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Bookbinding – Dark Cozy Sim

69% positive of 171 Steam reviews

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Released
2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam

Made by NDApolis. Published by Caspianborn Publishing.

About the game

A quiet bookshop. A magical past. A murder and Tarot cards that can twist fate itself. Craft beautiful covers, read between the lines of your customers’ lives, and decide which secrets deserve to stay hidden… including your own.

Tagged by players

  • Detective
  • Investigation
  • Dark
  • Dialogue Heavy
  • Magic
  • LGBTQ+
  • Cozy
  • Choices Matter
  • Relaxing
  • Emotional
  • Cute
  • Multiple Endings

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What players say

  • Not recommended
    This game is a unique little bookshop game with a darker edge than most cozy sims I've played. It's a choose-your-own-path visual novel with "book binding" elements (or, let's be honest, book cover decorating). You decorate book covers for customers, get to know their stories, and deal with secrets, tarot, and murder. The dark and murdery tone was an interesting take, and I liked how different it felt from the usual…

    10 h played when written. 42 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    So this is a small complaint. I chose they/them pronouns in the game and while the game uses them correctly when talking about your character in third person, every other reference to the player treats them as a woman. It is really awkward. It makes it feel like the choice might as well not even be there. Like it is simply "woman lite."

    1.1 h played when written. 25 found it helpful.

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