
A game about organizing, stacking and remembering where you put hundreds of books in a cozy-creepy medieval library. Play solo or with up to three fellow monks.
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Welcome, Novice, to Holy Island, home to the greatest monastic library of the Dark Ages! You are tasked with running this revered place of learning, and completing our Legendary Collection...
Every morning new books are delivered, each bearing a distinct symbol upon their cover. Remember them well! Then place them upon shelves according to thine own design.
Cometh the night, you must deliver the Scribes their chosen tomes. Recall where thy books are placed, for this is a test of thine memory!
The Abbot shall reward thy toils with Blessings. Spend them on Perkes to Level Up thy Strength, Speed and Carpentry skill. Or expand the Collection by raising new and lofty shelves or unlocking new chambers.
After dark, vermin, spirits and all manner of beasts shall assail thy Collection. Take up thy dagger, crossbow or holy cross to preserve thy labours. Then use the quill to restore any damaged books. Note that thou can reduce or disable thy foes if a more chilled experience is desired.
Immerse thyself in a host of systems-based emergent gameplay, including simulated flame and combustion, water dousing by pail, the chaotic physics of tumbling and thrown books, a day and night cycle, ballistic weapons and melee combat.
Revel in a myriad of features and Quality of Life benefits with thy brethren:
Explore a hand-crafted monastic library
Carry books in great stacks or throw them vast distances
Play first or third person
Arachnophobia mode
Up to four players
Granular difficulty options: reduce, increase or disable some or all enemies
Control book rates for a more chill experience
Proximity voice chat
Public and private lobby
Steam invites
Copy/paste lobby join codes
In game text chat
Full key rebinding
Manual and autosave
FoV slider
Headbob slider
Gamma slider
Window or fullscreen mode
Widescreen support
Delight in the harmony of ordered shelves, the quiet rustle of parchment and the mirth of shared labour!
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I've had a lot of fun with this, especially for the 8 euro I spent. There are a few areas where the game could be improved, for single players like myself (rats and spiders are too annoying when you play alone, for instance, so I disable them).
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Cozy and relaxing little game
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
Hours played at review time, across 153 reviews with recorded playtime.
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I have fun with this game but I can see at this game will not be for anyone especially for people who need something happening all the time and not taking a step back and planning for what to do and how to do it
very good
Very simple yet fun game, great for playing with friends!
Adorable and satisfying little jaunt, fun with a friend or a partner, organize for brain juices, yay cute, oh a spider, oh no it's red and jumping oh god oh no a skeleton oh ♥♥♥♥ everything is on fire oh god oh noooooooo
It is truly remarkable, how such a small team can make such a good game.
A charming little game that scratches a very specific itch in my brain I didn't know I had. Played through the entire release in one sitting. Had a pleasant time with complete strangers in a public lobby, which in itself was a pleasant surprise. It's a bit simplistic in its concept. I could see it benefiting from a secondary gameplay loop, more modifiers or greater enemy variety, but it is well worth the less than 10 bucks you pay for it. Also there's a cat. You can pet the cat. Devs please give the cat his own upgrades.
I have had an AMAZING time in Monk Took Book. Very satisfying to organize the books, and engaging to remember where i have stored the book at. The monsters are not challenging, but do make for fun interactions when trying to remember where i stored my books! I also love that this game can be enjoyed multiplayer or singleplayer!
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