Tiny Bookshop

Це затишна наративна пригода з елементами менеджменту, де все починається з рішення залишити минуле позаду і відкрити власну маленьку книгарню на колесах. Тут рекомендуєш книги, облаштовуєш крамничку і щодня вирушаєш в нові мальовничі куточки. Крім того, знайомишся з місцевими мешканцями, допомагаєш вирішувати маленькі проблеми і насолоджуєшся неквапливими днями серед книжок і морського бризу. Кожен ранок починається з перегляду місцевої газети, де можна дізнатися прогноз погоди, календар місцевих подій, придбати сезонні прикраси і, найголовніше, поповнити запаси книг. Саме з газетного переліку обираються книги для крамниці, формуючи асортимент під конкретну локацію. Перші дні я просто не могла відірватися від гри. Так захопливо декорувати свою маленьку книгарню, рекомендувати книги і знайомитися з місцевими мешканцями, кожен з яких має свою особисту історію та спогади, які поступово відкриваються в процесі гри. Дуже подобається, що в грі використані справжні назви книжок різних жанрів, навіть є манґа 💕 Проте моя помилка була в тому, що я грала щодня і досить довго. З часом гра почала все більше набридати через однотипний геймплей, а «рекомендації» перестали приносити зацікавленість. Все одно я продовжувала грати заради сюжету і тому, що справді прив’язалася до персонажів. Тому раджу не повторювати моїх помилок і грати в Tiny Bookshop час від часу, по кілька ігрових днів, щоб насолодитися грою сповна. Вона справді дуже класна і особливо сподобається тим, хто любить книжки 📕

I totally fell in love with this game!! I just love the cozy small town atmosphere, the gamestyle, the fact that when you play long enough the characters get to know you and make you part of their community. Couldn't recommend this enough + if you like books (and I know you do) you'll get a chuckle or two from some of the book descriptions.

Очень атмосферная и уютная игра, с интересным сюжетом. Есть некоторые непонятные моменты в механике расследования с куклой, но я нашла ответ в инете. Так же для меня игра оказалась познавательной, выписала для себя новые интересные книги, но мне кажется, что можно было бы еще больше книг добавить в игру. А еще отдельное наслаждение это графика, респект дизайнерам и артистам!

The coziest cozy of cozy games

can i please romance anne? i mean she is blushing while talking to me i can assure you everything is reciprocated. alsonid definitely eat up a spinoff that lets us romance the townsfolk and stuff. i just need a chanse with anne im desperate.

прикольно для пикмух, но быстро надоело

This game is cozy and fun to play! I'd recommend Tiny Bookshop to any book lover out there!

Let's address the elephant in the room: This game is made for book lovers. If you don't like reading, pass! So what is it about? You come to a new coastal town and open up your tiny book shop. Every day you prepare the books you try to sell, then hope for the best to make some income. With the money you earn, you improve your tiny shop (which stays tiny over the entire game) and fulfil some "quests" from the "story line" with the other villagers. The game is meant to be cosy. There are some "timing actions" but most of the time you watch people coming to your store, buying some books or initiating a little talk to you. This follows the typical NPC-Quest-structure. Everyone you meet has a little issue you can help them with - usually in the form of suggesting a new book to them. And this is actually the most fun (but also most frustrating) part of the game. Every day a hand full of people comes but not simply buys a book but has a request for you. This usually looks like "I want a fantasy book like X, but not too complex." So how do you solve this? The great thing is, you actually have real books in your store. So you take a look at what you have and suggest the one you expect might fit. You can always read a little summary of the book but this really gets better if you actually read those books. Otherwise you won't really enjoy it. That being said, these recommendations sometimes come a bit messy. There was just a guy who wanted "fantasy short stories for young people"and I suggested "The Star Diaries" with Ijon Tichy which was furiously rejected because these are not short stories. Well, in a real world I would have asked again or clarified but it was obviously not matching. And there are a few of these odd matches up to the situation when you read comments like "Ah, introduction to physics from 1908. I enjoyed the book more than the movie". Ehm, I guess that was a generic monologue but with that book it felt a bit odd. On the good side, since this is a German game studio, the books are also selected for each region. So if you play in German you will find "Loriots gesammelte Werke" or "Darm mit Charme" which certainly would not really fit to the English audience. So you might want to play the game in the language you read the most books (including classics from school or theater plays). The story line itself does not really feel too compelling to me. Basically every character has a rough set of problems you can assist with. But there is basically no interaction other than picking the right book. Say the musician comes to your store, telling you about his lack of inspiration. You then give him what might fit. He thanks and moves on, just to come back later the same week, complimenting you for your help. Still, this gives an additional layer of depth, since the original game look is not super thrilling. With the money you earn you can upgrade your tiny store. Buying plants or decorations that give you a bonus for selling books. The game obviously wants you to switch. E.g. in fall you have a lot of Halloween decoration. But honestly it did not feel that rewarding so I set it to the "one shop fits all occasions" style and went with it. Still, if you enjoy interior decoration you might have a bit of fun with this. Just keep in mind that this is not The Sims. You have that tiny "car" and that's all you have. One tiny aspect should be noted, too and I guess this comes from the governmental funding. The game is trying to "lecture" a bit. Beginning from getting the pronouns presented for everyone, over having quite some diverse visitors of all colors or in wheel chairs up to having the option to collect garbage and recycle at the places where you sell your books. To me this is not really an issue, but if you are easily annoyed by this, be advised. Still, it is not at a level that influences the gameplay in any way. So is this a good game? Well, it is small and special. If you want something relaxing, casual and like books, that is your game. Otherwise, if you want a complex management simulation or bigger influence on market or decoration or even a bigger story line, this won't be for you.

Really cute and cozy game. I like that it distracts me from my every day life. As a fellow book nerd, I love that you can get real-life recommendations as you run the book store.