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Spellbound & Shelved

A wizard-academy library has vanished under its own books. Hire gnomes, unlock shelves, and let the tidying run itself — a cozy idle game about turning magical chaos into calm, one neatly filed spellbook at a time.

Release date
September 7, 2026
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
needmoar.games
Publisher
needmoar.games
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About Spellbound & Shelved

Tidy up the libraryAll 6,655 books are spilled across the floor. Your gnomes shelve it away, and the library's slowly returning to beauty. Your readers are the mess6 unlockable types of customers visit your library and pay for the privilege of pulling your hard-shelved books back onto the floor. Income and mess have the same source: your customers. So the master lever is the door sign: flip it to CLOSED and the gnomes tidy in blessed peace while the till sits silent; flip it to OPEN and the gold flows while the mess creeps back.

You manage, they work. No manual shelving. You hire, upgrade, unlock wings and flip the sign; the fun is watching a dozen red-hatted gnomes waddle, haul teetering stacks and bow to pick up one more book. Want something to do? Snatch tip coins before they fade, pep-talk a gnome into a sprint, usher a dawdling reader out. Or touch nothing and let the library breathe. What's in the box> 200 upgrades15 shelf wings, chained shut until you buy their chains off29 achievements and a finale for the last book leaving the floorA full run in roughly 1–3 hours — save and continue any time

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★ 8.8/10Steam · 452 ratings
SteamLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful8

Recommended
For a free game its not bad. I wish there was more that the player could do besides wait but its fine having it run…
Not recommended
This is a cute concept, but the execution is poor. It's an exceedingly short experience, and even the majority of that is not spent in…
Recommended
Completed the game and all achievements in 89 mins. Wasn't bad, just short.
Recommended
Is a rather cute game. Short and needs a bit more variety in the upgrades and information conveyance; but there are DEFINITELY WORSE games out…
Recommended
Super satisfying little idle game. I had it on during class for a couple days for the first playthrough. Then did a quick run for…
Recommended
Replayed it 3 times already just to see how much faster i could complete the game
Recommended
I really liked this game. It's cozy, it's cute, it's fun. An idle game that doesn't take much time to complete. I really enjoyed playing…
Recommended
This is a fun game, with a simple premise. You have a library that is a complete mess with books all on the floor. Your…

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Recommended
Completed the game and all achievements in 89 mins. Wasn't bad, just short.
Recommended
Is a rather cute game. Short and needs a bit more variety in the upgrades and information conveyance; but there are DEFINITELY WORSE games out…
Recommended
Super satisfying little idle game. I had it on during class for a couple days for the first playthrough. Then did a quick run for…
Recommended
Replayed it 3 times already just to see how much faster i could complete the game
Recommended
I really liked this game. It's cozy, it's cute, it's fun. An idle game that doesn't take much time to complete. I really enjoyed playing…
Recommended
This is a fun game, with a simple premise. You have a library that is a complete mess with books all on the floor. Your…
Not recommended
This is a cute concept, but the execution is poor. It's an exceedingly short experience, and even the majority of that is not spent in…

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