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In Your Books is a short adventure game where you play the granddaughter of a bookseller. After her disappearance you'll have to take the place of your grandmother. Recommend books, learn to know the locals, solve secret mechanisms and discover where she left.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 71% — of 17 reviews
Released: 2022-08-03
Developer: Underhill
Genres: Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    Windows

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    73% matchNo user reviews
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    71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
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