Bookshop Simulator
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| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
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| Game update | Patch 1.0.1224 Change log 1.0.1224: Fixed: - Stop board game material properly shows now - Door in Paris is now properly solid - Lyon pathing issues causing teleporting NPCs should be fixed - Magazine shelf should appear properly for multiplayer clients - Throwing away a paint can or floor tile will no longer cause any colored tiles/walls to get unloaded - Flyers handed out stat properly tracks between sessions | 24319622 | |
| Major update | 1.0 Update Hey everyone! Update 1.0 is here! There's a lot packed into here with some rather large updates so let's just get started with the rundown. Multiplayer: Multiplayer has come to Bookshop Simulator! Up to 4 people can play in a game. Multiplayer works through Steam's normal multiplayer handling APIs so you can join games your friends are in through your Steam friend's list or invite others direct… | — | |
| Announcement | 1.0 Release Date Hello everyone! We're excited to announce that we are planning to release out of Early Access on July 20th! You can check out our teaser trailer here: What's coming: 1.0 is coming with a few large things - up to 4 player multiplayer, the first new location, a new item type, and more! Multiplayer: As we mentioned in the last update, multiplayer is officially coming to Bookshop Simulator! Multipl… | — | |
| In-game event | Update 0.13 Hey everyone! Update 0.13 is now live! This update brings a bunch of new legendary books, updates to rare and used books, passive income changes, and more! New Legendary Books: Nine new legendary books have been added. All of these legendaries are sporting new power-ups for you to experiment with and combo together. These range from doubling store/player exp, more end of day triggered powers wi… | 23597425 | |
| Game update | Patch 0.12.1130 Change log 0.12.1130 Added: - Added loading messages, especially for loading Steam Workshop items - Added check on registers for stuck queues when a player/employee takes over Changed: - Reduced file names for certain assets that may have been causing path too long issues for some users Fixed: - Large workshop items textures missing and turning white - Case allowing the game to be started befor… | 23212122 | |
| Game update | Patch 0.12.1125 Change log V0.12.1125: Fixed: - Resolves some lag issues caused by Steam Workshop books from the change in loading - Load times may also be slightly improved | 23158329 | |
| In-game event | Update 0.12 Hello everyone! Update 0.12 is now live! This update includes new customization options for lights and storefronts, some NPC tweaks/improvements, an empty box dispenser, an item teleporter, more memory optimizations, and more! Customizable Lights: Lights can now be customized with options for light color and intensity. Simply click on a lighting fixture you've placed with the customizable spray… | 23121051 | |
| Game update | Patch 0.11.1090 Change Log V0.11.1090 Fixed: - Certain settings should now properly persist - Geometry issue in Paris that may have caused rare crashes on load - Cafe pastries will sell properly when set to lower markups and chance for customers to want pastries increased - Reduced icon sizes that were unnecessarily large | 22790691 | |
| Major update | Update 0.11 - Custom Books Hello everyone! Update 0.11 is now live! This update brings Custom Books! Custom Books: Custom books can be made at the new Book Workshop. The Book Workshop is unlocked at Player Level 25 and can be found in the Hardware App. The Book Workshop has three main features: Normal books, Special books, and Recycling. Upon interacting with the Book Workshop, you will be able to choose whether to creat… | 22687766 | |
| Game update | Patch 0.10.1050 Hello everyone, We've got a few minor fixes and improvements that we didn't want to hold until the next larger update for workshop related items. Due to the popularity of the workshop and a lot of people wanting to bring a lot of workshop items into existing saves, we've decided to do a quick re-balance on license grants. Up until Player Level 49, licenses will work exactly as they have before… | 22443394 | |
| Game update | Hotfix 0.10.1046 Change Log V0.10.1046 Fixed: - Recommended items will ring up at set price now rather than market price - Stocking Helper Outlines not showing up for some users - Modded childrens books showing 0 price in UI - Modded icons being too small on box labels - Modded books not counting against licenses and tutorial | 22376794 | |
| Community | Bookshop Simulator Bundle with Retro Rewind Hey Shopkeepers! Thanks for playing and we appreciate the 80+ custom books up on the workshop already! We are happy to announce we are bundling with Retro Rewind for a discount on both games. We really enjoyed their demo and are very excited to bundle with another high quality game by an indie team. Check out the bundle here: Retro Rewind + Bookshop Simulator bundle | — | |
| In-game event | Update 0.10 - Workshop Support Hello everyone! Update 0.10 is now live! This update brings Workshop modding support! Workshop Support: For now, this is limited to normal books and children's books but has been built in a way that we can open it up to other item types (candy, manga, board games, etc.) in the future. We've put up an example workshop item for those that want to immediately try it out! To do so, simply visit the… | 22279757 | |
| Game update | Hotfix 0.9.1025 Changed: - Changed rotations on cafe counter variations 2 and 3. Placed corner counters of those will need picked up and rotated, other cafe furniture shouldn't need re-placed. - Balanced cafe furniture prices Fixed: - Incorrect material texture for certain counter 2 variations - Cafe achievements should all now trigger properly | 21913730 | |
| In-game event | Update 0.9 Hello everyone! Update 0.9 is now live! This update brings the second part of the cafe update including employees, new variations for the cafe furniture, achievements, quality of life improvements, bug fixes, and more! A full change log is at the end. Cafe Employees: Cafe employees are here! The cafe employees work slightly different from normal employees as they're exclusive to the cafe. You c… | 21894640 | |
| In-game event | Update v0.8 Hello everyone! We hope you all had a good holiday break and are ready for the new year! The team is back from the two week holiday break and we've been hard at work on the second part of the cafe update. We didn't want to have you guys wait too long for an update though, so we've gathered together a smaller update to tide you over. Update v0.8 includes new books, Portuguese language support, p… | 21605954 | |
| Game update | Hotfix v0.7.947 Added: - Added missing customization for coffee machine counter Fixed: - Fixed issue with customers not leaving cafe queue properly rarely - Added additional protections against stuck customers | 21309729 | |
| Major update | Cafe Update Part 1 Hello everyone! Update v0.7 is now live! Today's update brings part 1 of the cafe! This includes new buildables, new products, and new decoration options. As usual, the full change log is below. Accessing Cafe: The cafe is accessible once you reach Player Level 25. Items and furniture can be ordered through the Cafe App in your tablet. Each location has a separate cafe level which will unlock i… | 21252156 | |
| In-game event | Update v0.6 Hello everyone! Update v0.6 is now live! Today's update brings something that has been requested quite a bit - Achievements! We're also bringing more holiday decorations for the winter season, new books, a new legendary, and (as always) quality of life improvements and fixes. Steam Achievements: We're bringing the first rollout of achievements to Bookshop Simulator today! We've been keeping tra… | 21062578 | |
| In-game event | Update v0.5 Hello everyone! Update 0.5 is now live! Today's update brings a new feature for those that want to be a little more active in your stores - customer recommendations! We're also bringing you new books, some new plants, quality of life improvements, and fixes! Customer Recommendations: Some customers, upon entering your store, will be open to being recommended a book. Customers who are open to th… | 20795925 | |
| In-game event | Update 0.4 Update v0.4 is live! Hello everyone! Today's update brings one of our community's most voted minor features - Hanging Signs! It also brings new products, posters, quality of life improvements, and fixes. Hanging Signs: Hanging signs are now in! These are able to be placed on the ceiling inside your shops. They can be customized to be a number of different colors and say whatever you want (up to… | 20631683 | |
| In-game event | Halloween Update v0.3 Update V0.3 is live! Hello everyone! The spooky season is upon us and we figured it'd be a good idea to get into the festivities a little bit! With this update, we're bringing you some festive options to decorate your shops to get into the season a little, some new thematic products, balancing changes, and fixes. New Decorations: We've got a couple of things to change up how your store looks if… | 20457903 | |
| Community | Steam Deck Verified Steam Deck Verified! Hey everyone! Bookshop Simulator is now officially Steam Deck Verified! Take your shop with you on the go or play on the big screen with a controller. Thank you to the community for all the great feedback while playing on the Steam Deck and we appreciate Valve allowing us to apply for verification. Join Discord to chat with us or give feedback on the Steam Deck controls or… | — | |
| Game update | Hotfix V0.2.826 Fixed · Fixed issue with cats freezing the game in crowded stores/storage rooms | 20215899 | |
| In-game event | Scanner Update v0.2 Update V0.2 is now live! Hello everyone! First, we'd like to say thank you to everyone who has joined us on this journey. The response has been amazing and we're looking forward to bringing you along with us as we continue onward and make this the best game we can. With today's update, comes an entirely new feature, new products, and quite a few fixes and improvements. Scanner The scanner has b… | 20181426 | |
| In-game event | Early Access Roadmap Hello everyone! Here is our sneak peek at the Early Access Roadmap! The first update is imminent, we are just putting in the finishing touches. It will feature the Scanner, which allows you to scan price tags to quickly reorder items on the spot! We will continue to put out small regular updates with new items as we work towards the Cafe Update. After that, we will share an updated roadmap. We… | — | |
| Steam news | Bookshop Simulator Out Now! Bookshop Simulator has released into early access. We apologize for the delay, and we thank our community for enduring the wait with us. We appreciate the support and understanding. Join our Discord server to tell us what you think about the game! We are closely following and engaging with our community to make Bookshop Simulator the best game it can be! Discord - We began this project back in… | — | |
| Announcement | Bookshop Simulator Early Access Release Date We are ready to announce that Bookshop Simulator will launch in Early Access on Steam on September 12th. We would like to thank everyone who played the demo and joined the Blep Games Discord. Your support and feedback has helped us immensely to prepare for our launch, but this is just the beginning! We plan to use Early Access as a limited window of further development to add more features and… | — | |
| Community | Feature Sneak Peak: Furniture Painter Hey everyone! Today we're going to share a sneak peak at one of the features that will be in the game from the start - the Furniture Painter! We want to give everyone some fairly easy customization options to really make your bookstore feel like your own. This handy spray paint will allow you to change the color of most furniture to some different options. For bookcases, this includes different… | — |
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