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ChromaGun

Pixel Maniacs · 2016-02-16

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Aug 22, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Jan 22, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 16, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 23, 2017 (Xbox One), Feb 16, 2016 (Mac), Feb 16, 2016 (Linux)

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!

ChromaGun is an Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2016, priced at $12.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 658 reviews).

0
playing now
84%
positive of 658 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
4.06★
PlayStation Store rating (160 ratings)
5.3h
to beat · rushed 1.7h · completionist 6.5h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$12.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

ChromaGun is a first-person shooter puzzle video game developed by Pixel Maniacs, an independent game studio from Germany.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 34 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 62% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 16k–39k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 658 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.29 at IndieGala Store (2022-07-12) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 30 of 40 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
121220172026Week of 2017-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
50Feb 2016Feb 2026Feb 2016 — avg 2 · peak 11Apr 2016 — avg 2 · peak 13Jun 2016 — avg 2 · peak 15Aug 2016 — avg 5 · peak 15Oct 2016 — avg 1 · peak 6Dec 2016 — avg 1 · peak 5Feb 2017 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2017 — avg 1 · peak 5Jun 2017 — avg 0 · peak 4Aug 2017 — avg 1 · peak 6Oct 2017 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2017 — avg 1 · peak 8Feb 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Apr 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2018 — avg 1 · peak 9Aug 2018 — avg 0 · peak 4Oct 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Dec 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Feb 2019 — avg 0 · peak 4Apr 2019 — avg 0 · peak 8Jun 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3Aug 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Oct 2019 — avg 2 · peak 16Dec 2019 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2020 — avg 1 · peak 6Jun 2020 — avg 1 · peak 7Aug 2020 — avg 1 · peak 8Oct 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Mar 2022 — avg 4 · peak 18Feb 2026 — avg 3 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.292016-02-162026-10-082016-02-16 — best price $12.742017-01-12 — best price $9.092017-11-28 — best price $12.992019-02-11 — best price $12.992019-11-26 — best price $3.892020-08-21 — best price $9.092020-10-09 — best price $12.992020-11-07 — best price $11.582020-12-09 — best price $11.582021-01-21 — best price $12.992021-02-21 — best price $11.582021-03-23 — best price $11.582021-04-23 — best price $11.582021-05-23 — best price $11.582021-07-25 — best price $11.582021-11-17 — best price $2.202022-01-17 — best price $11.692022-06-19 — best price $12.992022-08-16 — best price $2.042022-12-27 — best price $11.582023-02-27 — best price $12.992023-05-04 — best price $1.292023-07-01 — best price $11.582023-08-15 — best price $11.582023-10-10 — best price $2.592023-12-11 — best price $2.142024-02-11 — best price $8.992024-04-16 — best price $11.582024-06-27 — best price $2.592024-09-02 — best price $12.992024-11-27 — best price $2.592025-03-20 — best price $12.992025-11-29 — best price $11.582026-06-04 — best price $12.992026-10-08 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1512026-05-29 — 3 pageviews2026-06-02 — 4 pageviews2026-06-06 — 9 pageviews2026-06-10 — 8 pageviews2026-06-14 — 4 pageviews2026-06-18 — 2 pageviews2026-06-22 — 5 pageviews2026-06-26 — 1 pageviews2026-06-30 — 4 pageviews2026-07-04 — 8 pageviews2026-07-08 — 3 pageviews2026-07-12 — 6 pageviews2026-07-16 — 5 pageviews2026-07-20 — 4 pageviews2026-07-24 — 4 pageviews2026-07-28 — 3 pageviews2026-08-01 — 7 pageviews2026-08-05 — 4 pageviews2026-08-09 — 5 pageviews2026-08-13 — 10 pageviews2026-08-17 — 5 pageviews2026-08-21 — 1 pageviews2026-08-25 — 2 pageviews2026-08-29 — 2 pageviews2026-09-02 — 5 pageviews2026-09-06 — 3 pageviews2026-09-10 — 15 pageviews2026-09-14 — 4 pageviews2026-09-18 — 6 pageviews2026-09-22 — 7 pageviews2026-09-26 — 4 pageviews2026-09-30 — 10 pageviews2026-10-04 — 5 pageviews2026-10-07 — 7 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
81%
earned "Right in the Head!"
33.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,57017%22
PS4 (PlayStation)84779%21
Xbox One (Xbox)69362%20
PS4 (PlayStation)43280%21
PS4 (PlayStation)12949%19
PS4, PS VR (PlayStation)8455%19
Switch (Nintendo)100%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FunnyLogicActionComedyPuzzleSci-fiScienceColorfulStrategyDark Humor

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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