Tiny Bookshop

Tiny Bookshop (2025) is a cute business simulation where you run a small mobile bookshop in a seaside town. You bulk-buy and stock books each morning to attract customers and sell for a profit, weighing up layered statistics like genre popularity, demographics and decorative impact to optimise economic growth. It's a stand-out escape to a quieter rural life, but also an intricate business venture where every detail matters - finding where you lie on that spectrum is all part of your journey.

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You arrive in Bookstonbury and park your little bookshop trailer in different seaside locations. Each morning, you stock the shelves with books of various genres, ranging from travel to drama to kids'. Matching more books with a customer's favourite genre means they might find more, but not every customer is after the same genre. In this way, you work to maximise sales by balancing your stock to attract a wider range of customers and also please those with specific tastes.

As you progress, you earn decorations like cacti and hanging signs that enhance your shop's vibe and attract more sales. For example, displaying a globe increases the chance of selling travel books. You can also complete side quests like visiting the beach three times to earn stamps for your notebook that document your journey and incentivise progression.

The result is a relaxing yet puzzle-oriented shopkeeping experience that celebrates the joys of small-town community and book enthusiasm. The lack of strict deadlines or quotas means you can play at whatever pace and intensity you desire: some may prefer to soak up the tranquil atmosphere, while others can enjoy crunching the numbers.

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Our examiner, Jake Kendall, first checked Tiny Bookshop 5 months ago. It was re-examined by Ben Kendall and updated 3 months ago.