- Неожиданный хит Steam: игра про пошив платьев обошла Diablo 4 и Control Resonant - 22 September 2026
Небольшой инди-симулятор Dressmaker неожиданно ворвался в число самых продаваемых игр Steam всего через день после релиза. Игра о работе портнихи уже получила 96% положительных отзывов и рейтинг «Крайне положительные», обойдя в глобальном чарте продаж Steam такие проекты, как Diablo 4 и Control Resonant. В Dressmaker игроку предстоит управлять собственной небольшой мастерской: выбирать ткани, создавать выкройки, раскраивать материал и сшивать готовые наряды для жителей города. При этом разработчики из Cozy Lives добавили в спокойную формулу немного хаоса — одежду можно не только создавать, но и использовать для саботажа местных жителей. Несмотря на довольно нишевую концепцию, игра быстро привлекла внимание пользователей Steam. На момент публикации у Dressmaker было 96% положительных отзывов, причём отрицательные практически не встречались среди обычных рецензий. Игроки особенно хвалят и…
- В Steam состоялся релиз симулятора портного Dressmaker: 450 тканей, 350 аксессуаров и 96% положительных отзывов - 22 September 2026
Dressmaker — это не просто очередной уютный симулятор, а полноценный проект с впечатляющим масштабом для инди-игры. Игрок берёт на себя роль местной швеи в небольшом городке. Жители приходят с конкретными заказами: кому-то нужно коктейльное платье на торжество, кому-то — удобный повседневный наряд. Каждый клиент приносит свои пожелания, которые можно либо выполнить, либо намеренно проигнорировать — механика предусматривает оба варианта. Создание одежды разбито на несколько этапов: Снятие мерок и набросок эскиза. Выбор ткани из 450 вариантов — хлопок, лён, бархат и другие материалы. Раскладка выкройки с учётом направления нити. Раскрой и шитьё на машинке. Финальная отделка: пуговицы, банты, кружево, аппликации. Готовые платья и выкройки можно выставлять в витрине собственного ателье и продавать горожанам. Разработчики подготовили более 35 часов сюжетных заказов, свыше 150 видов деталей к…
- Our First Patch Is Live! - Build 403 - 22 September 2026
Our first Dressmaker patch has arrived!Big thanks to all of the day one players that assisted us with your feedback and bug reports, which have already been super helpful.Our first patch includes: Fix for mouse cursor sometimes going invisible in the cutting room tutorial and not coming backEnable 'back' button during store tutorialYou now need to ring the bell to summon the next customerFix some lace trim items not being tagged as suchFix for failed commissions not giving money (if the character accepts the commission, you should be paid)Fix single keyhole bodiceFix for shop buttons not responding on ultra-giga-unnecessarily wide aspect ratiosNo bugs. Breaking the game now would be bad, so I didn't put any bugs in the update. trust
- After Party Tea - 22 September 2026
Dearest Dressmakers,I cannot express the great relief I feel, but I shall try.As a game developer, I think it’s dangerous to love your game. Believing too strongly in something you’re working on can make you blind to its faults, overly optimistic about its audience and performance, and cause you to spend years of your life on something that cannot sustain you. This has been the downfall of many indie developers: we typically only hear of the ones who have become successful, while countless other games fall into obscurity.But I couldn’t help but love this one. I had always just thought of clothes as fabric to be bought in a store and that didn’t fit quite right. Sabrina taught me that clothes are so much more than that: that clothes tell us about economic activity, technology, culture, social status, politics, stories. That they are incredible feats of engineering and construction, full…
- Dressmaker - Out Now! - 21 September 2026
Dearest Dressmakers,The big day is here, and I hope you all celebrate with wonderful dresses while I hyperventilate in the bathroom. We’ve made a game so devoid of violence, so flagrantly feminine and so painfully sincere that we were swiftly barred from Free Lives’s social media, lest we tarnish their name and cause them to lose their founding membership to the South African Chapter for More Blood in Video Games.In the immediate weeks we’ll be releasing small updates to fix any bugs found since release, with a sprinkling of new fabrics and accessories on top to look forward to.We’ve also begun work on some other exciting content for a chunkier update(s) a little further down the line:An online challenge mode, where you can compare your dress designs with other dressmakers and vote for your favourites.Transparent fabrics that weren’t included in the launch version of the game. Layered t…
- Scalding September Tea: Price Announcement - 7 September 2026
Dearest Dressmakers,Two weeks remain before the big day. I have been snooping around conducting investigative journalism, and have uncovered a very interesting tidbit: the anticipated price is to be $14.99, with regional pricing, and a -10% launch discount!If you’ve heard the whispers about pricing, this is very much on the lower end of speculation – so what’s the catch? Are there microtransactions? Ads? Data harvesting? Is it slop? The odious work of generative AI? You would be forgiven for being suspicious. Many a fashion- or girly-game has sung sweet, siren songs of cozy feel-good theming, hiding the spiny, little teeth of exploitative monetization and dark patterns.We don’t do that.Sadly, the dev team cares too much about petty things like “player satisfaction”, “glowing reviews” and “leaving a positive impact on the world” than they do about much more tangible things like shares, s…
- Dressmaker August Tea - 31 August 2026
Dearest Dressmakers, I have heard jaded rumblings and whispered YouTube comments about how our launch date is 21 September “unless there are delays”. Indeed, if Dressmaker were to delay its launch date, it would not be the first game to do so.But a reliable source tells me that not only will the game's launch date be met, but that the game is already content complete. The credits have been compiled, the ending sequence completed, even open source licenses included and Steam achievement icons painted, with the remaining time being spent on fixing bugs, working on post-launch content, conducting interviews, sneakily adding previously-cut ideas, and writing in-world newsletters on Steam. One developer was even heard saying, “Look, probably nobody even noticed it was broken, but I know, and if enough of these stack up the game feels unpolished.” Fixing bugs that playtesters didn't notice? T…
- Dressmaker July Tea: Launch Date Announcement - 28 July 2026
Dearest Dressmakers,A little pigeon has notified me that our niche indie game now has over 200,000 wishlists! The little pigeon also told me that we finally have a launch date: 21 September 2026!The pigeon couldn't keep its beak shut, and also says that content creators who wish to sign up for an early build to make content under embargo can do so here.Sadly the pigeon was caught and caged before it could reveal any more juicy secrets.But we do have some exciting things to show you! The front desk has gotten a makeover to make it brighter, more open and more colourful. The upside-down 福 character continues to be intentional.We're continuing to work on various UI to try and make the new player experience easier to understand. The ideal is for the UI itself to be intuitive so that tutorializing everything isn't as necessary, especially in case you take a break from the game and forget how…
- Dressmaker Just Hit 100k Wishlists! - 9 June 2026
Dearest Dressmakers,When we first pitched Dressmaker, we were told that the game may be "too niche", that we shouldn't expect much, that we might struggle to find our audience. Well, it is with lifted pinkies, feigned modesty, and the politest smile that we say, "Why yes, we did surpass 100,000 wishlists. How nice of you to notice!"But we most certainly could not have done it alone. We're very grateful to all of the players who took the time to leave detailed comments on the prototype, offered feedback and suggestions and shared screenshots of their dresses! It was your joy and enthusiasm that convinced the holders of purse-strings to give the game the green light.We've grown into a wonderful community of dressmakers sharing their designs on Discord, both from the prototype and the playtest, and also their real-life projects! It's a place where kindness is queen, creativity is in abunda…
- Dressmaker showcase at Wholesome Direct - 6 June 2026
Greetings Dressmakers,We have some exciting news! Wholesome Direct has started, and with it, we've released a new trailer featuring our release window. We're happy to announce that...Dressmaker will be launching in September 2026!If you're here from Wholesome Direct, welcome! We're happy to have you. The kettle just boiled and the cat is friendly.Do you want to stay up to date on news, talk to the Dressmaker team, or apply to be a playtester? If the answer to any of those questions is yes, you should join our Discord! And if you want to see Dressmaker's features explained, get to know us better, or share the game with your friends, you should follow us on Instagram and TikTok! See you soon,The Dressmaker Team.
- Dressmaker May Tea - 27 May 2026
Dearest Dressmakers,Exciting news! We've been accepted into the June 2026 edition of Wholesome Direct! Tune in on the 6th of June to watch a newly cut trailer showing sneak peaks of some new features, new characters, and a launch date announcement!Otherwise, we've been adding loads more content to the game and refining a lot of the UI. We want the UI to be playful as well as functional, and one of the things that was sorely in need of rework was the fabric inventory. The fabric preview more accurately shows highlights, which is especially important in silk and velvet! We also only show the full name of the fabric when you mouse over it so that you can see more of the fabric itself. Here's a before and after shot:We've been working on a feature where you can create your own dresses to sell off the rack. This means you can take a break from making the more specific commissions for clients…
- Dressmaker April Tea - 15 April 2026
Hi everyone!This will be a rather lengthy post to catch you up on what we've been busy with in Dressmaker. There's a lot that's changed in the months since we last updated the prototype!All bodies are unique, and standardised sizing is a myth! In a game about making bespoke clothing, it was important to us to show that clothes should be made to fit the body, and not the other way around! Each character is measured (in a simplified way, compared to real-life measuring) and the mannequin adjusted to fit their measurements. The pattern pieces are drafted according to the person’s measurements.We also wrote some new custom shaders to make fabrics look more distinct. Silks and velvets have different kinds of shininess, and there’s the possibility for other niche "fabrics" like sequins.The prototype had a lot of quick UI: it was functional for a prototype, but we wanted things to have a lot m…
