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Game description
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.
Basic info
| Developer | Everything Unlimited Ltd. |
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| Publisher | Everything Unlimited Ltd., Klei Publishing |
| Platforms | Windows · macOS · Linux |
| Steam Deck | Playable! |
| Release date | Oct 1, 2015 |
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Minimum specs
| OS | Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10 |
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| Processor | 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher) |
| Memory | 2 GB |
| Graphics | Video card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for P… |
| Storage | 4 GB |
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Steam review activity
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Oct 2015Nov 2026
per day · 78 reviews, peak 7/day
Oct 5Nov 2
per month · 402 reviews, peak 222/month
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per month · 1,351 reviews, peak 222/month
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