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The Beginner's Guide

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App ID 303210
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Everything Unlimited Ltd.
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Source Engine
Last Changenumber 28971554
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 01:47:38 UTC ()
Release Date 1 October 2015 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
😎 86.17%
22k reviews
8
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Everything Unlimited Ltd.
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metacritic_name Untitled App
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DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Everything Unlimited Ltd.
Store Release Date 1 October 2015 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 1 October 2015 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 1 October 2015 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1443682800)
Store Asset Modification Time 9 November 2022 – 23:11:11 UTC () (1668035471)
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Detected Technologies (?) Source Engine, CEF SDK, Lua SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 6 May 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 897906
  • configuration:
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First seen on SteamDB 19 May 2014 – 20:59:13 UTC (), in changelist #519687

Supported Languages

5 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes

Tags

📚 Story Rich 🚶 Walking Simulator 📚 Narration 🌱 Indie 🌫 Atmospheric 🙌 First-Person 🤏 Short 👤 Singleplayer 🤯 Abstract 🗺️ Adventure 🫠 Surreal 🫂 Psychological ⚗️ Experimental 💔 Emotional 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🧙‍♂ Philosophical 😨 Dark 👴 Experience 🕴 Psychological Horror 🧩 Puzzle

Categories

Single-player Captions available Remote Play on Tablet Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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Trailers
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Steam charts

  • 8 players right now
  • 13 24-hour peak
  • 947 all-time peak 1 October 2015
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Store data

  • 39,794 followers
  • #5216 in top sellers
  • 19,495 positive reviews
  • 2,649 negative reviews
  • 88.04% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 40,504 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 86.17% SteamDB Rating
  • 19,495 88.0% positive reviews
  • 2,649 12.0% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
1 October 2015 – 17:00 Steam Release -
16 August 2016 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Indie Bundle 17 -

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How many players are playing The Beginner's Guide right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 8 players live playing The Beginner's Guide on Steam.

The Beginner's Guide had an all-time peak of 947 concurrent players on 1 October 2015.

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