Steam Week in Review: Games about sorting 1000s of mundane objects onto shelves is the new craze sweeping PC gaming
All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending August 9.
Steam Week has seen a surge in popularity for cleaning and sorting games on PC. Games like House Flipper, Power Wash Simulator, and Unpacking have demonstrated a strong interest in the micro-genre. Cleaning games can range from cozy and sim-oriented titles like Harvest Moon and Stardew Valley to more challenging ones like Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!, which features 3,072 books to be stacked in their correct order.
The latest offering, Toy Shop Tidy Up, has received mixed reviews due to a lack of specific placement points for toys. Other recent releases in this genre include Cellar Keeper, Librarian, Supermarket Chaos, and Never Sort By Color. More cleaning and sorting games are expected to be released in the coming months, capitalizing on the success of Librarian.
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