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 Kaplans have come to a remote coastal home for the summer, unaware that they’re sharing the house with a mysterious ghostly presence: you. Read the family’s thoughts. Explore their memories. Uncover their desires and intervene in their lives. But stay out of sight; you can’t help the Kaplans if they know there’s a ghost in the house. It’s up to you to decide how Dan’s career and family life will evolve, but choose carefully; there are no easy answers, and every choice has a cost. Dan’s relationships – to his work, his wife, and his son – react and shift in response to your choices. With a different sequence of events in every playthrough, The Novelist gives life to a unique experience each time you play. The decisions you make will define the Kaplans’ lives, but they may also tell you something about yourself.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows XP SP2 or higher | Windows 7 |
| Processor | 1.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Graphics | 256 MB VRAM video card | 512 MB VRAM video card |
| Storage | 800 MB available space | — |
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The Novelist is available on PC.
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The Novelist was developed and published by Orthogonal Games.
The Novelist was released on 2013-12-10.
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The Novelist takes approximately 3 hours to complete the main story.
