The Novelist
Orthogonal Games Developer
2013-12-10 Release
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
Mostly Positive
(546 reviews)
The Game includes VR Support
Available DLCs:- The Novelist: Original Score
The Novelist 1.13We'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:
- The Novelist has been updated to Unity 4.7.2, the final build of the Unity 4.x branch. This brings stability, performance, and compatibility improvements that will extend the life of the game.
- The game now uses a unified file format for saved games across all platforms, instead of using platform-specific systems like the Windows Registry and macOS .plist files. This makes it much easier to debug issues and move savegame files between computers. Existing saves will be converted to the new format the next time the game is launched; game progress will not be lost.
- The Novelist now supports Steam Cloud for syncing save games. Note: Steam Cloud requires the new save game format to function, so you must launch the game once to convert your save to the new format before Steam Cloud can sync your save.
- Fixed a bug where toggling fullscreen would sometimes not keep the current resolution.
- Characters now save and restore the clothes they're wearing.
- The Unity resolution picker can now be brought up by holding Alt (Windows) or Option (macOS) when the game is launched. This is helpful if you encounter issues with window placement or resolution.
Thanks so much to everyone who has supported the game over the years!
[ 2016-12-14 19:10:33 CET ] [ Original post ] The Novelist 1.13We'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:
- The Novelist has been updated to Unity 4.7.2, the final build of the Unity 4.x branch. This brings stability, performance, and compatibility improvements that will extend the life of the game.
- The game now uses a unified file format for saved games across all platforms, instead of using platform-specific systems like the Windows Registry and macOS .plist files. This makes it much easier to debug issues and move savegame files between computers. Existing saves will be converted to the new format the next time the game is launched; game progress will not be lost.
- The Novelist now supports Steam Cloud for syncing save games. Note: Steam Cloud requires the new save game format to function, so you must launch the game once to convert your save to the new format before Steam Cloud can sync your save.
- Fixed a bug where toggling fullscreen would sometimes not keep the current resolution.
- Characters now save and restore the clothes they're wearing.
- The Unity resolution picker can now be brought up by holding Alt (Windows) or Option (macOS) when the game is launched. This is helpful if you encounter issues with window placement or resolution.
Thanks so much to everyone who has supported the game over the years!
[ 2016-12-14 19:10:33 CET ] [ Original post ] 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.
MINIMAL SETUP- Processor: 1.8 GHzMemory: 2 GB RAM
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256 MB VRAM video card
- Storage: 800 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Built with Unity 4.3.4. tested in Ubuntu 12.04 and 13.10
RECOMMENDED SETUP- Processor: 2 GHzMemory: 4 GB RAM
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512 MB VRAM video card
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