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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
“I liked the concept of being some kind of ghost in a summer house spying and helping a little family of three. However, it became repetitive. Just one location which you will go through over and over again trying to find new notes and objects. You also go into memories where…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPrice tracking
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Latest official news
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macOS 64-bit Support Is Here!
Good news, Mac fans! The Novelist has been updated into a 64-bit app; this means it will be playable in macOS Mojave, the next update to macOS coming this month. Mojave will be dropping support for 32
Soundtrack Now Available!
We've just added the original score for The Novelist as DLC! You can find it here for just $4.99 USD. The original score features 14 tracks of beautiful, haunting ambient piano music. While the game g
Soundtrack Now Available!
We've just added the original score for The Novelist as DLC! You can find it here for just $4.99 USD. The original score features 14 tracks of beautiful, haunting ambient piano music. While the game g
The Novelist 1.13
We're very excited to announce The Novelist version 1.13, which is a stability and longevity update that also improves the save game system and adds Steam Cloud support. Here's the list of changes: Th
The Novelist 1.13
We're very excited to announce The Novelist version 1.13, which is a stability and longevity update that also improves the save game system and adds Steam Cloud support. Here's the list of changes: Th
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Story Rich · Choices Matter · Atmospheric · Stealth · Indie · First-Person · Interactive Fiction · Multiple Endings · Singleplayer · Drama · Replay Value · Experimental (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | http://www.thenovelistgame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2 or higher Processor: 1.8 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB VRAM video card Storage: 800 MB available space