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ChromaGun

ChromaGun is a first person puzzler about colors. The basic principle is as easy as applying it is complex: exit the chambers via the exit doors. Use the ChromaGun to colorize walls and WorkerDroids to…

74 16 February 2016

ChromaGun is an adventure developed by Pixel Maniacs, released 16 February 2016 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Linux. The main story takes about 5.3 hrs to finish.

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What ChromaGun is

ChromaGun is an adventure game developed by Pixel Maniacs and released in 2016. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Get on your feet and test ChromaTec's state-of-the-art military-grade color-technology: The ChromaGun (patent pending)! Use it to solve the meticulously designed test chambers by painting the walls and droids. Remember how to mix colors from pre-school? Congratulations, you qualify!
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 22 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

ChromaGun holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 47% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 6 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 5.3 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.0 GHz Dual Core, 2 GB RAM and NVIDIA GT 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5550 w/ 1024 MB. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

ChromaGun launched on 16 February 2016, within three weeks of Tom Clancy's The Division, Stardew Valley, The Witness and Firewatch. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Tom Clancy's The Division, Stardew Valley, The Witness, Firewatch.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for ChromaGun yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

ChromaGun — frequently asked questions

When did ChromaGun come out?
ChromaGun was released on 16 February 2016 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for ChromaGun?
At minimum, ChromaGun needs 2.0 GHz Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA GT 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5550 w/ 1024 MB graphics, 1 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat ChromaGun?
The main story of ChromaGun takes around 5.3 hrs, or 6.5 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is ChromaGun?
The PC version needs about 1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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