Best Xbox Video Games for menu usability

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Best for menu usability

South of Midnight

4.5 attribute score

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

Safest pick

Forza Horizon 6

4.4 attribute score

Balances the attribute score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

Most evidence

Starfield

6 supporting reviews

Has the broadest review evidence for this attribute.

Best overall product

Forza Horizon 5

4.3 overall score

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

#1 South of Midnight
4.5

Menu usability was praised as simple and easy to navigate.

Pros: soundtrack quality, narrative quality

Cons: combat system, enemy variety

#2 Forza Horizon 6
4.4

Menu usability is praised for cleaner maps and easy vehicle sorting.

Pros: graphics quality, driving mechanics

Cons: world interactivity, AI behavior

#3 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4
4.0

Review evidence supported this attribute with mixed reviewer sentiment.

Pros: level design, remake/remaster quality

Cons: soundtrack quality, mission design

#4 Avowed
3.6

Menu and ability-wheel usability was mixed; some quality-of-life systems helped, but radial wheels and limited hotkeys disrupted combat for others.

Pros: combat system, narrative quality

Cons: difficulty balance, enemy variety

#5 Forza Horizon 5
3.5

Menu usability is mixed, balancing an intuitive car collection display against bloated menus.

Pros: graphics quality, accessibility options

Cons: AI behavior, difficulty balance

#6 The Outer Worlds 2
3.0

Menus and inventory drew mixed-to-negative reactions, especially inventory patience, UI bugs, and clutter.

Pros: combat system, progression system

Cons: pacing, AI behavior

#7 Doom: The Dark Ages
3.0

Menu usability was mixed, with one reviewer criticizing melee switching and another wanting clearer difficulty-slider explanations.

Pros: combat system, weapon balance

Cons: flying mechanics, narrative quality

#8 Starfield
1.8

Menus and inventory are repeated pain points, with reviewers calling the UI clunky, slow, or shockingly poor for a game with so much item management.

Pros: fun factor, combat system

Cons: bug frequency, narrative quality