Best Video Games for tutorial quality

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Best for tutorial quality

Street Fighter 6

4.9 feature score

Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.

Most evidence

Dragon Ball FighterZ

7 supporting reviews

Has the broadest review evidence for this feature.

Best overall product

Hades II

4.6 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this feature.

#1 Street Fighter 6
4.9
12 reviews

Tutorials, training modes, combo trials, character guides, and World Tour teaching tools receive exceptionally broad praise across the reviews.

Pros: onboarding experience, animation quality

Cons: platforming precision, quest design

#2 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4.5
1 review

Tutorial quality is positive where mentioned, with each complex character system carefully explained.

Pros: world-building, crash stability

Cons: platforming precision, map and navigation design

#3 South of Midnight
4.5
1 review

Tutorial framing receives praise for narrative integration, even though one review criticized the broader guidance as overbearing.

Pros: art direction, facial animations

Cons: onboarding experience, mission variety

#4 Split Fiction
4.5
1 review

Onboarding is praised where reviewers describe the game teaching mechanics and escalating them clearly before new twists arrive.

Pros: cross-play support, platforming precision

Cons: side character depth, matchmaking quality

#5 The First Berserker: Khazan
4.5
1 review

Tutorials are praised as clear and not overly intrusive, helping explain the combat systems without slowing play.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, value for money

Cons: multiplayer design, character development

#6 Saros
4.4
2 reviews

Tutorial quality is supported through enemies teaching boss patterns and mechanics being learned quickly through trial and error.

Pros: load times, fun factor

Cons: side character depth, facial animations

#7 Pragmata
4.2
1 review

The demo/tutorial-style introduction is seen as a useful explanation of what the game is about and how it plays.

Pros: crash stability, bug frequency

Cons: accessibility options, map and navigation design

#8 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
4.0
1 review

The prologue was credited with introducing the core systems before the larger investigative sections open up.

Pros: faithfulness to franchise, load times

Cons: platforming precision, stealth mechanics

#9 Donkey Kong Bananza
4.0
3 reviews

Tutorial quality is generally functional, with Ingot Isle introducing mechanics well, though one review found the opening stretched too long.

Pros: load times, movement feel

Cons: enemy variety, platforming precision

#10 Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
3.9
2 reviews

Tutorial support is improved for newcomers, though a few reviewers still wanted clearer explanations for jobs and early party balance.

Pros: handheld play suitability, gameplay mechanics

Cons: multiplayer design, companion AI

#11 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
3.8
1 review

Reviewer evidence is mixed, with support including “getting familiar with several of the mechanics.”

Pros: crash stability, soundtrack quality

Cons: AI behavior, platform-specific feature support

#12 Hades II
3.8
1 review

Evidence is limited and mixed, with one reviewer noting the cast timing took a long time to master rather than praising a formal tutorial.

Pros: world interactivity, side character depth

Cons: grind level

#13 Mario Kart World Review
3.8
1 review

Tutorial quality is indirect and mixed: P-Switches teach techniques, while the broader game leaves many systems underexplained.

Pros: load times, crash stability

Cons: narrative quality, value for money

#14 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
3.8
2 reviews

Tutorial impressions were positive but mixed in strength: one review called it passable, while another called it really good.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, combat system

Cons: user interface design, menu usability

#15 Assassin's Creed Shadows
3.4
2 reviews

weapon tutorials and training flashbacks help teach systems, though one reviewer found the flashback approach odd.

Pros: polish, cross-save support

Cons: family friendliness, age appropriateness

#16 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
3.2
4 reviews

Tutorial quality is mixed: the game explains a lot but leans heavily on dense text and can overwhelm new players.

Pros: core gameplay loop, emotional impact

Cons: family friendliness, checkpoint system

#17 Dragon Ball FighterZ
3.1
7 reviews

Tutorial quality is highly divided, ranging from deep and comprehensive to under-explained, repetitive, or actively poor.

Pros: animation quality, frame rate stability

Cons: cross-play support, load times

#18 Ghost of Yōtei
3.1
2 reviews

Tutorial and control gimmicks are mixed: some touchpad interactions teach thematically, but others feel unnecessary or distracting.

Pros: load times, art direction

Cons: family friendliness, age appropriateness

#19 Invincible VS
2.9
3 reviews

Tutorial quality is sharply split: one informational preview lists basic and advanced tutorials, while beta reviewers say the tutorial tools and clarity were frustrating.

Pros: world interactivity, visual effects quality

Cons: age appropriateness, family friendliness

#20 Crimson Desert
2.8
2 reviews

Tutorials and instructions are inconsistent, with some guidance appreciated but several reviewers calling it vague or insufficient.

Pros: visual effects quality, soundtrack quality

Cons: stealth mechanics, save system reliability

#21 Elden Ring Nightreign
2.5
4 reviews

Tutorial and early instruction are widely seen as thin for such a complex format.

Pros: emotional impact, animation quality

Cons: cross-play support, flying mechanics

#22 Monster Hunter Wilds
2.3
2 reviews

Tutorial quality was criticized because important explanations could be buried, fleeting, or difficult to recover later.

Pros: cross-play support, atmosphere

Cons: dialogue quality, mission design

#23 Forza Horizon 5
2.0
1 review

EventLab’s lack of tutorial guidance is called out as a weakness for creators.

Pros: cross-play support, open-world design

Cons: cross-save support, tutorial quality

#24 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
2.0
1 review

Tutorial quality is criticized in limited evidence for a mandatory motorcycle tutorial and over-explanation.

Pros: bug frequency, frame rate stability

Cons: save system reliability, tutorial quality