The Novelist overview

Overview

The Novelist comes from Orthogonal Games and is published by Orthogonal Games. It arrived on Steam on Dec 10, 2013, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Novelist's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 19:38:19 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 75% positive across 1,034 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Novelist is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Novelist has sold up to 73,180 units and has 553 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $652,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Novelist overview details

The Novelist combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Novelist is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Casual, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 19:38:19 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 75% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Story RichChoices MatterAtmosphericStealthIndieFirst-PersonInteractive FictionMultiple EndingsSingleplayerDramaReplay ValueExperimentalAdventureCasualExploration

Support and legal notes

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