The big question I'd ask here is...if it can be a novel, then what is gained by turning it into a game? What sorts of meaningful interactions will come in game form that enhance the story you want to tell? To what extent will players contribute to the formation / guiding / telling of the story?
Depending on the nature of the interactions you envision, you might consider doing a hybrid like a visual novel. The ren'py engine seems, though I haven't really used it, to be fairly straightforward as far as programming goes, and the graphics are minimal. Ponch may have used it for something before, I think?
Depending on the nature of the interactions you envision, you might consider doing a hybrid like a visual novel. The ren'py engine seems, though I haven't really used it, to be fairly straightforward as far as programming goes, and the graphics are minimal. Ponch may have used it for something before, I think?