{"id":14595,"date":"2026-09-25T00:06:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=14595"},"modified":"2026-09-25T01:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T22:18:45","slug":"this-cozy-dressmaking-game-is-taking-over-steams-top-sellers-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/this-cozy-dressmaking-game-is-taking-over-steams-top-sellers-list\/","title":{"rendered":"This Cozy Dressmaking Game is Taking Over Steam’s Top Sellers List"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dressmaker, an indie game where you run a boutique and design dresses, is taking over Steam, becoming one of the platform\u2019s Top 10 best-selling games mere days after its release.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re on gaming Twitter, you\u2019ve likely come across clips from a game where players are carefully stitching together fabric to make ornate gowns. That\u2019s no coincidence; Dressmaker, the game in question, is having a moment right now, and Steam\u2019s best sellers list proves it.<\/p>\n

At the time of writing this article on September 24, Dressmaker has reached tenth place on Steam\u2019s Top Sellers list. It\u2019s also earned an Overwhelmingly Positive rating, with 96% of 2,177 user reviews being positive.<\/p>\n

Dressmaker has beaten out massive titles like Diablo IV and even had the upper hand over Marvel Rivals for a moment. Its popularity is sparking a wave of interest in the game, as well as starting an interesting conversion on social media regarding smaller games that are made to suit a niche audience versus big-budget, AAA titles designed to appeal to as many players as possible.<\/p>\n

One Twitter\/X user described it best: \u201cTake game marketed towards women and creatives \/ optimise it so it can run on most shitty laptops and PCs that have been sold in the last 10 years \/ fill it with whimsy and genuine respect for the craft it\u2019s emulating \/ make a billion dollars.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cHey look, a niche game appealing directly to a target audience that loves it. Amazing,\u201d another wrote, comparing the game to AAA titles that \u201clook so generic I can\u2019t tell them apart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Image Credit: Cozy Lives, Free Lives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe need more of this! Make more games targeting specific audiences instead of bastardizing successful IPs to fit \u2018everybody,\u2019\u201d another said.<\/p>\n

Dressmaker was developed by Cozy Lives and published by Free Lives, an independent game studio based in Cape Town, South Africa that\u2019s behind games like Genital Jousting and Terra Nil.<\/p>\n

In Dressmaker, players own and operate their very own dress boutique, where they design and sew dresses for customers in a fictional town. It\u2019s not just a dress-up game, though; you can also \u201csabotage\u201d your clientele if you want to make the stakes a little higher.<\/p>\n

Image Credit: Cozy Lives, Free Lives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is the latest indie game to go viral on social media following Stray Dog: nobody cares, a Soulslike game where you play as a stray dog on a quest to rescue its master using an old, rusty sword it wields in its jaws.<\/p>\n

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\"Virginia<\/div>\n

Virginia Glaze<\/p>\n

News Editor<\/p>\n

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Virginia (she\/her) is IGN\u2019s News Editor. With ten years of experience reporting on games and entertainment, she\u2019s got a storied background in the fighting game community, influencer news, and viral online trends. Find her on Twitter at <\/em>@TheeMissGlaze.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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