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- UK price
- £7.19
- US price
- Awaiting regional check
- Positive reviews
- 98%
- Total reviews
- 181
- Release date
- 3 September 2026
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Steam player data · App 4022090
Monk Took Book
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
- Steam Achievements
- Partial Controller Support
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
Concurrent players15Most recent successful sample
Today's peak165/144 samples
Tracked peak281Highest retained daily peak
Steam rating98%181 reviews
Steam metadata
Game information
Details supplied by the Steam store
- App ID
- 4022090
- App type
- Game
- Developer
- SquarePlay Games ↗
- Publisher
- SquarePlay Games ↗
- Supported systems
- Windows
- Genres
- Simulation
- Release date
- 3 September 2026
- Last player update
- 21 Oct · 00:41 UTC
Steam store data
System requirements
Supplied by the developer on Steam
Windows
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 or later
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 or equivalent
- Graphics
- Desktop Nvidia GTX 1050 4GB or equivalent (integrated GPUs/lower spec mobile laptop GPUs not supported)
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 11
- Processor
- Desktop Intel Core i9 or equivalent
- Graphics
- Desktop Nvidia 2070 8GB or equivalent
Launch window
Released 3 September 2026 · Tracking from 3 September 2026
SteamWatch’s first observed day and week; tracking can begin after release. Top Sellers is Steam’s revenue ranking, not a sales estimate.
- Player peak
- 221
- Steam reviews
- Not recordedRating not recorded
- Twitch peak
- Not recorded
- Price observed
- Not recorded
- Top Sellers
- No appearanceNo ranked days
1 player-data day recorded in this window.
- Player peak
- 281
- Steam reviews
- 12199% positive
- Twitch peak
- Not recorded
- Price observed
- £7.19
- Top Sellers
- No appearanceNo ranked days
7 player-data days recorded in this window.
Peak 17Average 9Latest 16
24-hour and 7-day views use hourly peaks from ten-minute samples. Longer views use retained daily peaks. Up to 24 recent event markers are shown per layer.
Twitch
Twitch stats
Awaiting the first Twitch sample.
Long-term history
Monthly players breakdown
Calculated from SteamWatch samples
| Month | Peak | Gain | % gain | Average | Avg % gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 30 days | 55 | -226 | -80.4% | 13 | -80.4% |
| October 2026 | 55 | -226 | -80.4% | 11 | -77.0% |
| September 2026 | 281 | — | — | 47 | — |
Store price Regular price
Daily regional sweep
Regional prices
25 regions checked
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| Euro areaEUR · DE | EUR | €8.99 | 8,09€ | 10% | 8,09€ | No change recorded |
| United Arab EmiratesAED · AE | AED | AED 29.49 | 26.54 AED | 10% | 26.54 AED | No change recorded |
| AustraliaAUD · AU | AUD | A$12.75 | A$ 11.47 | 10% | A$ 11.47 | No change recorded |
| BrazilBRL · BR | BRL | R$33.99 | R$ 30,59 | 10% | R$ 30,59 | No change recorded |
| CanadaCAD · CA | CAD | CA$10.75 | CDN$ 9.67 | 10% | CDN$ 9.67 | No change recorded |
| SwitzerlandCHF · CH | CHF | CHF 7.95 | CHF 7.15 | 10% | CHF 7.15 | No change recorded |
| ChileCLP · CL | CLP | CLP 5,999 | CLP$ 5.399 | 10% | CLP$ 5.399 | No change recorded |
| ChinaCNY · CN | CNY | CN¥36.00 | ¥ 32.40 | 10% | ¥ 32.40 | No change recorded |
| ColombiaCOP · CO | COP | COP 24,499.00 | COL$ 22.049 | 10% | COL$ 22.049 | No change recorded |
| Costa RicaCRC · CR | CRC | CRC 4,750.00 | ₡4.275 | 10% | ₡4.275 | No change recorded |
| Hong KongHKD · HK | HKD | HK$53.00 | HK$ 47.70 | 10% | HK$ 47.70 | No change recorded |
| IndonesiaIDR · ID | IDR | IDR 85,499.00 | Rp 76 949 | 10% | Rp 76 949 | No change recorded |
| IsraelILS · IL | ILS | ₪31.99 | ₪28.79 | 10% | ₪28.79 | No change recorded |
| IndiaINR · IN | INR | ₹469.00 | ₹ 422 | 10% | ₹ 422 | No change recorded |
| JapanJPY · JP | JPY | JP¥1,150 | ¥ 1,035 | 10% | ¥ 1,035 | No change recorded |
| South KoreaKRW · KR | KRW | ₩9,650 | ₩ 8,680 | 10% | ₩ 8,680 | No change recorded |
| KuwaitKWD · KW | KWD | KWD 2.100 | 1.89 KD | 10% | 1.89 KD | No change recorded |
| KazakhstanKZT · KZ | KZT | KZT 2,860.00 | 2 574₸ | 10% | 2 574₸ | No change recorded |
| MexicoMXN · MX | MXN | MX$129.99 | Mex$ 116.99 | 10% | Mex$ 116.99 | No change recorded |
| MalaysiaMYR · MY | MYR | MYR 23.49 | RM21.14 | 10% | RM21.14 | No change recorded |
| NorwayNOK · NO | NOK | 105,00 kr | 105,00 kr | 0% | 105,00 kr | No change recorded |
| New ZealandNZD · NZ | NZD | NZ$ 14.25 | NZ$ 14.25 | 0% | NZ$ 14.25 | No change recorded |
| PeruPEN · PE | PEN | S/.23.75 | S/.23.75 | 0% | S/.23.75 | No change recorded |
| PhilippinesPHP · PH | PHP | P299.00 | P299.00 | 0% | P299.00 | No change recorded |
| PolandPLN · PL | PLN | 37,99 zł | 37,99 zł | 0% | 37,99 zł | No change recorded |
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Positive rating97.8%
Positive reviews177
Negative reviews4
Positive reviews Negative reviews
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About this game
Description
Supplied by the Steam store
Welcome, Novice, to Holy Island, home to the greatest monastic library of the Dark Ages! You are tasked with running this revered place of learning, and completing our Legendary Collection...
Every morning new books are delivered, each bearing a distinct symbol upon their cover. Remember them well! Then place them upon shelves according to thine own design.
Cometh the night, you must deliver the Scribes their chosen tomes. Recall where thy books are placed, for this is a test of thine memory!
The Abbot shall reward thy toils with Blessings. Spend them on Perkes to Level Up thy Strength, Speed and Carpentry skill. Or expand the Collection by raising new and lofty shelves or unlocking new chambers.
After dark, vermin, spirits and all manner of beasts shall assail thy Collection. Take up thy dagger, crossbow or holy cross to preserve thy labours. Then use the quill to restore any damaged books. Note that thou can reduce or disable thy foes if a more chilled experience is desired.
Immerse thyself in a host of systems-based emergent gameplay, including simulated flame and combustion, water dousing by pail, the chaotic physics of tumbling and thrown books, a day and night cycle, ballistic weapons and melee combat.
Revel in a myriad of features and Quality of Life benefits with thy brethren:
Explore a hand-crafted monastic library
Carry books in great stacks or throw them vast distances
Play first or third person
Arachnophobia mode
Up to four players
Granular difficulty options: reduce, increase or disable some or all enemies
Control book rates for a more chill experience
Proximity voice chat
Public and private lobby
Steam invites
Copy/paste lobby join codes
In game text chat
Full key rebinding
Manual and autosave
FoV slider
Headbob slider
Gamma slider
Window or fullscreen mode
Widescreen support
Delight in the harmony of ordered shelves, the quiet rustle of parchment and the mirth of shared labour!
Steam gallery
Screenshots
17 available
Observed momentum
Moving similarly
Compared with the latest two retained daily readings
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Steam store extras
Demos
1 available
Steam global stats
Achievements
51 achievements
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Achieve Checkoutcommonbook | 96.1% |
| 02 | Achieve Killrat | 92.9% |
| 03 | Achieve Unlockshelf1 | 92.2% |
| 04 | Achieve Checkoutuncommonbook | 85.2% |
| 05 | Achieve Checkoutrarebook | 81.9% |
| 06 | Achieve Killspider | 79.0% |
| 07 | Achieve Killgrunt | 78.3% |
| 08 | Achieve Unlockshelf2 | 78.0% |
| 09 | Achieve Buytorch | 77.2% |
| 10 | Achieve Buydagger | 74.2% |
| 11 | Achieve Killarcher | 73.4% |
| 12 | Achieve Startedtutorial | 73.1% |
| 13 | Achieve Killjumpingspider | 68.4% |
| 14 | Achieve Checkoutveryrarebook | 68.1% |
| 15 | Achieve Perkshelfheight | 65.3% |
| 16 | Achieve Killthief | 64.7% |
| 17 | Achieve Putoutfire | 64.5% |
| 18 | Achieve Unlockshelf3 | 64.3% |
| 19 | Achieve Fillbucket | 63.6% |
| 20 | Achieve Unlockdoor | 62.7% |
| 21 | Achieve Repairbook | 60.4% |
| 22 | Achieve Perkbookcarry | 59.5% |
| 23 | Achieve Killraider | 59.2% |
| 24 | Achieve Buyquill | 53.2% |
| 25 | Achieve Checkoutuniquebook | 50.1% |
| 26 | Achieve Exorcisepoltergeist | 49.7% |
| 27 | Achieve Killfirearcher | 43.5% |
| 28 | Achieve Killpoltergeist | 41.1% |
| 29 | Achieve Killbeserker | 41.0% |
| 30 | Achieve Buybucket | 39.4% |
| 31 | Achieve Buyholycross | 39.2% |
| 32 | Achieve Buycrossbow | 38.9% |
| 33 | Achieve Buyladder | 38.7% |
| 34 | Achieve Perktorchembers | 38.0% |
| 35 | Achieve Perkdashduration | 36.6% |
| 36 | Achieve Perkdashrecovery | 36.5% |
| 37 | Achieve Perkdashspeed | 36.5% |
| 38 | Achieve Unlockshelf4 | 35.8% |
| 39 | Achieve Perkdie | 33.1% |
| 40 | Achieve Perktoolslots | 31.6% |
| 41 | Achieve Exorcisedreadabbot | 26.9% |
| 42 | Achieve Perkdagger | 23.5% |
| 43 | Achieve Perkcrossbow | 21.5% |
| 44 | Achieve Perkbookresilience | 18.0% |
| 45 | Achieve Perkbucket | 13.8% |
| 46 | Achieve Perkdoublejump | 13.2% |
| 47 | Achieve Completecollection | 13.0% |
| 48 | Achieve Perkmaxhealth | 12.8% |
| 49 | Achieve Selltool | 12.7% |
| 50 | Achieve Unlockshelf5 | 12.7% |
| 51 | Achieve Sellshelf | 10.3% |
Saved from Steam
Patches
13 tracked updates
Thy Ordinary Update is Here
Greetings Novices!Today I'm pushing build 1.0.3.3 which brings a few fixes, quality of life updates and general improvements to the game. All of these have been in testing in the beta branch for a little while, and most are based on requests from players in discord or elsewhere. If you're interested to help me progress the game, you can always join the discord channel and take the beta role where I'm testing new things from time to time. Or just drop by to chat! I'll talk about a few of the key things below.Pixel shader toggleThere were a few people not into the pixelation filter of the game, so I added an option to toggle this. Personally I like the gritty nature of this look, but I can understand some prefer not to have it. Existing players should open their graphics options to apply the new setting.Offline modeSomething you also asked for, you can now play in Steam Offline mode.Cur...
Read full update on Steam ↗Store thy buckets, and disable thy pixels
Greetings Novices,Following some short tests in beta branch, build 1.0.2.7 is now live with some fixes and new options. ThanksBuild 1.0.2.7: Bug Fixes:-Prevented rare issue causing strange book behaviour such as falling through ground or from sky, persisting between runs, if a book was destroyed during check out or in other rare situations-Adjusted shop colliders and default item drop height so items land on the counter-Added time‑gate to item pickup to prevent rare issue where weapons get stuck in hands but are not usable-Fixed order scrolls so they are not mirror‑flipped and now support double‑digit numbers-Fixed position of pillar in cloister-Cannot join a game early via code if a server has not started scene Improvements:-Added pixel filter toggle in Graphic Options (may have performance impact on lower spec set ups), you will need to open your options to set this on first boot-Ca...
Read full update on Steam ↗Hotte Fixe 1.0.2.5 hath gone live
Greetings Novices,The abbot thanks thee for thy reports of bugs. And thy assistance.Hotte Fix 1.0.2.5:-Fixed an issue where selling a perk before buying one in that session causes a bug preventing correct sale-Fixed issue where Reset and Back buttons where not displaying correctly on the Remap Controls page when accessed via Titles options rather than in game.-Fixed an issue where you may have got enemies in events even if you had set said enemy spawn rate to be zero.-Reduced max ghosts per batch of enemy spawn in Haunting Event to prevent drastic "over hauntings".
Read full update on Steam ↗Hotte Fixe 1.0.2.4 hath gone live
Greetings Novices!Notice, you can file any bugs in game by pressing F1 while playing.Hotte fixe 1.0.2.4:-further work on colliders around check out desk to prevent books sometimes clipping into the check out room and getting stuck. (If you see this happen, I'm really keen to see a Steam video/recording of this, or to know what key presses/steps I can take to reproduce it here, so do drop by discord if you can help).
Read full update on Steam ↗Hotte Fixxe 1.0.2.3 hath been deployed
Greetings Novices,Apologies to clog up your bandwidth with a further update so soon. But I wanted to make a small speculative fix to address a problem a few people reported, that of books clipping into the scribes checkout room on rare occasions. I've not managed to reproduce this here, but I've made a speculative fix that would hopefully prevent the issue.This is a problem when it happens so worthy of a hotfix. Let me know if you encounter this though again. Ideally steam video of the event would be handy. Also fixed some achievements.If you encountered this and have a save with a book in the wrong place, and don't want to restart, drop by discord and I can take a look at fixing your save. You should ensure all clients update the build to 1.0.2.3 on Steam (close/open Steam or properties > verify files).Hotte Fixxe 1.0.2.4-Speculative fix to checkout desk collider issue. Increased che...
Read full update on Steam ↗Thy Hotfix 1.0.2.2 hath been deployed
Greetings Novices!Thanks to everyone who picked up the game, we really appreciate your support!Just a quick one - I've got a hotfix that fixes a rare bug that was causing books to self destruct repeatedly at the dock. Oddly, once triggered, this would persist between sessions. So this was quite a strange one and also quite annoying if you were affected, so apologies if you came across this. A big thanks to those who reported the bug and who also came to discord to help me figure it out. Turns out, accidentally destroying a book while checking it out triggered this behaviour. This hotfix ... fixes it. If you come across any problems, or just have feedback, please do just hit f1 in game to file them - and I'll take a look. You can also drop by our discord server to discuss more if you like. ps. thanks so much if you left a review, it means a lot and really helps the game on Steam.Gramer...
Read full update on Steam ↗Next Fest: Major Demo Update
Greetings!We have a new Major Update for the our co-op demo for this Summer's Next Fest 2026. Check out the new trailer below!Let's take a closer look at what's in the new update.More book sizesBased on your feedback, we've updated the range of books sizes. Don't worry, they are still CHONKEH, to say the least. But they can now be more often arranged to fill a full shelf without gaps, whilst also affording more variety of thicker and thinner volumes.The book thiefThink your books are safe at night? Not always. At night you might find this creepy little guy lurking around, stealing from your precious collection. Follow his footprints to track him down!Viking ghosts and combatOver the years the Abbey has been victim to many a Viking raid, and their ghosts still haunt the isle!Yup, we’ve had a bit of a redesign of the (entirely optional) enemies you might encounter at the Abbey. Skeleton...
Read full update on Steam ↗Demo Hotte Fixxe 0.5.7.4
Greetings Novices,Today I have a new update to the demo build. Thanks for filing any bugs or feedback by pressing F1 in game.Demo Build 0.5.7.4 changelog:-Prevent joining lobbies if on different versions -Rats are more likely to attack rather than wander after each bite -Spider shelf climbing and enweb behaviour streamlined -Prevent spider climbing into floor issue on mezzanine-Harder to die in tutorial/early game -Reduced aim punch on hit -Game pauses in Menu and in dialog pop ups if playing solo-Fixed book pick up to prevent 2 players picking up a book at once (this led to a bunch of weird bugs about floating books and arms pointing etc.)-Controls and menu values not upper case. -Updated controller look sensitivity to be reasonable. -Hotswapping between controller and keyboard mouse input is now handled correctly and applies the relevant settings, as well as updates input prompts on...
Read full update on Steam ↗Demo Hotte Fixxe 0.5.6.8
Greetings Novices!Thanks for filing your feedback by pressing F1 in the demo. I've fixed up a few more things:Demo build 0.5.6.8:-Updated UI with better placement for actions and more readable font-Fix Main Menu Toggle in menu -Added camera shake (note you can disable or scale in options) -Text chat should use Steam name (press Y) -Better time gating for cycle books -Improved mic settings and detecting of new mics which may reduce issues of no voice comms especially when changing mic at runtime -If you drop from a session and reconnect, other monks should be correctly holding any stacked books at the time, rather than them not existing in situ until dropped -If you drop from a session and reconnect, other monks should be correctly holding items -Shelves should be correctly unlocked if you drop and reconnect-Selling shelves requires to hold down Z not to press -Selling shelves reimburs...
Read full update on Steam ↗Hotte Fixxe 0.5.5.8
Greetings Novices,Thank you for continuing to file any bugs by pressing F1 within the game.Demo build 0.5.5.8:-Fixed issue where ladder could not be dropped after joining/hosting a session, leaving to Titles by any means, and then joining/hosting another session. Thanks all for your help here!-Fixed some other possible problems with functionality of drop item, interact buttons, cursor speed, remap pop up and menu button inputs that may have become bugged or behave oddly following the same reproduction steps.More updates shall come soon.
Read full update on Steam ↗Demo Hotte Fixxe 0.5.5.7
Greetings Novices,Thanks to everyone for filing any bugs or issue by pressing F1 in game, or dropping by Discord. It's been a big help! Thanks also if you left a review on the demo, its really appreciated and helps a lot!I'm continuing to address your feedback. Build 0.5.5.7:-Increased pest spawn rate somewhat-If you ring bell without completing all desks it will list books served but not give a reward-Monks can no longer grab ladders or any item out of other players hands -Remap pop up is darker so text is visible-Lightning does not persist in daytime-Added beasts can be disabled as localisation-Name hot bar scroll bind correctly in rebind menu-Increase dagger strike range slightly-Assign missing bone vars in rabbit IK-Time gated ladder drop-Time gated hotbar cycle-Fixed bug where a book could disappear if you threw at same time of cycling a large stack-Correctly place ladder with le...
Read full update on Steam ↗Hotte Fixxe 0.5.5.3
Greetings Novices, Today, a new hot fix for thy demo. More shall come.Hotte Fixxe 0.5.5.3: -Fixed issue causing some HUD elements to go offscreen in 16:10 resolutions. Sorry! Thank you for letting me know directly -Fixed issue where shelves were being charged 6 blessings for each level, rather than starting at 4 and then increasing in cost with each new height -Added text to loading screen to highlight the fact that yoiu can disable beasts and pests in Game Options
Read full update on Steam ↗Hotfix 0.5.5.1
Greetings Novices!Thanks to everyone who has wishlisted the game or tried out the demo in the past few days. It's been really nice to see and we appreciate the support hugely. Also thanks for those who have reported bugs or given us feedback. You can hit F1 in the game to do this, or join our Discord to chat with us directly. The game is still in development, so it's super useful to get your thoughts. Today I've worked on a few high priority fixes listed below.Thanks, Al. and Sarah Hotfix 0.5.5.1-Updated dialog text font. The text is now easier to read in the dialog tutorial pop ups. I understand there are a few too many words in the tutorial so we will be refining that over time, but this is the first step.-Enabled pests in the day time. Rats and spiders will now be present in the library during the day! You can increase, decrease or disable any enemy type of pest type in the Game op...
Read full update on Steam ↗
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Thy Ordinary Update is Here ↗
Greetings Novices!Today I'm pushing build 1.0.3.3 which brings a few fixes, quality of life updates and general improvements to the game. All of these have been in testing in the beta branch for a little while, and mo…
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