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Capybara Books

A cozy book sort puzzle

Shelve every series in order, earn coins, and wake up Gran's sleepy little bookshop — with a capybara bookseller in a knitted cardigan.

20 repair stepsno timersplays offline

Capybara Books home screen: the repaired bookshop by day, the capybara bookseller behind the counter

How to play the book sort

  1. A book lifted off a shelf, the shelf outlined in gold

    Tap a shelf — the rightmost book lifts.

  2. The red volume 4 now stands alone on an empty shelf

    Set it on the volume right before it from the same series, or on an empty shelf.

  3. A finished red series counting itself off 1, 2, 3, 4

    A shelf is done when one series stands on it in order: 1, 2, 3, 4.

Then new ideas arrive one at a time: numbers on the spines, runs that move together, wrapped books, glass cabinets, dusty shelves and longer series in deeper cabinets.

The shop wakes up

Coins from the shelves pay for the repair: 20 steps, from sweeping the dust to the counter bell. Pick a look for each; when the shop is done, collect the other 40. Gran leaves notes along the way.

  • 20 steps
  • One look per step
  • 40 more after the repair
  • Notes from Gran
The bookshop before the repair: dusty, empty shelves The same bookshop after all twenty steps: full shelves, Gran's portrait, a plant and a lamp BeforeAfter
The repaired bookshop in the evening: a blue window, lit lamps and the capybara at the counter

In the evening, the lamps come on

Warm afternoon light by day. From 20:00 to 7:00 the shop switches to its evening by itself: a blue window and lamplight on the shelves.

Evening from 20:00 to 7:00
A cabinet of mixed book series, numbered spines with emblems
A shelf of mixed series
The win: three hearts, moves against the goal and coins earned
Shelf in order!
A cabinet with a dusty shelf that clears as you work
Dusty shelves
A deep cabinet with five-volume series
Deep cabinets
The repaired bookshop by day
The repaired shop
The repaired bookshop in the evening
The shop in the evening

Calm, cozy and honest

No timers, no lives

Take each shelf at your own pace. Up to three hearts for reaching the move goal, if you care to chase them.

Undo is free

Unlimited, always. Restart a shelf whenever you like.

Solvable without hints

Every shelf can be solved without a hint. If you want one, coins from the shelves buy more, or a short video gives +2.

An emblem on every series

Each series has its own sign on the spine as well as a colour, so the shelves stay readable for colour-blind players.

Plays offline

No account needed; your progress stays on your phone. In English and Russian.

Ads by cozy rules

A short break between some shelves, optional videos for hints or double coins. No banners. A one-time purchase turns the breaks off.

The shop is (almost) open.

I make this alone — no account, no timers, no banners.

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