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Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun

Game Shelver 99 is a satirical first-person organizing game set in a retro PC game store. Sort game boxes onto shelves by genre, tags, year, developer, title, or price, then defend your carefully arranged…

17 November 2026

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Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun is an indie developed by Prof. Scherer, releasing 17 November 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun is

Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun is an unreleased indie game in development at Prof. Scherer, currently scheduled for 17 November 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Game Shelver 99 is a satirical first-person organizing game set in a retro PC game store. Sort game boxes onto shelves by genre, tags, year, developer, title, or price, then defend your carefully arranged collection from waves of software pirates. Play solo or team up with up to three friends, or choose a peaceful mode focused entirely on organizing.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Core i5 8400, Ryzen 5 2600, 16 GB RAM and GTX 1070. A 16GB memory requirement is demanding — worth checking before you buy, because 8GB is still common in older and budget machines. Install size is roughly 3GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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Quick answers

Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun — frequently asked questions

When is Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun coming out?
Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun is scheduled to release on 17 November 2026. That is 27 days away.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun?
At minimum, Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun needs Core i5 8400, Ryzen 5 2600, 16 GB RAM, GTX 1070 graphics, 3 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun?
The PC version needs about 3 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("3 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.
Does Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun have crossplay?
Steam's store listing for Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun does not list cross-platform multiplayer. That is Steam's listing, not a test: some games have crossplay without Steam showing it, so the publisher's own notes are the final word.
Does Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun have split screen?
Steam's store listing does not list split screen for the PC version of Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun. Console versions can differ.
Can you play Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun solo?
Yes. Steam lists a single-player mode for Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun as well as multiplayer.
Does Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun have controller support?
Steam's store listing does not list controller support for Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun. That may mean mouse and keyboard only, or simply that the flag was never set.
Can you play Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun on Mac?
Steam does not sell a macOS version of Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun; the Steam release is for Windows.
Is Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun on Linux?
Steam does not list a native Linux version of Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.
Does Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun have Denuvo?
Steam's store page lists no third-party DRM for Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun. That is what Steam shows, not a test of the game.
Does Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun need a third-party account?
Steam's store page lists no third-party account requirement for Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun.
Is Game Shelver 99: I Must Organize My Steam Library and Defend It Against Pirates With a Shotgun available in Germany?
Steam shows it to German users with an age rating of 12 (a rating Steam generated, not a USK certificate).

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