The Guides 2 Fountains LLC Featured by Apple in: 15 Most Mind-Bending Puzzlers, 15 Most Mysterious Games, The Best Games You’ve Never Played, Chal… $2.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsFeatured by Apple in: 15 Most Mind-Bending Puzzlers, 15 Most Mysterious Games, The Best Games You’ve Never Played, Challenge Your Brain, Best New Games * * * * * “Best Mobile Games of 2015” — CNET “Best iOS Games of 2015” — Apple ‘N’ Apps “Best One Handed Mobile Games for Long Commutes” — Appcessories * * * * * Consisting of hundreds of extremely challenging codes, puzzles and interactive ciphers, The Guides is a journey that will challenge your wit, stretch your imagination and test your ingenuity in unique and innovative ways. Simply stated, they’re not easy. Progressing will be difficult, but you have the appropriate tools at your disposal. Everything you need to proceed is — or has been — provided. Look for clues and patterns to build on what you have learned. Remember what you have seen as for no detail is too subtle or insignificant. As you explore deeper, you’ll begin to unravel the enigma of The Guides. Peculiar, isn't it? • • • • • • • "From the word 'Go'... it tells you nothing. And you have to work it out for yourself. And that, my friends, that is cool." James Gilmour for App Spy "The Guides gets under your skin... you’ll find yourself thinking about it outside of the game and coming back for more." Jennifer Allen for 148apps "The Guides is one of the year’s most interesting puzzle games. It’s a beautifully designed toy box filled with an enormous variety of code-breaking ciphers and visual riddles..." Owen Faraday for Pocket Tactics "It's brilliant, uncompromising, satisfying, and one of the best games I have ever played on my phone... quite possibly on any platform." chanandler of App Army for Pocket Gamer • • • • • • • • Four Sections and 100 pages embedded with countless challenges. • Meticulously designed interactive puzzles and ciphers with each being more unique than the last. • Piece together the fragmented story to reveal the source of the messages. • Various game mechanics such as the code interface screen and the title bar to provide added layers of support. • Integrated decoding tools — including morse, binary and many more — to assist you on your journey. • Ability to save screenshots to keep track of invaluable clues and notes. • A distress support system is available if you find yourself stuck, but use sparingly, for your transmissions are limited. Official Site: theguidesapp.com General Inquiries: [email protected] Twitter: twitter.com/theguidesapp Facebook: fb.com/theguidesapp Instagram: instagram.com/theguidesapp Information Seller:2 Fountains LLC Genre:Puzzle, Strategy Release:Aug 17, 2015 Updated:Mar 19, 2024 Version:1.8 Size:44.9 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (5) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal The Guides Compendium: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-guides-compendium/id1003979151?mt=8 Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel The Son of Anarchy Well-Known Member May 14, 2012 313 0 0 #2 The Son of Anarchy, Aug 17, 2015 Last edited: Aug 17, 2015 This looks just a little too interesting to ignore. My curiosity meter is going craaazy. Edit: Great find MC... Within a minute of purchasing I went back and got the compendium. I think this is gonna be amazing. coolpepper43 ð® Spam Police ð Aug 31, 2012 4,615 7 38 On the toilet #3 coolpepper43, Aug 17, 2015 So far so good. I'm stuck on an anagram. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #4 metalcasket, Aug 17, 2015 Oh, you have absolutely no idea. I'm in the process of writing up a little (yes, this time it will actually be little) post, but I highly recommend no one actually wait for me to post anything and just go out there and buy both The Guides and the compendium for 2 dollars. An absolute steal. The Son of Anarchy Well-Known Member May 14, 2012 313 0 0 #5 The Son of Anarchy, Aug 17, 2015 This is pretty amazing... though I think the words "I'm stuck on..." will be be very common within this thread soon. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #6 metalcasket, Aug 17, 2015 I hope so. I really, really want to see this thread blow up with theories and possible puzzle solutions, just like the Year Walk thread back in the day. This game is amazing and deserves all the attention in the world. coolpepper43 ð® Spam Police ð Aug 31, 2012 4,615 7 38 On the toilet #7 coolpepper43, Aug 17, 2015 Last edited: Aug 17, 2015 Officially stuck on 11. Anyone get past that yet? Update, never mind. It was easier than I thought. Vovin ð® Spam Police ð Nov 28, 2009 6,514 3 38 Germany #8 Vovin, Aug 17, 2015 Someone said Year Walk? Now I am pretty interested. Will try it. Echoseven Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Jul 19, 2011 6,091 270 83 The red Skittle #9 Echoseven, Aug 17, 2015 Last edited: Aug 18, 2015 Oh boy. You should get this. Just get it. I've had it for just over a week and it's amazing. Edit: If you're stuck, I would recommend checking this out for spoiler free hints as well as a complete walkthrough with answers and explanations: http://youarelowonhealth.com/guide/the-guides-walkthroughs-are-up/ Vovin ð® Spam Police ð Nov 28, 2009 6,514 3 38 Germany #10 Vovin, Aug 17, 2015 Already bought. coolpepper43 ð® Spam Police ð Aug 31, 2012 4,615 7 38 On the toilet #11 coolpepper43, Aug 17, 2015 How? Time machine? Echoseven Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Jul 19, 2011 6,091 270 83 The red Skittle #12 Echoseven, Aug 17, 2015 Magic of press! metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #13 metalcasket, Aug 17, 2015 You know a game is great when you're stuck on a puzzle for 5 days and yet don't have the heart to say "**** it" and delete the game, but rather still open it up whenever you have a chance and waste an entire battery charge on a single puzzle. That's exactly how I feel about The Guides. No matter how much I hate a puzzle, the minute I solve it, I exclaim "This is the greatest game in the world". While The Guides may have a lot in common with modern classics such as Mikengreg's TouchTone or Blackbar (yes, shamelessly stealing the mentions from The Guides' Twitter account), what separates it from the pack is that you just can't get comfortable with the puzzles no matter what (in the best way possible). Not only does the difficulty ramp up gently, the thing with The Guides is that every puzzle differs. Solved a puzzle? Does the next one look familiar to the one before it? Easy, right? Nope! It has a COMPLETELY different solution. I'm not gonna get into too much detail about the types of puzzles, solutions and mechanisms that help you solve the puzzles in The Guides, because the sheer magic of the game lies in the fact that you're just thrown into the game and there's literally no hand-holding other than a couple of nudges here and there if you're looking in the right place. I know I'm being completely vague and normally my posts have the most depth when it comes to talking about gameplay, but believe me when I say that you'll appreciate the fact that I'm not spoiling the game for you in any way. While I'm personally guilty of asking for a little nudge here and there (thanks Echoseven!), believe me when I say that this is a game you're not going to want a guide/walkthrough for. In fact, that will totally ruin the game for you. The Guides isn't a game you're done with in 5 minutes. It's one that you get nice and cozy with under your bedsheets, with your earphones in. Sure, you could play this on the crapper, on the bus or wherever...but the beauty of the game comes from making it an experience. If you put the effort into solving the game's genius puzzles and dedicate all of your attention to the game by looking at every page (puzzle) over and over, touching/poking everything in sight, listening to audio cues and by just taking things nice and slow, I promise you that this is a game you'll never ever want to get rid of. As far as the audiovisual packaging of the game is concerned, every nook and cranny of the game is beautifully designed so that nothing gets in the way of the puzzles and it would honestly be useless to describe the visuals since every puzzle is practically a game of its own. It's just a beautiful game with a very subtle, haunting soundtrack, wrapped in the perfect just-over-30 MB-INSTALLED package. Having just bought the compendium, I was honestly looking to alter my post quite a bit, but I'm quite shocked at how in-depth it is. This, just like the game, isn't something to skim over and I'm certainly not going to write about it without having spent some quality time with it. Even with my very short time with it, I highly recommend you pick it up along with The Guides. Not only does it point you in the right direction with some puzzles, it also appears to have some puzzles of its own. It's very well-written and gives The Guides some incredible depth. It's also just a 10 MB download. If you've read this far, I recommend you stop doing whatever you're doing, take 2 and a half minutes to go to the App Store, download both The Guides and The Guides Compendium over 3G for 2 bucks (while The Guides is on sale) and join this thread. There's no chance in hell you'll regret it. Vovin ð® Spam Police ð Nov 28, 2009 6,514 3 38 Germany #14 Vovin, Aug 17, 2015 Last edited: Aug 17, 2015 All this and more. This game is awesome, how everything fits together. Fans of stuff like Year Walk, Device 6 and God Of Blades won't be disappointed. This is also witchcraft! How did they get such a HUGE amount of gameplay into 30mb? TheGreatEscaper Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2014 1,025 22 38 #15 TheGreatEscaper, Aug 17, 2015 Stuck on 1-25 and 2-8... the game is certainly nice so far but I can't say I'm loving it as much as MetalCasket. It feels a little... dry? But then again, having had a little experience with cryptography before I probably don't speak for the majority of the population. I'm sure if the whole decoding concept was new to me this would feel very fresh and unique. Back2funk Well-Known Member Mar 3, 2010 316 0 16 England #16 Back2funk, Aug 17, 2015 Does this game rely much on the audio queues? I only ask as I tend to play games with no audio. AppUnwrapper Well-Known Member Oct 26, 2011 4,062 3 0 http://www.appunwrapper.com/escape-games/ #17 AppUnwrapper, Aug 17, 2015 Last edited: Aug 18, 2015 A few levels do. Also, I really like the audio in the game. Would be a shame to miss out on it! I'm still working on this and need to add photos, but if anyone needs help, here's my walkthrough (spoilers!!): http://www.appunwrapper.com/2015/08/17/the-guides-puzzle-walkthrough-and-solutions/ Edit: My walkthrough is 100% complete now. Going to delve into the Compendium next. Vovin ð® Spam Police ð Nov 28, 2009 6,514 3 38 Germany #18 Vovin, Aug 17, 2015 And as usual guys, please put your talk about riddles in anti-spoiler tags. cloudpuff Well-Known Member Sep 12, 2013 3,600 0 36 lazy layabout uk #19 cloudpuff, Aug 17, 2015 I've been looking forward to this since reading about it on the main page. Bought and frantically trying to do the boring real life stuff so that I can sit and enjoy this in peace. Jamesrooney27 Well-Known Member May 13, 2014 541 0 16 Male Uk #20 Jamesrooney27, Aug 17, 2015 I guess I should buy it sounds quite good (You must log in or sign up to post here.) 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This looks just a little too interesting to ignore. My curiosity meter is going craaazy. Edit: Great find MC... Within a minute of purchasing I went back and got the compendium. I think this is gonna be amazing.
Oh, you have absolutely no idea. I'm in the process of writing up a little (yes, this time it will actually be little) post, but I highly recommend no one actually wait for me to post anything and just go out there and buy both The Guides and the compendium for 2 dollars. An absolute steal.
This is pretty amazing... though I think the words "I'm stuck on..." will be be very common within this thread soon.
I hope so. I really, really want to see this thread blow up with theories and possible puzzle solutions, just like the Year Walk thread back in the day. This game is amazing and deserves all the attention in the world.
Oh boy. You should get this. Just get it. I've had it for just over a week and it's amazing. Edit: If you're stuck, I would recommend checking this out for spoiler free hints as well as a complete walkthrough with answers and explanations: http://youarelowonhealth.com/guide/the-guides-walkthroughs-are-up/
You know a game is great when you're stuck on a puzzle for 5 days and yet don't have the heart to say "**** it" and delete the game, but rather still open it up whenever you have a chance and waste an entire battery charge on a single puzzle. That's exactly how I feel about The Guides. No matter how much I hate a puzzle, the minute I solve it, I exclaim "This is the greatest game in the world". While The Guides may have a lot in common with modern classics such as Mikengreg's TouchTone or Blackbar (yes, shamelessly stealing the mentions from The Guides' Twitter account), what separates it from the pack is that you just can't get comfortable with the puzzles no matter what (in the best way possible). Not only does the difficulty ramp up gently, the thing with The Guides is that every puzzle differs. Solved a puzzle? Does the next one look familiar to the one before it? Easy, right? Nope! It has a COMPLETELY different solution. I'm not gonna get into too much detail about the types of puzzles, solutions and mechanisms that help you solve the puzzles in The Guides, because the sheer magic of the game lies in the fact that you're just thrown into the game and there's literally no hand-holding other than a couple of nudges here and there if you're looking in the right place. I know I'm being completely vague and normally my posts have the most depth when it comes to talking about gameplay, but believe me when I say that you'll appreciate the fact that I'm not spoiling the game for you in any way. While I'm personally guilty of asking for a little nudge here and there (thanks Echoseven!), believe me when I say that this is a game you're not going to want a guide/walkthrough for. In fact, that will totally ruin the game for you. The Guides isn't a game you're done with in 5 minutes. It's one that you get nice and cozy with under your bedsheets, with your earphones in. Sure, you could play this on the crapper, on the bus or wherever...but the beauty of the game comes from making it an experience. If you put the effort into solving the game's genius puzzles and dedicate all of your attention to the game by looking at every page (puzzle) over and over, touching/poking everything in sight, listening to audio cues and by just taking things nice and slow, I promise you that this is a game you'll never ever want to get rid of. As far as the audiovisual packaging of the game is concerned, every nook and cranny of the game is beautifully designed so that nothing gets in the way of the puzzles and it would honestly be useless to describe the visuals since every puzzle is practically a game of its own. It's just a beautiful game with a very subtle, haunting soundtrack, wrapped in the perfect just-over-30 MB-INSTALLED package. Having just bought the compendium, I was honestly looking to alter my post quite a bit, but I'm quite shocked at how in-depth it is. This, just like the game, isn't something to skim over and I'm certainly not going to write about it without having spent some quality time with it. Even with my very short time with it, I highly recommend you pick it up along with The Guides. Not only does it point you in the right direction with some puzzles, it also appears to have some puzzles of its own. It's very well-written and gives The Guides some incredible depth. It's also just a 10 MB download. If you've read this far, I recommend you stop doing whatever you're doing, take 2 and a half minutes to go to the App Store, download both The Guides and The Guides Compendium over 3G for 2 bucks (while The Guides is on sale) and join this thread. There's no chance in hell you'll regret it.
All this and more. This game is awesome, how everything fits together. Fans of stuff like Year Walk, Device 6 and God Of Blades won't be disappointed. This is also witchcraft! How did they get such a HUGE amount of gameplay into 30mb?
Stuck on 1-25 and 2-8... the game is certainly nice so far but I can't say I'm loving it as much as MetalCasket. It feels a little... dry? But then again, having had a little experience with cryptography before I probably don't speak for the majority of the population. I'm sure if the whole decoding concept was new to me this would feel very fresh and unique.
A few levels do. Also, I really like the audio in the game. Would be a shame to miss out on it! I'm still working on this and need to add photos, but if anyone needs help, here's my walkthrough (spoilers!!): http://www.appunwrapper.com/2015/08/17/the-guides-puzzle-walkthrough-and-solutions/ Edit: My walkthrough is 100% complete now. Going to delve into the Compendium next.
I've been looking forward to this since reading about it on the main page. Bought and frantically trying to do the boring real life stuff so that I can sit and enjoy this in peace.
