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2015PC

24 games that share what The Beginner's Guide does well: drama, funny and first-person. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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Before Your Eyes
2021PC · iOS · Android
Philosophical, psychological
Critics
86
IGDB
Players
97%
Steam
To beat
~2h
IGDB
$1.79~~was $9.99~~−82%
Best PC price · Fanatical · $0.90/hr
Thirty Flights of Loving
2012PC
Experimental, short
Critics
88
Metacritic
Players
70%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$2.49~~was $4.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
2015PC
Experimental, short
Critics
unknown
Players
93%
Steam
To beat
~1h
IGDB
Free
Free to play
The Novelist
2013PC
Experimental, psychological
Critics
66
Metacritic
Players
78%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$0.99~~was $4.99~~−80%
Best PC price · Steam
The Graveyard
2008PC · iOS · Android
Psychological, short
Critics
unknown
Players
62%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$2.49~~was $4.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam
Dear Esther
2012PC
Experimental, short
Critics
75
Metacritic
Players
75%
Steam
To beat
~2h
IGDB
No price yet
Sunset
2015PC
Short, walking sim
Critics
66
Metacritic
Players
66%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$19.99
Best PC price · Humble Store
Firewatch
2016PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Short, walking sim
Critics
81
Metacritic
Players
90%
Steam
To beat
~5h
IGDB
$3.99~~was $19.99~~−80%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.85/hr
When the Darkness comes
2019PC
Philosophical, psychological
Critics
unknown
Players
92%
Steam
To beat
~1h
IGDB
Free
Free to play
Blackwood Crossing
2017PC · PS · Xbox
Short, walking sim
Critics
70
Metacritic
Players
81%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$7.99~~was $15.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
2016PC · PS · Xbox · iOS
Short, walking sim
Critics
64
IGDB
Players
79%
Steam
To beat
~1h
IGDB
$0.99~~was $9.99~~−90%
Best PC price · IndieGala Store · $0.82/hr
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
2015PC · PS
Walking sim, drama
Critics
76
Metacritic
Players
68%
Steam
To beat
~4h
IGDB
$4.99~~was $19.99~~−75%
Best PC price · Steam · $1.20/hr
What Remains of Edith Finch
2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS
Short, walking sim
Critics
89
Metacritic
Players
95%
Steam
To beat
~3h
IGDB
$3.88~~was $19.99~~−81%
Best PC price · GameBillet · $1.53/hr
Ena: Dream BBQ
2025PC
Walking sim, surreal
Critics
unknown
Players
98%
Steam
To beat
~8h
IGDB
Free
Free to play
Sunlight
2021PC · PS
Philosophical, experimental
Critics
83
Metacritic
Players
82%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$1.99~~was $3.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam
103
2018PC · Switch
Psychological, short
Critics
unknown
Players
72%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$3.74~~was $4.99~~−25%
Best PC price · Steam
The Plan
2013PC
Experimental, short
Critics
42
IGDB
Players
92%
Steam
To beat
unknown
Free
Free to play
Gone Home
2013PC · Xbox · Switch · iOS
Short, walking sim
Critics
86
Metacritic
Players
77%
Steam
To beat
~3h
IGDB
$4.49~~was $14.99~~−70%
Best PC price · Steam · $1.71/hr
Soda Drinker Pro
2013PC · Xbox · Android
Walking sim, surreal
Critics
unknown
Players
93%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$4.99
Best PC price · Humble Store
Tacoma
2017PC · PS · Xbox
Short, walking sim
Critics
76
Metacritic
Players
87%
Steam
To beat
~3h
IGDB
$4.99~~was $19.99~~−75%
Best PC price · Steam · $1.51/hr
Proteus
2013PC
Experimental, short
Critics
80
Metacritic
Players
82%
Steam
To beat
~2h
IGDB
$4.99~~was $9.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam · $3.01/hr
Until Then
2024PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Psychological, emotional
Critics
unknown
Players
96%
Steam
To beat
~18h
IGDB
$7.99~~was $19.99~~−60%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.44/hr
The Corridor
2020PC
Abstract, psychological
Critics
unknown
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
~1h
IGDB
$0.69~~was $1.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam · $0.69/hr
Infra
2016PC
Walking sim, psychological horror
Critics
unknown
Players
88%
Steam
To beat
~24h
IGDB
$7.49~~was $29.99~~−75%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.32/hr