Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!

I'm genuinely really sad to be writing this review in this fashion. This game was everything my AuDHD heart desired. I LOVE this game, as evidenced by the fact I've already got well over 40 hours in it. But I missed the AI disclosure and had I seen it, I would NOT have gotten it. It's heartbreaking as an artist to see other creators relying on the use of GenAI when it does so much damage to other creatives and the environment both. It's unethical, it's actively *harmful* and it should not have been used at any point in the process to create this game. This game was perfect but for that, and I'm genuinely upset one of my new favorite games is one I can't ethically play anymore.

The fact that I was able to get all the achievements in the game (which required multiple playthroughs over a couple of weeks) before there was any disclosure about the use of genAI leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. I liked the idea of what this game is going for, it even has some potential for further expansion into things like other maps, maybe even new challenges, y'know, loads of things! But because the disclosure of AI usage was either too far down to read when I bought it (which may sound ridiculous to people who don't think ai is a problem in the first place, but if a disclosure needs to be included, putting it in the furthest place from where a user might see it is not a good look), or it wasn't there when I purchased it to begin with (from what I understand, this one was the case for me) I cannot trust the developers to be truly honest to the extent of how much they used ai for the game. Frankly, that is one of the reasons why a lot of people I know tend to not trust when ai is used even as a "useful tool". I have no way of verifying that they used it for what they say they used it for--especially since trust was broken when it wasn't disclosed to me within the 2 week window that would have allowed me to get a refund had that been something I wanted to do. At any rate, the game is pretty good, I would love to see more added to it as there is potential, I really do wish that ai was not used--or at the very least, there was more honesty surrounding its use. If you don't have a problem with genAI and the way it was handled here, you'll like the game just fine. Considering that most of the people I might consider recommending this game to are artists who are firmly against genAI though, I cannot personally recommend it and am embarrassed that I have recommended it to any of them at all.

I've played the game for a good 3-4 days and all have been well. I've gotten up to 1,400 books so almost half way and accumulated a total of 14 hours of gametime by then. Then one afternoon, I decided to play it again but the game would not load my progress. I felt as if the 14 hours I spent grinding the game had gone to waste. I do wish an explanation or anything

Great entry in the "chore simulator" genre. Relaxing take on the organizing, without being too easy. A simple leveling mechanic allows "cheating" with magic speedup abilities, if you want to. Game runs well, physics are pretty good. To manage ~4000 book entities, everything freezes in place after being thrown, which can lead to a few issues. Not sure it would be manageable engine-wise if done diffferently though. Polish is above what I was expecting at such a low price: Music is great, book names are funny, book covers look great, victory lap was fun. A few challenging achievements that require at least 3 playthroughs to complete, but this was great to do while watching TV. Probabaly would take 4 or 5 hours your first go, using magic, It took me 21 hours to beat my first run without any magic. 8.5/10

Such a fun and relaxing game. Nearly 30 hours worth of game play. Didnt use any of the spells just really enjoyed sorting manually. <3

very satisfying, need more levels though

15시간정도면 모든 도전과제를 깰수있네요. 마법쓰고 2시간20분만에 클리어하고 나머지시간은 마법없이 정리했어요. 정리하는거 재밌었어요.

Отличное медитативное развлечение. С прокачкой магии уборка идет все быстрее, так что задача не столь грандиозна, как кажется на первый взгляд.

好玩，强迫症狂喜，没有强迫症的大概会觉得很无聊。但什么叫我打了九个小时纯手搓的存档没了:(

So calming and fun with a touch of humor.