Best 2026 Video Games for menu usability

#1

Menus and command navigation are generally clear and quick, with combat options easy to reach once learned.

#2

Menu streamlining is a meaningful quality-of-life win, making key systems easier to inspect and manage than in earlier entries.

#3

The streamlined favorites and equipment menus are widely praised on controllers for making a complex RPG approachable. PC-oriented interface criticism exists, but the general menu design is one of the...

#4

Menus and shared inventory are cleaner and faster than older versions, though repeated vocation-management steps can still add friction.

#5

Menu usability receives positive evidence from reviewers who liked quick hub/loadout feedback and minimal menu friction.

#6

One review specifically praises the lack of bloated menus and the ability to jump directly to characters.

#7

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

#8

Menus feel fast and snappy, though large equipment inventories and duplicated graphics settings can become cluttered or confusing.

#9

Menu usability has limited positive evidence around in-world shops, which one reviewer preferred over buying from a grid.

#10

Menu usability received limited positive support from update coverage mentioning UI and menu tweaks.

#11

The amount of build information can make menus feel busy and MMO-like, and a few interface decisions are called awkward rather than intuitive.

#12

Menu and inventory usability were a major caveat, especially storage management, though one reviewer liked item pictures.

#13

Menu usability was mixed, with some finding the mental map useful but several calling it fiddly, finicky, cluttered, or disorganized.

#14

Menus are functional for most needs, yet customization is limited and at least one player considers the UI a major downgrade.

#15

Some major mode menus are faster and smoother, but the creation suite remains overloaded with nested, confusing screens. Usability depends heavily on which part of the game you are managing.

#16

One reviewer explicitly wishes more upgrade and farming tasks were handled through straightforward menus, finding the repeated hands-on routines charming at first but increasingly cumbersome.

#17

Menu usability was a repeated drawback, with reviewers citing convoluted systems, cluttered menus, and too much menu busy work despite mitigation tools.

#18

Managing large cat populations exposes the menu system’s weaknesses: sorting, comparing, and locating the right cat can require too much cycling and clicking. Reviewers wanted faster organization tools once the...

#19

Menu usability had a quality-of-life concern around the inability to skip repeated intros and cutscenes in alpha.

#20

Menu usability had limited negative evidence, focused on hidden information and unclear equipment-screen navigation.

#21

Moving back and forth through menus between challenges can feel like a drag, and the way some Bellabel Park modes are organized is not always immediately clear.

#22

Menu impressions are mixed: new item indicators can help, but build management, DLC claiming, and some older interfaces are still cumbersome.

#23

Menus are one of the weakest areas, with layered currencies, constant notifications, and awkward controller cursors making management feel tedious.

#24

Menu usability was criticized by one reviewer who stumbled through the large menu collection and forgot mechanics.

#25

Menu usability was a recurring complaint on controller and Switch, with reviewers criticizing cursor-based menus, small text, and lack of button navigation; one PC-focused review found the menu effective.

#26

Lobby/menu usability is a repeated weakness, with reviewers disliking the arcade-cabinet system and its added friction.

#27

Menu usability was a frequent pain point, including equipment-change friction, icon-heavy menus, and odd town-only management decisions.

#28

Reviewer evidence is negative or mixed: menu usability was often criticized, even where some reviewers found redeeming moments across 6 review(s).

#29

Menus look attractive, but outfit management is a recurring frustration. Constantly swapping clothes without saved sets or useful sorting interrupts the flow of conversations.

#30

Menu usability is criticized for intrusive between-screen upgrade spaces that slow the action flow.

#31

Menus are straightforward on most platforms, but the Switch 2 version produced an odd scrolling bug that moved selections without controller input.

#32

Managing abilities through the wheel can be annoying, particularly when extra slots are tied to side objectives and players must keep rearranging the limited loadout.

#33

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.

#34

Audio logs that only play inside menus discourage listening and interrupt the flow of exploration.

#35

Menus receive direct criticism for sluggish or unresponsive behavior and for doing too little to explain the game's systems clearly.

#36

Equipment and travel interfaces can be confusing to parse, with unclear state indicators and systems that take more effort to understand than necessary.

#37

Menus are a consistent source of frustration. Inventory comparison, sorting, skill management, and party upgrades can be clunky enough to make routine maintenance tedious.