Frostpunk
A city survival strategy game set in a frozen world.
Where Frostpunk comes up1 episode or test
- 1Gather resources by handShort tutorial on gathering
- 2Turn on the generatorGenerator tutorial appears
- 3Reach next major mechanicIts own small tutorial appears
- 4Keep playingPlayer learns while playing for themselves
From Game Maker's Toolkit on Frostpunk
What was said about Frostpunk
Frostpunk teaches each new system with its own small tutorial. The campaign starts with hand-gathering resources and a short tutorial on that. When the player turns on the generator, a tutorial for the generator appears, and so on for each major mechanic.
The player is always playing the game for themselves while learning. Game Maker's Toolkit uses this as evidence that even complex games can often be staged by adding systems one at a time.
Can we Improve Tutorials for Complex Games?
It gives a small tutorial for each new mechanic across the campaign. You start by hand-gathering resources, then learn the generator when you turn it on.
Frostpunk teaches each new system with its own small tutorial. The campaign starts with hand-gathering resources and a short tutorial on that. When the player turns on the generator, a tutorial for the generator appears, and so on for each major mechanic.
The player is always playing the game for themselves while learning. Game Maker's Toolkit uses this as evidence that even complex games can often be staged by adding systems one at a time.
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