Best 2025 Video Games for tutorial quality

#1 Battlefield REDSEC
5.0

Gauntlet doubles as an effective learning space, giving newcomers a structured way to practice REDSEC's gunplay without committing to the full battle royale flow.

Pros: fun factor, battle mode quality

Cons: multiplayer design, replay value

#2 Avowed
4.9

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

Pros: combat system, narrative quality

Cons: difficulty balance, enemy variety

#3 Football Manager 26
4.8

Tutorials are consistently praised as concise, detailed and useful, giving newcomers a strong route into a notoriously dense management sim.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, animation quality

Cons: user interface design, bug frequency

#4 Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage
4.6

Training is one of the package’s best support systems, with character-specific guidance, frame data, command practice, and battle concepts that help both beginners and serious competitors.

Pros: remake/remaster quality, combat system

Cons: content variety, character customization

#5 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4.6

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

Pros: narrative quality, combat system

Cons: map and navigation design, menu usability

#6 Tales of Xillia Remastered
4.5

Tutorials are consistently regarded as helpful, making layered combat mechanics understandable as they are introduced.

Pros: combat system, remake/remaster quality

Cons: animation quality, environmental detail

#7 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
4.5

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

Pros: narrative quality, combat system

Cons: difficulty balance, weapon balance

#8 Goodnight Universe
4.5

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

Pros: narrative quality, emotional impact

Cons: controls responsiveness, platform-specific feature support

#9 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: combat system, faithfulness to franchise

Cons: narrative quality, frame rate stability

#10 The First Berserker: Khazan
4.5

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

Pros: combat system, boss design

Cons: narrative quality, difficulty balance

#11 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: content variety, value for money

Cons: cross-play support, competitive balance

#12 Kirby Air Riders
4.3

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

Pros: battle mode quality, content variety

Cons: learning curve, competitive balance

#13 Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
4.3

Teaching through layouts and contextual cues is praised for keeping explanations out of the action. The opening tutorial also earns approval for establishing the importance of timing and patience.

Pros: overall quality, difficulty balance

Cons: frame rate stability, performance optimization

#14 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: level design, remake/remaster quality

Cons: soundtrack quality, mission design

#15 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: combat system, character roster

Cons: level design, mission design

#16 Lego Voyagers
4.2

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

Pros: co-op experience, puzzle design

Cons: controls responsiveness, replay value

#17 Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted
4.0

The original learn-by-playing structure still explains the basics efficiently and keeps instructions approachable. A few added text explanations and interface quirks feel less elegant than the understated tutorial design beneath...

Pros: fun factor, remake/remaster quality

Cons: graphics quality, soundtrack quality

#18 Arc Raiders
4.0

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

Pros: sound design, combat system

Cons: voice acting, menu usability

#19 Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
4.0

Tutorial missions are appreciated for being skippable while still useful for learning Life nuances.

Pros: core gameplay loop, narrative quality

Cons: crafting system, multiplayer design

#20 Ghost of Yōtei
4.0

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

Pros: combat system, narrative quality

Cons: grind level, innovation

#21 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: remake/remaster quality, graphics quality

Cons: performance optimization, frame rate stability

#22 Sniper Elite: Resistance
3.8

The short opening and convenient shooting range can teach the basics effectively. Tutorial text is criticized for being too small at a normal TV distance.

Pros: overall quality, level design

Cons: innovation, mission design

#23 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: content variety, gameplay mechanics

Cons: learning curve, user interface design

#24 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: content variety, soundtrack quality

Cons: open-world design, exploration quality

#25 BALL x PIT
3.5

Town management can require trial and error because its introduction is limited. Another player appreciates the absence of a lengthy tutorial once the basic loop clicks.

Pros: fun factor, upgrade system

Cons: user interface design, grind level

#26 Europa Universalis V
3.4

Tutorials are substantially better than older Paradox onboarding in several accounts, with missions, hints, and nested tooltips helping. They still cannot explain everything, and some reviewers call them too basic,...

Pros: gameplay mechanics, fun factor

Cons: learning curve, AI behavior

#27 Battlefield 6
3.4

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

Pros: multiplayer design, sound design

Cons: narrative quality, map and navigation design

#28 Marathon
3.1

The tutorial covers the basic extraction loop, but it often leaves deeper systems to text prompts and trial-and-error. Its basic introduction works, yet the lack of guidance quickly becomes frustrating.

Pros: fun factor, loot system

Cons: difficulty balance, quest design

#29 Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
3.0

Tutorial quality and explainers improved, though a few reviewers still wanted more help around jobs and systems.

Pros: remake/remaster quality, voice acting

Cons: content variety, camera behavior

#30 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: combat system, exploration quality

Cons: graphics quality, voice acting

#31 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: combat system, narrative quality

Cons: save system reliability, learning curve

#32 South of Midnight
2.9

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

Pros: soundtrack quality, narrative quality

Cons: combat system, enemy variety

#33 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: difficulty balance, art direction

Cons: economy and resource balance, checkpoint system

#34 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: remake/remaster quality, combat system

Cons: content variety

#35 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
2.7

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

Pros: boss design, graphics quality

Cons: open-world design, side character depth

#36 Borderlands 4
2.5

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

Pros: movement feel, loot system

Cons: performance optimization, narrative quality

#37 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: stealth mechanics, graphics quality

Cons: narrative quality, mission variety

#38 Digimon Story Time Stranger
2.5

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

Pros: progression system, narrative quality

Cons: pacing, content variety

#39 Doom: The Dark Ages
2.5

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

Pros: combat system, weapon balance

Cons: flying mechanics, narrative quality

#40 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: combat system, narrative quality

Cons: difficulty balance, endgame content

#41 Anno 117: Pax Romana
2.4

Tutorial quality is inconsistent: some players found the campaign helpful, while others complained about skipped steps, missing explanations, and insufficient recovery guidance.

Pros: fun factor, graphics quality

Cons: learning curve, bug frequency

#42 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: fun factor, economy and resource balance

Cons: progression system, user interface design

#43 Elden Ring Nightreign
2.0

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

Pros: co-op experience, fun factor

Cons: difficulty balance, social features

#44 Marvel’s Deadpool VR
2.0

The opening teaches the mechanics clearly, but one reviewer found it overlong and repetitive, including too many lessons for simple actions such as grenade throwing.

Pros: combat system, voice acting

Cons: pacing, boss design

#45 Little Nightmares III
1.8

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

Pros: atmosphere, faithfulness to franchise

Cons: puzzle design, co-op experience