Open your own bookshop! Order books, stock your shelves, and earn revenue. Use your profits to decorate, expand, and hire staff. Collect rare books that give powerful abilities. Adopt a cat to keep you and your customers company along the way!
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Fulfill your dream of owning and operating your own bookshop. Buy and sell inventory and use the profits to decorate and expand your shop. Build your business from a small boutique shop into a retail empire!
Buy and place bookshelves, then fill them with new books, comics, board games, and other items to sell. Run the cash register to earn revenue. As your business grows, hire employees to be cashiers and item stockers so you can focus on expansion.
Expand your reach to new locations around the world. Use your income from established shops to help set up new shops. Travel between shops to manage them and optimize your profits. Early access will launch with the France and Japan locations.
Use your profits to customize your store. Choose walls and floors. Decorate with rugs, plants, wall art, and more! Create specialized sections for your favorite genre, or build cozy book nooks.
Get boxes of used books that may contain rare mythical books. These books have powerful abilities to improve your profits and capabilities.
Adopt a cat to keep you and your customers company every day in the shop. Buy food, a bed, and other items to keep the cat active and happy in the store.
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Languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 59 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
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Reviews
⭐ I highly recommend this game! It’s incredibly cute, cozy, and aesthetically pleasing. Playing it was an absolute joy, and it’s the kind of game that makes you want to spend hours building your own bookstore and simply enjoying the relaxing atmosphere. I especially recommend it to anyone who loves books, enjoys organizing everything neatly on shelves, finds satisfaction in order and attention to detail, and, of course, loves animals—especially cats. 🐈📚 If you’re looking for a cozy, relaxing game centered around books, Bookshop Simulator is definitely worth your time. I personally had an amazing experience with it and enjoyed every minute. Highly recommended! ❤️
Very addicting and fun. The mechanics of the game are very straightforward. I loved seeing the play on words for the titles of the books. Honestly, started playing it today and before I knew it, 5 hours had passed. Highly recommend.
Having a blast playing this. Can't wait to see what comes next and am really excited for multiplayer! My favorite feature is being able to create your own books in game! The potential feels endless.
Great Game, Fun and relaxing.
is een super leuk spel als je eenmaal speelt blijf je spelen
:D
autism is strong with this one
**Bookshop Simulator ist für mich eines der besten Simulator-Spiele.** Ich mag einfach die ganze Atmosphäre: die Bücher, die Katzen und dieses ruhige Gefühl im Laden. Es ist kein Spiel, das einem in den Augen wehtut oder mit zu viel Chaos überfordert. Die Grafik ist schön, angenehm und passt richtig gut zum Thema. Am Anfang hat man direkt einiges zu tun, aber genau das macht Spaß. Es wird nicht schnell langweilig, weil man immer wieder etwas verbessern, sortieren, verkaufen oder aufbauen kann. Besonders die Katzen geben dem Spiel noch mehr Charme und machen den Buchladen lebendiger. Was ich mir noch wünschen würde: Ein separater Lagerplatz wäre sehr praktisch. Zum Beispiel ein extra Lagerraum oder die Möglichkeit, Wände zu bauen, damit man das Lager etwas verstecken und ordentlicher gestalten kann. Das würde den Laden noch schöner machen und mehr Möglichkeiten beim Einrichten geben. Für mich ist Bookshop Simulator ein sehr gemütliches, aber trotzdem beschäftigendes Spiel. Wer Simulator-Spiele mag, Bücher liebt oder einfach ein entspanntes Spiel mit schöner Stimmung sucht, sollte es auf jeden Fall ausprobieren.
I was just looking for something that I could do that didn't really require much from me. This game popped up. It's oddly addicting. I had to force myself to stop tonight LOL. I plan to continue to play this whenever my mind is overloaded and I just need a relaxing break. I really enjoy. I'd recommend it to anyone that just wants a relaxing game where you don't have to stress over anything and can do things at your own pace and design your bookstore how you want it as you earn the chances to expand.
This game is one of, if not, the most relaxing shop simulator game I have played so far. The controls are simple, the game itself is relatively addicting, everything feels smooth and nice. Overall, if you are looking for a relaxing shop sim, this is a great choice. I'm excited for where it ends up going since it is still in development.
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