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ChromaGun
ChromaGun
	ChromaGun logo
Developer(s)	Pixel Maniacs
Publisher(s)	Pixel Maniacs
Producer(s)	Benjamin Lochmann
Designer(s)	Steven Crouse
Programmer(s)	Andreas Scholz; Johann Bauer; Chris Hinze; Alexandru Ciocea;
Artist(s)	Steven Crouse; Valerij Müller; Caroline Kachler;
Composer(s)	Stephan Gembler
Engine	Unity
Platform(s)	MacOS; Microsoft Windows; Linux; PlayStation 4; Xbox One; Nintendo Switch
Release	iOS; September 13, 2015; Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux; February 16, 2016; Playstation 4; August 22, 2017; Xbox One; August 23, 2017; Nintendo Switch; January 22, 2018;
Genre(s)	First-person shooter, puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player

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ChromaGun is a first-person shooter puzzle video game developed by Pixel Maniacs, an independent game studio from Germany.^[1]

Gameplay

ChromaGun is a puzzle game revolving around using colors. The player uses the ChromaGun, a paint-shooting weapon, to colorize walls and floating spherical robots, called Worker Droids. These Worker Droids are attracted to walls of the same color and will move towards them.

The player's objective is to solve puzzles by cleverly rearranging Worker Droids, changing their colors, and guiding them to door-opening triggers, switches or electrified tiles. The player can shoot paint in the primary colors red, blue and yellow using the ChromaGun. The primary colors can be mixed together on walls and Worker Droids to create the secondary colors green, purple and orange. Mixing more than two different colors will result in black, which Worker Droids are not attracted to.

The game consists of many short puzzle levels to solve, however a single mistake can render a puzzle unsolvable, forcing to restart the level. There are 26 levels in total, each with only one solution.

Reception

On Metacritic, the Nintendo Switch version has a score of 69/100 based on 14 reviews,^[2] and the PlayStation 4 version has a score of 74/100 based on 10 reviews.^[3] indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

^ Maniacs, Pixel. "ChromaGun - Mix Colors, Solve puzzles!". pixel-maniacs.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
^ "ChromaGun". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
^ "ChromaGun". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
^ "Chromagun for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
^ "Chromagun for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
^ "ChromaGun Review (PS4) |". Push Square. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
^ "ChromaGun Review (Switch eShop) |". Nintendo Life. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
^ Carter, Chris (24 February 2019). "Review: ChromaGun (VR)". Destructoid. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
^ Rairdin, John (22 January 2018). "ChromaGun (Switch) Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

External links

ChromaGun at MobyGames

[1] Maniacs, Pixel. "ChromaGun - Mix Colors, Solve puzzles!". pixel-maniacs.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.

[2] "ChromaGun". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

[3] "ChromaGun". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

[mc-ps4-4] "Chromagun for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2021-10-01.

[mc-ns-5] "Chromagun for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2021-10-01.

[6] "ChromaGun Review (PS4) |". Push Square. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

[7] "ChromaGun Review (Switch eShop) |". Nintendo Life. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

[8] Carter, Chris (24 February 2019). "Review: ChromaGun (VR)". Destructoid. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

[9] Rairdin, John (22 January 2018). "ChromaGun (Switch) Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

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 | title      = ChromaGun
-| image      = [[File:ChromaGun_Logo.jpg|300px]]
+| image      = ChromaGun_Logo.jpg
-| caption    = ChromaGun Logo
+| caption    = ''ChromaGun'' logo
-| developer  = [[Pixel Maniacs]]
+| developer  = Pixel Maniacs
-| publisher  = [[Pixel Maniacs]]
+| publisher  = Pixel Maniacs
+| engine     = [[Unity (game engine)|Unity]]
-| producer   =
+| platforms  = [[MacOS]]<br />[[Microsoft Windows]]<br />[[Linux]]<br />[[PlayStation 4]]<br />[[Xbox One]]<br />[[Nintendo Switch]]
-| programmer =
+| released   = {{Unbulleted list|'''iOS'''|September 13, 2015|'''Microsoft Windows''', '''MacOS''', '''Linux'''|February 16, 2016|'''Playstation 4'''|August 22, 2017|'''Xbox One'''|August 23, 2017|'''Nintendo Switch'''|January 22, 2018}}
-| designer   =
+| genre      = [[First-person shooter]], [[Puzzle video game|puzzle]]
-| artist     =
+| modes      = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
-| composer   =
+| producer   = Benjamin Lochmann
-| platforms  = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS]] and [[Linux]]
+| designer   = Steven Crouse
-| genre      = [[First-Person shooter]] and [[Puzzle game]]
+| programmer = {{plainlist|
-| modes      =
+* Andreas Scholz
+* Johann Bauer
+* Chris Hinze
+* Alexandru Ciocea
+}}
+| artist     = {{plainlist|
+* Steven Crouse
+* Valerij Müller
+* Caroline Kachler
+}}
+| composer   = Stephan Gembler
 }}
+'''''ChromaGun''''' is a [[first-person shooter]] [[puzzle video game]] developed by Pixel Maniacs, an [[Indie game|independent game]] [[Independent video game development|studio]] from [[Germany]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pixel-maniacs.com/chromagun|title=ChromaGun - Mix Colors, Solve puzzles!|last=Maniacs|first=Pixel|website=pixel-maniacs.com|access-date=28 January 2018}}</ref>
-'''ChromaGun''' is a [[single player]], [[first-person shooter]] and [[puzzle game]] developed by German Indie studio [[Pixel Maniacs]]<ref name="ChromaGun - Giant Bomb">{{cite web|url=http://www.giantbomb.com/chroma-gun/3030-52740/|title=ChromaGun overview.|accessdate=11 December 2016}}</ref> It was released on 13 September 2015 for [[IOS]] and on 16 February 2016  for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[OS X]], [[Linux]] on [[Steam (software)|Steam]] and on the [[Mac App Store|Mac AppStore]]. ChromaGun supports virtual reality headsets, and can be played using the [[Oculus Rift]] headset.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theriftarcade.com/chromagun-preview-on-oculus-rift/|title=ChromaGun Preview on Oculus Rift DK2|publisher=The Rift Arcade|date=22 March 2016|accessdate= 5 June 2016}}</ref> ChromaGun is built on top of the [[Unity (game engine)|Unity Game Engine]].
 ==Gameplay==
-ChromaGun is a puzzle game revolving around using colours. The player uses the ChromaGun, a paint-shooting weapon, to colorize walls and floating spherical robots, called WorkerDroids. These WorkerDroids are attracted to walls of the same color and will move towards them.
+''ChromaGun'' is a puzzle game revolving around using colors. The player uses the ChromaGun, a paint-shooting weapon, to colorize walls and floating spherical robots, called Worker Droids. These Worker Droids are attracted to walls of the same color and will move towards them.
-The player's objective is to solve puzzles by cleverly rearranging WorkerDroids by changing their colours, and guide them to door-opening triggers, switches or electrified tiles. The player can shoot red, blue or yellow paint using the ChromaGun. These colours can be mixed together on walls and droids to create green, purple and orange, until a final brown colour is reached.
+The player's objective is to solve puzzles by cleverly rearranging Worker Droids, changing their colors, and guiding them to door-opening triggers, switches or electrified tiles. The player can shoot paint in the [[primary color]]s red, blue and yellow using the ChromaGun. The primary colors can be mixed together on walls and Worker Droids to create the [[secondary color]]s green, purple and orange. Mixing more than two different colors will result in black, which Worker Droids are not attracted to.
-The game consists of many short puzzle levels to solve, however a single mistake can render a puzzle unsolvable meaning the level has to be restarted. In general there is only one solution to each level. There are 26 Levels offering a total game play time of 4–5 hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/2015/07/16/chromagun-part-portal-part-preschool-test-prep-fun/|title=ChromaGun is Part Portal, Part Preschool Test Prep, All Fun|publisher=Gamezebo|accessdate=13 May 2016}}</ref>
+The game consists of many short puzzle levels to solve, however a single mistake can render a puzzle unsolvable, forcing to restart the level. There are 26 levels in total, each with only one solution.
 ==Reception==
-The game scored 3.5/5 in a critic review on Twinfinte.,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twinfinite.net/2016/02/chromagun-review/|title=ChromaGun Review|publisher=Twinfinite|accessdate=13 May 2016}}</ref> 7.9/10 on Metacritic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/chromagun/|title=ChromaGun|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=11 December 2016}}</ref> and 9.5/10 on Bagofgames critical review.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bagogames.com/chromagun-review-paint-with-all-the-colors|title=ChromaGun Review|accessdate=11 December 2016}}</ref>
+On [[Metacritic]], the Nintendo Switch version has a score of 69/100 based on 14 reviews,<ref>{{Cite web |title=ChromaGun |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/chromagun/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=20 January 2020 }}</ref> and the PlayStation 4 version has a score of 74/100 based on 10 reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ChromaGun |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/chromagun/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=20 January 2020 }}</ref> indicating "mixed or average reviews".
+{{Video game reviews
+| MC = (PS4) 74/100<ref name="mc-ps4">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/chromagun/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=Chromagun for PlayStation 4 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=2021-10-01}}</ref><br/>(NS) 69/100<ref name="mc-ns">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/chromagun/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=Chromagun for Switch Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=2021-10-01}}</ref>
+| PSQ = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref>{{cite web |title=ChromaGun Review (PS4) {{!}} |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/chromagun |website=[[Push Square]] |date=22 August 2017 |access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref>
+| NLife = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref>{{cite web |title=ChromaGun Review (Switch eShop) {{!}} |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/chromagun |website=[[Nintendo Life]] |date=22 January 2018 |access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref>
+| Destruct = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carter |first1=Chris |title=Review: ChromaGun (VR) |url=https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-chromagun-vr/ |website=[[Destructoid]] |date=24 February 2019 |access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref>
+| NWR = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rairdin |first1=John |title=ChromaGun (Switch) Review |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/46263/chromagun-switch-review |website=Nintendo World Report |date=22 January 2018 |access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref>
+}}
+==See also==
+* [[Portal (video game)|Portal]]
+* [[Portal 2]]
+* [[Q.U.B.E.]]
 ==References==
+<references />
-{{Reflist|30em}}
+==External links==
+* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/chromagun ChromaGun] at [[MobyGames]]
+{{Portal bar|Video games|Science fiction}}
 [[Category:2015 video games]]
 [[Category:Video games developed in Germany]]
 [[Category:First-person shooters]]
+[[Category:Indie games]]
 [[Category:Puzzle video games]]
 [[Category:Linux games]]
-[[Category:Mac OS games]]
+[[Category:MacOS games]]
 [[Category:Windows games]]
-[[Category:Unity (game engine) games]]
+[[Category:PlayStation 4 games]]
+[[Category:Xbox One games]]
+[[Category:Oculus Rift games]]
+[[Category:Steam Greenlight games]]
+[[Category:Nintendo Switch games]]
+[[Category:First-person video games]]

Publication	Score
Destructoid	6/10^[8]
Nintendo Life	^[7]
Nintendo World Report	6/10^[9]
Push Square	^[6]