It is a survival game. You will want to become a Viking prepper. There is no tutorial other than the bird who comes to visit you but he's not very helpful the first time through because folks don't actually take what he says very seriously. Going to the second zone is best done after you have killed the first boss, and your gear is BiS for meadows.

You are rewarded for being curious and cautious. If you have other survival games in your arsenal then this game won't be too hard. If it is your first one I would suggest spending some time watching a few videos on Valheim. We were all in the same boat you are in a year or more ago so the forums were alive with all the new discoveries we made, all the new tips and tricks. Not so much at this time so unless you are very curious and clever it can seem pretty daunting.

If you are in a hurry you are screwed. There are the occasional speed runners who do everything in a big fat hurry but they mostly have a fairly good knowledge of the game.

Since we have no worthwhile information on what gear you are wearing, weapons at what level, what food you are eating, whether you have made a hut your own, we have to guess your needs. But my guess is that a lot of the information in the game is getting walked passed. Just cuz you don't know what you don't know --- yet.

So, go watch a few videos on learning the game, or keep struggling. Some folks like the struggle, others, not so much. The game is a bit grindy but very doable solo and you may well come to really like it once you have a bit more under your belt.