The Novelist
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 Publisher: Orthogonal Games
Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Languages: English
Tags: Story Rich (139), Choices Matter (133), Atmospheric (130), Stealth (127), Indie (124), First-Person (117), Interactive Fiction (113), Multiple Endings (108), Singleplayer (103), Drama (97), Replay Value (93), Experimental (90), Adventure (86), Casual (74), Exploration (72), Walking Simulator (70), Short (64), Psychological (62), Supernatural (60), Emotional (53)
Category: Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Release date: Dec 10, 2013
Price: $4.99
Old userscore: 74% Metascore: 66%
Owners: 100,000 .. 200,000
Followers: 3,043
Peak concurrent players yesterday: 1
Playtime total: 01:28 (average) 01:40 (median)
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