Bookshop Simulator

I REALLY wanted to like this game, but I feel like whoever designed it has never been inside a bookstore, let alone run one. I know it is a game, and I know it is in Early Access, but I genuinely thought it would offer a completely different experience and go in a much more interesting direction. Here are the things that bothered me: 1. Customers buy around 20 books at a time, sometimes taking four or five copies of the exact same book. 2. You restock the shelves in the morning, and by noon every single shelf is empty. 3. Customers come in endlessly. There is no natural flow, no quiet period, and no rhythm to the day. 4. The customers feel completely lifeless. They do not ask questions, make comments, request recommendations, or look for anything specific. They simply walk around the store and grab two of everything as though they were shopping for vegetables. 5. There are no visible preferences or buying patterns. Every customer seems to like every genre. It feels less like a bookstore and more like someone entering their favorite 7-Eleven and buying the entire inventory. 6. I thought the game would be about building a good bookstore, not running a book outlet. 7. One customer bought three new copies of the same book and then also bought another copy from the used-book shelf. 8. By the second day, I already had 4,000 coins. How did I triple my money in only two days? The economy feels incredibly unbalanced. 9. The font is enormous. The active-task display takes up a huge portion of the screen. 10. When you open a used-book box, the game shows you the contents so you can check whether there is a rare book inside. Then it packs the box again, drops it on the floor, and makes you pick it up and open it a second time. It is completely unnecessary. 11. One customer bought two rare books and eleven regular books from the store. That single sale gave me around 600 coins. 12. Where are the male customers? It simply does not feel like a bookstore. I wanted to struggle with bills and decide which new releases I could afford. I wanted to speak to customers, recommend books, help them choose between one or two titles, or convince them to try something outside their usual genre. I wanted reviews, bestseller displays, genre trends, regular customers, special orders... anything related to actually selling books. As it currently stands, the bookstore could be replaced with an outlet selling clothes, vegetables, electronics, car parts, or even trash, and the gameplay would remain exactly the same. Customers seem willing to buy everything in sight, regardless of what it is. This game’s motto is apparently: “It is on the shelf? I’LL BUY IT.”

I like this game but i would not recommend until some of these bugs get fixed. I changed the color of the store door, but every time i log in from a saved file, the color of my door would go back to the default green color EVERY TIME. I recently opened the japan location, i have a stocker, cashier and a manager at my starter location so i can manage the japan site, however when i would go check on the starter location store in the middle of a work day, it would close on its own, without me closing the japan store or the starter... I fully stocked my starter location shelves, bookmarks, etc at the start of the day and open up. i would go to my japan site and manage there, then when closing time would come, i go back to the starter site and NO books or bookmarks or anything would be gone. i can't order more inventory for that site because the shelves would be the same, but the passive income would come in. im paying the stocker employee to just stand there basically...

I have played a lot of these kind of games and it is very enjoyable, excellent for the price in fact. If you have played and like games like this, you wont be disappointed. The only caveat I will say is that once you staff your shops, the game plays itself and you dont really have to do anything infact I leave it running while I do other things and come back at the close of each day to do stuff but all these style games are like that if you want them to be. I also like the fact that this game promises and doesnt appear to use AI slop.

This is the worst early access game I have ever played. I was expecting something more like the other simulator games I play but there is no pattern to this game at all. I can't keep books on the shelf because each customer is buying a bunch of the same title. Unless there are some drastic changes I would not play this game again.

I've put a lot of hours into this game but the last few updates have made it almost unplayable for me. It crashes constantly, it glitches and people disappear, it freezes and no one can move, and it's using a ridiculous amount of memory at higher levels. I don't have nearly as many problems if I, say, start over in the beginner store. But the moment I hit about level 20, everything beings falling apart. It's a shame, because I love this game. I have had a lot fun with this game. But it's about to come out of early access, and there are still major bugs in it, like for instance, the cats don't walk up stairs, they sort of just float through them. You can reach through walls to accidentally pick up a book or throw something away (this is egregiously bad in the Japan store). You can just glitch through bookcases at times. As well as QOL issues, such as the end of day hitting (enter) while trying to buy books and accidentally ending the day instead. Or accessibility features that could be included, such as the ability to make text bigger for those who have visual disabilities or dyslexia, for instance. I don't have a super beefy computer, but I can play games like Persona 5, Drain Sim, House Flipper, and Euro Truck Simulator in 4k without any issues. So the fact that this game is taking this much computer power is an issue. It's a fun game, but at this stage, I just can't recommend it to anyone. However, if this ever gets fixed, I'm more than happy to amend my review.

It's good. Runs on my potato PC . Good vibe type of game, not overly complicated game mechanics.

のんびりお店を大きくして商品を増やしていく、難易度も高くなくとても落ち着いた雰囲気のいいゲームだと思います。 個人的には保管棚に入れてる本が何なのか見えにくいので表示画像を大きくして欲しい、あとは商品数がめちゃくちゃ多いのでもうちょっと本の発注がやりやすくなれば嬉しいですね。

Yes

Absolutely love this game. I find myself playing it for hours effortlessly, captivated by its cozy, laid-back atmosphere that still offers addictive gameplay. From the charming bookshop style to making decisions about which books to stock, every aspect is thoughtfully designed. The graphics are vivid and appealing, and the gameplay mechanics are smooth and engaging. I eagerly anticipate future updates, hoping to see more diverse locations around the world and an expanded collection of books, including rare editions and new titles. This game shows great potential for growth, and I believe it will continue to improve. It's definitely worth the price and the time invested.

I feel like Kathy Bates would also enjoy this game.