The Novelist

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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 ()

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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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Developer

Orthogonal Games

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The Novelist

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https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-novelist?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

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Yes

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released

Publisher

Orthogonal Games

Store Release Date

10 December 2013 – 17:19:00 UTC ()

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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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Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine

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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
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