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The Beginner's Guide

A Adventure game by Everything Unlimited Ltd., released in 2015

75/100🔴Niche / Inactive🏆Proton PlatinumLinuxPC (Microsoft Windows)Mac

A metafictional account of Davey Wreden, creator of the Stanley Parable (2013), who takes the player through the games of his old friend, Coda, while giving his commentary and interpretations of them, in order to understand why he makes the bizarre, often melancholic games that he makes, and decipher Coda's personality and inner struggles.

Single player

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The Beginner's Guide Download Size

The official download size for The Beginner's Guide is 4 GB. Based on current hardware prices, this installation consumes approximately $0.24 worth of SSD storage space.

Standard Install

File Size

4GB

Est. SSD Cost

$0.24USD
100 Mbps
My Internet Speed100 Mbps
Quick Presets

Estimated Time to Install

5 mins

Is The Beginner's Guide Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🔴Niche / Inactive
4Players Online

There are currently 4 people playing The Beginner's Guide, indicating a niche or private community. Coordinate via Discord for best results.

Current Activity24h Peak: 4.8
Estimated Match Wait: Long Wait / Discord Required
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the The Beginner's Guide save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\TheBeginnersGuide\Saved\SaveGames

How to backup manually on Windows

  1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
  2. Paste the path above and press Enter.
  3. Locate the save files (usually .sav, .json, or similar).
  4. Copy the entire folder to a backup location.
Copy
~/Library/Application Support/TheBeginnersGuide/Saves

How to backup manually on Mac

  1. Open Finder and press ⌘ + Shift + G.
  2. Paste the path above and click Go.
  3. Locate the save files in the folder.
  4. Duplicate the folder to create a backup.
Copy
~/.local/share/TheBeginnersGuide/Saves

How to backup manually on Linux

  1. Open a terminal and use cd to navigate to the path.
  2. Or use your file manager and press Ctrl + L to enter the path.
  3. Locate the save files (.sav, .json, or game-specific format).
  4. Copy the folder with cp -r or your file manager.
Source: PCGamingWiki ↗

Is The Beginner's Guide Steam Deck Compatible?

SteamOS and Linux Proton performance analysis.

Valve Official🚫Unsupported
Community Rating🏆 Proton Platinum

Community Verdict: Playable!

Don't let the "Unsupported" tag fool you. While Valve hasn't officially verified The Beginner's Guide, ProtonDB users report it runs perfectly (Gold/Platinum rating). You may need to force a specific Proton version.

Confidence: Moderate
See 19 user configs ↗

Can I Run The Beginner's Guide?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

To run The Beginner's Guide smoothly, your PC needs at least 2 GB RAM RAM and a 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). or equivalent GPU. Plan for 4 GB of storage.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWindows Vista/7/8/8.1/10
  • ⚡
    CPU3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)
  • 🧠
    RAM2 GB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPUVideo 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).
  • 💾
    Storage4 GB available space
Download Size
4 GBSmall

Is The Beginner's Guide Good?

Aggregated critic scores and player sentiment analysis.

75
Rated 75 out of 100
Generally Favorable6 Verified Reviews

The Verdict

Based on 6 critic reviews, The Beginner's Guide has received generally positive feedback. With a solid score of 75, it stands out as a strong entry in the adventure category, though it may have minor flaws.

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