ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard Steam news

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• Review score93% positive
• Total reviews140
• Release dateFeb 12, 2026
• DeveloperPixel Maniacs
• PublisherPM Studios, Inc.

Genres: Adventure, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Pixel ManiacsPublisher: PM Studios, Inc.

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ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard Steam news

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• Thanks for all the positive feedback! - 26 February 2026

  Thanks for all the positive feedback!Since we only had an announcement on Steam that ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard will be released soon, here is a small update to fully reflect the "out now" on the page.What happened since the release?For once we had a great Twitchstream on the Releaseday from our office in Nuremberg (see the picture above!) with good food and lots of fun activities.Then we started looking into bugs, glitches and weird stuff reported from players here on the Steam discussions and over on our Discord - even after playtesting a lot, players still find odd behavior all the time.We also received lots of positive feedback and reviews for which we are more than grateful after such a long time of working on this project!

• ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard is out SOON! - 9 February 2026

  It's finally here!Hello Everyone!10 years after the original ChromaGun released, we are finally launching ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard on February 12th!We're incredibly proud of this accomplishment, four years of hard work are now paying off and you can experience what we've been working on.We are going live on the releaseday on our Twitch-Channel, streaming from our office!If you want to celebrate with us, be sure to join the stream on Thursday (it will be in German though) or visit our Discordserver!

• If you love Portal and first-person puzzlers - ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard launches February 12, 2026 - 14 November 2025

  ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard is a very interesting looking first-person puzzler that's now set to arrive February 12, 2026 that's all about mixing colours. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/if-you-love-portal-and-first-person-puzzlers-chromagun-2-dye-hard-launches-february-12-2026/

• Release Date Announcement: 12 Feb 2026 🥳 - 13 November 2025

  After three years of hard work, we finally have a release date for ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard!This is pretty close to 10 years after the release of our debug game, ChromaGun (1), on February 16, 2015.It took a bit longer than expected, because of the second announcement today:ChromaGun 2 is also coming to PS5, Xbox and Nintendo Switch 2 - digital AND physical 🥳The game will be available on all digital stores, but also on all modern consoles.You can preorder the physical version of the game starting today!

• We're at gamescom 2025! - 24 July 2025

  We’re going to Gamescom! 🎮🎉That’s right – ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard will be playable at Gamescom 2025, and we’ll be part of the booth of our publisher, PM Studios, within the Indie Arena Booth in Hall 10.2 from August 20–24!If you're around, swing by our booth!You’ll be able to:Chat with the devs (yes, real humans!)Try out the demo on-site (even if you’ve played it before, it hits different on the show floor)We’re super excited to be there and would love to meet some of you in person. Come say hi!

• Second Speedrun Contest: Golden Guns! - 1 March 2025

  We're starting another speedrun contest! Collect all golden guns as quick as possible, submit a video of that on speedrun.pixel-maniacs.com and get the chance to win prizes! Prizes Rank 1 gets: €800 Cash Rank 2 gets: €500 Cash Rank 3 gets: €200 Cash Additionally, we'll pick a random participant that gets: €250 Cash End time: March 3, 2025, 6:00 pm CET / 9:00 am PST / 12:00 pm EST / 2:00 am KST / 5:00 pm UTC As a reminder: The Any% contest is still running until March 3rd, with the same prizes! Where to submit? You can find details and submit your speedrun video here: https://speedrun.pixel-maniacs.com/ Please ensure that you check the details, e.g.: For this challenge, you need to collect all golden guns which are hidden in the demo It is not allowed to use glitches The ingame time (can be enabled in the Settings) needs to be enabled, this is the time that counts! Feel free to chat with…

• Creativity Contest! - 25 February 2025

  To celebrate our Demo release and for those who aren't interested in speedrunning the game (see details here), we're doing a creativity contest! At the end of the first level of the demo, right before you jump through the portal, you can find a hidden room on the left. Paint something cool in this room and post it on our Discord, channel #creativity. The top 3 coolest images (100% subjectively chosen by the team) plus one random participant will win €50 Steam credit each! Deadline: 6 am CET on Feb 27 / 9 pm PST Feb 26 We're looking forward to your images! This is one of the pictures somebody randomly did without knowing about the contest :)

• Demo out now! - 24 February 2025

  We've been working on this game for two years, and this is the first time we're releasing a major demo like this. Take a look around and try to solve the puzzles in this approximately 45-minute-long demo. There's even more to do For the completionists among you, we've added Golden Guns that you can collect. These fire off achievements for the demo. There is a speedrun challenge coming soon (with prizes!). We'll post updates here and on our Discord! We're hosting a creativity contest soon; there is a secret room at the end of the first chamber where you can paint color onto a 16x16 wall. The best artwork will win prizes; we'll post more details about this here as well! It would be fantastic if you'd leave us a review for the demo—that would mean a lot to us. If you're stuck somewhere, feel free to post in the forum here on Steam or on our Discord. Thanks to our playtesters Thanks a lot t…

• Speedrun Challenge (with prizes!) - 24 February 2025

  To celebrate the demo release of our game, we're doing a speedrun challenge for the ChromaGun 2 demo! We could even convince our fantastic publisher, PM Studios USA, to sponsor prizes for the fastest runners! Prizes Rank 1 gets: €800 Cash Rank 2 gets: €500 Cash Rank 3 gets: €200 Cash Additionally, we'll pick a random participant that gets: €250 Cash Where to submit? You can find details and submit your speedrun video here: https://speedrun.pixel-maniacs.com/ Please ensure that you check the details, e.g.: It is not allowed to use glitches The ingame time (can be enabled in the Settings) needs to be enabled, this is the time that counts! Feel free to chat with other speedrunners in our Discord, channel #speedrun

• Looking for Playtesters - 29 November 2024

  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 the public (like gamescom, IGN Live, etc.), but are this time searching for more in-depth feedback about various builds. If you want to participate in the playtest of ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard, feel free to add yourself to the mailing list: https://playtest.pixel-maniacs.com/ Looking forward to your feedback, and thanks for your participation!

• We're at GamesCom 2024! - 14 August 2024

  We're showcasing ChromaGun 2 next week in Cologne at GamesCom 2024! You'll be able to play an early version of ChromaGun 2. You can find us in Hall 10.2 at the Indie Arena Booth. Within the Indie Arena Booth, our stations are located here: Looking forward to meeting you there and your feedback! :)

• ChromaGun 2 Announced at IGN Live! - 14 June 2024

  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, this is a big step for us :) This is our first publishing deal ever after two self-published titles. We're excited to work with such an experienced team in the next game! The game has been announced at the IGN Live show in LA last weekend (jump to 3h56m): This is also the first time we have ever shown a trailer of ChromaGun, which we've kind of secretly been working on in the past months: We hope you enjoy it & are looking forward to your comments and feedback!