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The Novelist

App ID 245150
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Orthogonal Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 27924129
Last Record Update 11 March 2025 – 23:16:27 UTC ()
Release Date 10 December 2013 – 17:24:00 UTC ()

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.

Steam price history

Special Promotion, offer ends 10 July 2025 – 17:00:00 UTC
Current Price $0.99 at -80%
Lowest Recorded Price $0.74 at -85% 19 December 2019
Currency Current Price Converted Price Lowest Recorded Price
U.S. Dollar $0.99 at -80% $0.99 $0.74 $0.74 at -85%
Russian Ruble 40 ₽ at -80% $0.50 -48.69% $0.24 19 ₽ at -86%
Vietnamese Dong 14500₫ at -80% $0.55 -44.03% $0.40 10500₫ at -85%
Ukrainian Hryvnia 24₴ at -81% $0.57 -41.85% $0.33 14₴ at -86%
Kazakhstani Tenge 300₸ at -80% $0.57 -41.63% $0.30 157₸ at -85%
Indian Rupee ₹ 50 at -80% $0.58 -40.94% $0.33 ₹ 29 at -85%
Indonesian Rupiah Rp 9499 at -80% $0.58 -40.74% $0.37 Rp 5999 at -85%
LATAM - U.S. Dollar $0.59 at -80% $0.59 -40.40% $0.59 $0.59 at -80%
MENA - U.S. Dollar $0.59 at -80% $0.59 -40.40% $0.59 $0.59 at -80%
South Asia - USD $0.59 at -80% $0.59 -40.40% $0.44 $0.44 at -85%
South African Rand R 10.40 at -80% $0.59 -40.35% $0.35 R 6.30 at -85%
Chinese Yuan ¥ 4.40 at -80% $0.61 -37.97% $0.41 ¥ 3 at -86%
Philippine Peso ₱34.99 at -80% $0.61 -37.40% $0.42 ₱23.99 at -85%
Brazilian Real R$ 3,39 at -80% $0.62 -36.86% $0.30 R$ 1,63 at -85%
Saudi Riyal 2.39 SR at -80% $0.63 -35.63% $0.47 1.79 SR at -85%
Chilean Peso CLP$ 600 at -80% $0.64 -34.83% $0.38 CLP$ 360 at -85%
CIS - U.S. Dollar $0.65 at -80% $0.65 -34.34% $0.49 $0.49 at -85%
Malaysian Ringgit RM2.79 at -80% $0.66 -33.23% $0.44 RM1.87 at -85%
Peruvian Sol S/.2.40 at -80% $0.67 -31.61% $0.48 S/.1.72 at -85%
Colombian Peso COL$ 2700 at -80% $0.67 -31.52% $0.37 COL$ 1485 at -85%
Taiwan Dollar NT$ 20 at -80% $0.69 -30.15% $0.51 NT$ 15 at -85%
Mexican Peso Mex$ 12.89 at -80% $0.69 -30.12% $0.46 Mex$ 8.69 at -85%
Qatari Riyal 2.59 QR at -80% $0.70 -28.40% $0.53 1.94 QR at -85%
Thai Baht ฿23.00 at -80% $0.71 -28.27% $0.45 ฿14.85 at -85%
Kuwaiti Dinar 0.22 KD at -80% $0.72 -27.21% $0.52 0.16 KD at -85%
Uruguayan Peso $U31 at -81% $0.77 -21.96% $0.44 $U18 at -85%
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Singapore Dollar S$1.05 at -80% $0.82 -16.79% $0.61 S$0.78 at -85%
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New Zealand Dollar NZ$ 1.47 at -80% $0.88 -10.13% $0.56 NZ$ 0.94 at -85%
Canadian Dollar CDN$ 1.29 at -80% $0.94 -4.24% $0.62 CDN$ 0.85 at -85%
Costa Rican Colon ₡480 at -80% $0.95 -3.96% $0.71 ₡360 at -85%
Australian Dollar A$ 1.50 at -80% $0.98 -0.77% $0.73 A$ 1.12 at -85%
Norwegian Krone 11,09 kr at -80% $1.10 +11.15% $0.55 5,55 kr at -85%
Israeli New Shekel ₪3.70 at -80% $1.10 +11.60% $0.82 ₪2.77 at -85%
British Pound £0.85 at -80% $1.16 +17.20% $0.80 £0.59 at -85%
Euro 0,99€ at -80% $1.16 +17.75% $0.69 0,59€ at -85%
Polish Zloty 4,59zł at -80% $1.27 +28.66% $0.74 2,69zł at -85%
Swiss Franc CHF 1.09 at -80% $1.37 +38.47% $0.94 CHF 0.75 at -85%
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Additional Information

Developer Orthogonal Games
metacritic_name The Novelist
metacritic_score 66
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-novelist?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Orthogonal Games
Store Release Date 10 December 2013 – 17:19:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 10 December 2013 – 17:24:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 29 June 2023 – 13:27:42 UTC () (1688045262)
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First seen on SteamDB 1 July 2013 – 17:54:10 UTC (), in changelist #243475

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
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