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The Beginner's Guide

The Beginner's Guide overview

Everything Unlimited Ltd. | Oct 1, 2015 | game

Released

3players observed · 8 October 2026 - 06:46:13 UTC

AdventureIndieStory RichWalking SimulatorNarrationSteam Store

  • Latest observed players3 · 8 October 2026 - 06:46:13 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak913
  • Units sold (VGI)1,200,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$8,100,000
  • Review score88% positive

The Beginner's Guide dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players3 · 8 October 2026 - 06:46:13 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak913
  • Units sold (VGI)1,200,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$8,100,000
  • Review score88% positive
  • Total reviews23,340
  • Release dateOct 1, 2015
  • DeveloperEverything Unlimited Ltd.
  • PublisherEverything Unlimited Ltd., Klei Publishing

Genres: Adventure, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Everything Unlimited Ltd.Publisher: Everything Unlimited Ltd., Klei Publishing

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Game overview

Overview

The Beginner's Guide comes from Everything Unlimited Ltd. and is published by Everything Unlimited Ltd., Klei Publishing. It arrived on Steam on Oct 1, 2015, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Captions available, Partial Controller Support, Remote Play on Tablet, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Beginner's Guide's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 3 players at 8 October 2026 - 06:46:13 UTC, with a tracked peak near 913. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 88% positive across 23,340 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Beginner's Guide is available in 5 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanSpanish - SpainRussian languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)2 GB RAMVideo card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon X800 or higher / NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or higher / Intel HD Graphics 2000 or higher - *NOT* an Intel Express graphics card).4 GB available space
macOSMinimumMac OS X 10.8 or higher required3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)2 GB RAMATI Radeon 2400 or higher / NVIDIA 8600M or higher4 GB available space
LinuxMinimumUbuntu 12.04Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz2 GB RAMnVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: nVidia 310, AMD 12.11), OpenGL 2.14 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Beginner's Guide has sold up to 1,200,000 units and has 19,948 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $8,100,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Beginner's Guide overview details

The Beginner's Guide combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store 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.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Beginner's Guide is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Captions available, Partial Controller Support, Remote Play on Tablet, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 3 players at 8 October 2026 - 06:46:13 UTC, a tracked peak of 913, and 88% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Beginner's Guide
Steam App ID303210
Typegame
Release dateOct 1, 2015
DeveloperEverything Unlimited Ltd.
PublisherEverything Unlimited Ltd., Klei Publishing
Price$9.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresAdventure, Indie
CategoriesSingle-player, Captions available, Partial Controller Support, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players3 · 8 October 2026 - 06:46:13 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak913
Positive reviews20,605
Negative reviews2,735
Total reviews23,340
Positive percent88%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations19,948
Average playtime178 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateOct 1, 2015
Official Steam feed update (UTC)8 June 2024 - 18:43:57 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)8 October 2026 - 06:46:13 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)8 October 2026 - 06:46:13 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)8 October 2026 - 06:46:13 UTC

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/303210
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/303210/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/303210
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Beginner's Guide

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Beginner's Guide?

The Beginner's Guide's latest SteamPulse observation records 3 players at 8 October 2026 - 06:46:13 UTC, with a tracked peak of 913 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 3 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The Beginner's Guide growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 7 players; the highest observed daily value is 17 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Beginner's Guide?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (33.1%), Canada (6.8%), Australia (6.8%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.2%), Canada (6%), Australia (5.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (38.7%), Canada (6.1%), Australia (5.7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (26.8%), China (6.8%), Canada (5.6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Beginner's Guide?

The Beginner's Guide currently sits at 88% positive across 23,340 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 20,605 positive reviews and 2,735 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Beginner's Guide have?

The Beginner's Guide currently has about 40K tracked Steam followers as of 13 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Beginner's Guide?

The Beginner's Guide is currently listed at $9.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 19,948, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

88% positive, 20,605 positive, 2,735 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Captions available, Partial Controller Support, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 1 October 2015

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Klei PublishingBundle #49991 - 40% off$128.87The Beginner's Guide + Gone HomeBundle #77296 - 10% off$7.18The Stanley Parable and The Beginner's GuideBundle #1849 - 20% off$9.98
The Beginner's GuideBuy The Beginner's Guide #44663$4.99The Beginner's Guide + SoundtrackBuy The Beginner's Guide #80059$12.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10 Processor: 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Video card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon X800 or higher / NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or higher / Intel HD Graphics 2000 or higher - *NOT* an Intel Express graphics card). Storage: 4 GB available space Sou…

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