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A narrative experiment in which Davey Wreden walks you through the strange, unfinished games of a friend while narrating his own interpretations. It turns into a surprisingly personal reflection on creativity, projection and friendship.
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The closest matches for The Beginner's Guide are SeaBed, Before Your Eyes and Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Beginner's Guide special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
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Brings what grabs you about The Beginner's Guide: a strong story, a relaxed difficulty and easy-to-grasp systems.
A quiet mystery visual novel about a love story between two women, told from three perspectives. It explores memory, loss, and why the two drifted apart.
97 % 9.75 €
Easy to pick up
A short, deeply emotional narrative about a soul's journey into the afterlife, controlled by your real blinks through your webcam. Blinking skips through memories, making the fleeting nature of time tangible.
95 %
Easy to pick up
You browse the found smartphone of a missing young woman and piece together her story from messages, photos and apps. A quiet, narrative-driven investigation with light puzzles and social themes.
95 % 9.99 €
Dark, serious atmosphere
A quiet, story-driven point-and-click murder mystery set in a rainy small town, centered on grief, love and unresolved trauma. Its melancholic mood and gentle soundtrack carry the experience.
95 % 18.49 €
Dark, serious atmosphere
A moving narrative game where you wander the sprawling Finch family home and relive each relative's final moments through short vignettes, each with its own inventive gameplay twist. Melancholic, creative, and unforgettable in just a couple of hours.
93 % 4.99 €
Easy to pick up
You find a diary on your desk and slip into its story about a high school crush and small-town romance. The game is a quiet, melancholic narrative that gradually reveals a darker undertone beneath its surface.
93 % free
Dark, serious atmosphere
You follow a quiet, melancholic love story between two terminally ill people who run away from their hospice. Its strength lies in restrained writing and the emotional weight of its small, intimate moments.
93 %
Dark, serious atmosphere
A deeply personal, poetic narrative game about a family's fight to save their young son from cancer. Short and intimate, it centers on faith, hope and loss, and is emotionally powerful.
93 % 6.59 €
Easy to pick up
You piece together a life from the rooms and fragments of a woman whose memories keep slipping away. This short narrative exploration handles dementia, love and loss with quiet, affecting restraint.
92 % 22.99 €
Dark, serious atmosphere
A gothic visual novel about a cursed mansion, spanning nearly a thousand years through interwoven chapters of tragedy, guilt, love and madness. Its strengths are its emotional storytelling, brooding atmosphere and strong soundtrack.
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