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BOOK OF HOURS

BOOK OF HOURS

Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?

Released Aug 17, 2023 Developer Weather Factory Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux RPGCard GameExplorationLore-RichTime Management
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

84.7%positive4,356 reviews
Recommended · 21 found this helpful

“[h3]Confusion is a question, and the gamer's answer is always Yes.[/h3] What if I told you this game left you washed up on a beach with no instructions, forced you to read hundreds of pages of text just to try to puzzle out what is going on, and made Monopoly look fast paced by…”

— a player, Steam review · 289 hrs played
Recommended · 13 found this helpful

“Legitimately my favourite game of all time. If you like study, the feeling of learning things, the feeling of finding use for abstract and esoteric knowledge, this is the game for you. This is not a game about being a wizard - this is a game about the joy of becoming a wizard,…”

— a player, Steam review · 185 hrs played
Not recommended · 151 found this helpful

“Tedious, shallow, dreadfully repetitive and ultimately unsatisfying. Beneath Lottie Bevan's charming artwork and Alexis Kennedy's meandering cultic lore is an awkward inventory manager and an overly convoluted crafting system. You play not so much as a librarian as someone…”

— a player, Steam review · 191 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:12 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

308playing at last check
30324-hour peak
2,335all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2024 2025 2026 1.4k avg · Aug 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

95achievements
2.6%median completion
0.3%rarest: Hush House Endures
89.3% of players 37.9% of players 27.0% of players 24.9% of players 20.4% of players 13.9% of players 13.4% of players 11.8% of players 11.7% of players 11.7% of players 11.7% of players 11.7% of players 11.6% of players 11.6% of players 11.6% of players 11.6% of players 11.6% of players 11.6% of players 11.6% of players 11.6% of players 11.6% of players 11.6% of players 11.5% of players 11.5% of players 11.5% of players 11.5% of players 11.4% of players 11.4% of players 11.4% of players 11.3% of players 10.7% of players 8.4% of players 7.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.2% of players 4.2% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 3.1% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 89.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
89.3%In the Isle's Shadow — Hidden achievement
37.9%In the Mist — Hidden achievement
27.0%The Curia of the Isle — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%Hush House Endures — Hidden achievement
0.3%Many Pebbles, One Beach — Hidden achievement
0.3%Only Twins Drown Twice — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-16
US24.99 USD
EU24.50 EUR
UK19.99 GBP
Australia36.50 AUD
Canada32.50 CAD
Japan2,800 JPY
Brazil73.99 BRL
China92.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$14 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$28

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 16, 2026
Deal Deals, demos and MORE

Happy Thursday, everyone! BOOK OF HOURS and all DLC have all just been set to 60% off, their lowest discount ever. So if you've been meaning to host a salon for your occult friends, now's a good time

Apr 17, 2026
Hush House, isometrified

Hey Librarians! I'm just posting a quick cross-post of some new isometric Hush House art from our upcoming game, Travelling At Night. I thought you'd enjoy it, so here it is in all its glory!Travellin

Mar 10, 2026
2026.1.f.3 FEATHER: Modding now available to everyone

Full modding support is now live. Many thanks to our curator-freelancer Chelnoque for making this happen. The Workshop is live here:https://steamcommunity.com/app/1028310/workshop/ DLL mods - that is

Mar 10, 2026
2026.1.f.3 FEATHER

Modding beta->live

Jan 14, 2026
BETA: 2026.1.f.1 'FEATHER'

Welcome to 2026, everyone, The sum of the digits in this year is 10. The sum of digits in 10 is 1. There's probably something in that.New update (on the beta branch) for the new year. There's one big

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, RPG, Simulation
Player tagsRPG · Card Game · Exploration · Lore-Rich · Time Management · Tabletop · Simulation · Strategy · Resource Management · Deckbuilding · Crafting · Strategy RPG (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input
LanguagesEnglish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese
Achievements95
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://weatherfactory.biz/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 or later, 64-bit Processor: 2GHz or better Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 4GB VRAM, 1600x1024 minimum resolution; integrated graphics cards will only work if post-2012 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 11 compatible