Posted on October 18, 2019
The Best Sites for Video Game Guides and Walkthroughs
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Getting stuck in a video game and having to figure out how to progress is a normal part of gaming. However, sometimes you’ll come up against a roadblock that totally stops your progress.
If you have reached wit’s end, a video game walkthrough can help you figure out how to progress. Here are the best sites for clear and helpful video game guides.
1. GameFAQs
GameFAQs is a longtime resource for video game fans. In addition to user-submitted reviews, lists of cheat codes, and message boards, the site hosts walkthroughs for pretty much any game imaginable.
Simply search for the title you’re playing using the bar at the top to find its game page. Along the top, you’ll see several tabs, one of which is FAQs. There’s a good chance you’ll find at least one walkthrough for the game.
Most walkthroughs on the site are text-based full guides on how to complete the game. In addition, a lot of them contain explanations of basic mechanics, tips, and lists of secrets. This makes them useful even if you’re not stuck in a particular section of the game. For easy navigation, they often include a table of contents so you can use Ctrl + F to jump to where you are in the game.
For titles with multiple FAQs, you’ll see the most-recommended guides represented by a star next to their name. In addition to standard walkthroughs, many games have specialized FAQs. For example, Star Fox 64 has in-depth guides to earning a high score.
If you don’t mind the old-school text-based guides, you’ll see why GameFAQs is one of the most trusted sources for game guides.
2. GamePressure
In contrast to the above, GamePressure offers fully illustrated guides for modern titles. You can use the sidebar to jump across the guide’s sections to find just what you’re looking for.
For linear games, the walkthroughs contain a wealth of screenshots to help you make sure you’re on the right path. In open-world games like Assassin’s Creed, you’ll find an outline for the main story missions, in addition to maps of various locations and guides to sidequests. Considering how much content a game like Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has, the level of detail here is often staggering.
Whether you need help progressing through a specific chapter or want a handy list to make sure you’ve completed all the sidequests, you’ll find it on GamePressure. However, it’s limited to well-known modern games. Thus, you won’t find guides for retro titles or small-time indie games here.
3. StrategyWiki
Instead of user-submitted guides or ones provided by website staff, StrategyWiki uses a wiki format. This lets anyone with experience on a topic add information, which works well with game guides.
You’ll find guides for over 6,000 games across a variety of genres and systems. These tend to lean towards Nintendo titles, but you’ll find video game guides for other systems as well. Because of the open nature, not every guide is 100% complete. If you stumble upon an unfinished page for a game you like, why not contribute?
We particularly like this site for walkthroughs of visual novel games, such as Ace Attorney and Danganronpa. It makes the instructions clear for these titles, so it’s easy to see what to do next without revealing too far ahead.
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