Best Video Games for tutorial quality

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Best for tutorial quality

Street Fighter 6

4.8 feature score

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

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#1 Street Fighter 6
4.8
12 reviews

Tutorials and training tools were among the most acclaimed parts of the package, often called best-in-class.

Pros: movement feel, art direction

Cons: platforming precision, writing quality

#2 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4.6
1 review

Tutorials for new character mechanics were praised for making complexity easier to absorb.

Pros: monetization fairness, microtransaction impact

Cons: platforming precision, menu usability

#3 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
4.5
1 review

VR Training/tutorial support is praised as both useful and fun for refreshing mechanics.

Pros: animation quality, facial animations

Cons: quest design, AI behavior

#4 Goodnight Universe
4.5
1 review

Tutorial quality had limited but positive evidence, with the game naturally teaching powers as they become relevant.

Pros: side character depth, visual effects quality

Cons: user interface design, handheld play suitability

#5 Pragmata
4.5
1 review

Tutorial and onboarding are praised where mentioned, with early sections introducing the unusual loop without overwhelming players.

Pros: bug frequency, user interface design

Cons: HUD clarity, mission design

#6 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
4.5
1 review

Tutorial quality is positive where one reviewer says the early tutorials made combat options easy to understand and apply.

Pros: graphics quality, environmental detail

Cons: bug frequency, dialogue quality

#7 The First Berserker: Khazan
4.5
1 review

Tutorials receive positive notice for being clear and non-intrusive.

Pros: core gameplay loop, controls responsiveness

Cons: mission design, learning curve

#8 Capcom Fighting Collection 2
4.4
7 reviews

Training tools are repeatedly praised for hitboxes, input displays, and robust practice support, though one review still wished for fuller tutorials.

Pros: emotional impact, sound design

Cons: cross-play support, boss design

#9 Forza Horizon 6
4.3
1 review

Tutorial quality is praised for quickly easing players into controls.

Pros: open-world design, replay value

Cons: dialogue quality, writing quality

#10 Saros
4.3
2 reviews

Tutorial quality had limited but positive evidence, with reviewers noting trial-and-error teaching and encounter design that prepares players for bosses.

Pros: value for money, fun factor

Cons: map and navigation design, side character depth

#11 Lego Voyagers
4.2
1 review

Tutorialization was praised for trusting players and avoiding heavy spoon-feeding while still keeping puzzles understandable.

Pros: writing quality, checkpoint system

Cons: menu usability, user interface design

#12 Cabernet
4.1
2 reviews

Tutorial quality was mixed-to-positive, with one preview praising seamless instruction while another full review felt the vampire reveal was partially spoiled by tutorial wording.

Pros: accessibility options, protagonist appeal

Cons: frame rate stability, polish

#13 Arc Raiders
4.0
1 review

Early missions were described as solid introductions to the basics before later quest repetition set in.

Pros: frame rate stability, platform-specific feature support

Cons: voice acting, writing quality

#14 Ghost of Yōtei
4.0
1 review

Tutorial/onboarding evidence is modestly positive, praising learn-by-doing design and seamless early teaching.

Pros: movement feel, environmental detail

Cons: puzzle design, age appropriateness

#15 Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
4.0
1 review

Tutorial and guidance additions are viewed positively for modern players, especially optional tips and compass support.

Pros: world interactivity, sandbox freedom

Cons: crash stability, learning curve

#16 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
3.7
7 reviews

Tutorials range from well laid out and deep to too barebones for explaining advanced context such as Rev Blow defense, feints, and brakes.

Pros: emotional impact, animation quality

Cons: enemy variety, server reliability

#17 Mario Kart World Review
3.5
3 reviews

Tutorial and mission teaching were mixed: P-Switches can teach mechanics well, but the game also explains little upfront.

Pros: animation quality, sound design

Cons: difficulty balance, AI behavior

#18 Crimson Desert
3.2
5 reviews

Reviewer evidence is mixed: tutorial quality drew both praise and caveats across 5 review(s).

Pros: level design, replay value

Cons: stealth mechanics, save system reliability

#19 Dragon Ball FighterZ
3.1
7 reviews

Tutorial quality is sharply mixed, with some reviews praising comprehensive or intuitive training and others calling tutorials under-explained or repetitive.

Pros: movement feel, world-building

Cons: save system reliability, mission variety

#21 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
2.9
3 reviews

Tutorial quality was mixed, with one reviewer calling it decent while others criticized dense text screens and poor explanations.

Pros: soundtrack quality, fun factor

Cons: checkpoint system, family friendliness

#22 South of Midnight
2.9
3 reviews

Tutorial quality was mixed, with one review praising narrative framing and others criticizing overbearing or overly obvious guidance.

Pros: atmosphere, voice acting

Cons: world interactivity, camera behavior

#23 Invincible VS
2.9
2 reviews

Tutorial coverage was mixed sharply, with one source calling training comprehensive and another criticizing the tutorial experience as confusing and lengthy.

Pros: immersion, frame rate stability

Cons: user interface design, bug frequency

#24 Hollow Knight: Silksong
2.8
1 review

Tutorial quality is criticized through comparison with Hollow Knight’s clearer early tutorial structure and more generous opening support.

Pros: core gameplay loop, world interactivity

Cons: loot system, accessibility options

#25 Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
2.8
1 review

Tutorial quality drew a clear complaint around poorly explained cooking, and another reviewer warned that combat systems lack intuitive onboarding.

Pros: protagonist appeal, art direction

Cons: camera behavior, tutorial quality

#26 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
2.7
1 review

The lone scored evidence criticized inadequate guidance, especially in the trickier puzzle flow.

Pros: world-building, world interactivity

Cons: enemy variety, stealth mechanics

#27 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
2.7
6 reviews

Guidance split reviewers; some appreciated direction, but many disliked hand-holding, repeated hints, or tutorialization.

Pros: world-building, frame rate stability

Cons: companion AI, upgrade system

#28 Assassin's Creed Shadows
2.5
1 review

Tutorial/training presentation received limited criticism, with playable flashbacks described as an odd choice after players had already learned the skills.

Pros: environmental detail, cross-save support

Cons: writing quality, enemy variety

#29 Digimon Story Time Stranger
2.5
1 review

Tutorial coverage was criticized by one reviewer for glossing over some early systems.

Pros: atmosphere, world-building

Cons: HUD clarity, fast travel convenience

#30 Doom: The Dark Ages
2.5
1 review

Tutorial delivery was criticized in the supporting review for interrupting pacing despite gradual mechanic introduction.

Pros: environmental detail, polish

Cons: camera behavior, value for money

#31 Monster Hunter Wilds
2.5
5 reviews

Tutorial quality was inconsistent: some tutorials were unobtrusive, but several reviewers found key mechanics buried, brief, or poorly explained.

Pros: art direction, cross-play support

Cons: dialogue quality, monetization fairness

#32 Elden Ring Nightreign
2.0
2 reviews

Tutorial quality was criticized as brief and rudimentary for a complex multiplayer roguelike.

Pros: emotional impact, visual effects quality

Cons: crash stability, cross-play support

#33 Forza Horizon 5
2.0
1 review

Tutorial quality is criticized where Event Lab creation lacks guidance, making custom content harder to learn.

Pros: controls responsiveness, movement feel

Cons: tutorial quality, animation quality