Best Video Games for user interface design

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Best for user interface design

Hades II

5.0 feature score

Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.

Safest pick

Pragmata

4.8 feature score

Balances feature score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

Best overall product

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

4.3 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this feature.

#1 Hades II
5.0
1 review

Interface design is praised as part of the game’s broader art direction, with Supergiant’s menu and UI work singled out positively.

Pros: world interactivity, side character depth

Cons: grind level

#2 Pragmata
4.8
1 review

The broader user interface is praised for being streamlined and easy to use during play.

Pros: crash stability, bug frequency

Cons: accessibility options, map and navigation design

#3 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
4.5
2 reviews

User interface design is a strength when focused on the Vault and clean basic actions.

Pros: faithfulness to franchise, load times

Cons: platforming precision, stealth mechanics

#4 007 First Light
4.5
1 review

The clearest UI praise is the Omega watch interface that displays resources and gadget information.

Pros: soundtrack quality, atmosphere

Cons: AI behavior, camera behavior

#5 South of Midnight
4.5
1 review

User interface design is praised as simple and easy to navigate in one review.

Pros: art direction, facial animations

Cons: onboarding experience, mission variety

#6 Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
4.5
7 reviews

The interface is widely praised for surfacing information, modernizing menus, and making tactical decisions easier to read.

Pros: handheld play suitability, gameplay mechanics

Cons: multiplayer design, companion AI

#7 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
4.4
1 review

UI and UX were praised in one review for making objectives clearer and loadout handling smoother.

Pros: load times, haptic feedback integration

Cons: online stability, quest design

#8 Donkey Kong Bananza
4.4
1 review

User interface design is supported by the helpful gem tracking list and map-facing completion tools.

Pros: load times, movement feel

Cons: enemy variety, platforming precision

#9 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
4.4
2 reviews

Interface design improves through outfit slots and loadouts, though broader menu usability remains mixed.

Pros: core gameplay loop, emotional impact

Cons: family friendliness, checkpoint system

#10 Diablo IV
4.2
4 reviews

Reviewer evidence is positive but qualified: user interface design reviewers find useful strengths while also noting limits or context, with tooltips, loot filters, map overlays, and UX praised, but controller/menu...

Pros: cross-play support, faithfulness to franchise

Cons: family friendliness, age appropriateness

#11 Doom: The Dark Ages
4.2
1 review

User interface design is supported through UI/HUD scaling and customization options mentioned in accessibility discussion.

Pros: load times, originality

Cons: multiplayer design, co-op experience

#12 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
4.2
1 review

User interface design gets positive evidence from map item display, though some hinting systems were too aggressive.

Pros: bug frequency, frame rate stability

Cons: save system reliability, tutorial quality

#13 Directive 8020
4.2
3 reviews

The utility strap and messaging interface drew positive interest as tools for communication, scanning, and interaction.

Pros: immersion, accessibility options

Cons: onboarding experience, AI behavior

#14 Assassin's Creed Shadows
4.2
2 reviews

UI and the Animus/objective hub are generally praised for clarity and immersion.

Pros: polish, cross-save support

Cons: family friendliness, age appropriateness

#15 Forza Horizon 6
4.1
1 review

User interface evidence is limited but positive around cleaner maps, proximity radar, collection tracking, and adjustable split-time display.

Pros: replay value, level design

Cons: dialogue quality, writing quality

#16 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4.0
1 review

User interface design is stylish but not always practical, with fashionable battle presentation offset by readability issues.

Pros: world-building, crash stability

Cons: platforming precision, map and navigation design

#17 Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
4.0
1 review

User interface design has limited support from area scanning that highlights enemies and interactable elements.

Pros: voice acting, performance optimization

Cons: multiplayer design, monetization fairness

#18 Monster Hunter Wilds
3.8
3 reviews

UI design was flexible in some areas but also criticized for menu confusion and occasional awkwardness.

Pros: cross-play support, atmosphere

Cons: dialogue quality, mission design

#19 Hollow Knight: Silksong
3.8
3 reviews

Interface design is mixed-positive: journals, tracked quests, pins, sliders, and tool categories help, though map and compass limitations remain.

Pros: value for money, sound design

Cons: loot system, camera behavior

#20 Ghost of Yōtei
3.7
2 reviews

The user interface is mostly unobtrusive, but one review flags a small reticule as a readability problem.

Pros: load times, art direction

Cons: family friendliness, age appropriateness

#21 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
3.5
2 reviews

Interface evidence is mixed, with modern tool selection present but one reviewer calling the combat UI messy.

Pros: environmental detail, platform-specific feature support

Cons: DLC value, multiplayer design

#22 Saros
3.5
1 review

User interface design is serviceable rather than standout, with one review calling the UI good enough.

Pros: load times, fun factor

Cons: side character depth, facial animations

#23 Silent Hill f
3.0
2 reviews

User interface design split reviewers, with one praising the journal and UI care while another called the UI and puzzles frustrating.

Pros: originality, innovation

Cons: family friendliness, crash stability

#24 Dragon Ball FighterZ
3.0
4 reviews

User interface design is one of the main caveats, because hub-based navigation and online-lobby dependence add friction.

Pros: animation quality, frame rate stability

Cons: cross-play support, load times

#25 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
2.8
1 review

Reviewer evidence is critical, with support including “in-game map and compass are simply not up to the task.”

Pros: crash stability, soundtrack quality

Cons: AI behavior, platform-specific feature support

#26 Forza Horizon 5
2.8
1 review

The interface can feel overloaded, with one review describing the experience as information overload.

Pros: cross-play support, open-world design

Cons: cross-save support, tutorial quality

#27 Invincible VS
2.8
1 review

User interface design has a clear quality-of-life concern around unskippable intros and cutscenes during repeated online play.

Pros: world interactivity, visual effects quality

Cons: age appropriateness, family friendliness

#28 Split Fiction
2.7
1 review

Interface evidence is limited and negative around crossplay setup explanation rather than the main HUD or menus.

Pros: cross-play support, platforming precision

Cons: side character depth, matchmaking quality

#29 Elden Ring Nightreign
2.5
1 review

User interface design is mixed, with some useful pointers but complaints about clutter and unintuitive maps.

Pros: emotional impact, animation quality

Cons: cross-play support, flying mechanics

#30 Street Fighter 6
2.5
1 review

The user interface is a notable weakness in one review, where even basic tasks are described as hard to work out.

Pros: onboarding experience, animation quality

Cons: platforming precision, quest design

#31 Crimson Desert
2.4
2 reviews

User interface design is criticized for inventory, controls, MMO-style padding, and missing quality-of-life expectations.

Pros: visual effects quality, soundtrack quality

Cons: stealth mechanics, save system reliability

#32 Mario Kart World Review
2.3
3 reviews

User interface design is mixed to weak, with issues around maps, unlock screens, selection menus, volume settings, and long costume lists.

Pros: load times, crash stability

Cons: narrative quality, value for money

#33 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
1.8
1 review

UI design was criticized as ugly and frustrating even when the game itself was strong.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, combat system

Cons: user interface design, menu usability