56BANG SCORE
The Beginner's Guide
FAIR · narrative · 2015
Fair value, not a standout: $4.99, 88% positive.
Better value than 73% of narrative games
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
Reviews
88%
23,118 reviews
Players
750K
owners (estimate)
Released
2015
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Reviews88% positive
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DeveloperEverything Unlimited Ltd.
PublisherEverything Unlimited Ltd.
Genrenarrative
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