Dressmaker

Dressmaker is a cosy tailoring simulation from Cozy Lives and Free Lives. The game covers the full craft process of a dress without requiring any prior knowledge: choose fabric, place pattern pieces, cut the parts, assemble them at the sewing machine and then decorate.

Townspeople give you commissions for different occasions. Finished dresses bring reputation and money; your own designs can also be sold in the shop window.

Dressmaker came out on Steam on Sep 21, 2026. The game grew from a smaller prototype and was expanded into a full release after strong interest.

The current release is available on Steam and supports Windows, macOS and Linux. In the launch post, the team also announced work on Switch and mobile ports; there are no dates or specific store versions for these yet.

Every dress starts with material and pattern. Cotton, linen, wool, silk and velvet are among the available fabric types. Pattern pieces can be placed freely on the material; even the grain direction affects how the finished dress looks.

After cutting, the pieces are checked on a dress form and sewn together on a vintage sewing machine. You can then choose thread colours, buttons, bows, appliqués and lace.

On Windows, Steam lists at least Windows 10, an Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen, 8 GB RAM, Intel UHD 630 or better, DirectX 11 and 1 GB of free storage. For macOS, the press kit and Steam list Apple M1 hardware as the minimum baseline.

Town residents order custom clothes for personal occasions. Fulfilling their requests raises your reputation and earns coins. Alternatively, you can offer free designs in the shop window and sell them as finished pieces.

After release, Cozy Lives plans minor bug fixes as well as additional fabrics and accessories. Larger updates are planned to include an online challenge mode with votes on clothing designs, transparent fabrics and full controller support.

Switch and mobile versions are also in development, but do not have a release date yet.