Orthogonal Games^*

The Novelist

2013 casual game · adventure video game · adventure game^*

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

single-player video game

Game facts

Developers

Orthogonal Games^*

Publishers

Orthogonal Games^*

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Platforms

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
E - Everyone^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Unknown^*

System requirements

macOS · Minimum^*
Operating system
OS X Lion (10.7) or higher^*
Processor alternatives
1.8 GHz^*
Memory
2 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
256 MB VRAM video card^*
Storage
800 MB available space^*
Linux · Minimum^*
Processor alternatives
1.8 GHz^*
Memory
2 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
256 MB VRAM video card^*
Storage
800 MB available space^*
Conditions
Built with Unity 4.3.4, tested in Ubuntu 12.04 and 13.10^*
Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows XP SP2 or higher^*
Processor alternatives
1.8 GHz^*
Memory
2 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
256 MB VRAM video card^*
Storage
800 MB available space^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Memory
4 GB^*
Processor alternatives
2 GHz^*
Graphics alternatives
512 MB VRAM video card^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
4 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
Yes^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*

Audio languages

English^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Cloud^*
Family Sharing^*

Store genres

Adventure^*
Casual^*
Indie^*

Screenshots

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* Provisional data