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The Beginner's Guide

Game · 2015 · Developed by Everything Unlimited Ltd. (Davey Wreden) · published by Everything Unlimited Ltd.

He thought he was saving his friend. He was really asking to be needed. A 90-minute game about the line between caring and overstepping.

Who it's for

A narrator named Davey walks the player through unfinished games made by a friend called Coda, confidently interpreting them as signs of loneliness and struggle.

Guilty / Ashamed→Clear-Headed

Feelings it meets

What it is

The Beginner's Guide is a 2015 narrative game by Davey Wreden's studio Everything Unlimited Ltd. Wreden narrates as the player explores a series of unfinished, abstract game prototypes made by Coda, a developer he says he met at a game jam, trying to work out what kind of person Coda is from them.

Where to find it

Steam (Windows, macOS, Linux).

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Before you start

Heads up: Depressive themes and despair.

Age: Not rated (suggested 13+)

I will be calm. I will be mistress of myself.Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility

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