Released Sep 14, 2026 $5.99 Positive Not counted on Steam profiles yet

Idle Bookstore

By Purpledoor Studios

Desktop Companion Idler Pixel Graphics Relaxing Isometric Character Customization Casual Cute CozyMultiplayerSingleplayer

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Idle Bookstore is a game tagged Desktop Companion, Idler and Pixel Graphics by Purpledoor Studios, released Sep 14, 2026. It has 11 Steam reviews (Positive). The Steam games most like it include Desktop Gankai, TBT: TaskBarTimber and Desktop Taxi.

Turn your daily typing into books. Every keystroke and click helps your desktop companion write books while you work or study. Publish their books, earn money, and grow your bookstore.

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Desktop Gankai 80% match · Desktop Companion, Idler, Pixel Graphics
TBT: TaskBarTimber 78% match · Desktop Companion, Idler, Pixel Graphics
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Cozy Cottontail Desktop 74% match · Desktop Companion, Idler, Relaxing
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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Idle Bookstore · record updated 9 hours ago

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Overview

App ID4270230

Release dateSep 14, 2026

Last change number40216030

Last record update9 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Purpledoor Studios
Publisher: Purpledoor Studios
Steam profile: Not counted yet: Steam is still getting to know this game, so it doesn't add to game counts or achievement totals · checked 1 day ago
Technologies: Unity detected

Windows

Single-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline co-opSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$5.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$5.99Oct 23, 2026

Checked8 hours agoin 41 regions

India₹INR

Every price change is kept from Oct 23, 2026 on. Pick a region below to compare.

Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
26184622	public	Oct 25, 2026
25582581	public	Sep 28, 2026

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
4270231	—	Windows	501.3 MB	92.4 MB	136132000314812266
4270232	—	macOS	480.0 MB	85.2 MB	7561630600360454395

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	26184622	Oct 25, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Idle Bookstore

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Idle Bookstore.exe		Windows
IdleBookstore.app		macOS

Space per player476.8 MB

Filesup to 100

Save locations1

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataLocalLow	Purpledoor Studios/Idle Bookstore/Save	*.bin	All

Achievements

Achievements300 hidden

Most unlocked96.5%Writing Writing

Rarest2.4%Collector

Writing Writing Writing 100 words 96.5%
Sell Books Sell 10 books 94.5%
Place Your First Bookcase Place your first bookcase 93%
First Advertisement Run your first advertisement 89.1%
Writing Writing Writing 1,000 words 81.4%
First Book Write your first book 81.1%
Sell Books Sell 100 books 78.4%
First Skin Get your first skin 73%
Writing Writing Writing 10,000 words 56.4%
Sell 1,000 books Sell 1,000 books 52.3%
Unlock Everything In the Skill Tree Completely unlock the skill tree 38.5%
Claim Your First Reward Claim your first reward from selling a book 38.2%
First Legendary Book Write your first legendary book 37.9%
Unlock A New Bookstore Unlock a new bookstore 33.9%
Your Have a Pet Adopt a pet 32.9%
First Legendary Skin Get your first legendary skin 26.1%
Sell A Book With Friends Multipayer: sell a book with friends 23.2%
Unlock the Beach Bookstore Unlock the beach bookstore 22.9%

All 30 achievements

Unlock All System Books Unlock all system books 22.1%
Write A Book With Friends Multipayer: write a book with friends 18.1%
Unlock the Gothic Bookstore Unlock the gothic bookstore 17.4%
Give a Upvote to Another Player's Bookstore Multiplayer: visits another player's bookstore and give a upvote 15.1%
Become A Master of Writing Hiring 3 writers staff 12.1%
Become A Master of Publishing Hiring 3 marketing staff 11.5%
Pet Lover Reached full heart with a pet 10.4%
Collect 25 Legendary Skins Collec 25 legendary skins 9.5%
Win a Mobel Award You’re a genius writer 5.9%
Unlock All Writing Genres Unlock all writing genres 4.2%
A Book Worm Completely fill up the book shelf 3.2%
Collector Collect all wallpaper and music tracks 2.4%

Update history

Oct 25, 2026 · 10:08 #40216030
- depots.4270231.manifests.public.download ~~96903120~~ → 96912736
- depots.4270231.manifests.public.gid ~~7223393687069725328~~ → 136132000314812266
- depots.4270231.manifests.public.size ~~537770917~~ → 525630583
- depots.4270232.manifests.public.download ~~89193824~~ → 89306880
- depots.4270232.manifests.public.gid ~~1457341529094424508~~ → 7561630600360454395
- depots.4270232.manifests.public.size ~~498702736~~ → 503336234
- depots.branches.public.buildid ~~25582581~~ → 26184622
- depots.branches.public.timebuildupdated ~~1790611793~~ → 1792858468
- depots.branches.public.timeupdated ~~1790612508~~ → 1792890737

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Idle Bookstore

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Americas 10

Europe 5

CIS 4

Asia-Pacific 15

Middle East & Africa 7

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