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Marines fighting Xenomorphs in Aliens Dark Descent
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Should You Play the Aliens Dark Descent Tutorial?

Is playing tutorial scarier than Aliens?

Aliens: Dark Descent is a horror game where winning doesn't come easily. And since this is an Alien game, soldiers dying is part of the experience. But since I have years of experience playing squad-based games, I wondered if I should play the Aliens Dark Descent tutorial.

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Should You Play or Skip the Tutorial in Aliens Dark Descent?

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You should play the Aliens: Dark Descent tutorial! The game has a steep learning curve, so learn the combat system and skill usage this way is important. If you skip the Aliens: Dark Descent tutorial, you'll be confused with a bunch of commands.

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This is all especially true if you're left-handed like me and must customize keybinding—changing input while not knowing what commands do makes for a frustrating experience!

How long does it take to complete the Aliens Dark Descent tutorial?

It takes around 30 minutes to complete the Aliens: Dark Descent tutorial. You can speed up the process by skipping cutscenes, but if you like the Alien franchise, you'll want to watch them all.

For more information on Xenos, check out is Aliens: Dark Descent cross-platform on Pro Game Guides.


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Nebojša Prijić
Nebojša Prijić is a senior staff writer at Pro Game Guides with over 25 years of experience in journalism, screenwriting, and copywriting. He previously worked as Editor-in-Chief of Maxim Serbia magazine and the IGN Adria website. Nebojša is an old-school gamer who loves real-time strategies, shooters, and RPGs, but most of all, he plays Roblox and mobile games with his son. He remembers the first Diablo, PC games on a single floppy disk, and playing Mortal Kombat on the keyboard.