Since I have played the mobile version of the game I decided to skip the Tutorial... BIG MISTAKE. After a few uninstalls and installs I finally figured out that I had to delete the app data in the steam folder and reinstall.

The main issue was, after you "Hide Tutorials" right from the get go, your followers will immediately set up 2 tents on the starting piece of beach where they are swimming and you can do nothing else at all. I fixed the issue.... but seems like a pretty big GAME BREAKING bug.