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The Novelist

By Orthogonal Games · 10 December 2013

Simulation Strategy Adventure

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2 hmain story

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The Novelist is a simulation video game developed by Orthogonal Games, released on 10 December 2013 on Linux, PC, Mac. Critic score: 59/100. Expect around 2 h to finish the main story. Current Steam price: €5.19.

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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.

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Released12 years agoDecember 2013

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1 October 2019macOS 64-bit Support Is Here!

Good news, Mac fans! The Novelist has been updated into a 64-bit app; this means it will be playable in macOS Mojave, the next update to macOS coming this month. Mojave will be dropping support for 32-bit apps, meaning they'll no longer be playable at all. You

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10 January 2017Soundtrack Now Available!

We've just added the original score for The Novelist as DLC! You can find it here for just $4.99 USD. The original score features 14 tracks of beautiful, haunting ambient piano music. While the game generates its soundtrack in realtime, the downloadable score

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10 January 2017Soundtrack Now Available!

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