Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! ▶ Trailer
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CasualIndieSimulationRelaxingOrganizingCollectathonArtificial IntelligenceSingleplayer

1,461 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 1,802

Peak in the last 7 days: 2,161

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Game description

Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! is a single-player simulation. You need return scattered books to proper places in an Arcane Library. As completed rows of bookshelves, you can learn ability to improve your efficiency. Use your skills and strategies to shelve 3,072 books as quick as you can.

Basic info

DeveloperArtRising
PublisherArtRising
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateApr 30, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i7-4790k / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 6500XT
Storage2 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 415 reviews from the past 1 year

88.1/ 100
Top 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (94%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

222 reviews of Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! enjoy sorting books in its magic library, the most upvoted calling it meditative. It scores 88.1.

👍 Strengths

Story & World ranks 358th of 1096, and 63 reviews praise a cozy vibe and an amazing atmosphere. 21 call it beautiful and well optimized. Players describe a satisfying loop of sorting books by their system and music that some find moving. Pricing & Fairness ranks 459th of 1399, and the game scores top 30% of the games we analyzed.

👎 Where it falls short

27 reviews find it too short, with no extra content. 27 say it turns into repetitive spell use and waiting on cooldowns for most of the game, and 24 find the rules confusing, the most upvoted saying books must be judged by ambiguous titles. Visuals & Sound ranks 841st of 1249. Others feel magic abilities speed things up so much that the calm is lost, and a few report nausea from movement and field of view settings.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“25 meditative hours sorting books, never been more satisfied, 11/10” · 222 reviews
“cozy vibe and amazing atmosphere” · 63 reviews
“first 45 minutes satisfying gameplay loop sorting books by system” · 20 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 51% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Progression +2.95 · Leveling, unlocks and gear — is growth rewarding or a grind?
Positive “first 45 minutes satisfying gameplay loop sorting books by system” · 20 reviews
Negative “game does everything for you after early stage, removing sense of accomplishment” · 8 reviews

Difficulty 13% · Onboarding 12% · Freedom 7% · Strategy 12% · Controls & feel 10%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 42% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.50 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “cozy vibe and amazing atmosphere” · 63 reviews
Negative “inappropriate book titles break the cozy atmosphere” · 3 reviews

Story 6% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 38% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +2.86 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “every run different, learned optimal strategies, multiple challenge modes” · 7 reviews
Negative “no replayability, books and shelves never change between runs” · 4 reviews

Volume 25% · Variety 12%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +2.54 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “eye-watering music and comforting addictive gameplay” · 16 reviews
Negative “worst sound design ever, ultra-compressed music, poor audio emitters” · 4 reviews

Visuals 12%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 3% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -0.50 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 11% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.10 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “fair price for the content offered” · 2 reviews
Negative “game disclosed no AI usage but actually uses AI, breaking trust” · 8 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 5% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 12% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.03 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “AI use spoiled experience, could be replaced by human work” · 3 reviews
Positive “developers responded helpfully to player's book collection issue” · 1 review

Stability 4% · Performance 5%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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