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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!

Bookshop Simulator is a simulation, management and economy game developed and published by Blep Games.
Released on September 16th 2025 is available only on Windows in 8 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 300 reviews of which 294 were positive and 6 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 15.79€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Bookshop Simulator into these genres:

Simulation Management Economy Singleplayer Trading Parody Early Access Capitalism Cats Funny Cozy Life Sim 3D Immersive Sim First-Person Colorful Relaxing Sandbox Building Shop Keeper

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel i5 3550 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GTX 1060 / RX 580
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 10 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Oct. 2025
Not me spending 7 hours straight filling shelves with Harry Fodder.... Nobody wants to buy my Haruto. Honestly it is such a fun game and it runs super good on the steam deck. I can't wait for more content but so far I just arrived at the second location and have a great time.
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Sept. 2025
For the most part, it's what you'd expect from any simulator about running a store-- However, I think this game already has plenty of cool stuff going for it like: 1. Multiple locations to unlock that keep it fresh and basically let you start anew and try new things (while still being able to go manage your other stores) 2. Lots of fun IRL-knockoff book/comic/manga/accessories to unlock that look surprisingly good and make me chuckle everytime I look at them 3. A good amount of ways to design and stylize your furniture and shelves 4. Employees that actually work and make things so much better (I'm tired of these types of games having useless NPCs!) 5. No annoying mechanics that keep you having to stay actively watching every single customer (like thieves or stinky people) 6. Fun sort of "gacha" used book system to get new passive buffs and rare 1st Edition or signed books to sell for higher prices. (This is cool as heck) It's fresh in Early Access and has some minor bugs here and there like customers getting rarely stuck, but if they just keep adding to the good things above I'm 200% sold on in. Already been very fun. Here's my wishlist for the game going forward: 1. An unlockable much bigger store to create almost like a small library (maybe even an open second floor?) 2. More Manga to unlock (There's already tons of book options but they're a bit lacking for Comics and Mangas. I know it's not Mangashop Simulator but still) 3. More pet options and interactivity with them 4. Reading areas. There's currently furniture to let customers sit but it'd be interesting to have areas (especially for the larger bookshop idea above) that generate passive income as people sit down and read there after making a purchase.
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Sept. 2025
I have to say, I’m absolutely loving this job sim! Books, cats, and hilarious names on everything what’s not to love? The ability to manage multiple locations and build new stores keeps things fresh and engaging. I especially enjoy the backdrops, from the serene mountains of Japan to the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris. The Dev's love their game and it really shows.
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Sept. 2025
I really like the game, nice graphics, the buyers are cute , but after couple of hours I kinda feel bored, at the start you have some task to do , but when do they finish I just keep buying and restocking the shelves and feel that the repetition is too much , bought the Paris shop - but is the same, I just feel that something is missing
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Sept. 2025
It's simple, but addictive in its simplicity. It's the normal shop simulator repetitive gameplay - stock the store, open the store, manage the store, restock as needed, close the store, repeat. I normally don't go for these types of games, but I am a book-a-holic and figured I would give it a shot. Played 5 hours my first day. It's a soothing, mind-numbing game. There are decent customization capabilities for your store, so it is nice to see it evolve over time. I think my only minor complaint is levels start to get a little grindy, but I guess that comes with the territory of the game. I enjoyed it for the price it is at now, and would recommend it at full price. Just keep in mind that content is a little limited due to early access, but you will still get many many hours of enjoyment if you are looking for something cozy and relaxing to pass the time.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Bookshop Simulator is currently priced at 15.79€ on Steam.

Bookshop Simulator is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 15.79€ on Steam.

Bookshop Simulator received 294 positive votes out of a total of 300 achieving a rating of 8.94.
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Bookshop Simulator was developed and published by Blep Games.

Bookshop Simulator is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Bookshop Simulator is not playable on MacOS.

Bookshop Simulator is not playable on Linux.

Bookshop Simulator is a single-player game.

Bookshop Simulator does not currently offer any DLC.

Bookshop Simulator does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Bookshop Simulator does not support Steam Remote Play.

Bookshop Simulator is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Bookshop Simulator
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Release 16 Sep 2025
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