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The Novelist

The Novelist (2013)

The Novelist is a 2013 Casual game by Orthogonal Games, rated ★ 2.9 by 46 players, about 3 hours long. Below: 12 games like it, ranked by how much they share with it.

★ 2.9 from 46 players Metacritic 66 About 3h to play #149 in Casual 66% finish it

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Games like The Novelist

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  • Thirty Flights of Loving
    Shares Walking Simulator, Exploration, First-Person and Singleplayer; rated 0.6 higher; released within 1 year.
  • The Norwood Suite
    Shares Walking Simulator, Exploration, First-Person and Singleplayer.
  • The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
    Shares Exploration, steam-trading-cards, Steam Cloud and Singleplayer; released within 1 year.
  • BEEP
    Shares Exploration, steam-trading-cards and Singleplayer; rated 1.0 lower; released within 2 years.
  • Lowglow
    Shares steam-trading-cards, Steam Cloud and Singleplayer; rated 0.7 lower; released within 2 years.
  • Nephise Begins
    Shares Walking Simulator, Exploration, First-Person, steam-trading-cards and Singleplayer; rated 0.7 lower.

Overview

The Novelist (2013) sits under Casual and Indie, playable on Linux, macOS and PC. Players have rated it 46 times, landing at 2.9 out of 5. That puts it in the top 75% of every game in our catalog. Within Casual it ranks #149 of 625 games by our quality score. Expect roughly 3 hours of play, a short run you can finish in a weekend (about 6% shorter than the Casual average). On Metacritic it scores 66 — 9 points below the Casual average.

What players actually do with it

66%finish it▲ genre avg 51%
31%positive ratings46 votes
9on wishlists
14gave upvs 27 beat it

Finish rate = players who marked it beaten ÷ (beaten + dropped) on RAWG. Wishlist and playing-now counts refresh with every sync.

Platforms & availability

PlatformFamilyRelease
LinuxPCDec 2013
macOSPCDec 2013
PCPCDec 2013

Can my PC run The Novelist?

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

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Questions

When was The Novelist released?

The Novelist was released on December 10, 2013.

What platforms is The Novelist on?

The Novelist is available on Linux, macOS and PC.

How long is The Novelist?

Average playtime for The Novelist is about 3 hours.

Is The Novelist worth finishing?

66% of players who started The Novelist finished it — the average for Casual games is 51%. 31% of ratings are positive.

How many people play The Novelist?

717 players on RAWG own The Novelist and 9 have it on their wishlist.

What games are similar to The Novelist?

Closest matches in our catalog: Thirty Flights of Loving, The Norwood Suite, The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 and BEEP.

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Core data via RAWG. Rankings and similarity are our own computation.