<s>
The	B-Application
Novelist	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
independent	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Kent	B-Application
Hudson	I-Application
through	O
his	O
company	O
Orthogonal	B-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
December	O
2013	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Novelist	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
two	O
formats	O
:	O
in	O
stealth	O
or	O
storytelling	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Novelist	I-Application
has	O
been	O
mixed	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
holds	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
66	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
upon	O
18	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
also	O
panned	O
The	B-Application
Novelist	I-Application
's	O
stealth	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
mostly	O
meaningless	O
obstacle	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
