Ben Lochmann

Full house at yesterday's indie outpost in Nuremberg! Sitting literally outside the room didn't stop people from following our talks and listening to the awesome talks from @nerdanwalt.legal and Isabel Grünberg! And thx for sponsoring @gamesbavaria.bsky.social @cipsoftgmbh.bsky.social

Welcome to the team, @lexusinator.bsky.social! Alex is suporting us as a fulltime BizDev for our influencer marketing SaaS! 🤘

What an upgrade 👀! Yesterday's indie outpost was the first time in the ballroom. The ambiance with the light, enough seating, the stage, etc. was awesome! Thanks for the awesome talks Lynne Glaner, and @paulrdy.bsky.social ! And thx for sponsoring @gamesbavaria.bsky.social @cipsoftgmbh.bsky.social 😍

Thanks for your visit, Digital Minister of Bavaria, Dr. Fabian Mehring, Member of the Bavarian Parliament Jochen Kohler and City Council Sabine Sendner! Was a lot of fun showing you our office and showing, what we are working on in Nuremberg! 😍 Photos (c) Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs

Tavernkeepers, this is the moment you've all been waiting for... Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker is now out on all platforms! ✨🐝 🥹 Head over to Steam or the Nintendo eShop and dive into the wondrous world of Asteria. The Drowsy Dragon is waiting for you! youtu.be/4Wq9naaoGdU?...

Very personal documentary about our office colleagues @spaceflower.bsky.social by @budiboo.bsky.social, and Ian Budiman: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PNd... Thanks a ton for sponsoring this, @byterockers.games 😍

Show recommendation with an announcement from us! 📆 When? Today at 7 p.m. CEST / 10 a.m. PDT 📺 What? A special Showcase & Awards Show to celebrate Cozy Games! 🔍 Where? Right here on YouTube: youtu.be/6eMVmZT_zqM?... @cozycelebration.bsky.social

It's Always Happy at Chubby's (our next game) Kickoff fast food restaurant visit! (The game takes place in a fast food restaurant). The prototype phase of the game has started now. I'm really looking forward to this one! 🍔

Indie Outpost Nuremberg on May 4th at 6pm! 🥳 New location: großer Saal inside the KunstKulturQuartier! - Lucas Pöthe (Blossom Path Games) will talk about their game "Valkyrie Rising: Hordes of Ragnarök" - Josephine Dransfeld from toy manufacturer Heunec talks about merchandise production

.@szde.bsky.social writes about our game (translated): 𝘗𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘤𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘕𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘨 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 "𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘎𝘶𝘯 2" 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘪𝘹 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 "𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭" 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘰𝘣 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘴.

👓We’ve partnered with EnChroma, makers of color enhancing lenses, to give away a pair of their Lx1 Lenses! (sale price >$400!) Just comment on this posting and we'll pick someone randomly on Monday 8 am CEST. PS: ChromaGun 2 has a fantastic colorblind mode! :)

Our ChromaGun 2 physical editions for Switch 2 and PS5 have arrived in the office 😍 Thanks a ton, @pmstudios.bsky.social for the delivery! ❤️

Ich war zu Besuch beim wunderbaren @domschott.bsky.social , in seinem Podcast @okcoolpodcast.bsky.social, und durfte über ChromaGun 2 und unangenehme Apps sprechen! okcool.space/vom-sauftrac...

Welcome, Limpho Moeti! Limpho is our 1st employee outside of DE, working from South Africa 😍 She is supporting us with our influencer marketing tool as a BizDev. Limpho has deep knowledge about BizDev and gamedev. She's also Chair of the @igda.org! 🤯 I'm really looking forward to working with you!

Hello World! Fresh start on Bluesky! Ex-Bangkokian now living in Nuremberg, making games and enjoying the journey! Please say hi and check out my project: @littleoldone.bsky.social Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3975130/...

Hooked by the ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard soundtrack? You can listen to the official game soundtrack on a variety of platforms: 🎵 bandcamp 🎵 anghami 🎵 Apple Music 🎵 Youtube Music 🎵 amazon music 🎵 Spotify

Can't get enough of ChromaGun? We have the solution! 🔫 ➕️ 🔫 🟰 💜 Snatch the ChromaGun + ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard bundle right now on Steam and get a 10% discount: store.steampowered.com/bundle/67079/

What is better than one 1st person puzzle game? TWO, of course! We're super excited to collaborate with Toxic Games to offer 10% off for the ChromaGun 2 + Q.U.B.E 2 bundle. Get it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/bundle/67190/

Bundle-Time! 🧶 In celebration of the ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard release, we're collaborating with The Forgotten City! Get both games with 10% off on Steam right now ⬇️ store.steampowered.com/bundle/67293/

ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard is OUT NOW - 10 years after the first ChromaGun! store.steampowered.com/app/2982340/... Every activity & coverage in the first 24 hours massively helps us get the word out - We appreciate your support! ♥️ This was quite a ride, timeline:

One final #WishlistWednesday before we launch ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard tomorrow! 🎉 Are you ready?! #indiegame #steam

Care for some animation? Describe the narrative in this storyboad. Wrong answers only!

In total, we worked 23.736 hours on ChomaGun 2: Dye Hard. Here is an overview of how much each employee with a general contract of >20 h/week contributed to developing our game in the span of four years. On top of that we worked with interns, part time employees and freelancers.

More sparkly shader progression for ChromaGun 2! ✨ The change is even more visible here.

Can we VENT for a minute? 😤 If you ever need to blow off some steam, try shooting the vents in ChromaGun 2. A new path might open for you 😌

Last #ScreenshotSaturday for ChromaGun 2 before we launch next week thursday! 😱 #gamerelease #indiedev #gamedev

We spent four years developing ChromaGun 2. How silly! We could have just used AI from the get-go 😋

To celebrate the release of ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard next week thursday, we're following our tradition to livestream the launch! Join us on Twitch when we press the button 👉️ 🚨 The stream will be in German.

Some of our in-game visuals have changed quite a bit from the initial concepts. For example, the CHROMATEC interior turned out even more... techy 🧑‍💻

It's #WishlistWednesday, my dude:ttes! Make sure to wishlist ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard to not miss our release on February 12! 🔫 #steam #indiegame

We'd like to share more concept art and development insights during the next week and a half as we approach the release date of ChromaGun 2! Here are some early ideas for the Rifts you encounter during the game and a comparison how we translated them to 3D. 🫟

Happy Sunday! Have some Droid concept art for ChromaGun 2 🤖

Let's do a good old #ScreenshotSaturday, shall we? #indiedev #gamedev #puzzlegame

Some before and after sparkly shader progression in ChromaGun 2! ✨️

More early concept art for ChromaGun 2! 🖌️ And yet again chicken-themed 🐔 10/10 would put all my eggs in his basket!

Here's a glimpse on how we’ve turned concept art into polished game art. You can definitely see the vision early on! 🐔 After four years of development, we’re super excited to release ChromaGun 2 on February 12 2026! 💥

She prayed to God for her cat. The answer… Well. Not quite as expected. WIP our trailer (●'◡'●) #indiegamedevelopers #indiedev #indiegame #roguelite #インディーゲーム

Welcome to the office, @mimustudio.bsky.social! One year after starting their Nuremberg-based company, Mimu UG, Sumunthana (Ploi) and Watcharid (Alfie) have finally gotten their self-employment visa and moved from Bangkok to Nuremberg to start a new life here. Looking forward to working with you!