Tidy Up History Launch Day Notes — 16 September 2026
What shipped, what is on sale, and how to plan your first museum restore.
Tidy Up History launched on 16 September 2026 for Windows via Steam. Developed and published by Casual Human, the game asks you to inherit a neglected museum, clean its halls, identify artifacts with knowledge tools, unlock wings with keys, assemble dinosaur skeletons, and spend XP on new abilities until the building is ready for a grand opening.
This page freezes the day-one ship facts players need. Launch-week code changes live on Launch Hotfixes 1.0.1 & 1.0.2—use that page for Porter 2 gating, key audio cues, and camera comfort. Pre-launch Deck and content-timing honesty live on Steam Deck Ready. This article remains the launch baseline.
Headline facts
| Item | Launch detail |
|---|---|
| Release date | 16 September 2026 |
| Platform | Steam / Windows |
| Price messaging | $5.99 list with −15% intro offer |
| Intro sale ends | 30 September 2026 |
| Players | Single-player (no co-op) |
| Achievements | 25 |
| Controllers | Full controller support |
| Steam app ID | 4870430 |
| First hotfixes | 1.0.1 (16 Sep) · 1.0.2 (17 Sep) |
Buy link and community hubs live on the Links Hub. Always double-check live Steam pricing—sales end on the store’s clock, not on wiki memory.
What you do in the game (launch feature set)
Casual Human’s store pitch breaks the loop into clear verbs:
- Clean and restore — remove dirt, clutter, and damage from exhibit halls.
- Organize hundreds of items — return artifacts, fossils, and museum pieces to rightful places.
- Learn and unlock — study mysterious objects; find keys for locked rooms.
- Assemble dinosaur skeletons — collect fossils and complete mounts part by part.
- Level up skills — earn XP and unlock abilities for tougher exhibits.
That loop is why this wiki’s abilities tier list and room order guide exist on day one—not because of PvP balance patches. After 1.0.1, prioritize cleaning skills before chasing Porter 2 toward Level 5.
Content timing clarifications from the Deck Ready post
Two days before ship, Casual Human’s Steam Deck Ready announcement also stated:
- Storyline postponed — not included at launch; restore systems without waiting for narrative chapters.
- Sauropods replaced by non-dinosaurian creatures at launch, with a dedicated sauropod room planned for a future update.
- Finish the live Non-Dinosaurian hall; do not softlock completionism on missing sauropod mounts.
Room and skeleton guides reflect that launch roster—see Museum Rooms and Dinosaur Skeletons.
Achievements to plan around
Among the 25 Steam achievements, treat these as structural pillars:
- Master Cleaner — unlock all abilities
- Museum Owner — fully restore the museum
- Keymaster — find all keys
- Knowledgeable — complete all knowledge books
Track them on the museum progress checklist. Launch week is the easiest time to build the habit before wings blur together. Keymaster hunts should include audio cues after hotfix 1.0.1—see Keys and Wings.
Rooms in the launch museum map
Plan routes across the known halls:
Cerapoda; Theropods; Ornithopods & Thyreophorans; Non-Dinosaurian; Stone Age; Mesopotamia; Ancient Egypt; Ancient Greece/Rome; Ancient China; Ancient India; Ancient Japan/Korea; Medieval Europe; Islamic World; Subsaharan Kingdoms; Mesoamerica/Andean; Indigenous North America.
Recommended early priority still favors fossil wings for XP, then human-history clusters—see Best Room Order. Remember sauropods are roadmap content; Non-Dinosaurian is live.
Systems & performance at launch
Published minimum specs:
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Intel i5-2500 3.3 GHz
- 16 GB RAM
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- DirectX 11
- 2 GB storage
Read the expanded commentary on System Requirements. If your laptop is RAM-tight, fix that before a six-hour Egypt session.
Controller and Steam Deck messaging
The 14 September 2026 Deck Ready post emphasized extensive testing for 60 FPS, full gamepad support, and a store badge that may take longer to appear. Full controller support is also listed on the Steam features panel. Practical handheld habits: Steam Deck guide. Input preference does not change single-player design: there is still no co-op partner to carry fossils for you.
After Hotfix 1.0.2, camera bobbing is disabled and camera height/sensitivity were tuned—recalibrate look feel via Controls.
Store disclosures worth knowing
Casual Human disclosed that AI tools assisted some localization and that leftover placeholder AI art was still being replaced around launch, while asserting 3D in-game art is human-authored or derived from museum photoscans (see credits in-game). Visual polish patches may appear without gameplay changes—check the Updates Hub before rewriting tier lists.
Day-one player plan (first 3 hours)
- Confirm specs; install on SSD if available; update through hotfixes 1.0.2.
- Complete the onboarding clean; prioritize cleaning abilities before Porter 2 per Abilities and XP and the abilities priority.
- Push Cerapoda → Theropods progress; start checklist ticks; do not skip Non-Dinosaurian later.
- Note every key and book; listen for audio-hidden keys after 1.0.1.
- Stop while fresh—cozy burnout is real when halls look alike.
Optional: skim Getting Started if you want a gentler onboarding narrative before optimizing, or the Review Overview for expectation-setting.
Wishlist and community context
Casual Human publicly thanked players for 10,000+ wishlists in the run-up and shared “getting ready for launch” posts in August 2026. Early Steam review samples after release began in Positive territory as volume grew. Treat review scores as living data on the store widget linked from the Links Hub.
Disambiguation reminder
2026 is crowded with “Tidy Up” sorting games and other museum tidy titles (for example Museologist, Monster Museum, and assorted shop tidy sims). Tidy Up History is the Casual Human museum inheritance fantasy with historical wings and dinosaur assembly. If a guide mentions delivery drones, monster figurines, or magic-shop tornadoes, you are reading the wrong game—see the disambiguation section on the Links Hub.
What this page will not do
- Duplicate full patch bullet lists (see Launch Hotfixes)
- Fabricate exact ability UI names beyond published notes such as Porter 2
- Promise Mac/console dates without Casual Human confirmation
- Claim co-op features the Steam page does not list
- Invent sauropod or story ship dates
After launch week
When the intro sale ends on 30 September 2026, this page stays relevant as the historical record of ship features. Continue ticking the checklist, revise routes when keys move, and keep Launch Hotfixes plus the Updates Hub open for newer write-ups. Strategy deep dives remain on the Tier List Hub and Tools Hub.
Welcome to the museum—try not to sneeze on the fossils.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
When does the launch intro sale end?
30 September 2026 for the −15% introductory offer, per launch store messaging. Verify live on Steam via the Links Hub.
Where are the launch hotfixes documented?
Hotfixes 1.0.1 and 1.0.2—Porter 2, key audio cues, camera bobbing—are on Launch Hotfixes.
Is co-op or the storyline available at launch?
No co-op. Storyline was postponed per Steam Deck Ready. Plan solo progress with the checklist.
What should I unlock first on day one?
Cleaning skills before Porter 2 / Level 5—see Abilities and XP and Ability Unlock Priority.
Where are system requirements listed?
Windows 10, i5-2500, 16 GB RAM, GTX 1050, DX11, 2 GB storage—expanded on System Requirements.