# Games like The Beginner's Guide

> The closest matches to The Beginner's Guide: The Stanley Parable, That Dragon, Cancer, THE CORRIDOR, What Remains of Edith Finch, and Thirty Flights of Loving. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [The Stanley Parable](https://imho.run/games/221910/the-stanley-parable) — Also Narration and Psychological, like The Beginner's Guide. 28,192 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/)
2. [That Dragon, Cancer](https://imho.run/games/419460/that-dragon-cancer) — Shares narrative driven with The Beginner's Guide. 1,175 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/419460/)
3. [THE CORRIDOR](https://imho.run/games/1347030/the-corridor) — A frequent pick in The Beginner's Guide players' libraries, and another Adventure. 2,442 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347030/)
4. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — Also Narration and Short, like The Beginner's Guide. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
5. [Thirty Flights of Loving](https://imho.run/games/214700/thirty-flights-of-loving) — Also Experimental and Short, like The Beginner's Guide. 1,061 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214700/)
6. [Mosaic](https://imho.run/games/349270/mosaic) — Also Short and Psychological, like The Beginner's Guide. 183 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/349270/)
7. [Dear Esther](https://imho.run/games/203810/dear-esther) — A frequent pick in The Beginner's Guide players' libraries, and another Indie. 3,075 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/203810/)
8. [INDIKA](https://imho.run/games/1373960/indika) — Also Narration and Psychological, like The Beginner's Guide. 2,313 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1373960/)
9. [Antichamber](https://imho.run/games/219890/antichamber) — Also Abstract and Psychological, like The Beginner's Guide. 10,145 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219890/)
10. [Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist](https://imho.run/games/409160/dr-langeskov-the-tiger-and-the-terribly-cursed-emerald-a-whirlwind-heist) — Also Experimental and Narration, like The Beginner's Guide. 7,583 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/409160/)
11. [Before Your Eyes](https://imho.run/games/1082430/before-your-eyes) — Also Psychological and Surreal, like The Beginner's Guide. 14,908 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082430/)
12. [When The Past Was Around](https://imho.run/games/1164050/when-the-past-was-around) — Shares interactive storytelling with The Beginner's Guide. 1,668 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164050/)
13. [Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition](https://imho.run/games/231200/kentucky-route-zero-pc-edition) — Also Experimental and Surreal, like The Beginner's Guide. 2,419 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231200/)
14. [Fibrillation HD](https://imho.run/games/558450/fibrillation-hd) — Also Short and Abstract, like The Beginner's Guide. 142 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558450/)
15. [Papo & Yo](https://imho.run/games/227080/papo-yo) — Also Short and Psychological, like The Beginner's Guide. 601 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/227080/)
16. [Inscryption](https://imho.run/games/1092790/inscryption) — Also Experimental and Psychological, like The Beginner's Guide. 74,873 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1092790/)
17. [To the Moon](https://imho.run/games/206440/to-the-moon) — A frequent pick in The Beginner's Guide players' libraries, and another RPG. 19,211 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/206440/)
18. [Viewfinder](https://imho.run/games/1382070/viewfinder) — Also Narration and Abstract, like The Beginner's Guide. 5,844 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1382070/)
19. [Superliminal](https://imho.run/games/1049410/superliminal) — A frequent pick in The Beginner's Guide players' libraries, and another Action. 13,972 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1049410/)
20. [Sunlight](https://imho.run/games/1451120/sunlight) — Also Experimental and Narration, like The Beginner's Guide. 364 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1451120/)
21. [The First Tree](https://imho.run/games/555150/the-first-tree) — Also Narration and Short, like The Beginner's Guide. 2,248 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555150/)
22. [Manifold Garden](https://imho.run/games/473950/manifold-garden) — Also Experimental and Abstract, like The Beginner's Guide. 4,329 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/473950/)
23. [The Path](https://imho.run/games/27000/the-path) — Also Experimental and Surreal, like The Beginner's Guide. 567 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/27000/)
24. [Thomas Was Alone](https://imho.run/games/220780/thomas-was-alone) — Also Narration, like The Beginner's Guide. 3,576 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/220780/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=303210&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=303210&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=303210&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=303210
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/303210
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Beginner's Guide

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative adventure game developed and published by Everything Unlimited Ltd., released in 2015 for $9.99. Created by Davey Wreden following his work on The Stanley Parable, the game is a first-person walking simulator spanning roughly two hours with no traditional mechanics or objectives. Players describe it as atmospheric and contemplative, with ambiguity serving as a core design element throughout its interactive storytelling structure. Reviewers highlight how the narrative reveals itself organically and forces players to question their understanding of what they are experiencing, with the experience blurring the line between game and art. The game runs as a solo-only, chill experience suitable for sit-down sessions and is playable on Steam Deck. It holds an 88% positive rating from over 15,000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 303210
- **Developer:** Everything Unlimited Ltd.
- **Publisher:** Everything Unlimited Ltd., Klei Publishing
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Captions available, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 1, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/303210/the-beginner-s-guide)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=303210&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/303210/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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