Steam market intelligence
Bookshop Simulator
95% positive · 1,471 Steam reviews · released Jul 20, 2026 · by Blep Games
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~48,543
(P10–P90: 19,417 – 106,795)
Gross revenue: ~$636,486
($254,592 – $1,400,275)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 92% positive across 171 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Content & longevity79% positive · 34 mentions
“This is such a perfect idea for a simulator for me, because I love books and reading. I'm just getting into my simulator era, and this game caught my eye in a big way because of the theme and also the good reviews I'd seen. It's doing a…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 39 h played
Gameplay & mechanics73% positive · 30 mentions
“As a reader. this game is very fun to play while I listen to my audiobooks. While I do appreciate the different locations, I enjoy just staying at one. The cafe aspect brought a fresh new mechanic in if you get bogged down stocking…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 9 h played
Visuals & audio79% positive · 28 mentions
“Things I LOVED about this game--there are several. -This game is still being worked on. You can see the love that's gone in to it, and is going into it. -On the Discord, there are so many helpful people, and even the devs chime in! -CATS…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 264 h played
Performance & stability80% positive · 20 mentions
“This is such a perfect idea for a simulator for me, because I love books and reading. I'm just getting into my simulator era, and this game caught my eye in a big way because of the theme and also the good reviews I'd seen. It's doing a…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 39 h played
Price & value75% positive · 16 mentions
“Things I LOVED about this game--there are several. -This game is still being worked on. You can see the love that's gone in to it, and is going into it. -On the Discord, there are so many helpful people, and even the devs chime in! -CATS…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 264 h played
298 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
How you play together
Single-playerMultiplayerCo-opOnline co-op
Platform features
AchievementsFull controller supportWorkshopSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.