02/2026

Ahead of today’s launch of ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard, we had the chance to ask some questions about the game and its (colorblind) accessibility features to Ben Lochmann, CEO of developer @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social. Also stay tuned for our full review of the game soon! caniplaythat.com/2026/02/12/c...

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ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard - developer interview - Can I Play That?

Ahead of the launch of ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard, we had a chance ti talk to the game's developer about its accessibility.

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GamesMarket @gamesmarket.global · 12/02/2026

For the release of ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard, we spoke to @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social CEO @blochmann.bsky.social about their tremendous colourblind mode and what challenges the visual design of their colour-focused game faced in playtesting. www.gamesmarket.global/interview-be...

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Interview: Ben Lochmann on Accessibility and Visual Clarity in ChromaGun 2

For the release of ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard, we spoke to Pixel Maniacs CEO Benjamin Lochmann about their tremendous colourblind mode and what challenges the visual design of their colour-focused game fac...

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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

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

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

And, of course, big thanks to the team that has invested a large chunk of their lifetime working on this game! ♥️

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

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.

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

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!).

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

- 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 😅

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

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

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

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:

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

- Jan 2022 (that is 4 years ago 🤯), 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.

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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 · 12/02/2026

We're going live! Join us on Twitch to launch ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard! 🎉 👉️ twitch.tv/pixel_maniacs

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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 · 06/02/2026

It's nostalgic to look back to the early days of designing! When we built the visual language, we also considered props and interior assets to achieve coherence. Some assets didn't make it into the final game. Find out which by playing ChromaGun 2 on February 12! 👀

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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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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Only 16 days left to wishlist ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard! 🔫 Why? Because we release on February 12! So if you like what you see and haven't wishlisted yet, here's your chance: store.steampowered.com/app/2982340/... #wishlistwednesday #steam #indiegame

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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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Pixel Maniacs 🔜 ChromaGun 2 Release 12.2 @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Our game ChromaGun 2 is releasing in 20 days, after 4 years of work 🤯

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