The Tutorial

A rusty sword. A wooden shield. A dragon you are absolutely not supposed to fight.

Welcome to Emerald Reach. Your assignment is simple: learn to move, practice your attacks, collect your certificate, and take the boat home.

Please ignore the dragon.

The Tutorial is a difficult top-down action game about picking a fight wildly above your level—and refusing to leave until you win. Inspired by the joy of challenging the tutorial-island dragon in Might and Magic VII, it turns humble starting equipment into everything you need for a very bad decision.

Read the attacks. Dodge through danger. Parry at the last possible moment. Turn incoming fireballs into return postage.

You carry one healing sip. When it’s gone, you’ll have to get close and earn another with your sword.

And if you think you’ve finished the tutorial… keep playing.

• Demanding boss fights with evolving attack patterns.
• Precise dodges, rewarding parries, and healing earned through aggression.
• Checkpoints that let you retry newly discovered bosses directly.
• Keyboard and mouse controls, plus mobile touch support.
• Play in your browser. No download required.

Controls

WASD — Move Mouse — Aim
Left click — Swing your sword
Right click — Tap to parry; hold to block
Space / Shift — Dodge
R — Heal, or retry after defeat
E — Interact
H — Field guide
Esc — Pause

You should have taken the boat.