The Novelist

The Novelist asks one central question: can you achieve your dreams without pushing away the people you love? The game focuses on Dan Kaplan, a novelist struggling to write the most important book of his career while trying to be the best husband and father he can be.

The Novelist is a story rich, choices matter and atmospheric game developed and published by Orthogonal Games.
Released on December 10th 2013 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 1,018 reviews of which 761 were positive and 257 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 0.99€ on Steam and has a 80% discount.

The Steam community has classified The Novelist into these genres:

Story Rich Choices Matter Atmospheric Stealth Indie First-Person Interactive Fiction Multiple Endings Singleplayer Drama Replay Value Experimental Adventure Casual Exploration Walking Simulator Short Psychological Supernatural Emotional

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows XP SP2 or higher
Processor: 1.8 GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 256 MB VRAM video card
Storage: 800 MB available space

MacOS

OS: OS X Lion (10.7) or higher
Processor: 1.8 GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 256 MB VRAM video card
Storage: 800 MB available space

Linux

Processor: 1.8 GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 256 MB VRAM video card
Storage: 800 MB available space
Additional Notes: Built with Unity 4.3.4, tested in Ubuntu 12.04 and 13.10

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Aug. 2024

Personally, I loved The Novelist, but I will caveat that with it is not a game for everyone - it is very much a game that seeks to tell a story - the gameplay in itself is not terribly deep or complex, but I loved the story it told. It is short - at a quite leisurely pace, 3 hours to get through, but I really don't feel it needed to be any longer.

July 2024

I really enjoyed this game, its one of those very few games that stayed in my mind for ages after playing and finishing it. Its very unique and made me really feel those consequences for the choices I made. I’m looking forward to replaying it and trying some of the other choices.

April 2024

7.5/10 fun simple game with tough decisions and empathetic characters

Feb. 2024

Wow, what a game. It's like the trolley problem but for real life! Or just real life! I honestly don't know how people with kids do it. When I think about all the things I'm balancing and all the things I know I have to sacrifice to get other passions accomplished I am in awe when I think of the people who after a long day of work also have to basically clock in to raising a human being. Some really crushing decisions have to be made but hey that's how it goes. If you decide to sacrifice the time you could spend doing other precious things in your life to play a game about the decisions and sacrifices made with those decisions then you may enjoy this game.

Dec. 2023

Loved this game. The technology and ideas behind its development are awesome and I really hope it gets the immortal success it deserves.

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Steam price	23 December 2024 20:44
Steam reviews	22 December 2024 21:52

-80% 4.99€ 0.99€

7.2

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Developer

Orthogonal Games

Publisher

Orthogonal Games

Release 10 Dec 2013

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