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All That Glitters scored 73/100 on Steam Analyzer — Good for a Choose Your Own Adventure capsule. Top priority fix: [title_readability] Remove or enlarge the small tagline below the title, or integrate the core hook ('Search for treasure, face your curse') into the title area with larger readable type

Capsule scores by dimension

• Genre Clarity: 7/10 — Quirky adventure with character focus. The cartoonish protagonist with wild hair and exaggerated features emerging from water signals a whimsical, character-driven narrative game rather than action-heavy adventure. The polluted river setting and treasure-hunting visual language read clearly at all sizes. At TINY size, the character silhouette and water environment remain distinct enough to communicate a casual indie adventure, though the 'curse' and 'defense' mechanics are not visually apparent.
• Title Readability: 8/10 — Clear bold outline, maintains legibility. The title 'ALL THAT GLITTERS' uses a chunky blue outline font with white fill positioned prominently in the upper left, creating strong contrast against the sky background. At TINY size the letters remain readable due to the bold weight and outline strategy. The tagline below is small and will blur at thumbnail sizes, but the main title holds.
• Contrast & Color: 8/10 — Strong value separation, crisp silhouettes. The light blue sky provides excellent separation from the white/blue title and the darker character. The character's brown and purple tones create clear contrast against the cyan water and sky. In grayscale, the character reads distinctly from background, and the water's lighter turquoise contrasts well with darker foreground elements, maintaining clarity even at TINY size.
• Uniqueness & Polish: 7/10 — Distinctive cartoony art, narrative hook. The art style is cohesively hand-drawn with appealing character design that feels premium compared to generic asset-flips. The polluted river premise and 'hallucinations' concept suggest unique narrative depth, setting it apart from standard adventure fare. However, the composition is relatively straightforward—a character-on-water scene that, while well-executed, follows familiar indie adventure visual patterns seen in games like DREDGE and Chants of Sennaar.
• Brand Consistency: 7/10 — Consistent cartoon aesthetic, recognizable character. The visual style is internally cohesive with a unified cartoon rendering, warm earthy palette mixed with cool water tones, and a distinctive protagonist design that could become iconic. The character's exaggerated proportions and color scheme (brown, purple, cyan accents) form a memorable visual signature. Without access to store screenshots, internal consistency appears strong, though the game's French-only status and narrative-first focus mean the character may be the primary brand anchor.
• Composition: 7/10 — Clear focal point, balanced layering. The character emerging from water serves as the primary focal point, with layered depth created by foreground water, midground character, and background sky/clouds. The title sits safely in upper left without overlapping the character, and the overall balance feels intentional. At SMALL and TINY sizes, the character remains the clear hero, though the composition is fairly conventional for the genre—a character portrait against a themed background with no particularly dynamic positioning.

What works

• Strong character silhouette. The protagonist's exaggerated design with wild hair and distinctive features creates immediate visual recognition and personality that differentiates from generic adventure protagonists.
• Excellent title contrast and positioning. The white and blue outline title 'ALL THAT GLITTERS' uses high-contrast, bold letterforms placed on safe sky background that remain legible at all viewing sizes including TINY.
• Cohesive color palette and art direction. The warm-to-cool color transition (browns, purples, teals) and consistent cartoon rendering style create a unified, premium aesthetic that feels intentionally designed.

What hurts the capsule

• Generic scene composition. The character-in-water setup, while executed well, follows familiar indie adventure visual tropes without particularly dynamic framing or unexpected visual storytelling.
• Small tagline legibility. The descriptive text below the title is too small to read at TINY size, potentially missing the opportunity to communicate the unique 'curse' or 'hallucination' hook that differentiates the game.
• Limited environmental detail. The river and sky background are clean but relatively flat, lacking visual complexity that might hint at the 'pollution' and 'curse' narrative elements beyond the character alone.

Priority fixes

1. [title_readability] Remove or enlarge the small tagline below the title, or integrate the core hook ('Search for treasure, face your curse') into the title area with larger readable type
2. [composition] Add subtle visual details to the river and sky that suggest pollution, danger, or surrealism—floating debris, discolored water, or twisted clouds—to reinforce the narrative premise at SMALL and TINY sizes
3. [uniqueness_polish] Introduce a more dynamic or unexpected composition element—unusual camera angle, character pose, or foreground framing—that distinguishes this from standard adventure character reveals

Store copy priority fixes

1. [hook_strength] Rewrite the final clause to 'find a powerful artifact to break the Asshole's yearly curse' or similar—shorter, punchier, clearer verb.
2. [feature_communication] Expand the detailed description to explicitly mention: how many endings exist, what types of choices players make, and what the 'defend yourself' mechanic is (combat, dialogue choice, puzzle?).
3. [audience_targeting] Add a sentence early in the detailed description that signals the intended player: 'Perfect for fans of quirky narrative adventures' or 'A darkly humorous one-hour story for indie game lovers.'
4. [genre_clarity] In the short description, add clarity about the French-language requirement upfront: 'A French-language narrative adventure (one hour)' to avoid discovery friction.

Related guides

• Steam page optimisation — Capsule, copy, screenshots, tags — the full Steam page conversion stack.
• Capsule design best practices — The six dimensions every Steam capsule has to win.

Steam app ID: 3288100 · Tags: Choose Your Own Adventure, Fishing, Visual Novel, Singleplayer, 3D