Long Weekend Librarian

EDIT (27/05/2026): I should have added this days ago at this point, but I got caught up in other things! This game used gen AI to "refine the UI" and add some pretty unnecessary decorative artwork. Please be aware of this if you are interested in playing.

On Wednesday last week, my husband sent me a link to a game he called "Moxie content" (he actually used my real nickname, but for consistency's sake, we'll pretend he said Moxie 😂). That game is Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!). He sent the link just as I was going to sleep so I promptly forgot to check it out until he also sent me this screenshot the next day:

This intrigued me even more, but I'd already started my tasks for the day and didn't think it'd be a good idea to start playing a game described as "ADHD crack" when I had things I wanted to get done. And boy, I was right!

On Friday morning, I opened up the copy Sam had bought via Family Sharing on Steam, just to see if it was indeed "Moxie content" and "ADHD crack". An hour later, with Sam asking if I could get off so he could play, I spent the €6 to buy myself a copy and my entire Friday was spent playing this damn game.

I didn't know how long it was actually going to take me, so I tried to stop and get back to working on other stuff, but I couldn't get my mind off it. But it only got worse from there. I needed to get all of the achievements as well. And that's how I spent my weekend.

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SPOILERS FOR THE GAME FROM HERE...

After my first eight hour run on Friday, just playing the game normally without finding any of the keys for the minor magic tools (they were TINY) until almost the last hour of the game, I decided to attempt the "Efficient Librarian" achievement (complete the game in under 3 hours) on Saturday morning. Unfortunately for me, even with all the minor magic unlocked immediately, I wasn't quite efficient enough in that first attempt.

I really didn't like the pressure of that challenge, so I decided to come back to it later and started on the "You Are Fired!" achievement instead. Unfortunately for me, after almost 3 hours of chaos (putting the books on the shelves with no regard to their order), the game had glitched and I had a leftover book that just didn't have a slot on a shelf to go in.

So I had to start again. Which honestly, I didn't really mind all that much. I was enjoying the game, and the way the library looked with the "wrong" books on the shelves was so pleasant. Like a real library! Anyway, that took me another 2 hours to do, so that was basically Saturday gone to this game as well. I did manage to stop and do some work on my fansite project though, so it wasn't a total bust!

On Sunday morning, I attempted the "Efficient Librarian" achievement again. This time, I was prepared and knew exactly what to do in terms of magic and the books to focus on first to level up quickly. I managed to get that done in just over 2 hours, even before Sam had awoken from his slumber. Knowing how much of a challenge the final achievement was going to be, I planned to just take a break on the rest of Sunday, but I just couldn't help myself!

I started my "Anti-Magic Master" (sorting everything without the use of major magic) achievement run on Sunday afternoon and didn't get it finished until after dinner last night. It took me 14 hours in total. I went to bed with a massive headache from how intensely I was focused on getting it done so I wasn't distracted by it again today.

But... I still want to keep playing it today. Just a regular casual run. Maybe in between working on the fansite. ADHD crack, indeed!

• Overall Mood: fiending
• Song of the Day: Devin Townsend - Ruby Quaker
• What I Ate: Jimmy Joy meal replacement bar
• What I Played: Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!
• Weather: Overcast, but bright
• Outfit: Sumo Cyco top hat & chicken wings tee, Sumo Cyco firekeeper hoodie, black ribbed flared dress pants
• Grateful For: The time to waste on silly little video games!

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