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The Beginner's Guide

by Everything Unlimited Ltd.

Released Oct 1, 2015
$9.99
1 h to beat
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)

88%positive reviews

20,904 positive2,762 negative

What players say

Pros

Thought-provoking, emotional experience
Clever twists and atmosphere

Cons

Little real gameplay
Feels more like a developer's exercise

Mixed

Some call it monumental, others call it not recommended for the average player

Media

Trailer (YouTube)

System 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

Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible

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