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.
- Price:$9.99
- Release Date:10/1/2015
- Developer:Everything Unlimited Ltd.
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:12/16/2025
- Steam App Id:303210
The Beginner's Guide
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Beginner's Guide has 6 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 93% lower than its previous all-time peak of 91 players achieved on 11/16/2023.
The Beginner's Guide Review
The Beginner's Guide has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 88 / 100. This score is calculated from 22,530 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Very Positive rating. These are split between 19,844 positive reviews, 2,686 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback.
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The Beginner's Guide Price
The Beginner's Guide costs $9.99 in the Steam store as of 12/16/2025. It can be purchased as a standalone game or through a bundle like The Stanley Parable and The Beginner's Guide which offers a discount off the game's base price.
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About The Beginner's Guide
The Beginner's Guide is an Indie, and Adventure game developed by Everything Unlimited Ltd. On 10/1/2015, it was released on the Steam Store by Everything Unlimited Ltd., and Klei Publishing.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play The Beginner's Guide on the Steam Deck but some functionality may not be fully supported.
It also supports 5 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Spanish (Spain), and Russian. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The Beginner's Guide supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Partial Controller Support
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Single-player
- Captions available
From the Steam community, The Beginner's Guide has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Adventure
- Experience
- Singleplayer
- Emotional
- Philosophical
- Psychological
- Great Soundtrack
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Surreal
- Short
- Story Rich
- Puzzle
- Walking Simulator
- Narration
- Psychological Horror
- Experimental
- Abstract
- First-Person
- Indie
Media & Sceenshots
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Related Bundles
The Beginner's Guide is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Stanley Parable and The Beginner's Guide | 2 | 2 | $22.48 | View |
Related Packages
The Beginner's Guide is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Beginner's Guide + Soundtrack | $6.49 | View |
| The Beginner's Guide | $4.99 | View |
Supported Languages
The Beginner's Guide is available in 5 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
More Steam Charts
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Soures & References
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The Beginner's Guide data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 16). The Beginner's Guide on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/303210
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 16). The Beginner's Guide. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/303210
- Everything Unlimited Ltd.. (2023, July 8). The Beginner's Guide. The Beginner's Guide. http://www.thebeginnersgui.de