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:$4.99
- Release Date:10/1/2015
- Developer:Everything Unlimited Ltd.
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:6/12/2026
- 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 5 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 95% lower than its previous all-time peak of 91 players achieved on 11/16/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Beginner's Guide. It has received a total of 23,111 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 86 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for The Beginner's Guide. Right now, it costs $4.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Beginner's Guide and its growth over time. It currently has 39,973 followers on its community page.
About The Beginner's Guide
The Beginner's Guide is an Adventure, and Indie game developed by Everything Unlimited Ltd. On 10/1/2015, it was released on the Steam Store by Everything Unlimited Ltd., and Klei Publishing.
Players have rated The Beginner's Guide as "Very Positive" out of 23,111 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 20,393 positive reviews and 2,718 negative reviews — an overall 88% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $4.99 which is a 50% discount off its base price. It can also be purchased through The Beginner's Guide + Gone Home, Klei Publishing, The Stanley Parable and The Beginner's Guide, and Klei Story Rich which give a discount off its base price.
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 functionaliy 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:
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
- Captions available
- Partial Controller Support
- Remote Play on Tablet
From the Steam community, The Beginner's Guide has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Indie
- Casual
- Adventure
- Experience
- Singleplayer
- Exploration
- Emotional
- Philosophical
- Psychological
- Great Soundtrack
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Surreal
- Short
- Story Rich
- Puzzle
- Walking Simulator
- Narration
- Psychological Horror
- Experimental
- Abstract
- First-Person
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Beginner's Guide and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
The Beginner's Guide is included in 4 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Beginner's Guide + Gone Home | 2 | 2 | $17.98 | View |
 | Klei Publishing | 13 | 13 | $68.00 | View |
 | The Stanley Parable and The Beginner's Guide | 2 | 2 | $9.98 | View |
 | Klei Story Rich | 4 | 4 | $45.46 | 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 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Beginner's Guide data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, June 12). The Beginner's Guide on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/303210
- Valve Corporation. (2026, June 12). 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