Bookshop Simulator (2025)

Developer: Blep Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Simulation, Early Access
Rating: 4.8 of 5, 1,331 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 14 hours
Where to get it: Steam

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

You run a small bookshop, buying stock and slowly expanding while decorating the space.

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What players say

Players love the cozy atmosphere and the ability to customize shops, own cats, and eventually run cafes in new locations. But many criticize the economy for being unrealistic, customers buy twenty copies of the same book, and early access bugs like crashes at higher levels and save files failing to preserve door colors.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.