The Novelist
| App ID | 245150 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Orthogonal Games |
| 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.
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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| osarch | empty string | |||
| 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 ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 29 June 2023 – 13:27:42 UTC ( |
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| osextended | macos64 | |||
| review_score | 6 | |||
| review_percentage | 74 | |||
| Detected Technologies (?) | Unity Engine | |||
| controllertagwizard | Yes | |||
| First seen on SteamDB | 1 July 2013 – 17:54:10 UTC ( |
Supported Languages
| 1 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes |
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| trailer_name | Official Trailer |
| trailer_category | 0 |
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| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 12 November 2015 – 20:21:07 UTC |
| trailer_name | IGN First Look (May 2013) |
| trailer_category | 0 |
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| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 12 November 2015 – 20:23:29 UTC |
Depots
| ID | Configuration | Size | DL. |
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| 245151 | macOS Mac | 700.73 MiB | 272.68 MiB |
| 245152 | Windows Win | 694.74 MiB | 287.61 MiB |
| 245153 | Linux Lin | 720.48 MiB | 296.42 MiB |
| 577540 | DLC 577540The Novelist - Original Score (577540) Depot | 463.69 MiB | 468.45 MiB |
Total size on disk is 2.52 GiB and total download size is 1.29 GiB.
Total size on disk is 694.74 MiB and total download size is 287.61 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.
Branches
| Name | Description | Build ID | Time Updated |
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| public | 4240513 |
Other
| Name | Value |
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| overridescddb | 1 |
| markdlcdepots | 1 |
| privatebranches | 1 |