Tiny Bookshop

For being a cozy game, it's incredibly frustrating trying to get more shelves for the books! I'm about 8 hours in, and I'm still stuck with the basic bookcase and storage box. It's also a little annoying that the same items in the newspaper are shown until you buy them. I wish new items were shown either every day or every week, that way I can buy items I actually want. Other than that, I still adore this game! I love, LOVE that the books are REAL books, and I did the Leo DiCaprio pointing meme at my own screen when I saw books I recognized. I even found books that I want to read from this game as well, so that's incredibly cool! This goes into the recommendation mechanic in the game, where you have to look at the book descriptions and genres in order to recommend the right book to a customer. While I do wish there were options for colors, it's still great that you paint pretty much any item to match whatever color scheme you like. I'm going for a Halloween themed all year round wagon! I also love the characters, the art style, and ambience. There's just something so relaxing about heading the the cafe on a rainy day. I've also seen video of mysteries you can work through in this game, which is not only fun, but adds even more story and character development! They could've done a simple bookseller simulator, and I still would've been happy, but the devs went above and beyond to make a lived in world that you can explore. Other than some frustrations, I still found myself returning to this game and awaiting someone to ask for a book just so I can look at the titles myself. My free time and TBR hate to see this game coming lol

Cute and Cozy game with actual books as the products. A really researched game and something book lovers or rather bookstonians will enjoy!

Wanted to 100% the game before reviewing but honestly have loved it since the start! Tiny Bookshop is for all the booklovers and avid readers out there who want something fun and simple. The book recommendation mini-game is a real treat, especially when your favourite book gets accepted (I will shove Les Miserables + Witcher into every semi-relevant request!!!) The design is so, so delightful and reinforces the enjoyability of the gameplay, the characters are adorable and the story is incredibly well-paced though it took some trial and error to figure out how some of them get started. All in all, I love this game and am gonna keep playing! Also shout out to the devs who responded to my 'bug report' that was mostly just me not triggering an event properly, TYSM!!! If there ever was a place to put a wishlist for late-game: - More stuff to buy, or some crazy vanity 10,000g item - More books to recommend!!! - Anything honestly, love this game, can't wait to visit the island or something <3 <3 <3