ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard News

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 :)

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.



[h2]There's even more to do[/h2]

• 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.

[h2]Thanks to our playtesters[/h2]

Thanks a lot to our hundreds of playtesters who checked out the first early versions of the game, giving us valuable feedback about all aspects of the game.

We got very important insights about e.g. the colorblind mode we've implemented into the demo, here's an overview about the feedback you gave us:

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!

[h2]Prizes[/h2]

• 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
  

[h2]Where to submit?[/h2]

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

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 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! :)