How to Design a Tutorial

Patreon:   / joshstrifehayes   Twitch:   / joshstrifehayes   Discord:   / discord   Twitter:   / joshstrifehayes   ##### The 4 rules of the onboarding process (don't say tutorial, it puts people off) 1 - introduce a mechanic in a safe place, then require the player to use it to progress. 2 - combine multiple previous mechanics into a stacked puzzle. 3 - present this information with graphical, audio and narrative consistency to the rest of your game. 4 - do this within the opening of your game, not a separate area, so the player feels they're playing the game, not learning the game. Thank you to the Patreon supporters and Twitch subs who keep the channel alive :)