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Games like ChromaGun

If ChromaGun is your kind of game, the closest matches are Portal, Portal 2 and ThinkExplosive — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its short but satisfying playtime, atmospheric and challenging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About ChromaGun: 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!

2016ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOS · Linuxby Pixel Maniacs
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Players who liked ChromaGun also play

Steam players who put hours into ChromaGun also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Portal

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for ChromaGun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with ChromaGun.

    Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with ChromaGun.

    Second-strongest match for ChromaGun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with ChromaGun.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. ThinkExplosive

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for ChromaGun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ChromaGun.

    ThinkExplosive is a small first-person puzzle-platformer about bombs! Throw bombs to overcome obstacles - or launch yourself to new heights. Explore the corridors of an abandoned facility and discover new game mechanics.

    2024ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Suicide Guy VR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with ChromaGun.

    Ranked #4 for ChromaGun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with ChromaGun.

    Experience Suicide Guy now in Virtual Reality for the greatest, most immersive snooze! These surreal dreams have never been so chaotic and frantic. If you're faint of heart, do not play this game.

    2020Action9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Keep It Up!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for ChromaGun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ChromaGun.

    Keep It Up! is a co-op slapstick physics game about keeping a balloon from touching the ground. You and up to three Facility test subjects scramble through chaotic obstacle rooms while slapping, jumping and colliding to keep the balloon up. Will you be able to Keep It Up!?

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. Indirection

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for ChromaGun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChromaGun.

    A challenging puzzle platformer where you can only move in one direction.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Ninja Maker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for ChromaGun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ChromaGun.

    Ninja Maker is a 3D platformer game that you can create your own levels. Unleash your creativity and design the levels of your dreams!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Locuras en el Banaverso

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for ChromaGun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ChromaGun.

    Madness in the Banaverse is a single player platform game that combines action and comedy with a cartoonish style, taking as its protagonist the famous YouTuber “El Bananero”, who provides his voice to give life to the character and the most iconic phrases.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below ChromaGun at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under ChromaGun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ChromaGun.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under ChromaGun on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ChromaGun.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under ChromaGun on Steam right now. Shares Action with ChromaGun.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under ChromaGun on Steam right now. Shares Action with ChromaGun.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under ChromaGun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ChromaGun.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under ChromaGun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ChromaGun.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under ChromaGun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ChromaGun.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under ChromaGun on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ChromaGun.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChromaGun.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ChromaGun.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChromaGun.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ChromaGun.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ChromaGun.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ChromaGun.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ChromaGun.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ChromaGun.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Pixel Maniacs

Other recommendable Steam games by Pixel Maniacs, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Can't Drive This

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with ChromaGun.

    Another title from Pixel Maniacs, the studio behind ChromaGun. Shares Action and Indie with ChromaGun.

    Race your monster truck WHILE your friend builds the road. Go too slow, and you'll EXPLODE! And yes, it's as chaotic as it sounds – especially in four player split-screen.

    2021ActionIndieCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. It's Always Happy at Chubby's

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Pixel Maniacs, the studio behind ChromaGun. Shares Action and Indie with ChromaGun.

    Welcome to the night shift at Chubby’s, a 24/7 burger joint in the 90s. It's in the middle of nowhere, so you'll be mostly entirely alone. Just keep the store clean and occasionally serve the drive-thru counter. But whatever you do... always follow the rules.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with ChromaGun.

    Another title from Pixel Maniacs, the studio behind ChromaGun. Shares Adventure with ChromaGun.

    Shoot paint, mix colors, and solve puzzles in this adventure about friendship and redemption. Just don't enter that portal to another universe, and ᴇᴠᴇʀʏTʜɪɴɢ will 𝐛𝐞 ᴘEʀ𝐅𝓔ᴄᴛʟʏ 𝒇 𝔦 𝓃 ҽ . • °

    2026StrategyAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Fables of Dwale

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Pixel Maniacs, the studio behind ChromaGun. Shares Adventure with ChromaGun.

    Forage, barter and explore a world that lives on after fairy tales end. Harvest fruits of the forest and engage with peculiar fairy folk and characters of folklore, as you uncover the secrets behind a dreadful illness that's fallen over the enchanted lands.

    AdventureSteam ↗

Frequently asked about ChromaGun

Is ChromaGun verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — ChromaGun is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does ChromaGun cost?
ChromaGun is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to ChromaGun?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ChromaGun are Portal, Portal 2, ThinkExplosive.
Who developed ChromaGun?
ChromaGun was developed by Pixel Maniacs.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on ChromaGun.

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