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The Curse We Made scored 82/100 on Steam Analyzer — Good for a Adventure capsule. Top priority fix: [contrast_color] Introduce one accent warm color or highlight (e.g., amber candlelight or rose petal detail) to push teal-gold separation even further and add visual richness.

Capsule scores by dimension

• Genre Clarity: 8/10 — Gothic mystery adventure clear. The four skeletal characters in period clothing against a teal-toned interior immediately signal a cozy-gothic narrative adventure. The hand-drawn art style, muted color palette, and domestic setting with curtains and windows clearly communicate indie puzzle adventure rather than action or horror. At TINY size, the character silhouettes and color-depleted aesthetic remain readable and genre-appropriate.
• Title Readability: 9/10 — Bold serif title excellent contrast. The large yellow-gold serif text 'THE CURSE WE MADE' is strategically placed against the teal-green mid-tone background with strong value separation and clean letterforms. The title remains fully legible at SMALL and TINY sizes due to generous letter spacing and high saturation contrast. No tagline clutter interferes with parsing.
• Contrast & Color: 8/10 — Strong yellow-teal separation clear. The warm gold title pops distinctly against the cool teal-green background, creating strong complementary contrast that reads well at full and small sizes. The skeletal characters in muted cool tones sit within the teal region, maintaining silhouette clarity without muddy mid-tones. In grayscale, the value hierarchy remains clear with title as lightest element.
• Uniqueness & Polish: 8/10 — Hand-drawn gothic charm distinctive. The hand-drawn style, specific character poses, and teal-dominant color-return aesthetic convey a cohesive creative vision distinct from generic adventure templates. The four-figure composition with varied expressions and costumes suggests character-driven storytelling rather than landscape or action focus. Polish is evident in clean line work, intentional costume design, and atmospheric interior framing.
• Brand Consistency: 8/10 — Cohesive gothic aesthetic recognizable. The capsule uses consistent rendering style, muted palette with selective teal saturation, and signature character design that aligns with cozy-gothic identity cues. The period interior setting, skeletal character motif, and color-return conceptual visual should remain recognizable across store page materials. Internal palette and art direction feel unified without template vibe.
• Composition: 8/10 — Balanced focal point solid hierarchy. The four characters are centered as clear focal point with the title anchored above in prime real estate, creating confident vertical hierarchy. Interior framing with window panes and curtains provides atmospheric depth layering, and character staging feels intentional rather than randomly scattered. Safe margins protect the composition from Steam cropping, and visual weight is well-distributed.

What works

• Title-background contrast. Yellow-gold serif text achieves excellent legibility against teal background at all viewing sizes including TINY thumbnail.
• Character silhouette clarity. Four skeletal figures with distinct poses and costumes read as a cohesive cast and remain distinguishable at reduced sizes.
• Gothic aesthetic consistency. Hand-drawn style, muted palette, and period interior setting communicate unified creative identity aligned with genre expectations.
• Atmospheric composition. Interior window framing and curtain details provide visual depth and environmental storytelling without cluttering the focal figures.

What hurts the capsule

• Limited color palette gamut. The predominantly teal-brown-muted range, while thematically appropriate for a 'curse' setting, provides less visual dynamism than some high-performing indie benchmarks like DREDGE or Harold Halibut.
• Character recognition individuality. While the four figures are visually distinct, their skeletal sameness and similar scale may reduce memorable character brand differentiation compared to iconic single-character capsules like Hades II or Slay the Princess.

Priority fixes

1. [contrast_color] Introduce one accent warm color or highlight (e.g., amber candlelight or rose petal detail) to push teal-gold separation even further and add visual richness.
2. [uniqueness_polish] Emphasize one signature visual motif (e.g., a glowing artifact, unique object, or posed hand gesture) that could serve as a brand mark across all promotional materials.

Store copy priority fixes

1. [feature_communication] Expand the story premise in the short description with one concrete narrative hook—e.g., 'Uncover why color faded from Gravebrook' or 'Discover what curse silenced an entire town,' to deepen curiosity without spoilers.
2. [hook_strength] Tighten or remove the redundant second opening line in the detailed description ('The Curse We Made is a short ride into a cursed town') and flow directly into the train arrival scene.
3. [uniqueness] Add a sentence in the features section explaining what makes the puzzle design uniquely intuitive or relaxing—e.g., 'Puzzles are context-driven, pulling directly from the environment, so solutions feel organic rather than abstract.'

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: 4031810 · Tags: Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click, Mystery, Atmospheric