The Novelist
-89%- Genres
- Adventure, Casual, Indie
- Released
- 10 Dec, 2013
- Developer
- Orthogonal Games
- Publisher
- Orthogonal Games
- Metacritic
- 66 / 100
The Novelist price history
£0.43 today90-day low £0.43 (26 Oct 2026)Lowest recorded £0.4390-day average £0.43
Today's price is the lowest we've seen in the last 90 days. Cheapest UK-working PC key across the stores we compare, any edition; tracked since 25 Oct 2026.
About this game
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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PC system requirements
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
Recommended
- OS *
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 2 GHz
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- 512 MB VRAM video card
The Novelist prices: questions & answers
What is the cheapest The Novelist price for PC?
The cheapest The Novelist PC key right now is £0.43 at Kinguin, 89% below the usual price. We compare 4 offers from 3 stores for PC, and prices update at least twice a day.
Cheapest price today: £0.43 at Kinguin (89% off, usually £4.59). We compare 3 stores for The Novelist, and prices update at least twice a day. Prices can change; the store's checkout price is final. Platform and region details come from each store's listing; the store's product page is final. Zemly may earn a commission if you buy through links on this site, at no extra cost to you (affiliate disclosure).