# Games like The Novelist

> The closest matches to The Novelist: The Assembly, The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication, Thirty Flights of Loving, While We Wait Here, and Gone Home. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [The Assembly](https://imho.run/games/373650/the-assembly) — Shares moral choice system with The Novelist. 97 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/373650/)
2. [The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication](https://imho.run/games/2331330/the-bridge-curse-2-the-extrication) — Shares environmental storytelling with The Novelist. 124 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2331330/)
3. [Thirty Flights of Loving](https://imho.run/games/214700/thirty-flights-of-loving) — Shares non linear narrative and environmental storytelling with The Novelist. 1,061 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214700/)
4. [While We Wait Here](https://imho.run/games/2213120/while-we-wait-here) — Also Interactive Fiction, like The Novelist. 826 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2213120/)
5. [Gone Home](https://imho.run/games/232430/gone-home) — A frequent pick in The Novelist players' libraries, and another Indie. 10,791 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232430/)
6. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — Also Drama, like The Novelist. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
7. [Roadwarden](https://imho.run/games/1155970/roadwarden) — A frequent pick in The Novelist players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,718 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155970/)
8. [Ghost on the Shore](https://imho.run/games/1211930/ghost-on-the-shore) — A frequent pick in The Novelist players' libraries, and another Adventure. 121 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1211930/)
9. [Grotto](https://imho.run/games/1538850/grotto) — Also Interactive Fiction, like The Novelist. 188 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1538850/)
10. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Also Interactive Fiction, like The Novelist. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
11. [Neo Cab](https://imho.run/games/794540/neo-cab) — Also Interactive Fiction, like The Novelist. 911 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/794540/)
12. [Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog](https://imho.run/games/2118420/stories-from-sol-the-gun-dog) — Also Interactive Fiction, like The Novelist. 404 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2118420/)
13. [The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/2593370/the-hungry-lamb-traveling-in-the-late-ming-dynasty) — Also Drama and Interactive Fiction, like The Novelist. 679 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
14. [Dear Esther](https://imho.run/games/203810/dear-esther) — Shares non linear narrative with The Novelist. 3,075 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/203810/)
15. [Elsinore](https://imho.run/games/512890/elsinore) — Also Drama, like The Novelist. 282 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/512890/)
16. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — A frequent pick in The Novelist players' libraries, and another Action. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
17. [The Stanley Parable](https://imho.run/games/221910/the-stanley-parable) — Same atmospheric mood as The Novelist. 28,192 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/)
18. [Pentiment](https://imho.run/games/1205520/pentiment) — Also Interactive Fiction, like The Novelist. 4,985 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/)
19. [The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature](https://imho.run/games/966670/the-wanderer-frankenstein-s-creature) — Also Interactive Fiction, like The Novelist. 98 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/966670/)
20. [Empathy: Path of Whispers](https://imho.run/games/291690/empathy-path-of-whispers) — Shares non linear narrative and environmental storytelling with The Novelist. 95 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291690/)
21. [Night in the Woods](https://imho.run/games/481510/night-in-the-woods) — Shares environmental storytelling with The Novelist. 13,243 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/481510/)
22. [Road to Empress I](https://imho.run/games/3478050/road-to-empress-i) — Also Drama and Interactive Fiction, like The Novelist. 1,360 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3478050/)
23. [Silicon Dreams  |  cyberpunk interrogation](https://imho.run/games/1272070/silicon-dreams-cyberpunk-interrogation) — Also Experimental, like The Novelist. 196 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272070/)
24. [The Gap](https://imho.run/games/1458300/the-gap) — Also Drama, like The Novelist. 85 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1458300/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=245150&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=245150&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=245150&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=245150
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/245150
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Novelist

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 245150
- **Developer:** Orthogonal Games
- **Publisher:** Orthogonal Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Dec 10, 2013
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 66
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/245150/the-novelist)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=245150&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/245150/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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