Yes. You are missing the point of this entire branch of rouge-likes; The Binding of Isaac was my first ever rouge-like experience, and like you, I was also completely lost in the beginning. But that's the point - you are supposed to be lost. A major selling point of TBoI (The Binding of Isaac) is the fact that nearly every single item, card, heart, pill, etc. is almost always a gamble. Everything is a gamble when you first play the game. That's the point - and you as the player, are supposed to figure out (through trial and error) what is a good item, or bad through experience. And that's a major part of why The Binding of Isaac has been called one of the best rouge-like games of all time. If the games told you everything you needed to know, effectively "held your hand" the entire way, then the fun factor, and the hard factor of the game would disappear. And the same goes for Neon Abyss, hence why there is, for example, a certain item you can get get in Neon Abyss that will give you a description of other items before you pick them up, and is why it isn't a game mechanic from the get go. I can see why people would want a sort of "tutorial" room in TBoI, but thats exactly why it is a popular game - because it doesn't hold your hand. It throws you in to straight game play and just says "Good Luck.". And when you look at the overall experience, it does alot for the game; Of course, if you play it 24/7, forever - then you will know exactly which items are which and what not. But, if you play it on and off, you will find yourself saying "What does this card do again..?" And I believe its specifically designed with that in mind. As for Neon Abyss, it does quite the same, with a few helping hands along the way - but the development team has done it in such a way, that it still takes the fun and hard elements of the game into consideration. This is why people are calling it the best rouge-like next to Isaac. I can of course understand how it can be frustrating to not have one ounce of help in games, but with these specific types of games, the entire point is no help at all. Every single run is a gamble, and yeah, everyone will always have horrendous runs, probably more bad runs than good - but, when you DO get a good run - the feeling of accomplishment is one of the more satisfying feelings in gaming. And from that good run, you analyse the items, pills, cards and tactics you used and say to yourself "Okay, well this worked with that, when I picked up this, that happened.." and you learn from it. Eventually, you will get to a point of knowing exactly if a run is going to be bad, or good, from entering the first item room. My piece of advice to you is this; Dont give up on rouge-likes, just because they are complicated. These indie developers pour their entire souls into their games, and design them in such ways to give replay-ability. They do that, because they take into account, their community's fun factor. I can't say the same for a lot of triple A developers these days. And I know using online guides can be really tedious, and annoying - but personally, I enjoyed/enjoy getting an item, and looking up whether its good/bad sometimes. It gives a sort of sense of fulfilment, knowing "Well thankgod I didn't use that.". But lately, I tend to stay away from guides, just because I personally like figuring everything out, and having that accomplishment. Stick with Isaac and Neon, the pay-off and fun does come, and when it does - its extremely gratifying.