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Steam News21 April 20262mo ago

New tutorial

Probably most surprising thing about making a game for me was how hard it is to make a good tutorial. I knew about many of the pitfalls of game dev, but introducing new players to the game has been quite a challenge.

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addedProbably most surprising thing about making a game for me was how hard it is to make a good tutorial. I knew about many of the pitfalls of game dev, but introducing new players to the game has been quite a challenge.
addedThe old tutorial still managed to bring a lot people to the game, so it did it's job. But after a lot of feedback and watching new players learn the game live, I’ve decided to completely rework it to lower the barrier to entry as much as possible.
changedNow it's done - dragon will ease you into the game and show you everything piece by piece. Hopefully it'll increase your chances to not get scorched.

Probably most surprising thing about making a game for me was how hard it is to make a good tutorial. I knew about many of the pitfalls of game dev, but introducing new players to the game has been quite a challenge.

The old tutorial still managed to bring a lot people to the game, so it did it's job. But after a lot of feedback and watching new players learn the game live, I’ve decided to completely rework it to lower the barrier to entry as much as possible.

Now it's done - dragon will ease you into the game and show you everything piece by piece. Hopefully it'll increase your chances to not get scorched.

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Steam News / 21 April 2026

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