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Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™ scored 85/100 on Steam Analyzer — Excellent for a Stealth capsule. Top priority fix: [title_readability] Add a 2-pixel white outline to the subtitle text to preserve crispness and ensure the tagline remains legible at 120×45 pixel thumbnails.

Capsule scores by dimension

• Genre Clarity: 8/10 — Dark action game with supernatural edge. The close-up character portrait with glowing red eye augmentation, mechanical arm prosthetic, and moody atmospheric lighting clearly signals action-stealth gameplay with sci-fi/supernatural elements. At TINY size, the silhouette of the armed protagonist and glowing eye mutation remain legible enough to suggest action genre without ambiguity. The dystopian aesthetic and armed stance communicate this is a premium action title, not adventure or puzzle.
• Title Readability: 9/10 — Clean, bold serif typography. The title 'DISHONORED' uses strong white serif lettering with horizontal line separators on a controlled dark background in the upper left, maintaining excellent contrast and legibility at all sizes. The subtitle 'DEATH OF THE OUTSIDER' remains readable even at TINY size due to clear letter spacing and consistent weight. Strategic placement away from the character portrait prevents overlap and ensures the logo never competes for attention.
• Contrast & Color: 9/10 — Excellent value separation and silhouette. The character's face and red-accented armor create strong light-to-dark contrast against the dusky gray-to-black background gradient, with the glowing red eye providing a vivid focal point that pops immediately against #1b2838. At SMALL and TINY sizes, the silhouette integrity remains sharp due to rim lighting on the subject and distinct value separation between midtones and shadows. The grayscale test shows clear edge definition with no muddy blending.
• Uniqueness & Polish: 8/10 — Premium character-driven visual storytelling. The capsule communicates a core mechanic and character identity through the augmented protagonist pose and supernatural aesthetic rather than generic action tropes, showing intentional art direction and a distinctive visual hook. The lighting treatment, eye mutation detail, and mechanical arm prosthetic suggest a mature, high-production narrative experience. Compared to benchmark titles, this feels crafted and distinctive without relying on over-the-top effects or template layouts.
• Brand Consistency: 8/10 — Recognizable Dishonored visual identity. The dark atmospheric palette, supernatural character augmentation, and steampunk-gothic aesthetic align with established Dishonored series branding visible in promotional materials. The red eye glow and mechanical enhancement become iconic identity signals that differentiate this from generic action games and reinforce the franchise's supernatural-industrial setting. The serif typography and minimalist layout reflect the series' sophisticated art direction.
• Composition: 9/10 — Excellent hierarchy and focal layering. The character portrait occupies the right two-thirds of the frame as the clear primary focus, while the title anchors the left third in a dedicated text zone, creating a balanced composition with zero competing elements. The background gradient provides depth separation without clutter, and the character's downward gaze and leftward shoulder lean naturally guide the eye toward the title text. Safe margins protect all critical elements from Steam's potential edge cropping, and the layout maintains visual impact at SMALL and TINY sizes.

What works

• Bold serif title with clear separation. The white 'DISHONORED' text with decorative lines sits on a controlled background zone, ensuring it remains sharp and readable at thumbnail size without any loss of impact.
• Distinctive character silhouette with glowing focal point. The augmented protagonist's profile and red eye mutation create an instantly recognizable visual hook that communicates the game's supernatural action identity even at TINY size.
• Masterful contrast and atmospheric lighting. The rim-lit character against the dusky background creates strong value separation that pops against Steam's dark theme, with zero muddy midtones or subject blend.
• Coherent art direction with franchise identity. Every visual element—the steampunk prosthetic, supernatural augmentation, gothic lighting—reinforces the Dishonored series' recognizable aesthetic and narrative maturity.

What hurts the capsule

• Subtitle may lose crispness at extreme TINY sizes. While 'DEATH OF THE OUTSIDER' remains readable at SMALL, the smallest thumbnails (120×45) may show slight softening of the subtitle text due to font weight.
• Minor upper-left logo edge proximity. The title sits quite close to the left edge; slight Steam UI cropping could clip the beginning of the 'D' in 'DISHONORED' on some display configurations.

Priority fixes

1. [title_readability] Add a 2-pixel white outline to the subtitle text to preserve crispness and ensure the tagline remains legible at 120×45 pixel thumbnails.
2. [composition] Shift the entire title block 12–15 pixels right and lower to guarantee safe margin clearance from Steam's UI crop boundaries and prevent any letter cutoff.

Store copy priority fixes

1. [hook_strength] Rewrite the short description to lead with Billie Lurk and the core mission (e.g., 'Play as notorious assassin Billie Lurk and attempt the impossible: kill a god-like entity that has shaped the Empire for centuries') before mentioning Arkane or the franchise.
2. [feature_communication] Move the 'About the Game' section and KEY FEATURES before the 'Free Bonus Content' section, or condense bonus content into a single collapsed note below the main game description.
3. [uniqueness] Add 1–2 sentences explicitly contrasting Death of the Outsider's mechanics, setting, or protagonist agency against Dishonored 2 (e.g., protagonist-specific abilities, new power tier, structural mission changes).
4. [feature_communication] Specify 2–3 core supernatural abilities by name (not just 'a unique set') to help players visualize gameplay diversity and creative problem-solving.

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: 614570 · Tags: Stealth, Action, First-Person, Assassins, Female Protagonist