Best 2025 Video Games for tutorial quality

#1 Avowed
4.9

The tutorial was praised for teaching systems naturally and creating meaningful choices early.

Pros: tutorial quality, level design

Cons: stealth mechanics, endgame content

#2 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4.6

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

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

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 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
4.5

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

#6 The First Berserker: Khazan
4.5

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

Pros: core gameplay loop, controls responsiveness

Cons: mission design, learning curve

#7 Capcom Fighting Collection 2
4.4

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

#8 Kirby Air Riders
4.3

Tutorials and training were praised for explaining the unusual control system and easing players into the mechanics.

Pros: flying mechanics, exploration quality

Cons: AI behavior, boss design

#9 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4
4.3

Tutorial coverage was repeatedly praised as useful for onboarding, refreshers, and explaining systems clearly enough for new or rusty players.

Pros: core gameplay loop, controls responsiveness

Cons: crash stability, cross-save support

#10 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
4.2

Tutorial quality was positive in direct evidence, with a decent early tutorial session helping new Warriors players.

Pros: animation quality, multiplayer design

Cons: save system reliability, companion AI

#11 Lego Voyagers
4.2

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 Arc Raiders
4.0

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

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

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

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

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 Battlefield 6
3.4

tutorial/training support was mixed, with class introduction praised but free practice options missed.

Pros: haptic feedback integration, performance optimization

Cons: pacing, microtransaction impact

#20 Pokémon Legends: Z-A
3.0

Tutorial quality was acknowledged as necessary for the new systems, though one reviewer wished it could be skipped.

Pros: crash stability, gameplay mechanics

Cons: AI behavior, monetization fairness

#21 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
2.9

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

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 Hollow Knight: Silksong
2.8

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

#24 Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
2.8

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

#25 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
2.7

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

#26 Borderlands 4
2.5

Tutorial quality is criticized for a weak opening tutorial and for leaving important movement or systems unexplained.

Pros: sandbox freedom, art direction

Cons: polish, save system reliability

#27 Assassin's Creed Shadows
2.5

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

#28 Digimon Story Time Stranger
2.5

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

Pros: atmosphere, world-building

Cons: HUD clarity, fast travel convenience

#29 Doom: The Dark Ages
2.5

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

#30 Monster Hunter Wilds
2.5

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

#31 Civilization VII
2.4

Tutorials and Civilopedia support were polarizing, ranging from rich and useful for newcomers to inadequate, overexplained, or missing key information.

Pros: animation quality, controls responsiveness

Cons: matchmaking quality, user interface design

#32 Elden Ring Nightreign
2.0

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 Little Nightmares III
1.8

Tutorial quality was criticized by reviewers who felt the game barely explained itself and left players lost early.

Pros: load times, haptic feedback integration

Cons: save system reliability, aiming precision