Shelf Life

Welcome to Your Bookshop

Shelf Life is a cozy bookshop management game where you match the perfect book to every customer who walks through your door.

Listen to their stories, understand their mood, and find a title that changes their life — or at least their afternoon.

🎮 How to Play

Each day, customers visit your shop with something on their mind:

• 💔 A heartbroken regular who needs to feel understood
• 🧭 An adventurer craving an epic journey
• 😰 A stressed office worker looking for escape
• 🧠 A philosopher searching for big ideas

Browse your shelves, pick the right book, and watch the magic happen.

Perfect matches earn tips, boost your reputation, and unlock new possibilities. Wrong recommendations send customers home disappointed — and your reviews plummeting.

🛍️ Features

• 📖 20+ books across 6 genres — Romance, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Fantasy, Self-Help, and Classics
• 👤 12 unique customer types, each with their own moods, hints, and preferences
• 🌟 Reputation system — grow from a quiet corner shop to a beloved local landmark
• 📦 Wholesale market — buy books in bulk, manage your inventory
• 🔧 7 shop upgrades — Coffee Corner, Reading Nook, Window Display, Rare Cabinet, and more
• 🎡 Fortune's Wheel — spin for a chance at Legendary and Mythic books worth up to $300
• 💎 Diamond system — earn, collect, and convert diamonds to in-game cash
• 🌤️ Weather & events — rainy days, book club Tuesdays, author signings
• 🏆 16 achievements to unlock
• 💾 Auto-save — your progress is always preserved in your browser

📖 Rarity Tiers

Rarity	How to Get	Sell Value
Common	Market	$15–$25
Legendary 🔥	Wheel (9%)	$75–$130
Mythic 👑	Wheel (3%)	$150–$300

Mythic books have game-changing perks — some sell to every customer regardless of mood. Others double your tips. One even boosts your reputation with every sale.

💡 Tips for New Booksellers

• Pay attention to customer hints — they always tell you what they really need
• Stock up before opening — running out mid-day hurts your reputation
• Upgrade the Coffee Corner first for bigger tips
• Spin the wheel when you've saved 50 diamonds — Legendary drops are worth it

Made with ❤️ by Talega with the help of AI. A game about books, people, and the quiet magic of the right story at the right moment.