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Monk Took Book

Monk Took Book

A game about organizing, stacking and remembering where you put hundreds of books in a cozy-creepy medieval library. Play solo or with up to three fellow monks.

Released Sep 3, 2026 Developer SquarePlay Games Platforms Windows OrganizingCasualOnline Co-OpJob SimulatorCozy
View on Steam ↗ $8.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

98.2%positive169 reviews
Recommended · 23 found this helpful

“Genuinely beautiful game. The monastery is a charming and (mostly) relaxing place to spend time; the art on the spines of the books and the subtle differences between the symbols are an inspired touch (spiky waves vs. soft waves, anyone?), and the overall charm makes this a…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“Great little title. If you've played games like Wilmot and enjoyed those, you'll enjoy this as well. It's more of an organisation game than a tidying game, you aren't clearing up a mess made by the previous monks so much as trying to avoid creating your own messes. Organising is…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“The game is beautifully made — cute and atmospheric. Compliments to the composer who created the music for the game. I'm very happy to see an heir to the concept of Wilmot's Warehouse after 7 years. And no, I don't consider Cat Mail Co. to be similar, but this review isn't about…”

— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

51achievements
48.8%median completion
9.7%rarest: Sell shelf
96.4% of players 92.9% of players 92.4% of players 85.0% of players 81.7% of players 78.9% of players 78.1% of players 77.9% of players 77.0% of players 73.9% of players 73.2% of players 73.1% of players 68.2% of players 67.6% of players 65.1% of players 64.1% of players 63.9% of players 63.8% of players 63.0% of players 62.1% of players 60.0% of players 59.1% of players 58.5% of players 52.8% of players 49.0% of players 48.8% of players 42.3% of players 40.1% of players 39.4% of players 38.6% of players 38.6% of players 38.1% of players 37.8% of players 37.0% of players 35.7% of players 35.7% of players 35.6% of players 34.5% of players 30.9% of players 30.7% of players 25.9% of players 22.5% of players 20.6% of players 17.1% of players 12.5% of players 12.3% of players 12.1% of players 11.9% of players 11.8% of players 11.6% of players 9.7% of players 96.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
96.4%Checkout common book — The Novice checks out a common book
92.9%Kill a rat — The Novice smites a rat intent on consuming the collection
92.4%Unlock shelf 1 — The Novice unlocks a shelf level 1
Rarest badges of honor
9.7%Sell shelf — The Novice sells a shelf
11.6%Complete thy collection — The Novice completes the sacred collection
11.8%Unlock shelf 5 — The Novice unlocks a shelf level 5

Latest official news

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

Sep 15, 2026
Thy beta branch is live

Greetings Novices! I have set up a beta branch to test upcoming features before setting them live. This is a chance to get the latest version, and help me road test new ideas. To opt in, right click o

Sep 08, 2026
Hotte Fixe 1.0.2.5 hath gone live

Greetings Novices, The abbot thanks thee for thy reports of bugs. And thy assistance. Hotte Fix 1.0.2.5: -Fixed an issue where selling a perk before buying one in that session causes a bug preventing

Sep 06, 2026
Hotte Fixe 1.0.2.4 hath gone live

Greetings Novices! Notice, you can file any bugs in game by pressing F1 while playing. Hotte fixe 1.0.2.4: -further work on colliders around check out desk to prevent books sometimes clipping into the

Sep 05, 2026
Hotte Fixxe 1.0.2.3 hath been deployed

Greetings Novices, Apologies to clog up your bandwidth with a further update so soon. But I wanted to make a small speculative fix to address a problem a few people reported, that of books clipping in

Sep 04, 2026
Thy Hotfix 1.0.2.2 hath been deployed

Greetings Novices! Thanks to everyone who picked up the game, we really appreciate your support! Just a quick one - I've got a hotfix that fixes a rare bug that was causing books to self destruct repe

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresSimulation
Player tagsOrganizing · Casual · Online Co-Op · Job Simulator · Cozy · Puzzle · Simulation · Medieval · Immersive Sim · First-Person · Indie · Management (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements51
Official sitehttps://www.squareplaygames.com/monk-took-book
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 or later Processor: Intel Core i5 or equivalent Graphics: Desktop Nvidia GTX 1050 4GB or equivalent (integrated GPUs/lower spec mobile laptop GPUs not supported)