Best Tutorial games on Steam
Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated tutorial games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals and best free tutorial games are available at the bottom of the page.
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Flicker of Hope
Flicker of Hope is a suspense thriller where you play as a small candle in the ruins of a dark cathedral. Though the halls are littered with victims of a mysterious plague, you are not the only soul left. Use the properties of a candle, and a trusty douter to prevent yourself from being discovered.![[Chilla's Art] The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車](https://shared.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1349960/header.jpg)
[Chilla's Art] The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車
The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車 is a psychological train horror game.
ARIA CHRONICLE
Randomized dungeons, strategic battles, diverse growth factors, unique characters... ARIA CHRONICLE offers an unparalleled gaming experience. Let’s set out to help the Princess of Tamageria!
Them's Fightin' Herds
Them’s Fightin’ Herds is a 2D fighting game featuring a cast of adorable animals designed by acclaimed cartoon producer Lauren Faust. Beneath the cute and cuddly surface, a serious fighter awaits!
HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed
Hypercharge is a first and third-person shooter action figure game you've always dreamed of! Grab your friends, complete objectives, defend the Hypercore against waves of weaponized toys, and defeat Major Evil together in the story campaign!
Pixel Studio - pixel art editor
Best pixel art editor. Simple. Fast. Portable.
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
THE COLLISION IS INEVITABLE! THE IMPACT WILL BE UNAVOIDABLE! Cross over between 4 different universes! Play as characters from the BlazBlue, Persona, Under Night In-Birth, and (for the first time ever in a fighting game), RWBY series!
Infinity: Battlescape
Infinity: Battlescape is a multiplayer space combat sim supporting hundreds of players on a single server. Join one of the corporate factions and fight for domination of a seamless, true-to-scale procedural star system. Participate in massive space and planetary battles involving hundreds of ships.
The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game - Definitive Edition
Build a deck of iconic heroes and challenge the forces of Sauron in this thrilling tactical card game. Travel through famous locations, complete story-driven quests and forge a new legend of Middle-earth on your own or with a friend in cooperative mode.
Medieval Kingdom Wars
Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat in a fusion of RTS and Grand Strategy genres. Rule, build, and serve your King as a minor lord in medieval Europe. Experience siege, field and naval combat with an unseen degree of brutality. Rogue-like progression, epic towns and battles await…![UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r]](https://shared.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/801630/header.jpg)
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r]
Pick one of 20 unique characters and fight your way through the dangers of the “Hollow Night”, and claim your victory over those who would get in your way. Experience intuitive and tight 2D fighter controls, with a splash of devastating combos and unique fighting styles to keep your appetite for battle sated!
Picross Fairytale - nonogram: Red Riding Hood secret
200 biggest nonograms! Discover the magical world of Red Riding Hood!
Gecata by Movavi 5 - Game Recording Software
Gecata by Movavi is a lightweight game recorder for PCs that lets you capture gameplay or a full-screen Windows desktop with one click and no lags.
BlazBlue Centralfiction
Combining a 2D fighting game with a visual novel, the BlazBlue series continues on with massive fan support! The latest installation, BlazBlue: Centralfiction, serves as the ending to the Azure Saga, revealing the hidden truth of the world!
GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2
Astonishing 3D cell animations and overwhelming content volume, the next-generation fighting game "GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2" is now out on Steam! Total cast of 25 unique characters, and tons of game modes, get ready to ROCK!
Software Inc.
Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job.
Influent Language Learning Game
Influent is a Language Learning Game focused on rapid vocabulary acquisition in a 3D world featuring over 400 nouns, adjectives, and verbs all with native pronunciations in 23 languages! Players have complete freedom to choose which words they want to learn without any need for pencils or books!
Race The Sun
You are a solar-powered craft. The sun is your death timer. Hurtle towards the sunset at breakneck speed in a futile race against time. Delay the inevitable by catching speed boosts which reverse the setting sun - if only for a moment. Don't crash, stay in the light, and don't slow down!Most played tutorial games on Steam
Take a look at the top tutorial games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of April 16th 2025.
1. Smithworks
Smithworks is a first-person 3D cooperative multiplayer game where players play as fledgling blacksmiths. It is a humorous and chaotic experience where players will need to communicate effectively in order to craft these weapons quickly before the customers get angry. Smithworks is a 3d platformer, first-person and character customization game developed by Ardent Games and published by Kenny Doan. Released on June 17th 2022 has received 2,132 reviews of which 1,960 were positive and 172 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #1 spot among the most played tutorial games.
8.8
1,960
172
19
players
2. Pyroworks
Pyroworks is a free-to-play online multiplayer game containing fireworks from real-life companies from all over the globe. You can choose to make your own show, cause destruction and chaos or simulate new years. Don't miss out on playing with your friends - the most fun part. Pyroworks is a sandbox, choose your own adventure and simulation game developed and published by Deepest Inertia Studio. Released on September 08th 2023 has received 1,514 reviews of which 1,394 were positive and 120 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played tutorial games.
8.7
1,394
120
8
players
3. The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game - Definitive Edition
Build a deck of iconic heroes and challenge the forces of Sauron in this thrilling tactical card game. Travel through famous locations, complete story-driven quests and forge a new legend of Middle-earth on your own or with a friend in cooperative mode. The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game - Definitive Edition is a card battler, card game and turn-based game developed by and published by Twin Sails Interactive. Released on August 29th 2019 has received 1,569 reviews of which 1,164 were positive and 405 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played tutorial games.
7.2
1,164
405
7
players
4. ARIA CHRONICLE
Randomized dungeons, strategic battles, diverse growth factors, unique characters... ARIA CHRONICLE offers an unparalleled gaming experience. Let’s set out to help the Princess of Tamageria! ARIA CHRONICLE is a jrpg, turn-based tactics and tactical rpg game developed by STUDIO N9 and published by HIKE Inc.. Released on July 11th 2020 has received 1,143 reviews of which 903 were positive and 240 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played tutorial games.
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903
240
2
players
5. Inertia
Inertia is a first-person platformer with free-running aspects. Inspired by various other free-running and movement based games/game-modes. Inertia is a casual, competitive and level editor game developed and published by Loneminded. Released on December 01st 2017 has received 685 reviews of which 575 were positive and 110 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played tutorial games.
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110
6. [Chilla's Art] The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車
The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車 is a psychological train horror game. [Chilla's Art] The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車 is a casual, immersive sim and walking simulator game developed and published by Chilla's Art. Released on July 23rd 2020 has received 594 reviews of which 469 were positive and 125 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played tutorial games.
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125
Best deals on tutorial games on Steam
Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of tutorial games available on Steam right now, updated on April 16th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted tutorial games.
1. The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game - Definitive Edition
Build a deck of iconic heroes and challenge the forces of Sauron in this thrilling tactical card game. Travel through famous locations, complete story-driven quests and forge a new legend of Middle-earth on your own or with a friend in cooperative mode. The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game - Definitive Edition is a card battler, card game and turn-based game developed by and published by Twin Sails Interactive. Released on August 29th 2019 has received 1,569 reviews of which 1,164 were positive and 405 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. Featuring a massive 84% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for tutorial category.
7.2
1,164
405
-84%
20.13€
3.22€
Free tutorial games on Steam
Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play tutorial games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on April 16th 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play tutorial games.
1. Smithworks
Smithworks is a first-person 3D cooperative multiplayer game where players play as fledgling blacksmiths. It is a humorous and chaotic experience where players will need to communicate effectively in order to craft these weapons quickly before the customers get angry. Smithworks is a 3d platformer, first-person and character customization game developed by Ardent Games and published by Kenny Doan. Released on June 17th 2022 has received 2,132 reviews of which 1,960 were positive and 172 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #1 spot among the most played free tutorial games on Steam.
8.8
1,960
172
19
players
2. Pyroworks
Pyroworks is a free-to-play online multiplayer game containing fireworks from real-life companies from all over the globe. You can choose to make your own show, cause destruction and chaos or simulate new years. Don't miss out on playing with your friends - the most fun part. Pyroworks is a sandbox, choose your own adventure and simulation game developed and published by Deepest Inertia Studio. Released on September 08th 2023 has received 1,514 reviews of which 1,394 were positive and 120 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played free tutorial games on Steam.
8.7
1,394
120
8
players