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.
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The Beginner's Guide is defined by its meditative, tense, exploration, puzzle solving, linear story, and 5-minute runs. Games similar to The Beginner's Guide share these core gameplay traits — browse the matches below to find your next play.
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