Game update4 Sep 2026Thy Hotfix 1.0.2.2 hath been deployedGreetings Novices! Thanks to everyone who picked up the game, we really appreciate your support! Just a quick one - I've got a hotfix that fixes a rare bug that was causing books to self destruct repeatedly at the dock. Oddly, once triggered, this would persist between sessions. So this was quite a strange one and also quite annoying if you were affected, so apologies if you came across this. A…
Greetings Novices, Thy game launches tomorrow! Verily. It is but one day until the launch of Monk Took Book ! It shall launch late afternoon in the UK (or the time of luncheon in East Coast US). Make a note in thy diary and alert thy friends. For the Abbot requests, nay, demands thy support! Thy demo shalt remain live For the abbot hath nothing to hide. Indeed he advises thee: playeth thy demo.…
Greetings Novices! The Abbot is pleased to inform thee - thy game shall be released sooneth. Indeed, in but two weeks hence! That's right, we're super excited to announce Monk Took Book will be going live on Thursday 3rd September. So make a note, tell your loved ones, and get ready to "check out" your favourite monastic library simulator soon! If you haven't already, give us a wishlist so you'…
Greetings! We have a new Major Update for the our co-op demo for this Summer's Next Fest 2026. Check out the new trailer below! Let's take a closer look at what's in the new update. More book sizes Based on your feedback, we've updated the range of books sizes. Don't worry, they are still CHONKEH, to say the least. But they can now be more often arranged to fill a full shelf without gaps, whils…
Greetings Novices, Today I have a new update to the demo build. Thanks for filing any bugs or feedback by pressing F1 in game. Demo Build 0.5.7.4 changelog: -Prevent joining lobbies if on different versions -Rats are more likely to attack rather than wander after each bite -Spider shelf climbing and enweb behaviour streamlined -Prevent spider climbing into floor issue on mezzanine -Harder to di…
Greetings Novices! Thanks for filing your feedback by pressing F1 in the demo. I've fixed up a few more things: Demo build 0.5.6.8: -Updated UI with better placement for actions and more readable font -Fix Main Menu Toggle in menu -Added camera shake (note you can disable or scale in options) -Text chat should use Steam name (press Y) -Better time gating for cycle books -Improved mic settings a…
Greetings Novices, Thank you for continuing to file any bugs by pressing F1 within the game. Demo build 0.5.5.8: -Fixed issue where ladder could not be dropped after joining/hosting a session, leaving to Titles by any means, and then joining/hosting another session. Thanks all for your help here! -Fixed some other possible problems with functionality of drop item, interact buttons, cursor speed…
Greetings Novices, Thanks to everyone for filing any bugs or issue by pressing F1 in game, or dropping by Discord . It's been a big help! Thanks also if you left a review on the demo, its really appreciated and helps a lot! I'm continuing to address your feedback. Build 0.5.5.7: -Increased pest spawn rate somewhat -If you ring bell without completing all desks it will list books served but not…
Greetings Novices, Today, a new hot fix for thy demo. More shall come. Hotte Fixxe 0.5.5.3: -Fixed issue causing some HUD elements to go offscreen in 16:10 resolutions. Sorry! Thank you for letting me know directly -Fixed issue where shelves were being charged 6 blessings for each level, rather than starting at 4 and then increasing in cost with each new height -Added text to loading screen to…
Greetings Novices! Thanks to everyone who has wishlisted the game or tried out the demo in the past few days. It's been really nice to see and we appreciate the support hugely. Also thanks for those who have reported bugs or given us feedback. You can hit F1 in the game to do this, or join our Discord to chat with us directly. The game is still in development, so it's super useful to get your t…
Greetings Novices, Today is the start of Women's Day Sale on Steam, which celebrates games made by women and gender marginalized-led teams during International Women’s Rights Month. We are a two-person team and as Art Director, Sarah makes the art for all our games, as well as being co-Game Designer, among other things. We're very happy to be in the event and to mark the occasion, we decided to…
Greetings Novices, We're excited to announce that we're launching a Demo for Monk Took Book this Friday 6th March. If you would like to try out organising hundreds of books in a cozy/creepy medieval library, pop it in thy diaries! We've also cut a new trailer which explains the game a little more which is now live. And for a deeper dive, Twitch streamer TwinMinds has done a play through which i…
Greetings Novice, Welcome to my first post for our upcoming co-op game Monk Took Book! Monk Took Book is a job sim about organising, stacking and remembering where you put things. With a dash of light combat. In a haunted medieval monastic library. And now we're ready to playtest! If you'd like to help, the best way is to drop by our discord and check out the playtest channel. Its very quick to…
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