Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!

Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!

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Game like this ?
Is there any games like this one ?

I know goblin cleaner and crime scene cleaner but it's not really the same.

I'm looking for games where you need to do some tidying in rooms where you need to find the correct place for each items.
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Monk Took Book is only in the demo stage but it has a similar premise where you sort books in a library (monastery) but there's also a 2nd stage to deliver books at night while monsters appear in your library.
Restore Your Island is kinda similar, where you pick up and can optionally sort trash before selling to get more money. If you sort the trash, it extends the gameplay by quite a bit, like ignoring major magic in this game.
These are nNOT the same AT ALL, but might get you in the right direction (I'd also like more games that give you a feel like this one.)

Small scenarios
'A Little to the Left'? No cleaning, except maybe brushing away crumbs on a few levels. But you straighten, tidy and place things in order.

'Cloud Garden' - you get trash and seeds(.) Placing the trash in the diorama and growing the seeds in its gets you more trash, water, energy and seeds to do more until you win the level. Pixel graphics, and prettier than it sounds.

'Assemble with Care' - fix up old objects. Narrative driven. But you take things apart to fix them and put back together again.

"Hozy' - clean up spaces and decorate them. (Not tried)

Larger scale
"No Place like Home' and it's simpler cousin "Fresh Start' - Suck up trash and hose down dirty landscapes. No Place Like Home has a plot and farm mechanics, but it is satisfying to clean up the locations.

Probably too far off, but the franchises with "WWII Rebuilder", "Monument Renovator", or even "Landlord Super" might work for you. (Not tried)


... or if you want reaaaaaly simple -
Try looking at the 'Clutter' Franchise. a variety of matching and image games, No organizing,

I also recall a Win 3.1/95/98/etc. game of Pick-Up Sticks. I sure someone's made a prettier version of it by now. (I have not looked but literally thought of trying to make one myself, sadly not, joking.)



Yeah, none of these hit the same tone for me as Tidy the Library, but you might find something equally appealing.

Of the ones I have tried, I'd suggest trying Cloud Garden since it is so different thematically- an apple to an orange, but both are tasty fruit. You can fail levels, but it is otherwise a very chill game. With the plants and lighting it nets an atmosphere that feels greater than it's parts.
Libritopia is similar in a sense that you get to run and design your own library. You have to deal with customers too though :D
Unpacking - excellent but short game where you unpack boxes.
Whisper of the House - similar game than Unpacking but you can desing the interior also. But play Unpacking first.
Originally posted by jeromocles:
The single best recommendation is Cash Cleaner Simulator.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2488370/Cash_Cleaner_Simulator/

Set up a Marker Bill machine, have it eject into 4 medium machines for USD, then line it up with 3 Machines for YEN, then 3 Machines for Euros then finally 4 machines for Pounds... Stack a ton of clean random cash of all denoominations into the marked bill sorter and stand there listening to bills flying and sorting... it's the greatest ASMR!!!

Chck Chck Chck Chck Chck Chck Chck Chck Chck Chck Chck Chck Chck Chck Chck DING
Chck Chck Chck Chck Chck EAGLE SCREECH Chck Chck Chck Chck Chck Chck Chck Chck Chck CLOCKBELL
could try No Place Like Home and Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator
Supermarket Chaos is exactly like this game but in a supermarket...
Toy Shop: Tidy Up has been announced for September. Lots of toys, no correct locations it sounds like?

Cozy Archivist Simulator has a demo out. Organizing binders and has story and sandbox modes.

Mailing games like Letter Lost or Cat Mail Co. might scratch a similar itch? Sorting, processing, and storing mail according to rules. Letter Lost has puzzles and plot, but I don't think there's much, if any, consequence to just stamping letters for hours if it makes you happy. Haven't played Cat Mail Co. beyond its demo, but I imagine it's about the same.

Momento is in a similar vein as Unpacking and Whisper of the House.

And non-Steam, somebody reminded me that 2025[thomaswc.com] existed in another thread and I lost several hours to it. Make 45 groups of 45 related words - like groups of animals or song titles. Not much in the way of gameplay, but Stacks of Things and figuring out how they relate, oh boy!
Originally posted by jeromocles:
The single best recommendation is Cash Cleaner Simulator.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2488370/Cash_Cleaner_Simulator/

Second is Leaf it Alone.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3981100/Leaf_it_Alone/


Finally, someone who sees me. I love both of these games so much.
A lot of good suggestions on here. I'm going to add one more, but it is a little bit different. It is a game I've had a lot of fun with and you do technically try and clean the place up item wise. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3370870/Berry_Bury_Berry/
Originally posted by GamerShannie:
Supermarket Chaos is exactly like this game but in a supermarket...
And already has a second map with a third (larger) map and multiplayer on the way.
Man,m you must be suepr excited by the inundation of different sorting games that popped up the last couple weeks. There's so many now. Librarian must have done really well, and a bunch of smaller devs jumped on the hype.
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