Shelf Happens

Shelf Happens is a record-store sorting game where you play a new clerk racing to organize the shop before it opens. You pick up scattered vinyl, read each album title, work out its genre and place it in the matching crate. There are no stickers or hints, so you rely on the sleeves to identify each record. Correct placements make the shelf glow green; mistakes flash red.

Sort the records

The store contains hundreds of original albums and their follow-ups, from Blood Cabin to Quantum Drift. Genres include Rock, Jazz, Punk, Pop, Soul, Metal and Funk, each with a dedicated crate. Some records are easy to identify, while others take thought or can fool you. Keep bands’ discographies together by reuniting scattered series such as Vol. 1, 2 and 3 in the same crate. Fill a crate to lock in your progress and bring the store closer to perfect order.

Plan your route

Efficiency depends on more than speed. Choose which records to collect first and plan your route through the aisles; hasty guesses waste time, while careful sorting helps you get the job done.

Play together

You can sort alone or play co-op with 2–4 players. Split up the aisles, call out genres and pass records along the line as you work together to tidy the store.

Unlock abilities

Filing crates earns XP that unlocks abilities. Carry more records at once, spot genres more quickly and move faster between aisles to shape your approach to sorting.