The Novelist

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux

Genres

• casual game

• adventure video game

• adventure game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  E - Everyone^*

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Adventure^*
• Casual^*
• Indie^*

Game features

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

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

Audio languages

• English^*

Community tags · historical

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  139^*

• Choices Matter^*

  Votes · historical

  133^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  130^*

• Stealth^*

  Votes · historical

  127^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  124^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  117^*

• Interactive Fiction^*

  Votes · historical

  113^*

• Multiple Endings^*

  Votes · historical

  108^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  103^*

• Drama^*

  Votes · historical

  97^*

• Replay Value^*

  Votes · historical

  93^*

• Experimental^*

  Votes · historical

  90^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  86^*

• Casual^*

  Votes · historical

  74^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  72^*

• Walking Simulator^*

  Votes · historical

  70^*

• Short^*

  Votes · historical

  64^*

• Psychological^*

  Votes · historical

  62^*

• Supernatural^*

  Votes · historical

  60^*

• Emotional^*

  Votes · historical

  53^*

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^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Unknown^*

Developers

• Orthogonal Games^*

Publishers

• Orthogonal Games^*

• 2013-12-10

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2013-12-10 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2013-12-10^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Dec 10, 2013^*

Detailed specifications