Bookshop Simulator News

[h2]Steam Deck Verified![/h2][p][/p][p]Hey everyone! [/p][p][/p][p]Bookshop Simulator is now officially Steam Deck Verified! Take your shop with you on the go or play on the big screen with a controller. [/p][p][/p][p]Thank you to the community for all the great feedback while playing on the Steam Deck and we appreciate Valve allowing us to apply for verification. Join Discord to chat with us or give feedback on the Steam Deck controls or anything Bookshop Simulator related! [/p][p][/p][p]We also patched a Unity security exploit, so please play at ease.[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[h3]Fixed[/h3]

• [p]Fixed issue with cats freezing the game in crowded stores/storage rooms[/p]

[p]Hello everyone! [/p][p][/p][p]First, we'd like to say thank you to everyone who has joined us on this journey. The response has been amazing and we're looking forward to bringing you along with us as we continue onward and make this the best game we can.[/p][p][/p][p]With today's update, comes an entirely new feature, new products, and quite a few fixes and improvements.[/p][p][/p][h2]Scanner[/h2][p]The scanner has been one of our most requested community features. It can now be bought in the Depot Max app for 2000 Bleps once you hit player level 20. You can use it to quickly reorder stock throughout your store without having to mess with opening and closing your tablet.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]New Products[/h2][p]7 new books and a new comic book have been added and are ready to unlock in the licenses tab of the Books'N More app.[/p][p][/p][h2]Fixes and Improvements[/h2][p]Numerous fixes and improvements are included. Please see below for a full change log.[/p][p][/p][p]We thank you all for joining us and want to thank our community for the great suggestions, bug reports, and being part of our EA development process. Feel free to join us over on Discord if you haven't already and join the active community! See you all on Discord, in the forums, or at the next update![/p][p][/p][h2]Change Log V0.2.816:[/h2][h3]Added: [/h3]

• [p]Hand scanner, purchasable from the hardware app[/p]
• [p]7 new books[/p]
• [p]1 new comic book[/p]

[h3]Changed: [/h3]

• [p]Lighting tweaks to brighten up nighttime some[/p]
• [p]Cash has been improved for better readability[/p]
• [p]Reduced price of Corner bookshelf to 1000[/p]
• [p]Customers can now carry more cash on hand for more expensive items[/p]
• [p]Set price UI, credit card, and cash register now support up to 9999.99 value[/p]
• [p]Scrolling speed on checkout improved[/p]
• [p]Buy licenses tutorial will now autocomplete if you have already bought them before the tutorial appears[/p]
• [p]Employee speed has been rebalanced, resulting in earlier levels being noticeably quicker[/p]
• [p]Manga boxes now hold 20 manga books per box[/p]
• [p]Tutorial UI has been changed for better readability[/p]
• [p]Storage racks will now pull out the least full box first[/p]
• [p]Improve collision detection for thrown items and items spawned from used boxes[/p]
• [p]Large stocker rework to improve their behavior[/p]
• [p]Item Genre has been added to the set price UI[/p]
• [p]Balance cost of certain books[/p]
• [p]New lights outside Lyon location [/p]

[h3]Fixed:[/h3]

• [p]Dual pet bowl's water will now visually refill[/p]
• [p]Attack On Colossus description now properly localized[/p]
• [p]Duplicate bug for paint cans and floor tiles[/p]
• [p]Issue with The One mythical being set to over 9000![/p]
• [p]End of Day mythical powerups no longer remain active when removed from display[/p]
• [p]Shop names can now include the letter Q[/p]
• [p]Tri Piece manga spine now correctly says the title[/p]
• [p]Double pedestal exploit fixed in Lyon[/p]
• [p]Delivery truck in Paris box spawning improved[/p]
• [p]Lights over stairs in Japan now work[/p]
• [p]Mythical comic now the correct size[/p]
• [p]Prevent most jumping through to 2nd floor in Japan[/p]
• [p]Issue with genre bookshelves blocking customers in tight spaces[/p]
• [p]Storage room door now slides open[/p]
• [p]Doors in general should no longer refuse to open on starting a new day[/p]
• [p]Prevent resetting of store data when changing location[/p]
• [p]Tomoki will no longer show negative XP[/p]
• [p]Display Case is now 2 wide instead of slightly over[/p]
• [p]Cats should be much less likely to wander outside of the store in Japan[/p]
• [p]Localization fixed for other languages, especially German[/p]
• [p]Prevent walking off the world in Japan[/p]
• [p]Fixed storage racks from sometimes holding the wrong number of boxes[/p]
• [p]End of Day mythicals stacking issue fixed[/p]
• [p]Cancel can no longer be rebound to LMB which caused issues[/p]
• [p]Customers will no longer be stuck wandering around the store[/p]

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[p]Hello everyone! [/p][p][/p][p]Here is our sneak peek at the Early Access Roadmap! The first update is imminent, we are just putting in the finishing touches. It will feature the Scanner, which allows you to scan price tags to quickly reorder items on the spot![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]We will continue to put out small regular updates with new items as we work towards the Cafe Update. After that, we will share an updated roadmap.[/p][p][/p][p]We are nearing 900 Discord members and it is growing each day. Thanks to all of you for playing the game and joining this community, we are all having a lot of fun talking to you all and seeing your bookshops![/p][p][/p][p]-Alex, Ian, and Zach[/p]

[p]Bookshop Simulator has released into early access. We apologize for the delay, and we thank our community for enduring the wait with us. We appreciate the support and understanding. Join our Discord server to tell us what you think about the game! We are closely following and engaging with our community to make Bookshop Simulator the best game it can be! Discord - https://discord.gg/MgyQGBGwRN[/p][p][/p][p]We began this project back in October 2024 after being laid off from our day jobs in the game industry. We love the job sim genre, and we wanted to make something in that genre that we would want to play. We have many more things we want to add to the game and we can't wait to see people playing it![/p][p][/p][p]-Alex, Ian, and Zach[/p]