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The Novelist

App ID 245150
App Type Game
Name The Novelist
Developer
Supported Systems STEAMPLAY
Last Record Update (May 17, 2017 – 17:00:08 UTC)
Last Change Number 3106316
Release Date December 10, 2013 ()
73.63% ( 620 / 184 ) 1 In-Game

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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Currency Current Price Converted Price Lowest Recorded Price December 22, 2016
us U.S. Dollar $14.99 Base Price $2.99 at -80%
uk British Pound £10.99 $14.07 -6.14% £2.19 at -80%
eu Euro 14,99€ $17.71 +18.12% 2,99€ at -80%
ru Russian Ruble 349р. $5.91 -60.56% 69р. at -80%
az CIS - U.S. Dollar $9.99 $9.99 -33.36% $1.99 at -80%
br Brazilian Real R$27,99 $8.88 -40.74% R$5,59 at -80%
jp Japanese Yen ¥ 1480 $13.57 -9.49% ¥ 296 at -80%
ph Philippine Peso ₱419.95 $8.21 -45.22% ₱83.99 at -80%
th Thai Baht ฿315.00 $9.44 -37.01% ฿63.00 at -80%
my Malaysian Ringgit RM31.00 $7.24 -51.67% RM6.20 at -80%
sg Singapore Dollar S$15.00 $11.02 -26.48% S$3.00 at -80%
id Indonesian Rupiah Rp 115,999 $8.69 -42.04% Rp 23,199 at -80%
no Norwegian Krone 100,00 kr $12.70 -15.26% 20,00 kr at -80%
ca Canadian Dollar C$16.99 $13.53 -9.71% C$3.39 at -80%
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mx Mexican Peso Mex$149.99 $8.47 -43.51% Mex$29.99 at -80%
nz New Zealand Dollar NZ$17.99 $12.99 -13.35% NZ$3.59 at -80%
in Indian Rupee ₹ 479 $7.48 -50.10% ₹ 95 at -80%
hk Hong Kong Dollar HK$99.00 $12.65 -15.61% HK$19.80 at -80%
tw Taiwan Dollar NT$398.00 $13.16 -12.23% NT$79.00 at -80%
cn Chinese Yuan ¥48.00 $7.21 -51.92% ¥9.00 at -81%
za South African Rand R 159.00 $12.07 -19.48% R 31.80 at -80%
sa Saudi Riyal 47.00 SR $12.53 -16.39% 9.40 SR at -80%
ae UAE Dirham 46.00 AED $12.52 -16.45% 9.20 AED at -80%
kr South Korean Won ₩ 16,000 $14.16 -5.50% ₩ 3,200 at -80%
ch Swiss Franc CHF 15.-- $15.53 +3.63% CHF 3.-- at -80%
cl Chilean Peso CLP$ 7,500 $11.70 -21.94% CLP$ 1,500 at -80%
pe Peruvian Nuevo Sol S/. 39.95 $12.34 -17.68% S/. 7.99 at -80%
co Colombian Peso COL$ 32000 $10.73 -28.45% COL$ 6400 at -80%

User Tags

AdventureIndieCasualStealthStory RichExplorationFirst-PersonAtmosphericSingleplayerShortWalking SimulatorChoices Matter

Additional Information

clienticon b31783d468046c0887f74dfa95d6d792b2333bc5
clienttga b6ef3dce84df59951cd7f8e746e5bf495748251e
icon f9db6d0bf2bf53dd014b90e1958d602189833afd
Genres Adventure,Casual,Indie
logo 5d9625113609396e2b2914d253174db6a7c228f3
logo_small 5d9625113609396e2b2914d253174db6a7c228f3_thumb
metacritic_name The Novelist
metacritic_score 66
metacritic_fullurl http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-novelist?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
clienticns 62ed274a9e909b60863ca9f7127a6bfb816e95f9
releasestate released
community_hub_visible Yes
small_capsule
  • english: capsule_231x87.jpg
header_image
  • english: header.jpg
store_tags

Players online

  • 1 right now
  • 4 24 hour peak - tweet this
  • 156 all-time peak February 23, 2015 – 20:20:33 UTC
  • 7.4 hours median playtime in last 2 weeks
  • 4.4 hours average playtime in last 2 weeks

SteamSpy

  • 154,995 ± 11,301 owners
  • 64,456 ± 7,288 players total41.59%
  • 1,315 ± 1,820 players in last 2 weeks0.85%
  • 1.6 hours median total playtime
  • 2.1 hours average total playtime

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Packages that include this app

SubID Name Billing Type Last Updated
28998 Greenlight0 Developer Comp CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
28999 The Novelist CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
29000 The Novelist Store February 20, 2017 – 18:00:28 UTC
34472 The Novelist Early Access Comp CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
Cross reference packages and depots for this app

Downloadable Content

AppID Name Last Updated
265040 SteamDB Unknown App 265040 October 7, 2015 – 03:04:28 UTC
577540 The Novelist: Original Score January 10, 2017 – 20:50:13 UTC

Depots

ID Name Max Size OS Extra Info
245151 Mac 697.53 MiB
245152 Win 694.74 MiB
245153 Lin 720.48 MiB
577540 The Novelist - Original Score (577540) Depot 463.69 MiB DLC 577540

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 1549954 January 10, 2017 – 20:48:55 UTC
update_branch testing depot 1524660 December 16, 2016 – 17:48:36 UTC

Other

Name Value
overridescddb 1
markdlcdepots 1

Raw Information

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Launch Options

Description Executable Arguments Type OS Extra Info
Launch The Novelist.exe Default
Launch The Novelist.app Default
Launch The Novelist.x86 Default 32-bit
Launch The Novelist.x86_64 Default 64-bit

Configuration

Key Value
contenttype 3
installdir The Novelist
launch See section above

User File System

Key Value
quota 953.67 MiB (1000000000)
maxnumfiles 1000
savefiles
  • 0/path: Orthogonal Games/The Novelist
  • 0/pattern: *
  • 0/recursive: 1
  • 0/root: WinAppDataLocalLow
rootoverrides
  • 0/os: MacOS
  • 0/oscompare: =
  • 0/pathtransforms/0/find: Orthogonal Games/The Novelist
  • 0/pathtransforms/0/replace: Orthogonal Games/The Novelist
  • 0/root: WinAppDataLocalLow
  • 0/useinstead: MacAppSupport
  • 1/os: Linux
  • 1/oscompare: =
  • 1/pathtransforms/0/find: Orthogonal Games/The Novelist
  • 1/pathtransforms/0/replace: .config/unity3d/Orthogonal Games/The Novelist
  • 1/root: WinAppDataLocalLow
  • 1/useinstead: LinuxHome

History

June 21, 2017 – 18:26:45 UTC Change #3106316
  • Added store_tags
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  • Changed changenumber – 2989731 › 3106316
May 17, 2017 – 17:00:09 UTC Change #2989731
February 26, 2017 – 03:13:09 UTC Change #2740669
January 10, 2017 – 20:48:58 UTC Change #2600780
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/public/timeupdated: 1481910922 (December 16, 2016 – 17:55:22 UTC) › 1484081335 (January 10, 2017 – 20:48:55 UTC) (+3)
    • branches/public/buildid: 1524676 › 1549954
    • 577540/maxsize: 486218445 (463.69 MiB)
    • 577540/manifests/public: 2521631442366395763
  • Changed changenumber – 2583651 › 2600780
January 4, 2017 – 00:29:12 UTC Change #2583651
  • Changed Depots
    • 577540/name: The Novelist - Original Score (577540) Depot
    • 577540/dlcappid: 577540
  • Changed changenumber – 2583629 › 2583651
January 4, 2017 – 00:17:42 UTC Change #2583629
  • Changed ListOfDLC – 265040 › 265040,577540
  • Changed changenumber – 2546763 › 2583629
December 16, 2016 – 17:55:25 UTC Change #2546763
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/public/timeupdated: 1481742500 (December 14, 2016 – 19:08:20 UTC) › 1481910922 (December 16, 2016 – 17:55:22 UTC) (+3)
    • branches/public/buildid: 1519401 › 1524676
    • 245153/maxsize: 733888745 (699.89 MiB) › 755476866 (720.48 MiB) (+20.59 MiB)
    • 245151/manifests/public: 3712422399085592304 › 7358399323472873225
    • 245152/manifests/public: 6983986402371065926 › 5780430355677354442
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  • Changed changenumber – 2546727 › 2546763
December 16, 2016 – 17:48:39 UTC Change #2546727
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/update_branch/timeupdated: 1481740001 (December 14, 2016 – 18:26:41 UTC) › 1481910516 (December 16, 2016 – 17:48:36 UTC) (+3)
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  • Changed changenumber – 2539070 › 2546727
December 15, 2016 – 09:04:49 UTC Change #U:4122532
  • Changed Categories – Single-player, Steam Trading Cards › Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud
December 14, 2016 – 19:09:53 UTC Change #2539070
  • Changed UFS
    • hidecloudui: 1
    • ignoreexternalfiles: 1
  • Changed changenumber – 2539064 › 2539070
December 14, 2016 – 19:08:22 UTC Change #2539064
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/public/timeupdated: 1481742500 (December 14, 2016 – 19:08:20 UTC) (+2)
    • branches/public/buildid: 333881 › 1519401
    • 245151/maxsize: 728885616 (695.12 MiB) › 731414865 (697.53 MiB) (+2.41 MiB)
    • 245152/maxsize: 726747324 (693.08 MiB) › 728491900 (694.74 MiB) (+1.66 MiB)
    • 245153/maxsize: 755265217 (720.28 MiB) › 733888745 (699.89 MiB) (-20.39 MiB)
    • 245151/manifests/public: 6045177900296891494 › 3712422399085592304
    • 245152/manifests/public: 4234125523459624591 › 6983986402371065926
    • 245153/manifests/public: 1195041641831078627 › 5168793047824520326
    • 245151/encryptedmanifests/update_branch/encrypted_size_2: 7B755DB8BD05AD2E31E22C81EAC6178F
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  • Changed changenumber – 2538921 › 2539064
December 14, 2016 – 18:26:44 UTC Change #2538921
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/update_branch/timeupdated: 1481669990 (December 13, 2016 – 22:59:50 UTC) › 1481740001 (December 14, 2016 – 18:26:41 UTC) (+3)
    • branches/update_branch/buildid: 1517252 › 1519401
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    • 245151/encryptedmanifests/update_branch/encrypted_gid_2: 12CBA67B47276C75EA9DD4EF73AD6B4B › 7AF5903110E2F5D71CA37FAEFD39FED7
    • 245152/encryptedmanifests/update_branch/encrypted_gid_2: 6B845A8C3B640E12DB65CA562690E990 › F51D19E3A906C7060E7F9E70AD6C2339
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  • Changed changenumber – 2535972 › 2538921
December 13, 2016 – 22:59:54 UTC Change #2535972
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/update_branch/timeupdated: 1480452809 (November 29, 2016 – 20:53:29 UTC) › 1481669990 (December 13, 2016 – 22:59:50 UTC) (+4)
    • branches/update_branch/buildid: 1487878 › 1517252
    • 245151/encryptedmanifests/update_branch/encrypted_size_2: FF08FD94FDC11C6CB23BD97F80A8AB7E › 9731139D15304C0BA465381EAF7AE549
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November 29, 2016 – 20:53:32 UTC Change #2493896
  • Changed Depots
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  • Changed changenumber – 2493781 › 2493896
November 29, 2016 – 20:23:22 UTC Change #2493781
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/update_branch/timeupdated: 1479864151 (November 23, 2016 – 01:22:31 UTC) › 1480451000 (November 29, 2016 – 20:23:20 UTC) (+2)
    • branches/update_branch/buildid: 1475378 › 1487854
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  • Changed changenumber – 2474431 › 2493781
November 23, 2016 – 01:22:34 UTC Change #2474431
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/update_branch/timeupdated: 1479844588 (November 22, 2016 – 19:56:28 UTC) › 1479864151 (November 23, 2016 – 01:22:31 UTC) (+3)
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  • Changed changenumber – 2473542 › 2474431
November 22, 2016 – 19:56:31 UTC Change #2473542
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/update_branch/timeupdated: 1479844588 (November 22, 2016 – 19:56:28 UTC) (+3)
    • branches/update_branch/pwdrequired: 1
    • branches/update_branch/description: testing depot
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  • Changed changenumber – 2473486 › 2473542
November 22, 2016 – 19:40:37 UTC Change #2473486
  • Added UFS
    • hidecloudui: 1
    • ignoreexternalfiles: 1
    • maxnumfiles: 1000
    • quota: 1000000000
    • rootoverrides/0/os: MacOS
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    • rootoverrides/0/pathtransforms/0/replace: Orthogonal Games/The Novelist
    • rootoverrides/0/root: WinAppDataLocalLow
    • rootoverrides/0/useinstead: MacAppSupport
    • rootoverrides/1/os: Linux
    • rootoverrides/1/oscompare: =
    • rootoverrides/1/pathtransforms/0/find: Orthogonal Games/The Novelist
    • rootoverrides/1/pathtransforms/0/replace: .config/unity3d/Orthogonal Games/The Novelist
    • rootoverrides/1/root: WinAppDataLocalLow
    • rootoverrides/1/useinstead: LinuxHome
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    • savefiles/0/pattern: *
    • savefiles/0/recursive: 1
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  • Changed Depots
  • Changed changenumber – 2407741 › 2473486
November 1, 2016 – 17:41:23 UTC Change #2407741
  • Added header_image
    • english: header.jpg
  • Added small_capsule
    • english: capsule_231x87.jpg
  • Changed changenumber – 2033468 › 2407741
June 14, 2016 – 23:03:41 UTC Change #2033468
  • Changed metacritic_fullurl – http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-novelist › http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-novelist?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
  • Changed changenumber – 1997869 › 2033468
June 9, 2016 – 19:34:34 UTC Change #1997869
May 21, 2016 – 09:29:19 UTC Change #1965676
March 15, 2016 – 23:24:30 UTC Change #1826540
January 19, 2016 – 23:30:06 UTC Change #1682963
October 7, 2015 – 02:19:19 UTC Change #1339768
  • Added community_hub_visible – 1
  • Changed changenumber – 1325957 › 1339768
September 30, 2015 – 23:19:01 UTC Change #1325957
February 25, 2015 – 07:54:53 UTC Change #912936
  • Removed controller_support – none
  • Changed changenumber – 848564 › 912936
January 15, 2015 – 21:48:54 UTC Change #848564

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