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.
Platforms
Linux Mac PCGenres
Adventure Indie Simulator StrategyThemes
Drama Stealth
Languages: English
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Critic Reviews
The Digital Fix
By Matt NotleyThe Novelist still remains an interesting experiment that you will find yourself getting caught up in. Playing as an outsider to the family gives you a significant amount of objectivity but also prevents you from ever really connecting.
Eurogamer
By Cara EllisonIt's an interesting short experiment in narrative choices, then, but perhaps I'm just missing the point because I'm single, young, childless, and will never be able to afford that house. In any case, I really hope Mr Ghost gets to flip a table over one day or spew some food just once, because he's really earned it.
VideoGamer
By Steven BurnsAn intriguing narrative is bogged down by sparse mechanics and repetitive environments.
RPG Fan
By Kyle E. MillerA disappointing experiment in disappointment.
Slant Magazine
By Aaron RiccioThese mechanics aren't broken so much as literally insane, in the sense that each chapter requires you to do the exact same things, somehow expecting different results.
