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My CV capsule

My CV

A short first-person exploration experience where you walk through a modern house in the woods and interact with paintings and notes that present real software, game, and hardware projects.

Free to Play8 user reviews
CasualEducationExploration
StritartMay 3, 2026

My CV scores 62/100 — better than 3% of Casual capsules (n=10,512).

8 user reviews · Free to Play · Released May 3, 2026 · By Stritart

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My CV scored 62/100 on Steam Analyzer — Solid for a Casual capsule. Top priority fix: [genre_clarity] Add a subtle painting frame or interactive UI element visible in one of the illuminated windows to signal this is an exploration experience, not a real estate visualization

Capsule scores by dimension

  • Genre Clarity: 5/10 — Ambiguous exploratory experience unclear. The capsule shows a modern architectural house in woods with warm interior lighting, which suggests a cozy exploration or life sim game, but the actual gameplay loop of viewing paintings and reading project notes is completely invisible. At tiny size, it reads as a generic architectural visualization or real estate sim rather than a creative portfolio exploration game, failing to communicate the core mechanic or indie game development angle.
  • Title Readability: 7/10 — Readable but minimal context. The white sans-serif 'MY CV' title is clearly legible at full size and maintains readability at small size with good contrast against the dark forest background. However, at tiny size it becomes plain white text with no supporting visual branding or icon, offering minimal personality and no hint that this is a game about creative work rather than a real CV document.
  • Contrast & Color: 8/10 — Strong light dark separation achieved. The warm golden interior lighting of the house creates clear value separation from the dark blue-gray forest and evening sky, making the structure pop distinctly at all viewing sizes. The white title text also benefits from this dark background, though the overall palette leans into cool shadows with warm accent lighting, which reads well in grayscale and maintains silhouette clarity even at tiny size.
  • Uniqueness & Polish: 6/10 — Polished architectural render, generic concept. The 3D rendered modern house with thoughtful lighting and pool is visually competent and aesthetically pleasing, suggesting a premium presentation. However, the concept feels like a generic portfolio or architecture showcase rather than a distinctive game hook; it lacks any playful character, UI hints, or visual storytelling that signals this is an interactive creative experience about game development projects.
  • Brand Consistency: 4/10 — Minimal brand identity visible. The capsule establishes no recognizable visual identity, memorable motif, or signature palette beyond 'modern house in forest.' There are no character designs, symbolic objects, UI elements, or color schemes that would be consistently recognizable across marketing materials or screenshots. Without reference to the 5 available store screenshots, this image stands alone with no identity hook that connects to the actual game content about projects and paintings.
  • Composition: 7/10 — Centered focal point, balanced framing. The house is composed dead-center with symmetrical composition, creating a clear single focal point that survives at small and tiny sizes. The layering of foreground trees, midground house structure, and background sky provides depth, though the centered approach feels formal and static rather than dynamic, and the composition wastes the potential of the surrounding forest space for visual storytelling about the game's theme.

What works

  • Strong architectural lighting contrast. The warm golden interior windows pop clearly against cool dark forest, maintaining visual separation and readability at all viewing sizes including tiny thumbnails.
  • Clean title legibility. White sans-serif 'MY CV' text is unambiguous and reads clearly at full and small sizes with good contrast against the dark background.
  • Competent 3D rendering quality. The architectural visualization demonstrates professional production values and visual polish that signals a carefully made experience.

What hurts the capsule

  • Misleading genre impression. At tiny size, the house and landscape read as a real estate sim, architectural tour, or life sim rather than a creative portfolio exploration game about software projects.
  • No game mechanic communication. There are no visual hints of interaction, painting frames, note elements, or exploration gameplay; the capsule looks like a static architectural render not a playable experience.
  • Generic visual identity. The modern house aesthetic has no distinctive character, memorable symbol, or thematic hook that hints at the game being about creative projects and game development.
  • Static centered composition. The dead-center symmetrical framing feels formal and uninviting rather than playful or exploratory, missing an opportunity to hint at interactive discovery.

Priority fixes

  1. [genre_clarity] Add a subtle painting frame or interactive UI element visible in one of the illuminated windows to signal this is an exploration experience, not a real estate visualization
  2. [brand_consistency] Incorporate a distinctive visual motif such as a small geometric logo, color accent, or thematic symbol that could appear consistently across all marketing materials and establish recognition
  3. [uniqueness_polish] Include a subtle character silhouette at a window or subtle project artifact visible in the interior lighting to hint at the creative portfolio gameplay loop
  4. [composition] Slightly offset the house composition off-center and add foreground exploration elements (path, observation point) to create a sense of player agency and discovery rather than formal presentation

Store copy priority fixes

  1. [hook_strength] Add a sentence revealing who created this and why their story matters: e.g., 'This is the real CV of [creator name], a [discipline] who built X, Y, and Z—now presented as a personal gallery.' This transforms a cool mechanic into a meaningful experience.
  2. [feature_communication] Expand the detailed description with one or two concrete examples of projects visible in the house: e.g., 'A painting of a procedural noise algorithm hangs above a handwritten note explaining its role in a 2021 game engine.' This helps players mentally simulate the experience.
  3. [audience_targeting] Add a sentence explicitly naming the intended audience: e.g., 'For developers, designers, and curious minds drawn to the stories behind creative projects.' This signals clearly who will most enjoy it.

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Steam app ID: 3127100 · Tags: Casual, Education, Exploration, Realistic, Nature