The Novelist
The Novelist
Live player count and Steam charts
positive · 1,037 reviews
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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.
DeveloperOrthogonal Games
PublisherOrthogonal Games
ReleasedDec 10, 2013
Runs onWindows, macOS, Linux
Price$4.99
Player history
Jul 15Jul 16Jul 17Jul 18
Each point is the highest number of players online in that day (UTC). Recorded by Steamalytics every hour since July 14, 2026. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
* current month, data so far
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 0 | — | — | 1 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
via Steam
- Oct 1, 2019macOS 64-bit Support Is Here!
- Jan 10, 2017Soundtrack Now Available!
- Jan 10, 2017Soundtrack Now Available!
- Dec 14, 2016The Novelist 1.13
- Dec 14, 2016The Novelist 1.13
- Nov 11, 2016Announcing The Orthogonal Games Bundle!
Audience
English
67%
German
6%
Polish
6%
Russian
6%
Spanish (Spain)
5%
Portuguese (Brazil)
4%
Other
6%
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 1929 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
