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 |
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| English | Yes | Yes |
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| timestamp | 12 November 2015 – 20:21:07 UTC |
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| timestamp | 12 November 2015 – 20:23:29 UTC |
Steam charts
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- 0 players right now
- 1 24-hour peak
- 156 all-time peak
23 February 2015
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- 0 24-hour peak
- 1,742 all-time peak
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Owner estimations
- ~58.4 k by Gamalytic
- ~73.0 k by VG Insights
- ~539.7 k by PlayTracker
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Markers
| Date | Label | 30-day Peak |
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| 10 December 2013 | Steam Release | - |
| 28 October 2014 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Indie Bundle 13 | - |
| 21 May 2015 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Bundle Adventures! 2 | - |
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