I know I'm far from alone in wistfully imagining an alternate life where I pack everything in and move to some picturesque, welcoming town to open my own little bookshop. The very idea of it has only gotten more idyllic thanks to romance novels and cozy slice-of-life dramas that have that exact plot. Of course, real life is no hallmark movie, and with no business experience, or the means to open a shop of my own, it is but a pipedream.
So that's why I'm eternally grateful that developer neoludic's management life sim, Tiny Bookshop, exists. Not only is it letting me live out this ultimate fantasy, but it's doing it in an incredibly enjoyable and satisfying way. After leaving everything behind, the game sees me arrive in a lovely seaside town, where I can go from place to place selling second-hand books in my compact, mobile store, which is attached to the back of my car (a bit like a trailer).
