The Beginner's Guide

The Beginner's Guide

Everything Unlimited Ltd. · October 1, 2015 · Story Rich, Walking Simulator, Indie, Atmospheric, First-Person

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The Beginner's Guide price by region

The Beginner's Guide costs $2.89 in Georgia (USD), £6.60 in the United Kingdom, €7.59 in Europe (EUR), $8.95 in the United States, CA$10.99 in Canada, NZ$11.99 in New Zealand, A$13.95 in Australia, zł18.75 in Poland and R$25.25 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest The Beginner's Guide offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $2.89 $2.89 $11.58 3
United Kingdom £6.60 −6% £6.99 £6.60 5
Europe (EUR) €7.59 −16% €8.99 €7.59 6
United Statesyour region $8.95 −10% $9.99 $8.95 7
Canada CA$10.99 CA$10.99 — 2
New Zealand NZ$11.99 NZ$11.99 — 2
Australia A$13.95 A$13.95 — 2
Poland zł18.75 zł18.75 zł41.14 4
Brazil R$25.25 R$25.25 R$58.23 3

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About The Beginner's Guide

✦ AI summary

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative experience that guides you through a series of experimental game worlds while exploring themes of creation, interpretation, and human connection. With no objectives or traditional mechanics, it's a deeply personal story about misunderstanding and the struggle to comprehend someone you care about.

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.

The Beginner's Guide — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Oct 1, 2026
Utena's first attempt to save Anthy?! Creatives will relate, do-gooders will relate, and people hanging onto a knife's edge of sanity will relate too! Incredible story: I won't play again!
11 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 2, 2026
I liked the graphics and gameplay, but the storyline and narration felt a bit cringy and awkward. I'm convinced the guy speaking had a fedora
Not recommended Oct 1, 2026
This game was recommended to me when i asked for games with unpolished, out of bounds aesthetics, i can't recommend it to anyone who is looking for that, it's almost there, but is ruined by a guy talking your air off and not really having free range to move because everything is scripted, very linear gameplay. I didn't really enjoy it for what it is supposed on it's own either, i get what this game is trying to say and achive, i do not like how it's in my face and basically being spoonfed to me. It would have occupied me if the information we are constantly bombarded with were scattered in text instead. It's a good game if you like a walking simulator that is also kind of a loud book, it's not a bad game by any means it could be that i'm just picky in general and i was kinda set up to be dissapointed.
Recommended Oct 1, 2026
I comeback to this game once in a while to enjoy it as a movie with friends that are not gamers, it illustrates aspects of indie game development, game design tools, but most of all that artistic expression can exist in a vacuum for our own pleasure, without being bound by external validation.
Recommended Sep 30, 2026
I'm surprised I never wrote a review of this back when I originally played this. By far one of the best video games as a piece of art I've ever experienced. It's a wonderful museum and a bit of a rollercoaster. The narrative is simple enough, but the foundation of the concept on the perception of art makes it so good. Highly recommended, one of my favorites for sure.
Recommended Sep 30, 2026
is pretty cooooolll, uhhh not sure what to say here but if you like walking around and listening to interesting thingy then play the damn game

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