Book Bound
Book Bound is a cozy bookshop simulation game. Use a range of items to decorate your shop and make it truly yours. Pick the books you would like to sell. Help customers find books they want most. Sell books in different genres.
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18 itemsAbout the Game
In Book Bound you run a small charming bookshop in by a bustling city. In this pixel art game you do everything that is required to run a bookshop, from decorating to helping customers and of course selling books.
Choose from a range of items to decorate your shop
Decorate your shop based on genre themes (SciFi, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller and Non Fiction)
Freely place bookshelves, art pieces, large decoration and small decoration (on tables and shelves)
Sell each book in a genre at least once to unlock bonuses
Decide which books to sell
Expand your book catalogue at the end of each day
Advertise to people in the city
Help guests find the books they are looking for
Sell books to customers
Collect inspiration around you
Use inspiration to create your own books (decide your own title, cover, chapter titles and genre)
Sell your published books
Meet new cast of characters
Each with a unique backstory and dialogue
