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Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!

ArtRising · 2026-04-30

Steam

CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

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.

94%
positive of 25k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,651
twitch viewers (latest)
2651.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
6.3h
to beat · rushed 4h · completionist 13h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.79
steam price (US)

A mischievous spirit has left the once-majestic library in utter chaos. The principal’s word is law: "You are forbidden from leaving until all 3,072 books are returned to their rightful places!" In the silent, mystical archive, your long battle against the mountain of books begins.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 5,990 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~749/week).
  • · Review velocity down 62% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 10,282 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 492k1.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 24,588 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.5k2.5k20262026Week of 2026-04-30: 1,507 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 69 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 2,394 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 124 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 1,905 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 109 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 2,480 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 133 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 2,468 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 153 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 1,891 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 105 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 1,274 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 1,086 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 78 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 1,255 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 105 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 1,475 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 92 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 1,113 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 73 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 792 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 44 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 512 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 490 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 469 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 432 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 354 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-08-27: 299 positiveWeek of 2026-08-27: 22 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCustom Volume Controls#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

4 supported languages: English, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)14,85820%12

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.