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The Sorting Bureau
A cozy sorting game set in a quiet Tokyo workshop. Clients bring you boxes of clutter: buttons, coins, gears, stamps. Sort them, group them, and put everything back in its place, to satisfying ASMR clicks. No timers. Mistakes cost nothing. Just the joy of tidying up.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“"Repetitive = bad" they say. I have to agree, the game is repetitive but that doesn't make it bad. The repetitiveness is kinda the point here, no? You sort some, take a break, return to the real world duties and then come back to sort some more. You are not supposed to inhale…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“Empty your head, fill up all the little boxes with all those little things. The artwork is cute, very Japanese, and relaxing. It can get a bit repetitive, but it's really nice for giving your brain a rest.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Mid, repetitive, pointless gameplay, no variety or progression, plus for 100% completion, youre forced to play long enough to reach all 4 seasons in time, for no explainable reason. I was so excited for this game, being a big fan of games like it, and hoping it would be akin to…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedAchievement 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.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
New Update 1.0.7: A lot of improvements and fixes
Hey everyone! We're still here, still working on the game, still fixing what you tell us to fix. Reviews, complaints, all of it. This update came out of that. Added - Right click adds an item to your
Update 1.0.6: Order balance
Orders used to arrive with a good part of the work already done. This one is about fixing that, plus two other things that decide what lands on your desk. What changed - An order doesn't show up half
Update 1.0.5: Controls, and settings for them
Sorry about the controls in 1.0.4. We changed the way things stick together, and building piles got harder instead of easier. Most of that is rolled back now, and the parts people disagree about have
Update 1.0.4: Piles and fixes
Added - A Recommended settings button in the graphics tab. It matches vertical sync to your monitor and clears the manual frame cap. Fixed - Piles formed when you didn't ask for them. Putting an item
Update 1.0.3: FPS limit and fixes
Added - An FPS Limit in the graphics settings. Unlimited, 30, 60 or 120. A player wrote that their laptop was overheating and there was nothing in the game to turn the load down, so now there is. Pick
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Organizing · Cleaning · Cozy · Relaxing · Casual · Cute · Wholesome · Atmospheric · Puzzle · 2D · Inventory Management · Colorful (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Mouse Only Option · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Czech, Ukrainian |
| Achievements | 15 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10+ Processor: Intel Core i3 / AMD Athlon 3000G (dual-core, 2 GHz) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 520 / NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 / AMD Radeon R5 (DirectX 11 compatible, 512 MB VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible