Don thy habit and ready thyself to tend the sacred library! Organise, memorise, and defend thy collection. Play by thyself or with up to three brethren.

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Reviews

“Monk Took Book promises a unique mix of memory, management, and action that’s as quirky as it is atmospheric.”
GameDaily

“...a quirky memory game with elements of job simulation and a good dose of first-person action, though the game also supports a third-person camera. If you’d like to organise, remember and retrieve books by fire light in a gothic monastic library, don’t forget to wishlist this.”
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About This Game

Welcome, Novice, to Holy Island, home to the greatest monastic library of the Dark Ages! You are tasked with running this revered place of learning, and completing our Legendary Collection...

Every morning new books are delivered, each bearing a distinct symbol upon their cover. Remember them well! Then place them upon shelves according to thine own design.

Cometh the night, you must deliver the Scribes their chosen tomes. Recall where thy books are placed, for this is a test of thine memory!

The Abbot shall reward thy toils with Blessings. Spend them on Perkes to Level Up thy Strength, Speed and Carpentry skill. Or expand the Collection by raising new and lofty shelves or unlocking new chambers.

After dark, vermin, spirits and all manner of beasts shall assail thy Collection. Take up thy dagger, crossbow or holy cross to preserve thy labours. Then use the quill to restore any damaged books. Note that thou can reduce or disable thy foes if a more chilled experience is desired.

Immerse thyself in a host of systems-based emergent gameplay, including simulated flame and combustion, water dousing by pail, the chaotic physics of tumbling and thrown books, a day and night cycle, ballistic weapons and melee combat.

Revel in a myriad of features and Quality of Life benefits with thy brethren:

  • Explore a hand-crafted monastic library

  • Carry books in great stacks or throw them vast distances

  • Play first or third person

  • Up to four players

  • Granular difficulty options: reduce, increase or disable some or all enemies

  • Control book rates for a more chill experience

  • Proximity voice chat

  • Public and private lobby

  • Steam invites 

  • Copy/paste lobby join codes 

  • In game text chat

  • Full key rebinding 

  • Manual and autosave 

  • FoV slider

  • Headbob slider

  • Gamma slider

  • Window or fullscreen mode

  • Widescreen support

  • Delight in the harmony of ordered shelves, the quiet rustle of parchment and the mirth of shared labour!

System Requirements

    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)
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 11
    • Processor: Desktop Intel Core i9 or equivalent
    • Graphics: Desktop Nvidia 2070 8GB or equivalent
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