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The Beginner's Guide is the next game from the creator of The Stanley Parable

The Stanley Parable creator Davey Wreden has announced an official follow-up to his first-person, story-based 2013 effort called The Beginner's Guide. Little is known about it, except that it will release later this week.

Ozzie Mejia

September 29, 2015 10:42 AM

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In 2013, we witnessed the story of a man named Stanley. Stanley worked for a company in a big building where he was employee number 4-2-7. But what happened to the man behind Stanley after his story was over? Well, that man has evidently gone on to write an entirely new story, one that will unfold this coming Thursday.

The Beginner's Guide is my new game and my followup to Stanley Parable. It will launch this Thursday, October 1 thebeginnersgui.de

— Davey Wreden (@HelloCakebread) September 29, 2015

Yes, earlier today, Stanley Parable creator Davey Wreden unveiled his next game called The Beginner's Guide. What is The Beginner's Guide about? Well, that is a complete mystery at the moment, as Wreden has only posted a website with no concrete details. Unlike The Stanley Parable, Wreden will be releasing this game as a solo effort, as colleague William Pugh is currently working on his own project.

For those that don't remember The Stanley Parable, it tells the story of a mundane employee working in an office building, but whose tale becomes gradually more twisted as the omniscent narrator continues to tell his story and pull out new twists.

Shacknews will make an attempt to learn additional details about The Beginner's Guide, but there won't be much time to do so. The game is set to release this Thursday on PC.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?