Haven’t we all dreamed about running away? Tossing all of your responsibilities into the bin, emptying your bank account, burning off your fingerprints and vanishing into the unknown? Maybe that’s just me. Still, whether it be a desire for adventure, longing for a more peaceful existence or the need to live in a place lacking security cameras, I’m sure the thought has crossed all of our minds at least .
Tiny BookshopDeveloper: Neoludic GamesPublisher: Skystone GamesRelease: 2025Download the demo on: Steam
My personal ‘get away daydream’ usually revolves around returning to mid Wales (though, having discovered the joy of living near amenities, I doubt I ever will). I’m even really sure what I’d do when I go there. I’ve always wondered whether I’d be good at running a bookshop, but I’d definitely end up spending more time reading the books than selling them. Thankfully, Tiny Bookshop lets me live out this dream without having to change a single thing about my life. It even begins with you leaving your old life behind to sell pre-owned books out of a wagon in the town of Bookstonbury-by-the-sea. A win for nominative determinism if ever there was one.
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Selling books is serious business though; you can’t simply fill your shelves with fantasy novels and watch them fly off the shelves. There are seven different genres you can stock, and each book takes up one precious space on your shelves. In the beginning, you can stock 40 books and, while that may sound like a lot, deciding how much of each genre to place on your shelves soon becomes a careful balancing act. Due to this, you’ll need to invest in some book-selling strategy. At first it’s a good idea to stock your shelves evenly, but overtime you’ll become more specific with your choices, as the more you sell, the more you learn about which genres appeal to Bookstonbury’s residents.