The Grand Book Archive: Tidy Up

Hello everyone, I'm happy to announce that the game will participate in the upcoming October Steam Next Fest! it's only a week from now and wanted to do a quick update on things.Reworked Steam page: First, the Steam page has been totally reworked with new trailer, screenshots, descriptions and capsule art. Now you can have a better glimpse of what the full game will bring. Since the full game will feature a variety of themes, and also support custom workshop, it will no longer be about archaic books, but pretty much about any topic you can think of. Also you can finally see what the full archive looks like with full zoom out: Looking for translators: Second, as promised, the game will be translated into Chinese, Japanese and Korean, but I'm hoping to extend to other languages as much as possible (ex: Russian, Spanish, French, etc.). I'm only looking for volunteer translators at the moment due to budgetary restraints, but please feel free to reach out through my email or social media if you're interested. Contact email: dongchascript@gmail.com Open Competition announced soon: And finallly, there will be an open competition soon to celebrate the upcoming Next Fest and encourage participation. The details will be out before the day of the festival so please keep an eye on the news! I promise it will be fun :)

Hello everyone, the demo for the game is now on Steam! It is almost identical with the itch io version with a little more polish and accessibility. It has touchscreen support which I haven't tested with a Steamdeck yet, but let me know if it works properly! About the demo: - Playtime greatly depends on your style of playing. The intended gameplay with upgrades will take between 1 to 2 hours. With no upgrades it can take about 8 hours. - Supports mouse, touchscreen, and partial keyboard input. There's no default gamepad support for now. Sharing feedback: You can share feedback through our Discord and Steam forum. The links can be found in-game and through our Steam page. And also I'd like to share my plans for the full game. I decided to add a bit more gameplay than what I initially intended, so people can enjoy the game in various ways. Here's what the full game will have: - Additional skilltree for more upgrades - Different styles for the shelves - Various decorations for the shelves - Different styles for the book covers, which can make the game easier or harder (ex: rainbow themed covers) - Different themes for the archive (ex: Books of the Future - the life and technology of a distant future) - You can create your own archive theme! (custom categories and titles) Will probably come with Steam Workshop And that's it! Would be great if you can leave a review if you enjoy the demo :) Happy Sorting!

Thanks to everyone, the game has reached 1,000 wishlists in 4 days! Announcing a game is one of the most dreaded part of game development, You never really know, until you finally hit that “Publish” button, whether people will discover your game or if it will simply get buried under the millions of other games being released every day. Thanks again for wishlisting and leaving so many positive comments about the web demo on itch io. I know the current game scene is flooded with low-effort incremental and tidy-up games, and many people are tired of seeing them over and over. As a developer, I will do my best to make something that feels unique, polished, and genuinely worthwhile within the genre. Hope you have a wonderful week! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/46279239/48831456e27c89c602697c98ef13961557ed2497.png