Al centro di questa indie adventure c'è il conflitto tra sogni e famiglia. Guidi lo scrittore Dan Kaplan nel suo estate più difficile, in una casa isolata sulla costa, dove bilancia il libro che definirà la sua carriera con i doveri di marito e padre. Una presenza spettrale ti permette di sbirciare nei pensieri della famiglia, esplorare i loro ricordi, svelare desideri nascosti e influenzare con discrezione le loro vite, restando sempre invisibile.
Le scelte si propagano nei legami di Dan con il lavoro, la moglie e il figlio, dando vita a eventi diversi a ogni partita. Ogni decisione ha un peso reale, senza scorciatoie facili. I giocatori casual attratti da storie riflessive e rigiocabili ritroveranno se stessi nelle vite in evoluzione dei Kaplan.
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.
