Dressmaker questions, answered short
The questions that come up once you are a few dresses in, each answered in a paragraph.
Can you romance anyone?
Not so far. The relationship you build with each client is a friendship, five stars filled by finished commissions and gifts, and it unlocks new patterns rather than a romance. Love does turn up in the clients’ own stories: Prudence is set on marrying the Duke, and Alice goes looking for true love in the hedge maze. How stars and gifts work is on friendship stars and gifts.
Can you redo a commission you already delivered?
Not once it has been submitted and accepted. Closing the game will not take you back either: it autosaves, even in the middle of a problem. A failed commission still leaves the way to five stars open, because gifting a dress to that client adds stars too. So check a card before you hand it over, especially one with a cap like Chilly Overtime; the commission checker does it line by line.
Can you see the client wearing the dress?
No. Clients are 2D portraits, so the dress is never shown on them. You can still look at your past dresses: page left in the sketchbook and each one is there, and you can turn it around in 3D.
Can you see the back of the dress in the sketch?
No. The sketch shows the front only, and you cannot colour the back there. To check the back, turn the mannequin once the pieces are on it; the keys are on controls.
Can you read the newspaper again?
No. Once you close a report the game marks it as read and saves, a read report never plays again, and there is no archive of old issues; you can only turn between its pages while it is open. When one appears, wait for the last paragraph to load before you press continue. The town and its news are on Twillford.
Is there a sandbox or free mode?
Not as a separate mode. There is no true sandbox, only the freedom of off-the-rack dresses. After the story ends you can keep designing whatever you like. An online challenge mode is planned, with no date. Off-the-rack dresses are on off the rack, selling and gifts.
What happens when the story ends?
The story commissions stop, and you may not get any more conversations with clients. If some clients still seem to have dresses left, check the pigeon: the extra commissions come by its letters. After that you can keep designing whatever you like, as in the sandbox answer above.
Are there trousers, suits or menswear?
Not so far: every commission is for a dress, and the pieces are bodices, collars, sleeves and skirts. Trousers and suits are much harder to get right.
Does it support mods?
Not officially. Mod support is not planned. For unofficial options, Nexus Mods is the place to look: players mention mods for custom fabrics and accessories, and one that hides the red pins while you trim. They are unofficial, so back up your save before trying one. The pins can also be hidden without a mod: see checking the look while you trim. What each fan mod does is on Dressmaker mods.
Which languages is it in?
English, Simplified Chinese and Japanese, as listed on platforms and Steam Deck. More languages are being looked at now that the game is out. If you want it in your language, wishlist it: “Wishlisting it allows us to see which regions we have demand in!”
Was AI used to make it?
No. The team calls it “100% human made with a very strong anti generative AI stance.”
Stuck on something in a dress rather than a question about the game? Try the controls, known bugs and fixes or the commission finder.
Browse the newspaper reports to find the story you missed.
See the photo mode controls and sharing options for backgrounds, saving photos and .dress files.