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ChromaGun

ChromaGun

Welcome to ChromaTec’s test lab! You’re here to test our state-of-the-art military-grade color-technology: The ChromaGun (patent pending)! Use it to solve our meticulously designed test chambers by painting the walls and droids. Remember how to mix colors from pre-school? Then you qualify!

Released Feb 16, 2016 Developer Pixel Maniacs Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux PuzzlePuzzle-Platformer3D PlatformerFirst-PersonSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $12.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

83.6%positive652 reviews
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“My Playtime: 3.2h (100% achievement, finished the game) Grindy Achievement(s): Yes (1 achievement that takes 0.1h). Optional Achievement(s): Yes (9 achievements). Difficult Achievement(s): No. Intro ChromaGun is a 3D puzzle game where you are armed with a gun that can shoot…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“played chromagun 1 to catch up on the chromalore becuase chromagun 2 looked cool, this game is kinda chromaannoying tho, needs more chromavoice lines as well.”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Awesome! I especially loved the little Portal references! A great puzzle game with very different difficulty levels in each section. I got it bundled with part 2 and I'm going to play that one right away! :D PS: Forgot that the studio behind that game is german... I could have…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

22achievements
34.0%median completion
7.4%rarest: What Smells Like Bacon?
81.1% of players 77.8% of players 76.5% of players 75.8% of players 74.8% of players 71.7% of players 64.0% of players 60.8% of players 39.8% of players 38.9% of players 37.7% of players 34.0% of players 25.7% of players 22.0% of players 19.9% of players 18.6% of players 17.5% of players 16.7% of players 15.9% of players 15.9% of players 11.6% of players 7.4% of players 81.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
81.1%Right in the Head! — Shoot a WorkerDroid.
77.8%Open, Sesame! — Open a door by activating a trigger.
76.5%Ineffective — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
7.4%What Smells Like Bacon? — Grill 100 WorkerDroids on Deadly Maintenance Tiles.
11.6%Not A Lie — Hidden achievement
15.9%Dangerously Ineffective — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$12.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$1.94lowest since tracking began2026-09-10
US12.99 USD
EU12.79 EUR
UK10.99 GBP
Australia18.95 AUD
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,500 JPY
Brazil41.99 BRL
China52.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$7.7 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$15

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 12, 2026
ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard is out NOW!

Hello Everyone! Almost 10 years after the original ChromaGun release we are finally launching the successor! We're incredibly proud of this accomplishment, four years of hard work are now paying off a

Feb 24, 2025
ChromaGun 2 Demo - Out Now!

We have released the demo of ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard, and it is part of Steam Next Fest! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3408840/ChromaGun_2_Dye_Hard_Demo/ We have done maaany improvements in compari

Nov 25, 2024
Looking for Playtesters for ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard!

We're already pretty far in development of ChromaGun 2 and are preparing the first private beta playtests which will start in the next coming weeks. We showed the game at various occasions / events to

Jun 14, 2024
ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard announced at IGN Live!

We are delighted to announce that we've partnered with PM Studios from LA to work on our next game, ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard! Eight years after the release of our very first indie game ChromaGun in 2016,

May 08, 2017
Introducing, The Anniversary Update

Dear Everybody, it's finally here. After all this time of waiting, and promises, and waiting, and passed release dates, and more waiting... we finally made it. Officially introducing, the ChromaGun An

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsPuzzle · Puzzle-Platformer · 3D Platformer · First-Person · Singleplayer · Colorful · Sci-fi · Comedy · Science · Dark Humor · Logic · Strategy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Workshop · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor
LanguagesEnglish * , German * *
Achievements22
Official sitehttp://www.chromagun.de
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GT 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5550 w/ 1024 MB Storage: 1 GB available space