The DARK LORD's dungeon denizens are hungry: for KNOWLEDGE.
Maintain a vast collection of books and fulfill your ghoulish patrons' requests in this tiny library simulator!
Dear Head Librarian, Thou art aware thine predecessor hath failed me. For neglecting mine minions and placing mine library in disorder, they have been cast into the deep mines. Thou art henceforth bound to serve unflaggingly, lest thou meet a similar fate. - The DARK LORD (your boss) |
How to Play
Requests
Patrons at the counter will request a book by its Title, Author, Subject, or Call Number.
(Optional) Retrieve a card from the catalog Drawers to aid with finding the requested book.
There are three sets of catalog cards, organized Title, Author, and Call Number respectively.
Navigate to the corresponding bookcase and retrieve the book.
Return to the counter to hand the book to the patron.
Help 15 patrons and the DARK LORD will be pleased enough to give you a break (win game).
Returns
Some patrons at the counter will be returning a book.
Use the book's Call Number to return it to the correct bookcase.
Keep the library and its bookcases organized or face:
The Blue Wall of Death
The DARK LORD has installed a state-of-the-art magical barrier to keep the library perpetually organized. The barrier activates when an out-of-order book is detected and plays a helpful alarm.
To disable the barrier, reshelve the offending book to the correct location. See below for how to interpret Call Numbers.
Call Numbers
[Aisle][Bookcase][Letter Code]
- Example: 12f
- Domain: Nature (Directory located at the start of the shelves)
- Section: Bestiaries (Directory located at the end of each aisle)
- Letter Code: F
- Directions: Go to the aisle labeled 10a-14z, then the bookcase labeled 12a-z. Bookcases are organized alphabetically by letter code. 12f would come after 12e and before 12g.
Credits
Game and art by Munro
Music by Gruber (Vol 1 and Vol 2)
Made for LOWREZJAM 2025
Fun and technically impressive!! Great game!
You should update the cover art, it doesn’t make it justice!
This one is way better:
That's such a fun take on the dungeon crawler! Thanks you for sharing this.
I especially like the 'UI' of the different catalogues and inventories, and that you have to 'physically' move to them. This feels quite immersive.
This is a great zen-out time using a uncommon theme, which is wonderful...these are the types of games I love seeing on PICO8. Just weird enough...something I hope to make one day :) I also dig the "you gotta make it a game" type of thing too. There's no real pressure here, no score or anything really, so it lets you define your goals.
And yet another lowrez entry that looks and plays great. I apparently really need to give that mode a try.
Loved this game! Sadly I had an issue in the endless mode where it wouldn't register me returning a book :( still had a wonderful time though!
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