The Beginner's Guide
The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.
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About This Game
The Beginner's Guide is a adventure/indie game designed for single-player, developed by Everything Unlimited Ltd. and released in 2015. With an estimated 1.9 million copies sold, it is considered a major commercial success on Steam. With 22.8k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 88.2/100 — a strong reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 1.59 hours, with side content bringing that to 1.54 hours, and a completionist run can reach 1.7 hours. Players commonly describe it as Walking Simulator, Story Rich, Narration, Indie and Atmospheric.
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User Reviews
88.2
Overall Score / 100
8.8/10
Steam (22827 rev)
Playtime Estimates
1.59h
🎯 Main Story
1.54h
⭐ Main + Sides
1.7h
💯 Completionist
Based on 53 player submissions
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Game Information
Release Date
October 1, 2015
Developer
Everything Unlimited Ltd.
Publisher
Everything Unlimited Ltd., Klei Publishing
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Price
$9.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
1.9M
(1.5M - 2.3M) VRI ScoreLearning
69.6
Indicators are uncertain and suggest proceeding with caution.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Adventure
Indie
Categories
Single-player
Captions available
Partial Controller Support
Remote Play on Tablet
Family Sharing
Tags
Walking Simulator
Story Rich
Narration
Indie
Atmospheric
First-Person
Short
Singleplayer
Abstract
Adventure
Surreal
Psychological
Experimental
Emotional
Great Soundtrack
Philosophical
Dark
Experience
Psychological Horror
Puzzle
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
Text Only
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Russian
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10
- Processor: 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Video card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon X800 or higher / NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or higher / Intel HD Graphics 2000 or higher - *NOT* an Intel Express graphics card).
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Minimum:
- OS: Mac OS X 10.8 or higher required
- Processor: 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon 2400 or higher / NVIDIA 8600M or higher
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Minimum:
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04
- Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: nVidia 310, AMD 12.11), OpenGL 2.1
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card