Sources, updates and coverage.
Current edition
Steam release · Build 443 (October 14, 2026) is the latest posted patch · Kingy played Build 447 (title screen 447.804bb8a) on October 20, 22 and 23, 2026: Rose’s first commission from the bell through cutting, sewing, lace, delivery and payment · official sources checked October 24, 2026 UTC. 16 guides and 55 connected entries. Research checked 22 Oct 2026; article edit dates are recorded separately.
What still needs work
- Official sources were checked October 24, 2026. Build 443 (October 14) is the latest posted patch; its changes are read from the notes. Community sources retain their individual check dates.
- Kingy played Build 447 (title screen 447.804bb8a) on October 20, 22 and 23, 2026, on Windows 11 with keyboard and mouse. We tested the bell, accepting a commission, measuring, the draft book, mannequin fitting, the Emporium, the cutting room, sewing with and without Sewing Assist, thread spools, lace trim placement, extension, removal, size and direction (straight runs with two trims), and delivering Rose’s dress once, at Quality 58 of her 60, with its payment. Other customers and quality levels were not delivered; player techniques for untested steps remain attributed observations.
- Official promotional images illustrate the interface and carry credits. Their capture build is unknown.
- Hidden achievement triggers are community-reported and spoiler-tagged; exact commission recipes, profit formulas and complete unlock tables remain unconfirmed.
How updates are reviewed
Sources are linked to the guides that depend on them in Kingy’s review pipeline. A source change requests an editorial review; it does not automatically rewrite the guide or advance its edit date. Automated source checks are separate from a substantive guide review.
Source ledger
Kingy Mac off-rack dress, sale offer, payment and commission-return test — October 27, 2026 ↗Mac Build 447.804bb8a, native keyboard/mouse, backed-up existing player1 test save whose initial Rose tutorial was skipped. After delivering its earlier sewn Rose dress, Create New Dress opened an Off rack dress page. This is not a clean-new-game or universal unlock-count test. Selected Kimono Bodice, No Sleeves and Pencil Skirt; drafted using saved Rose measurements. Accepted and measured Prudence separately, leaving her Flamboyant Funeral undrafted. All 12 panels cut from owned Charcoal Cotton, attached and sewn with Sewing Assist. Finish Dress → Take Photo → Sell As Off-Rack displayed Materials 13, Labour 18, Quality Bonus 144%, Prestige Bonus 101%, Sell Price 45. Confirming Sell returned to shop; opening the book showed 631 coins versus 586 before sale and Prudence unchanged at Quality 0/75, Elegant 0/65, Glamour 0/40, Avoid Black, Reward 300. No D key was needed after sale. One actual sale; no material purchase, net-profit, free-Burlap, universal pricing formula, exact unlock threshold or every-rank test. Silent original game-window captures, selected actions, omitted repeated cuts/sewing and held results labelled.Walkthrough · checked · published 27 Oct 2026
Kingy Mac commission brief, component tags and fabric-price test — October 26, 2026 ↗Mac Build 447.804bb8a, October 26, 2026, native keyboard/mouse input in the backed-up test save. Rose’s Librarian Workwear asked for Quality 60 and Professional 40, with an offered reward of 200; the current unfinished dress showed 5/60 and 15/40, with 386 coins. Earlier editable-sketch tests showed Princess Bodice Professional 20 and Kimono Bodice Professional −5; the video labels those actual captured stills. Choosing Kimono also changed Cap Sleeve to No Sleeves, so the comparison does not establish a single-variable scoring formula. Selecting the shop’s fabric shelves opened International Emporium. Selecting existing Cool Grey Linen opened its tags and price, including Grey and Professional 25. Actual quantity-handle drags showed 2 m/40 → 4 m/80 → 2 m/40. Buy was not pressed; owned linen stayed at 3.00 m and coins at 386. No purchase, completed-dress success, delivery, payment, universal recipe, exact scoring formula, every fabric/pattern or maximum wording was verified in this Mac example. Silent original footage, labelled earlier stills, shortened pauses, held results and English captions.Walkthrough · checked · published 26 Oct 2026
Kingy Mac cutting, grain and panel-collection test — October 26, 2026 ↗First-hand Mac Build 447.804bb8a test on October 26, 2026, with native keyboard and mouse input in a backed-up Rose test save. Selected Cool Grey Linen at the cutting table despite its pinned sketch swatch, rotated a prepared bodice paper panel until its grain arrow turned green, cut and collected two prepared bodice panels, and read an actual Grain Quality: 99% on the second cut. Right-click collection left holes. Return all panels to inventory collected one loose cut fabric piece and one uncut paper pattern while the existing holes remained. The unchanged 3.0 m label does not prove a refund. Recycling, Discard fabric, restored material, all fabrics/patterns, sewing, delivery and payment were not tested in this session. Silent original game-window footage with English instructional captions; separate prepared panels, shortened pauses and held results are labelled.Walkthrough · checked · published 26 Oct 2026
Kingy Mac unfinished-commission navigation test — October 26, 2026 ↗Kingy tested one existing unfinished Rose Librarian Workwear commission on Mac Build 447.804bb8a on October 26, 2026. Loading the test save, opening the desk book and using A/D showed the same commission, brief and displayed scores. A moved to Friendships/Dress History; D returned to Rose. Restart Dress was separately tested through its warning and reset in a backed-up test save; the video shows only an actual captured warning still, not the reset action. Multiple unfinished drafts, all customer pages, the reported bookmark/page-corner route and missing/deleted/corrupted save recovery were not verified. Real game-window footage, shortened loading and pauses, held results and English instructional captions; the video is silent.Walkthrough · checked · published 26 Oct 2026
Kingy Mac sewing and missing-pin playtest — October 26, 2026 ↗Kingy tested Mac Build 447.804bb8a on October 26, 2026, with native keyboard/mouse input on an existing Rose test commission. The missing-pin example was prepared by unpicking and replacing panels, not encountered as an unexplained live bug. Tested: manual sewing without steering, R reset, Sewing Assist on the tested curves, W/S speed changes, rotating the mannequin at normal zoom, replacing unpicked panels, sewing the remaining back piece, Finish Dress, photo preview and Keep working. No delivery, payment, perfect-dress achievement, every pattern, every platform or universal bug repair was verified. The footage has selected slow motion and held result frames; the video is silent with English instructional captions.Walkthrough · checked · published 26 Oct 2026
Kingy Mac lace-trim tutorial and control tests — October 26, 2026 ↗Kingy tested the installed Mac game on October 26, 2026, with native keyboard and mouse input events. Title screen: 447.804bb8a, October 19, 2026. The recorded tests covered White Zig Zag Lace placement, extension, both end-pin removals, whole-run X removal and refund, controlled straight-run direction with Ivory Looping Lace, and Fast Trim Placement. The dress remained a test commission in progress; no Mac delivery, payment, middle-pin deletion, duplicate, tilt, cuff precision or lace-requirement scoring was verified. The video uses real window captures, selected slow motion and a labelled result freeze frame, with English instructional captions and no audio.Walkthrough · checked · published 26 Oct 2026
Kingy play test: Dressmaker Build 447, Rose’s first commission ↗First-hand play on Windows 11 with keyboard and mouse, October 22, 2026, about 75 minutes. The title screen reads 447.804bb8a, dated 2026/10/19 (Steam build 26043449); Steam’s newest posted patch notes are still Build 443. Covers the title Options, two new games started with and without the tutorial, Rose’s Librarian Workwear brief, measuring, the draft book, mannequin fitting, the International Emporium and the cutting room, plus the cutting toolbar, Discard fabric, the thread spools and the dress-form colour picker on an existing save. Sewing, trim, accessories, delivery and payment were not completed. The silent clips show only the game screen.Reported · checked · published 22 Oct 2026
Kingy play test: Dressmaker Build 447, sewing pins, lace direction and Rose’s delivery ↗First-hand play on Windows 11 with keyboard and mouse, October 23, 2026, about an hour on an existing test save. The title screen still reads 447.804bb8a, dated 2026/10/19. Covers the Emporium store tutorial and buying Ivory Looping Lace (2 m for 4), opening the mannequin from the shop's dress form, clicking a sewing pin and sewing that panel, the thread spools, three straight Ivory Looping Lace runs placed left to right, right to left and left to right, Fast Trim Placement ticked from the in-game Pause Menu, and the trim panel's size buttons. Curved runs and other trims were not tested. Later the same day, on the same save: re-sewing every pin with Sewing Assist on, a back-panel shoulder pin that held back Finish Dress, the photo stage, Complete Commission for Rose’s Librarian Workwear at Quality 58 against her 60 (a warning, her disappointed response and the full 200 paid, 386 to 586 coins), and the thread spool colour after Save and Quit (blue came back as red). Other customers and quality levels were not delivered. The silent clips show only the game screen.Reported · checked · published 23 Oct 2026
Dressmaker tips and tricks I cannot live without! ↗Title, date, description and first 20 top-level comments checked. No verified chapter list or full footage audit. Creator discloses a gifted copy without monetary compensation. Viewer recycling and payment corrections are treated as reports, with payment separately checked against Build 403.Walkthrough · checked · published 24 Sep 2026
A randomize button would be cool ↗One player requests randomized skirt and bodice combinations for inspiration. Read directly in the live Steam discussion; evidence of a request, not an existing game feature or community consensus.Reported · checked · published 25 Sep 2026
Custom requirements and descriptions for off the rack dresses ↗One player requests personal occasions, stat targets and written descriptions for off-rack designs. Supports an optional design notebook; does not establish those controls in the game.Reported · checked · published 25 Sep 2026
Anyone gotten practical use from the Blue Pansy Gradient Silk? ↗Players exchange gradient placement ideas, component descriptions and linked dress screenshots. The original poster finds a bias-cut example useful. Character/event spoilers occur in the source; these are visual examples, not verified commission recipes.Reported · checked · published 25 Sep 2026
Incomplete requirements making the entire dress pointless to complete ↗A player reports a dress appearing short of style targets; replies describe checking sewing and using accessories. No numerical scoring formula or universal rescue is established.Reported · checked · published 25 Sep 2026
Dressmaker Tips and Tricks for Beginners ↗Creator description, chapter times and readable transcript checked, plus six visible comments. Sewing Assist at 6:08; recycling at 8:24; burlap planning at 13:07. Not a full footage audit; capture build unspecified. A viewer cautions that recycling after trimming excess does not restore all material.Walkthrough · checked · published 25 Sep 2026
Dressmaker Tips And Commissions Walkthrough ↗Three attributed starting designs: Librarian Workwear, Flamboyant Funeral and Respectful Funeral. Librarian and Respectful screenshots were visually inspected for displayed targets. No Kingy playtest, complete cost breakdown or customer acceptance is established.Walkthrough · checked · published 21 Sep 2026
Dressmaker on Steam ↗Released September 21, 2026 for Windows and macOS; advertised dressmaking workflow and official promotional screenshots. Screenshots illustrate their captured UI, not a verified current commission solution.Official · checked
Dressmaker Steam Deck compatibility report ↗Valve's current compatibility report rates Dressmaker Playable. This rating is separate from the developer's planned controller-support work and is not a Kingy performance test.Official · checked
Dressmaker publisher press kit ↗Publisher lists Cozy Lives as developer, Free Lives as publisher, and Windows/macOS platforms. Its September 2026 release window is less precise than Steam's actual September 21 release date.Official · checked
Everything, Everywhere, All At Once ↗October 1 post-launch status: the team describes a backlog of bug reports and suggestions and work to improve reporting and communication. It announces no new patch, specific fix or feature-release date.Official · checked · published 1 Oct 2026
October Patch Notes — Build 443 ↗Trim placement and selection rework, Fast Trim Placement and Less Animation options, mannequin camera changes, colour and fabric requirement weighting for small components, Discard Fabric and grab-all cutting-room buttons, Sell as off-rack label, later gifting unlock, crash and stutter work (OMEN Gaming Hub note) and new fabrics and trims. Patch notes establish announced behavior, not successful Kingy retests.Official · checked · published 14 Oct 2026
Patch Notes — Build 410 ↗Clickable sketchbook component cues, cutting-room inventory input, thread-colour selection, panel-location hints and a tutorial softlock fix. Patch notes establish announced behavior, not successful Kingy retests.Official · checked · published 24 Sep 2026
Our First Patch Is Live! — Build 403 ↗Bell progression, cursor and shop fixes, lace tags, accepted-commission payment and single keyhole bodice fix. Patch notes establish announced fixes, not successful Kingy retests.Official · checked · published 22 Sep 2026
Dressmaker — Out Now! ↗Launch availability; controller support, transparent fabrics, challenge mode and mobile/Switch ports are plans rather than released features.Official · checked · published 21 Sep 2026
Dressmaker April Tea ↗Developer explanation of customer measurements, mannequin adjustment and pattern drafting; historical development post, not current button-by-button instructions.Official · checked · published 15 Apr 2026
Thing’s I’ve Learned ↗Player observations about scoring, saved measurements, filters, cutting, recycling, sewing assist, accessory controls, photo mode, gifts and pigeon invitations. Updated September 25; payment and sale-value formulas remain community claims rather than official mechanics.Walkthrough · checked
Dressmaker Game Beginner’s Guide: 20+ Essential Tips and Tricks ↗Off-rack designs open after three custom orders on the next sketchbook page; leftover scraps into quick off-rack dresses; enable the Accessory Rotation Gizmo for precise placement. No build stated; single-source sale-speed claims not adopted.Walkthrough · checked · published 23 Sep 2026
Dressmaker Guide: How to Make Money Faster ↗Off-the-Rack after the third quest; free Burlap in the Fabric Store; scraps into extra dresses; accessories raise the sale price; quality and Prestige act as multipliers. Its brooch profit example is one player result.Walkthrough · checked · published 8 Oct 2026
Dressmaker: Make Money Fast With Off-the-Rack Dresses ↗Sell price as (materials + labour) × quality % × Prestige %, quality capped at 150%; Burlap the only free material; new sketchbook tab after the first commissions; Sell window shows the price; Shift-click places accessories quickly.Walkthrough · checked · published 5 Oct 2026
Dressmaker Beginner Guide: Tips for Making Money ↗Off-rack page after the first three dresses; price factors material, labour, quality (up to 150%) and rank-based Prestige; free Burlap; press Sell to see the price, then cancel; Shift duplicates an accessory.Walkthrough · checked · published 25 Sep 2026
Option to sell back fabric? ↗Players discuss selling an off-rack dress while a commission remains open, difficulty finding the sketchbook plus, and uncertain early unlock estimates. These player reports do not establish a refund, guaranteed profit or exact unlock count.Reported · checked
Suggestion: A way to deal with running out of money in early-game ↗A player who revisited a new save reports that off-rack burlap sales were available after Rose’s tutorial dress. This differs from several guides’ three-commission advice; the universal threshold and free-material workaround remain unverified in Kingy’s Mac test.Reported · checked
Tips for Working with Trim ↗Player instructions for short pinned sections, selecting trim through pins, cuffs, camera controls, reversing direction and clipping adjustments. Community technique, not a developer control reference.Walkthrough · checked
Alice is hard to please ↗One player recommends combining component and fabric contributions when Simple and Elaborate are both requested. No exact recipe, threshold test or Kingy reproduction.Reported · checked
Cannot Get Game to Register 3 Colours ↗The original poster confirms that three clearly different fabric colour tags resolved the counter. This is one commission report, not a complete colour-counting formula.Reported · checked
Going back to a commission dress ↗bees describes the draft-book bookmark and page corners for returning to a commission. A player-reported navigation method, not a recovery for deleted or missing saves.Reported · checked
Stuck on Marie ↗Multiple players report finding Marie’s Respectful Funeral commission by turning notebook pages. The discussion does not establish a required rank or off-rack sale count.Reported · checked
Bug on a task, unable to submit commission ↗Reports of missing submit controls and pattern pieces. Several players say saving, quitting and reopening restored a missing piece; this is not an official or universal fix.Reported · checked
Cutting the fabric ↗Report of the wrong fabric being cut after switching materials during automatic cutting. No confirmed fix or developer response in the inspected thread.Reported · checked
Sizing Menu Bug ↗Report of a moving measurement menu; no confirmed repair in the inspected thread.Reported · checked
Zoom Bug ↗Reports that zoom input rotates the dress or does not respond. No confirmed workaround or developer fix in the inspected thread.Reported · checked
I can not figure out the lace. ↗October 9, 2026 thread after Build 410: left-click pins to place and continue, right-click to finish or remove, clockwise or anticlockwise placement sets the facing, Lace listed under both Fabric and Accessories, short sections recommended. No developer confirmation or Kingy reproduction.Reported · checked
Please let us lock accessories in place ↗October 9, 2026 requests: overlapping accessories disturb earlier placement and pin heads hide trim. A feature request, not a fix.Reported · checked
Dressmaker demo comment ↗October 4, 2025 demo-build comment: select the lace pin and right-click to undo it. Older build than the Steam release; corroborates the October 9 reports only.Reported · checked
Placing Lace ↗Players describe reversing drag direction, active-trim angle controls and close-up selection. No developer confirmation or Kingy reproduction.Reported · checked
Stuck, won’t progress ↗Player reports of missing sewing indicators and a piece left on the cutting table; the original poster’s issue remained unresolved.Reported · checked
Clients’ measurements missing? ↗Report of missing Prudence measurements after Rose. No confirmed recovery in the inspected thread; evidence of the problem only.Reported · checked
Budget vs spending ↗Players request clearer spending comparison. This does not establish a budget tracker, payment formula or profit guarantee.Reported · checked
Dressmaker global achievements ↗32 listed achievements; only publicly visible descriptions are used. Hidden requirements, percentages and unlock strategies are not inferred.Official · checked
Dressmaker — all achievements ↗Community-reported requirements for the sixteen achievements hidden on Steam’s public statistics page. The tracker keeps these behind an explicit spoiler control and labels them as community evidence.Walkthrough · checked
Kingy play test: Dressmaker build 447, Rose’s first commission from cutting to lace ↗First-hand play of the Steam release on Windows 11 with keyboard and mouse, in a new save, on October 20, 2026. Title screen 447.804bb8a (2026/10/19), Steam build 26043449; an October 17 session on build 446 covered the same cutting-room steps. Covers Rose’s Librarian Workwear: sketch and Draft Pattern, mannequin gears, cutting all 14 panels on two fabrics, pinning and sewing every seam with and without Sewing Assist, thread spools, and White Zig Zag Lace placement, extension, removal, direction and camera controls. A short follow-up on October 22 in the same save checked Fast Trim Placement (switched on from the title-screen Options) and the trim panel’s X button. Not reached: delivering the dress (quality 50 of the 60 required); the duplicate-trim button was not confirmed. Screenshots and silent clips captured from the game window only.Reported · checked · published 20 Oct 2026
Dressmaker official update feed ↗Fetched October 24, 2026: the newest announcement is the Build 443 patch notes, published October 14. They call rebindable controls and gamepad support (including Steam Deck) a high priority after the UX work, with no date. No release confirmation for the announced ports, transparent fabrics or online challenge mode appears in this feed.Official · checked