About this game
The developer's description, from the game's Steam store page.
A magical mishap. Over 4800 scattered packages. One enormous sorting job.
Welcome to Shelf-Employed, a cozy first-person organizing simulator set in a magical warehouse. Pick up packages, find where they belong, and turn a floor covered in boxes into shelves filled with perfectly organized goods.
A little magic will go a long way.
A PLACE FOR EVERY PACKAGE
Even magical goods need proper storage. Check package labels, match their categories, and get each box to its rightful place. Learn your way around the warehouse as you sort, turning an overwhelming jumble into a familiar, satisfying routine.
LESS HEAVY LIFTING. MORE MAGIC.
Start with your hands and work your way up to something more magical. Unlock useful spells and buy upgrades that improve your sorting abilities, helping you handle more of the mess with less effort.
Those towering piles won't look quite so intimidating once you've learned a few tricks.
FROM ONE BOX TO ONE ROW TO ONE WHOLE WAREHOUSE.
Enjoy the small victories as they add up. A box in the right spot. A completed row. An entire shelf neatly sorted.
Every finished section brings you closer to the bigger reward: standing back and seeing just how much of the warehouse you've brought into order.
WATCH THE FLOOR REAPPEAR
Clear paths through the clutter, fill the shelves, and watch the warehouse change around you. What begins as a sea of scattered packages becomes an orderly collection, with a place for everything.
There's a lot of work waiting. There's also something very satisfying about finishing it.
FEATURES
- Sort all 4832 packages by reading their labels, using your map, and finding the correct shelves.
- Unlock and level up magical spells to help you through this enormous sorting job.
- Work through day and night and take in the warehouse's changing magical atmosphere.
- Search the warehouse for hidden benefits that can make the job a lot easier.
- Transform a box-covered warehouse into a neatly organized space.
System requirements
As Steam lists them.
Windows
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-6100 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Memory
- 4096 MB RAM
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon R7 360
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection
- Storage
- 3000 MB available space
- Sound Card
- DirectX-compatible sound card
- VR Support
- Not supported
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 or Windows 11 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory
- 8192 MB RAM
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 570
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection
- Storage
- 3000 MB available space
- Sound Card
- DirectX-compatible sound card
- VR Support
- Not supported
Downloadable content
Steam lists 1 item of downloadable content for this game.
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