Can I run The Beginner's Guide?

The Beginner's Guide (2015) is an adventure and indie game and a very light game for a PC. It even runs on integrated graphics, so most laptops and office PCs can play it.

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Picture: Steam store, © The Beginner's Guide publisher

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The Beginner's Guide system requirements

	Minimum
Processor	3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)
Memory	2 GB RAM
Graphics	Video card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon X800 or higher / NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or higher / Intel HD Graphics 2000 or higher - NOT an Intel Exp
Storage	4 GB available space

The game's Steam page lists only the minimum requirements.

Source: the official The Beginner's Guide Steam page, checked October 2026.

Which PC runs The Beginner's Guide?

To play it you need at least integrated graphics (Intel UHD / Iris Xe) or any graphics card, an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 class processor and 2 GB of RAM.

Graphics card: minimum

Intel UHD / Iris Xe (integrated)
GeForce GT 1030
GeForce GTX 750 Ti

Processor: minimum

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Intel Core i3-6100
AMD FX-8350

How common PCs do: GTX 1650 + Core i5-8400 + 16 GB: 100%, high settings; RTX 3060 + Ryzen 5 5600 + 16 GB: 100%, high settings; Laptop with integrated graphics + 8 GB: 100%, high settings.

Parts with the same speed (and newer, faster ones) work too. Laptop versions of a graphics card are usually a little slower.

PC builds for The Beginner's Guide

Parts from our product guides: the lowest of each that reaches the game's recommended specs. Prices change every day, so Amazon shows today's price.

Recommended build

Plays The Beginner's Guide on high settings (the recommended specs)

Graphics cardIntel Arc B580
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ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 5500F
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Memory (8 GB+, DDR4)G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200
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The Beginner's Guide: questions

What are the minimum system requirements for The Beginner's Guide?

Minimum: processor 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher); 2 GB RAM; graphics Video card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon X800 or higher / NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or higher / Intel HD Graphics 2000 or higher - *NOT* an Intel Exp; 4 GB available space.

What graphics card do I need for The Beginner's Guide?

At least a Intel UHD / Iris Xe (integrated), GeForce GT 1030, GeForce GTX 750 Ti or a card of the same speed for the minimum settings.

Can a GTX 1650 run The Beginner's Guide?

Yes. The GTX 1650 reaches the minimum graphics and the recommended graphics too. A whole PC with a GTX 1650, a Core i5-8400 and 16 GB of RAM gets 100% in our checker (high settings).

Can The Beginner's Guide run without a graphics card (integrated graphics)?

Yes. The minimum graphics are integrated graphics level, so a laptop or PC without a graphics card can run it, usually on low to medium settings.

Is 8 GB of RAM enough for The Beginner's Guide?

Yes. 8 GB meets the minimum memory for The Beginner's Guide.

How much storage does The Beginner's Guide need?

The Beginner's Guide needs 4 GB of free space.

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