About 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. 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.
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How long does it take to beat The Novelist?
Players report about 3 hours of playtime on average for The Novelist. Actual time varies with playstyle, difficulty and how much side content you do.
What genre is The Novelist?
The Novelist is a Casual, Indie, Adventure game, released in 2013.
Is The Novelist worth playing?
The Novelist is a casual game from 2013. Fans of this game often enjoy titles like Gravity Bone, To the Moon, The Stanley Parable. You can add it to your backlog on nxto.app to track it.
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Games similar to The Novelist include: Gravity Bone, To the Moon, The Stanley Parable, What Remains of Edith Finch, Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk, The Beginner's Guide, Endling - Extinction is Forever, Before Your Eyes, Until Then, Killer Frequency. You can discover and track all of them on nxto.app.