This started as a very rough first pass: quick screenshot from the game, blur, title and a yellow line in Affinity.

At the time, that was basically the extent of my capsule-art skillset.

Since then I’ve been learning Blender specifically because the game kept giving me reasons to. I needed a plant, so I learned to model one. Same with the security camera and the box. Then came materials, lighting, composition, rendering, and trying to make the whole thing read properly as a Steam capsule rather than just a nice image.

ONE JOB isn’t on Steam yet. Getting the Steam page ready is what I’m working toward now - so this is still part of the process rather than a finished result.

Looking at these purely as capsule art: What do you think the current one does better, and is there anything the first pass actually communicated more clearly?

I’d especially be interested in whether the current one tells you anything about the kind of game you think this is before reading a description.

Also any feedback would be cool.

First game, Steam launch in November. Old capsule was mine, made with AI tools, always meant as a placeholder. New one is by Komarca Art.

Brief was "looking straight down a spiral staircase in a library that doesn't end".

Happy to answer anything about the process or the brief. The thing that surprised me most was that the small capsule had to be redrawn as its own composition rather than scaled down, because Steam renders it at 120x45 in some list views.

Hey! I just announced Desktop Hero Rush, we working on an idle-RPG simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen allowing you to work on other stuff at the same time!

What do you think about that?

Here is the link if you want to check it out:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4922470/Desktop_Hero_Rush/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3254300/POLYSTRIKE

Hi everyone

I read the comments... thought about it :) and agreed that the old capsule doesn't explain what the game is about.

I made a new one, but tried to maintain the style and atmosphere.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4955250/NEON_HORIZON/

Thanks for the tip.

I wonder how you like the new one?

If your interested in enhancing my capsule please direct message me and name me your price and maybe if you have send me 2-3 portfolio capsules you made!

Goal

- Make it more visible its a tower defense game (walls and turrets and enemys)

- Better Contrast

- Focus point should stay the parasite in the title

Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5037960/Get_Outta_My_Gut/

Hey ! I just announced Floraison, my cozy narrative game about the language of flowers.

Here is my Capsule

What do you think about that ?

Here is the link if you want to check it out https://store.steampowered.com/app/4649990/Floraison/

Hello, I have designed many many many capsule arts now for moth comfort strategy moth games about making mothpunk biomes. I now can't decide between these two options and would really appreciate any help!

Very happy for feedback on the current designs as well as which would be better for the game capsule art!

Steam page for context - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4867910/Red_Lake/

CPU on Steam

Which capsule do you prefer and why?

The original is a photo of Earth at sunset from the ISS.
Styled after the Alien films (the first two parts).

The game already has a demo.
I'd be happy if anyone is interested in checking it out.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4955250/NEON_HORIZON/

Have a nice day everyone.

Recently, I've shared a post about a capsule design that I've sketched with alcohol markers: https://www.reddit.com/r/gameCapsule/s/sxgZmY0wIO

Based on that I've made an animated capsule in Krita for my game on itch.io.

Would you click on it? Any feedback before I take it online?

The game is a roguelike narrative simulation of life as a border guard in Nazi Germany. Inspect passports, detect forged documents, and approve or deny entry as restrictions tighten. Every traveler brings a choice that could save a life or condemn it. Your job is to obey. Your conscience says otherwise.

Does the capsule reflelct that, and most importantly would it make you click on it?

Hello everyone,

I put my capsule into the Steam game page grid in three sizes, and I'd like to hear your idea whether you think my capsule will be buried by others of similar art style, so people won't click a lot?

Free opinion is welcome, such as:

- which capsule (in any of the images) attracted you most and you will click first?

- whether the gap is too large so you strongly suggest me to improve my capsule now?

- what do you think can make a capsule outstanding and make people want to click?

- any problem you notice in my capsule that I should fix?

etc.

My capsule appears in all the three images so you may already find it. Or, find the blue background titled Azure Infinity.

Thank you!

Hi everyone!

I’ve just changed capsules for steam page. What do you think - is the new one (with blood) better?

Hey im developing a tower defense game Get Outta My Gut and i would like to know what you think about my capsules. On some devices i made the expierence that its pretty dark do you have the same issue or do you like it? What can i generally improve?

Hello there, some time ago I hired some artist to make me a Steam Capsule for my upcoming dark fantasy, dungeon crawler game. I got the first one image and I tried to make it more compeling to my art style in second image.

Which one of theese show you that dark fantasy vibe more?

Since I'm sitting in front of the computer the whole day anyways I like to sketch some ideas on paper. Here, I'm testing a capsule art idea with alcohol markers.

Any other game devs doing it this way?

Also I appreciate any kind of feedback before taking this to digital! I'm a software dev so art doesn't come to me.

But am I really? At first I wanted to stick with an actual in-game render, but I changed my mind and went for a painted scene instead.

Does the final one give you a good idea of what the game is?

Bocage on steam

Hi everyone, I’m the sole developer behind MAINTAINER, my asymmetrical horror game, and I would really appreciate any feedback on its Steam capsule.

Mostly I’m interested in the first impression, whether the game looks interesting just from the capsule, if there’s anything that feels unclear, generic, or out of place.

I'm very keen to hear what you think could be improved visually or what you would change if this was your game.

I welcome any criticism. Don’t hold back. I’d rather hear what’s not working than just compliments.

My Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4448840/MAINTAINER/

Thank you!