If You Get Stuck, Is Anyone Teaching It?
What this page helps you decide: whether you want a game with a deep bench of video guides, or you are happy to work it out alone.
Every game on this list is hard on purpose. That makes one question worth asking before you buy, and almost nobody asks it: when you get stuck, is there anyone out there teaching this? The answer varies enormously. Searching YouTube for "<title> guide" returns about 1,000,000 results for Hades, and about 361 for Minishoot' Adventures. That is a difference of roughly 2770x across games that sit within four points of each other on Steam review score. A thin bench is not a mark against a game — it usually just means the game is newer, smaller, or both. But it changes what buying it commits you to. On a title with a hundred thousand guide videos you will find a walkthrough for any wall you hit within a minute. On one with a few hundred, you are largely reading forum posts and working it out. The numbers below are YouTube's own reported result counts, read on the date shown. They are estimates rather than exact inventories, so treat them as orders of magnitude — which is all this comparison needs.
Why this matters more in this genre than most
Roguelikes, metroidvanias and souls-likes share a design assumption: you are supposed to fail repeatedly and learn. That assumption works when there is something to learn from — a build guide, a boss pattern breakdown, a route video. In a genre built on repeated failure, the size of the teaching community is part of the product, and it is the one part no store page publishes.
What the number is, and what it is not
It is YouTube's reported total for the search shown on each game's page, read on the date shown. It is not a count of good guides, nor of guides in your language, nor a claim that any specific video is accurate. Result counts on this platform are estimates and move around between queries. This site quotes them as magnitudes and links a specific video per game so you can judge the quality yourself.
Step-by-Step
- Decide honestly whether you look things up. If you do, a thin video bench is a real cost.
- Read these as orders of magnitude, not exact counts — YouTube reports estimated totals, not inventories.
- A thin bench usually means new or niche, not bad. Check the release date before drawing conclusions.
- Newer releases grow their coverage fast; a number read today can be wrong in six months.
Data Tables
| Title | Guide-video results | Positive | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hades | ~1,000,000 | 98% | Sep 17, 2020 |
| Dead Cells | ~1,000,000 | 97% | Aug 6, 2018 |
| ANIMAL WELL | ~1,000,000 | 95.7% | May 9, 2024 |
| Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition | ~985,102 | 95.3% | Mar 21, 2019 |
| The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | ~542,849 | 96.9% | Nov 4, 2014 |
| Vampire Survivors | ~518,345 | 98.3% | Oct 20, 2022 |
| Hollow Knight | ~421,704 | 96.9% | Feb 24, 2017 |
| Downwell | ~119,080 | 96.6% | Oct 15, 2015 |
| Pseudoregalia | ~991 | 96.7% | Jul 28, 2023 |
| Minishoot' Adventures | ~361 | 97.7% | Apr 2, 2024 |
Tips & Notes
- Hades has roughly 1,000,000 guide-video results — the deepest bench here.
- Minishoot' Adventures has about 361, despite sitting at 97.7% positive. Good game, little help.
FAQ
Which of these games has the most guide videos?
Hades, at roughly 1,000,000 results for "Hades guide", read 2026-08-28.
Does a small number of guides mean the game is bad?
No. Minishoot' Adventures sits at 97.7% positive on Steam with only about 361 guide-video results. Thin coverage usually tracks with being newer or more niche, not worse.
Are these exact counts?
No. YouTube reports estimated result totals that vary between queries. Read them as orders of magnitude — a game with hundreds and one with hundreds of thousands are in genuinely different situations.
Sources
- Community "Hades - Wish I Knew Sooner | Tips, Tricks, and Game Knowledge For New " by Legacy Gaming — Guide video referenced for Hades; search "Hades guide" returned about 1,000,000 results. Read 2026-08-28.
- Community "Beginner Tips for Minishoot Adventures | Starter Guide" by Buddy Up Gaming — Guide video referenced for Minishoot' Adventures; search "Minishoot' Adventures guide" returned about 361 results. Read 2026-08-28.