Tutorial (video games)

Tutorials have become increasingly common due to the decline of printed video game manuals as a result of cost cutting and digital distribution.

Tutorials range from gently easing the player into the experience, to forcing them to learn via trial and error, only allowing them to proceed when they have mastered the game-play.

[2] Other types of tutorials include slowly giving players information over the course of the entire game, as in the Legend of Zelda series.

[10] In games like Stellaris, tutorials take the form of elaborate tooltips, as well as occasional quests to nudge the player towards helpful actions.

Examples include Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, in which the main character demonstrates his annoyance at being forced to undergo a tutorial.