The Beginner's Guide
The Beginner's Guide
Live player count and Steam charts
positive · 23,244 reviews
24h low 024h high 10
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.
DeveloperEverything Unlimited Ltd.
PublisherEverything Unlimited Ltd., Klei Publishing
ReleasedOct 1, 2015
Runs onWindows, macOS, Linux
Steam hardwareSteam Deck Playable · SteamOS Playable · Steam Machine Playable
Price$9.99
Player history
Jul 15Jul 16Jul 17Jul 18
Each point is the highest number of players online in that day (UTC). Recorded by Steamalytics every hour since July 14, 2026. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
* current month, data so far
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 7 | — | — | 14 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
via Steam
- Jun 8, 2024New Game Announcement: Wanderstop
- Oct 5, 2015The Beginner's Guide Update Released
- Oct 5, 2015The Beginner's Guide Update Released
Audience
English
63%
Russian
19%
Chinese (Simplified)
5%
Portuguese (Brazil)
4%
Spanish (Spain)
3%
Italian
2%
Other
4%
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 22 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
