The Tutorial Zone

Games or software focused on teaching mechanics, workflows, skills, or concepts.

Latest Standouts

Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.

Nuclear Design Bureau - Design. Simulate. Detonate. As a junior engineer at the Kurchatov Institute, you design atomic devices to satisfy the demands of the State. A hardcore physics game simulating hydrodynamics, neutron transport, and thermonuclear fusion.
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Sep 14, 2026
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BLOODLETTER - A grim medieval deckbuilder where you use your dubious healing methods to protect bizarre villagers from the corrupting influence of ancient evils.
Bowling Alley Simulator - Bowling Alley Simulator lets you build, manage, and grow your own bowling alley. Run the lanes, cook classic food, hire staff, and expand your business into a thriving entertainment destination.
Stackflow - Stackflow is a hypnotically addictive strategic roguelike about the pure pleasure of fitting pieces perfectly. Discover unique blocks, create satisfying connections, and trigger explosive combos that release pure dopamine.
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Jul 13, 2026
88% 👍
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868-BACK - 868-BACK is a computer-hacking strategy roguelike game where your mission is to dismantle capitalism one server at a time! Use hacking powers to fight enemies, steal the servers' data, and face increasingly nasty situations before being disconnected (again!) by the richest corporations on earth.
LYSA HORA: The Haunted Hill - A dark sci-fi horror where ancient rituals intertwine with secret Soviet experiments. Explore atmospheric tunnels, hidden laboratories, and abandoned shrines inspired by real locations—and survive by solving intricate, mind-bending puzzles.
Tlatoani: Aztec Cities - Give rise to wonders of the Aztec Civilization as you build your own magnificent metropolis in this ancient city builder. From humble beginnings build, trade, manage and conquer to become Tlatoani (Emperor).
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Apr 2, 2026
84% 👍
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The Bus - Players say: Drive licensed buses across Berlin's 1:1 streets, pick up passengers, sell tickets, and manage routes or a bus company. Players like: Detailed Berlin Map · Bus Variety · Relaxing Route Driving ·
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Transport passengers in the city bus simulation The Bus along 1:1 scale routes in Berlin, passing landmarks like the Victory Column, Brandenburg Gate, and Alexanderplatz. In the Scania Citywide LF and other licensed buses, sell tickets, handle traffic, and get everyone to their destination safely.

RhythmStrike - Vertical-scrolling rhythm game inspired by modern Japanese arcade titles, featuring hybrid keyboard and mouse mechanics and music-synced visual effects. Climb the global leaderboards and unlock new content through specialized challenges!
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Mar 4, 2026
94% 👍
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New Heights: Realistic Climbing and Bouldering - The ultimate climbing and bouldering simulation game. Test your skills across more than 280 routes on real world crags from the Fontainebleau boulders to Hanshelleren Cave, including the legendary route Silence. Create your own routes and compete with friends for the best sends.

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BlazBlue Centralfiction - Players say: Choose from 35 distinct fighters in fast 2D battles, then follow a visual-novel story concluding the Azure Saga. Players like: Distinct Fighter Roster · Deep, Expressive Combat · Memorable Soundtrack ·
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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!

Card Shark - Players say: In 18th-century France, learn card cheats and execute them under pressure while traveling with a gambler through a courtly conspiracy. Players like: Original Cheating Mechanics · Distinctive Hand-Drawn Art · Intriguing Period Story ·
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Card Shark is an adventure game full of cunning, intrigue, and delectable deceit. Enter a world where you’ll need to play your opponents better than you play your cards.

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle - Players say: A fast 2D crossover fighter where you pair characters from four series and battle in 2v2 matches using tags and assists. Players like: Accessible Controls · Crossover Character Roster · Fast Tag Battles ·
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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!

GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2 - Players say: Choose a fighter and battle in fast 2.5D matches built around distinctive moves, air combos, and flexible attack-canceling. Players like: Distinct Fighter Roster · Expressive Combo Combat · Anime-Style Visuals ·
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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!

Movies Tycoon - Players say: Build a film studio, recruit creative talent, plan and shoot movies, and balance production costs as your company grows. Players like: Film Studio Management · Creative Film-Making · Character Creator ·
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Movies Tycoon is a simulation game where you dive into the world of film-making. Start with a humble studio, scout and manage top talent, customize unique characters, and direct blockbuster films.

Medieval Kingdom Wars - Players say: As a minor lord in 1336, manage towns and feudal politics on a real-time map, then build and command armies in battle. Players like: Kingdom-RTS Blend · Town Building · Map Conquest ·
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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…

Sip Fisher - Players say: Catch fish by sipping them through a straw, sell your haul, and build a dock as you drain a lake to uncover its depths. Players like: Straw-Fishing Premise · Relaxed Upgrade Loop · Dock Building ·
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Have you ever wanted to drink an entire lake through a straw? Well now you can in this cozy incremental fishing game! There's so much to sip in the lake, so upgrade your straw, drink up schools of fish, and maybe find what's at the bottom of the Lake!

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Aug 27, 2025
92% 👍
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X-Plane 12 - Players say: Pilot airliners and small aircraft in a flight simulator where weather, aircraft handling, systems, and procedures shape each flight. Players like: Realistic Flight Physics · Weather Flight Effects · Detailed Aircraft Systems ·
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Ultra-Realistic Flight Simulation

Esports Manager 2026 - Players say: Run a Counter-Strike esports organization: recruit and develop a roster, manage its business, and guide it through tournaments. Players like: Build a Dream Team · Esports Manager Fantasy · Long-Term Saves ·
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Build and lead your own professional esports organization. Scout players, manage contracts, develop talent, hire staff, grow your brand, and compete for championship titles in a deep and realistic management simulation.

Consume Me - Players say: Guide high-school senior Jenny through schedules, meal puzzles, schoolwork and chores as she juggles goals and social pressures. Players like: Creative Mini-Games · Satisfying Daily Planning · Charming Visual Style ·
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did you feel stupid, fat, lazy, and ugly in high school? well i did...but at least i made a life-simulation RPG about it!

Hidden Gems

Well-liked but under-played: strong scores, small review counts.

BEERCRUSH - Enter the world of John Beer in this psychotic, fast-paced roguelike where you drink beer to stay alive! Dash as fast as you can through unique and crazy worlds to break the vicious cycle. So what are you waiting for!? LIVE LIFE. EVERY GOLDEN MINUTE OF IT!
TETRACHROMA - TETRACHROMA is a block stacking puzzle action game with a new color changing mechanic inspired by Reversi. Manage the constantly changing colors of the board to clear 15+ lines with a single piece.
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Oct 25, 2024
100% 👍
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Juufuutei Raden™'s Guide for Pixel Museum - Solve the puzzle and complete the art! "Pixel Puzzle" that lets you experience art and culture with Juufuutei Raden.
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Jun 4, 2025
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Learn Japanese RPG: Hiragana Forbidden Speech - Dialogue changes from English to Japanese as you learn and progress in this comedic RPG backed by professional Japanese voice acting. This is a full 18+ hour introductory Japanese course and adventure all in one. Master hiragana, 136+ kanji, basic grammar, 240 common words used in anime.
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Dec 14, 2023
99% 👍
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Wilmot Works It Out - Players say: As Wilmot, sort mixed puzzle deliveries, piece together square-tile pictures, then hang your completed art around home. Players like: Relaxing, Untimed Puzzling · Clever Mixed-Piece Logic · Distinctive Puzzle Artwork ·
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Wilmot Works It Out is a puzzle building game about completing beautiful images and using them to decorate the walls of your house.

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Oct 23, 2024
98% 👍
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Snail Bob 2: Tiny Troubles - Help Snail Bob avoid the dangers that lie on his path. Snail Bob 2 is a puzzle game for all the ages. It'll make you think and smile.
Cascadia - Compete to create the most perfect ecosystem in the award-winning board game journey!
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Feb 19, 2025
98% 👍
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Bearnard - Play cards by shooting arrows - miss the shot, lose the card. Master turn-based combat, defeat enemies, and solve environmental puzzles across diverse biomes. Join Bearnard on his quest!
Vermillion - VR Painting - Players say: Paint in a virtual oil studio, mixing wet colors, following references, and creating solo or with up to three others. Players like: Realistic Oil Mixing · Beginner-Friendly Tools · Tutorial References ·
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It’s time to discover your inner artist! With Vermillion, you get a fully equipped oil painting studio in your home, without any of the mess. Ready for the unrivaled sense of accomplishment from creating your first painting?

PomoFarm - Players say: Play Tomato the Duck, set focus and break timers, and grow a seasonal farm as you work on tasks away from the game. Players like: Cute Pixel Art · Focus Motivation · Adjustable Timers ·
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PomoFarm is half focus timer and half idle farming game! As Tomato the Duck, grow your farm as you focus on tasks in the real world!

Fingerdance - The game that simply confuses your fingers.

Top Rated

Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.

Öoo - Players say: Guide a bomb-bodied caterpillar through a connected world, using explosions to cross obstacles and solve puzzles. Players like: Clever Bomb Puzzles · Wordless Guidance · Satisfying Discoveries ·
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A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!

Squeakross: Home Squeak Home - Players say: Solve number-clue grid puzzles to earn furniture, customize a pet rodent, and decorate its multi-room home. Players like: Flexible Puzzle Tools · Large Puzzle Collection · Rodent Customization ·
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In Squeakross: Home Squeak Home, solve and transform 800+ puzzles into furniture to decorate the perfect home for your rodent friend. Collect hundreds of decorations, accessories and stickers in this cozy game full of charm!

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Jun 7, 2025
98% 👍
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Beatblock - Players say: Guide Cranky’s paddle to catch rhythm-synced blocks, learn new note types, and create charts for songs of your own. Players like: Distinctive Paddle Controls · Strong Soundtrack · Creative Song Charts ·
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THE BEAT REVOLVES AROUND YOU in Beatblock, the headspinning rhythm-action game! Move your paddle and block to the beat in simple yet deviously bombastic levels, each complete with their own unique theming and visuals.

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Sep 26, 2025
98% 👍
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Pictopix - Players say: Use number clues to fill grid squares, uncover pixel pictures, and tackle classic, mosaic, endless, and timed puzzle modes. Players like: Huge Puzzle Library · Workshop Puzzle Supply · Comfortable Controls ·
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Pictopix is a puzzle game where you use logic to color squares on grids in order to reveal pictures.

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Jan 5, 2017
97% 👍
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UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r] - Players say: Choose a fighter in a 2D anime brawler, master combo and meter systems, and investigate the supernatural Hollow Night. Players like: Combo-Focused Combat · Distinctive Characters · Memorable Soundtrack ·
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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!

Who's Lila? - Players say: Investigate a missing student's case as William, shaping his facial expressions to steer conversations and uncover branching outcomes. Players like: Manual Face Expressions · Surreal Mystery · Distinctive Visual Style ·
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A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Race The Sun - Players say: Pilot a solar-powered craft through an endless obstacle course, collecting boosts to hold off sunset and extend each run. Players like: Addictive Run Loop · Fast Reflex Challenge · Quick Casual Sessions ·
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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!

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Dec 9, 2013
93% 👍
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Pyroworks - Players say: Set up mortars, wire firing systems, and launch real-brand fireworks to choreograph displays or make multiplayer mayhem. Players like: Firework Variety · Creative Show Design · Realistic Sound Effects ·
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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.

Thrive - Players say: Guide a primordial microbe on an alien world, gather resources, redesign its cells, and adapt as rival species evolve. Players like: Scientific Cell Design · Evolution Strategy · Different Survival Styles ·
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An evolution simulation game. Take control of your species in the environment and edit your species as a whole. Compete with other evolving species for resources on an alien planet.

Smithworks - Players say: As rookie smith Smitta, race with up to three others to craft customer weapons, coordinate tasks, and beat the order clock. Players like: Fun With Friends · Chaotic Laughs · Team Coordination ·
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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.

AdVenture Capitalist - Players say: Turn a lemonade stand into an investment empire by buying upgrades, hiring managers, and resetting for stronger profits. Players like: Satisfying Number Growth · Easy Background Play · Goofy Business Humor ·
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Welcome, eager young investor, to AdVenture Capitalist! Arguably the world's greatest Capitalism simulator!