Relaxing, meditative sorting
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Slowly stacking books onto the shelves can be a calm and meditative experience.”
Steam review · 19.8 h played ↗
Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%ArtRising2026Hidden Object · Puzzle · Casual
$5.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A very cheap, meditative book-shelving sim that is soothing and addictive, but the magic makes it repetitive, there's only one library, and the AI-art disclosure and crashes put some players off.
Great for
Players who enjoy slow, meditative organizing games to unwind to with a podcast or music
Main risk
Spells make it repetitive and trivial, and the generative AI use disqualifies it for some buyers
What players love
No-magic runs and replay challenges
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“It took me 25 meditative hours to sort them all one by one and I have never been more satisfied.”
Steam review · 30.3 h played ↗
Cozy atmosphere, visuals and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Cozy lighting, floating runes, the little 'thunk' sound when the book fits perfectly into a shelf”
Steam review · 8.2 h played ↗
Funny, creative book titles
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I love the witty titles.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Addictive, hyperfocus-friendly loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“"Hm interesting. Seems like a comfy game, I'll try it out for 15 minutes-" *6 hours later "Oh god what happened"”
Steam review · 45 h played ↗
Great value for a low price
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“For around a fiver, this is worth every penny!”
Steam review · 19.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Generative AI use in the game
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“Generative AI has no place in gaming. I'll change my review once the AI assets are replaced.”
Steam review · 23.4 h played ↗
Magic makes the game repetitive and too easy
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“as soon as you start getting spells, the game becomes 100% brainless, just spamming spells and waiting on cooldowns.”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
Poor optimization and overheating
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“This game made my PC run so hot that it shut off mid stream.”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
Awkward controls and no accessibility options
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“the game won't let you even put down a book or a stack of books neatly. If you want to drop a book, the game will throw it instead of dropping it.”
Steam review · 9 h played ↗
Crashes and fatal errors
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“I keep getting a fatal error that crashes the game and I lose progress.”
Steam review · 14.8 h played ↗
Too little content, one library
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“This on is extremely repetitive, and only offers one library and two different game mods.”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support2 GB
Minimum
OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i7-4790k / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 6500XT
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OS64-bit Windows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i7-8700 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Storage2 GB available space
OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i7-4790k / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 6500XT
Storage2 GB available space
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