The Beginner's Guide sales estimate
The Beginner's Guide is an adventure game by Everything Unlimited Ltd., released on Steam on October 1, 2015 at $9.99. It has 20,024 Steam reviews (Very Positive, 88% positive). Markan estimates it has sold between 721k and 1.8M copies on Steam, for $2.5 million to $6.4 million in net revenue.
Estimated lifetime sales and revenue
| Low | Medium | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copies sold | 720,864 | 1,281,536 | 1,842,208 |
| Net revenue (USD) | $2,504,370 | $4,452,213 | $6,400,056 |
Steam doesn't publish sales. These estimates multiply the number of reviews by a factor that depends on the release year (the Boxleiter method). Net revenue is what's left of list price × sales after refunds, regional pricing, discounts, sales tax and Steam's 30% cut, before any publisher's share. Treat them as a ballpark for comparing games, not as reported figures.
Steam facts
| Developer | Everything Unlimited Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Everything Unlimited Ltd., Klei Publishing |
| Release date | October 1, 2015 |
| Price | $9.99 (US list price) |
| Reviews | 20,024 · Very Positive · 88% positive |
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Links | Steam store page · Website |
The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.From the Steam store page
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