The Novelist at Mac App Store analyse

** Selected as a Best of 2014 Game by Apple **

“A quite remarkable simulation of family life” – 8/10 – Edge

“Sincere, realistic writing and an inspired approach to player choice” – Polygon

“The Novelist affected me, deeply … I frequently cried” – Rock Paper Shotgun

“Stands head and shoulders above all others … well-written and genuinely moving” - Continue Play: Indie Game of the Year

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. The Kaplans have come to a remote coastal home for the summer, unaware that they’re sharing the house with a mysterious ghostly presence: you.

Read the family’s thoughts. Explore their memories. Uncover their desires and intervene in their lives. But stay out of sight; you can’t help the Kaplans if they know there’s a ghost in the house. It’s up to you to decide how Dan’s career and family life will evolve, but choose carefully; there are no easy answers, and every choice has a cost.

Dan’s relationships – to his work, his wife, and his son – react and shift in response to your choices. With a different sequence of events in every playthrough, The Novelist gives life to a unique experience each time you play.

The decisions you make will define the Kaplans’ lives, but they may also tell you something about yourself.