Steam
Store data
- UK price
- £5.29
- US price
- $5.39
- Positive reviews
- 95%
- Total reviews
- 22
- Release date
- 14 September 2026
Activity briefingSummary of recorded signals
Steam player data · App 4270230
Idle Bookstore
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
Concurrent players3Most recent successful sample
Today's peak362/144 samples
Tracked peak37Highest retained daily peak
Steam rating95%22 reviews
Steam metadata
Game information
Details supplied by the Steam store
- App ID
- 4270230
- App type
- Game
- Developer
- Purpledoor Studios ↗
- Publisher
- Purpledoor Studios ↗
- Supported systems
- Windows
- Genres
- Casual
- Release date
- 14 September 2026
- Last player update
- 22 Oct · 10:12 UTC
Steam store data
System requirements
Supplied by the developer on Steam
Windows
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i3
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Graphics card with DX9
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
macOS
Minimum
- OS
- macOS 11 Big Sur
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 or Apple M1
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Metal-compatible graphics
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Launch window
Released 14 September 2026 · Tracking from 15 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
- 23
- Steam reviews
- 2100% positive
- Twitch peak
- Not recorded
- Price observed
- £4.76
- Top Sellers
- No appearanceNo ranked days
1 player-data day recorded in this window.
- Player peak
- 37
- Steam reviews
- 13100% positive
- Twitch peak
- Not recorded
- Price observed
- £4.76
- Top Sellers
- No appearanceNo ranked days
7 player-data days recorded in this window.
Peak 7Average 3Latest 3
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 | 27 | -10 | -27.0% | 7 | -69.1% |
| October 2026 | 13 | -24 | -64.9% | 5 | -70.4% |
| September 2026 | 37 | — | — | 18 | — |
Store price Regular price
Daily regional sweep
Regional prices
9 regions checked
| Region | Currency | Regular | Current | Discount | Historical low | Last change |
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| United KingdomGBP · GB | GBP | £5.29 | £4.76 | 10% | £4.76 | No change recorded |
| United StatesUSD · US | USD | US$5.99 | $5.39 | 10% | $5.39 | No change recorded |
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| United Arab EmiratesAED · AE | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
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| MexicoMXN · MX | MXN | MX$76.99 | Mex$ 69.29 | 10% | Mex$ 69.29 | No change recorded |
| MalaysiaMYR · MY | MYR | MYR 16.50 | RM14.85 | 10% | RM14.85 | No change recorded |
| NorwayNOK · NO | NOK | NOK 65.00 | 58,50 kr | 10% | 58,50 kr | No change recorded |
| New ZealandNZD · NZ | NZD | NZ$8.99 | NZ$ 8.09 | 10% | NZ$ 8.09 | No change recorded |
| PeruPEN · PE | PEN | PEN 14.50 | S/.13.05 | 10% | S/.13.05 | No change recorded |
| PhilippinesPHP · PH | PHP | ₱209.95 | P188.95 | 10% | P188.95 | No change recorded |
| PolandPLN · PL | PLN | 14,99 zł | 14,99 zł | 0% | 14,99 zł | No change recorded |
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| CIS (regional USD)USD_CIS · AM | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| Latin America (regional USD)USD_LATAM · AR | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| Middle East & North Africa (regional USD)USD_MENA · EG | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| South Asia (regional USD)USD_SASIA · PK | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
Positive rating95.5%
Positive reviews21
Negative reviews1
Review history is not available for this range yet.
Recent views use Steam's daily review activity. Longer views use weekly totals, retained by SteamWatch.
About this game
Description
Supplied by the Steam store
Write Books with Your Desktop Companion
Name your next book — serious, silly, or completely unexpected. Write it together with your desktop companion one keystroke at a time.
Create a Bookshelf That Is Uniquely Yours
Turn your bookshelf into a creative profile. Display your favorite titles, group them into series, and show friends the strange and wonderful books you have created.
Let Your Books Fund Your Dream Bookstore
Publish the books you create and watch them earn money on your shelves. Use the profits to open themed bookstores, decorate each space, hire staff, and grow your literary business.
Write Books with Friends
Turn your study or work session into a shared writing project. Join friends on the same book, help it reach completion faster, and support one another by selling each other's creations.
Steam gallery
Screenshots
8 available
Observed momentum
Moving similarly
Compared with the latest two retained daily readings
Games with the most comparable recorded change in players, and where available Steam reviews and Twitch viewers. This is a data similarity, not a recommendation or an explanation of cause.
Steam has not listed DLC or a demo for this game yet.
Steam global stats
Achievements
30 achievements
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 100writing | 96.8% |
| 02 | Sell10books | 95.0% |
| 03 | Placefirstbookcase | 93.0% |
| 04 | Firstads | 89.0% |
| 05 | Writefirstbook | 81.7% |
| 06 | 1000writing | 81.6% |
| 07 | Sell100books | 78.4% |
| 08 | Firstnormalskin | 73.4% |
| 09 | 10000writing | 56.6% |
| 10 | Sell1000books | 52.1% |
| 11 | Completeskilltree | 39.9% |
| 12 | Claimfirstreward | 38.4% |
| 13 | Firstlegendarybook | 37.8% |
| 14 | Unlocknewbookstore | 33.2% |
| 15 | Adoptpet | 32.5% |
| 16 | Firstlegendaryskin | 25.9% |
| 17 | Beachbookstore | 23.0% |
| 18 | Sellbookwithfriends | 23.0% |
| 19 | Unlockallpublishingbooks | 22.4% |
| 20 | Writebookwithfriends | 18.2% |
| 21 | Gothicbookstore | 17.6% |
| 22 | Visitfriendbookstore | 15.0% |
| 23 | Writingmaster | 11.8% |
| 24 | Publishingmaster | 11.2% |
| 25 | Petlover | 10.5% |
| 26 | Fashionista | 9.3% |
| 27 | Mobelaward | 6.1% |
| 28 | Unlockallgenres | 4.3% |
| 29 | Bookworm | 3.4% |
| 30 | Collectkwallpapermusic | 2.4% |
Saved from Steam
Patches
10 tracked updates
Quality-of-Life Update — Skin Collection, Book Management & Typing Improvements
Hello, writers!This update includes several quality-of-life features suggested by you. We hope these changes make the game a little smoother and more enjoyable to play!Quality-of-Life Improvements1. Easier Skin Collection After Completing a Rarity TierMany players pointed out that, surprisingly, Legendary skins can sometimes be easier to collect than Rare skins.When a Legendary book sells more than 1,000 copies, you can claim a reward that gives you a Legendary skin. Previously, once you had collected every Legendary skin, these rewards would simply start giving you duplicates.Now, if you have already collected every skin in that rarity tier, the reward will instead give you an unowned skin from a lower rarity tier, as long as one is still available.This should make it much easier to work toward completing your entire skin collection.2. Delete Books from Book HistoryYou can now delete...
Read full update on Steam ↗Multiplayer Improvements & Bug Fixes
Hello, writers!This update brings a few requested features, quality-of-life improvements, and bug fixes.Thank you so much for all the feedback and bug reports — they’ve been really helpful in improving the game!New FeatureSet Multiplayer Lobby CapacityWhen creating a multiplayer lobby, the host can now choose the maximum number of players allowed in the room.Currently, you can set the lobby capacity to a maximum of 10 players.Improvements & Bug FixesImproved multiplayer connection stability. Some players experienced occasional disconnections from multiplayer rooms when temporary network errors occurred. We’ve strengthened the multiplayer connection logic so the game can better recover from network interruptions and keep players in the room.Fixed an issue where new players joining a multiplayer lobby could sometimes spawn in a position that was not visible on screen.Fixed an issue wher...
Read full update on Steam ↗Idle Bookstore 1.03 — Quality-of-Life Improvements, Balance Changes & Bug Fixes
Hi, everyone!This patch includes a few quality-of-life improvements, balance adjustments, and bug fixes.Quality-of-Life Improvements1. See How Many Likes Your Bookstore Has ReceivedThe top menu now displays the icon of your current bookstore.When you hover over the icon, you can also see how many likes your bookstore has received from other players while in a multiplayer lobby.2. Menus Now Keep Their Current Tab When Switching BookstoresPreviously, switching to another bookstore could reset the menu you were viewing.Now, the menu will stay on the same section after switching bookstores.For example, if you are viewing the Staff menu and switch to another bookstore, the Staff menu will remain open.Balance ChangesMobel Award AdjustmentsWinning a Mobel Award is meant to be difficult, but we felt the current system made it a little too difficult.We’ve adjusted how book features affect your...
Read full update on Steam ↗Day 1 Patch — Quality-of-Life Improvements & Bug Fixes
Hi, everyone!Our Day 1 patch is here, with a few improvements based directly on your feedback, along with several bug fixes.Thank you to everyone who has been reporting issues and sharing suggestions since launch. It’s already helping us improve the game a lot.New Features1. Option to Disable Auto-TypingCurrently, if you stop typing for a while, your desktop companion will fall asleep and begin auto-typing. This feature was designed to help you continue making progress while you’re away from the keyboard.However, many players use Idle Bookstore to track how much they type during a writing or work session. In that case, auto-typing can make the final typing count inaccurate.You can now disable Auto-Typing from the Settings menu if you want your typing count to only reflect your own input.2. Ask Librarians to Stop Stocking BooksSome players pointed out that Librarians can occasionally s...
Read full update on Steam ↗A New Update for Idle Bookstore Demo
Hello, writers!Thank you so much for playing Idle Bookstore and sharing your feedback with us. We have been reading your comments carefully, and we have made several changes to improve the demo experience.Here are some of the biggest improvements:A More Meaningful Progression SystemSome players felt that the early game progressed too quickly and that there wasn't enough direction on what to work toward.To improve this, we replaced the previous leveling system with a new upgrade tree.Now, instead of simply gaining experience to unlock upgrades, you can complete small tasks to unlock new abilities and earn rewards along the way.This gives you more freedom to decide what you want to unlock and when you want to unlock it, while making your journey as a writer feel more natural and rewarding.A New Way to Sell Your BooksPreviously, if a book received a low score, it could be difficult to ea...
Read full update on Steam ↗Demo 0.61: Critical Bug Fixes
Hi everyone!Quick hotfix update for the demo. Thank you for reporting these issues!Bug Fixes1. Mini Mode Save Bug Fixed Fixed a critical issue where, if you saved the game in Mini Mode, the bookstore would disappear when reloading the game, leaving players unable to continue interacting.2. UI Position Bug Fixed Fixed a bug where sub-menus would incorrectly spawn on top of the bookstore instead of appearing in the correct UI position.3. Tutorial Cursor Image Fix Fixed an issue where the hand cursor was incorrectly rendered as a white cube during tutorials.Sorry for the bugs and thank you for your patience!
Read full update on Steam ↗Demo Update 0.6：Mini Mode and UI Scaling
Hi everyone!We are updating the demo with a few new features that many of you have requested. Thank you so much for continuing to share your feedback with us!New Feature: Mini ModeWe received a lot of feedback that the bookstore, especially with the wallpaper enabled, could take up too much space on the screen for a game designed to run while you work.So in this update, we added a new Mini Mode!In Mini Mode, the wallpaper is disabled, and you can position your bookstore anywhere on the screen. Combined with the ability to adjust the bookstore size, you can now fit your little bookstore neatly into the corner of your monitor.We hope this makes it much easier to keep the game running while you work, study, write, or do other things on your computer.New Setting: UI ScaleSome players told us that the UI text was too small and difficult to read on their screens.You can now adjust the UI Sc...
Read full update on Steam ↗Demo Update 0.57: Staff Management Improvements
Hi everyone!Thank you so much for your feedback on the new staff management system!After the last update, we received some very helpful suggestions from players about how librarians could feel more useful and flexible. This update includes several improvements based on that feedback.Staff Improvement: Book Categories for LibrariansPreviously, after hiring a librarian, you could only ask them to stock one specific book you had written.This worked, but it was quite limited. Sometimes, players wanted librarians to stock books more evenly, or focus on books from the publishing system instead.So in this update, we added two new book categories when choosing what your librarian should stock:Random Player BooksPublishing BooksWith these new options, you can now ask your librarian to stock books from a whole category, making staff management much more flexible and useful.Bug Fix: Background B...
Read full update on Steam ↗Demo Update 0.56: Librarian Staff and Multiplayer Improvement
Hi everyone!Steam Next Fest is almost coming to an end. Thank you so much for trying our demo, playing with us, and sharing your feedback!In this update, we are adding two new features to the demo.New Feature: Hiring StaffOne of the biggest issues with the current demo is that the single-player experience can feel a little short and simple. More importantly, there was no automation, so players had to keep refilling bookshelves by themselves.With this update, you can now hire staff to help run your bookstore!You can hire librarians to stock books for you. They will take a small salary, but in return, they will help keep your bookstore running while you continue writing, decorating, or doing other things.You can also choose which book each librarian should stock, and spend money to upgrade your staff over time.There will be other types of staff in the future too, but they will be unlock...
Read full update on Steam ↗Demo Update 0.49: New Decorations!
Hello everyone!Thank you so much for trying out our demo!So far, over 200 players have played the demo, and we are truly grateful for every one of you. Seeing people step into their little bookstores, write books, decorate corners, and share feedback with us has been incredibly encouraging. Since this is still a demo, we would love to hear what you think — what you enjoyed, what felt confusing, and what you hope we can improve.In this update, we made a few small improvements to make the beginning of the game feel smoother. We slightly improved the tutorial, added more tooltips to help explain the menus, and fixed several annoying bugs that could affect the overall experience.More importantly, we also added more decorations for you to play with! We really hope you enjoy decorating your cozy little bookstore as much as we do.This is still just the beginning, and we will continue adding...
Read full update on Steam ↗
Game activity
Recent changes
Steam events and SteamWatch observations
- SteamReview activity
1 new Steam review
1 positive · 0 negative.
- SteamWatchPrice data
Price changed to £5.29
£4.76 → £5.29.
- SteamPatch
Quality-of-Life Update — Skin Collection, Book Management & Typing Improvements ↗
Hello, writers!This update includes several quality-of-life features suggested by you. We hope these changes make the game a little smoother and more enjoyable to play!Quality-of-Life Improvements1. Easier Skin Collec…
- SteamPatch
Multiplayer Improvements & Bug Fixes ↗
Hello, writers!This update brings a few requested features, quality-of-life improvements, and bug fixes.Thank you so much for all the feedback and bug reports — they’ve been really helpful in improving the game!New Fe…
- SteamReview activity
1 new Steam review
0 positive · 1 negative.
- SteamReview activity
2 new Steam reviews
1 positive · 1 negative.