Dressmaker — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Patch Notes - Build 410 | 2026-09-24 | Dearest Dressmakers,This is another small patch, mostly focusing on some UX improvements.Improved UX to show that the component names are clickable in sketchbookMouse wheel should no longer rotate panels in cutting room when mouse is over inventoryYou can now change the thread colour in the sewing scene (by clicking on the spools)Hovering over a panel in the inventory now displays a hint for where it goes on the mannequinFixed a softlock in the tutorial when clicking the sketchbook before the bellWe'll be continuing to fix bugs and improve UX.Thank you for playing the game and sharing your creations! It's been so exciting to see! |
| Our First Patch Is Live! - Build 403 | 2026-09-22 | 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 rati |
| After Party Tea | 2026-09-22 | 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 |
| Dressmaker - Out Now! | 2026-09-21 | 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 chunki |
| Scalding September Tea: Price Announcement | 2026-09-07 | 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 mon |
| Dressmaker August Tea | 2026-08-31 | 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, |
| Dressmaker July Tea: Launch Date Announcement | 2026-07-28 | 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 t |
| Dressmaker Just Hit 100k Wishlists! | 2026-06-09 | 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 th |
| Dressmaker showcase at Wholesome Direct | 2026-06-06 | 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 |
| Dressmaker May Tea | 2026-05-27 | 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 tha |
| Dressmaker April Tea | 2026-04-15 | 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 |