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The Novelist PC

An independent adventure game by Kent Hudson, a former LucasArts employee. In the production we play the role of a ghost who lives in a house where the writer Dan Kaplan and his family move in.

Adventure | FPP | indie games | experimental/art

The Novelist Release Date PC

10December2013

developer: Orthogonal Games publisher: Orthogonal Games Official website

English language game language: English

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. The Kaplans have come to a remote coastal home for the summer, unaware that they’re sharing the house with a mysterious ghostly presence: you.

Read the family’s thoughts. Explore their memories. Uncover their desires and intervene in their lives. But stay out of sight; you can’t help the Kaplans if they know there’s a ghost in the house. It’s up to you to decide how Dan’s career and family life will evolve, but choose carefully; there are no easy answers, and every choice has a cost.

Dan’s relationships – to his work, his wife, and his son – react and shift in response to your choices. With a different sequence of events in every playthrough, The Novelist gives life to a unique experience each time you play.

The decisions you make will define the Kaplans’ lives, but they may also tell you something about yourself.

Last updated on 21 May 2013

Game mode: single player  

User score: 8.4 / 10 based on 161 votes.

Age restrictions The Novelist: Good for all ages.

The Novelist System requirements

PC / Windows

PC / Windows

  • Recommended:
  • Core i5 2 GHz
  • 4 GB RAM
  • graphic card 512 MB (GeForce 8800 GT or better)
  • 800 MB HDD
  • Windows XP(SP2)/Vista(SP1)/7(SP1)/8
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