Best 2026 Video Games for user interface design

#1 Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault
5.0

Quality-of-life improvements such as visible base prices, quick pricing, and easy-to-navigate interfaces make the sequel much smoother to manage than the original.

Pros: core gameplay loop, difficulty balance

Cons: narrative quality, load times

#2 SiN: Reloaded
5.0

The redesigned UI is cleaner, better scaled, and sharper at modern resolutions while still allowing players to restore the original presentation.

Pros: remake/remaster quality, overall quality

Cons: level design, map and navigation design

#3 TOEM 2
5.0

The interface keeps the original’s friendly identity while feeling cleaner and more polished. Menus, journals, and presentation details fit smoothly into the handmade aesthetic.

Pros: game length, gameplay mechanics

Cons: innovation, difficulty balance

#4 007 First Light
5.0

User interface design has limited but very positive evidence around Bond's watch integrating onscreen information cleanly.

Pros: stealth mechanics, combat system

Cons: pacing

#6 Mouse: P.I. For Hire
5.0

The clean interface keeps objectives and navigation visible without crowding the screen. Its animated elements support the cartoon style while remaining functional.

Pros: fun factor, art direction

Cons: weapon balance, gameplay mechanics

#7 Pragmata
5.0

User interface design is praised for streamlined menus and real-time information that reduces friction.

Pros: combat system, emotional impact

Cons: map and navigation design, platforming precision

#8 Directive 8020
4.7

The interface around branching timelines was praised as satisfying for completionists and less repetitive than full replays.

Pros: horror tension, gameplay mechanics

Cons: AI behavior, polish

#9 Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
4.6

The interface and building tools are repeatedly praised as clean, intuitive, snappy, and easy to use.

Pros: character customization, fun factor

Cons: content variety, gameplay mechanics

#10 Pokémon Pokopia
4.5

User interface design was praised for clarity, cleanliness, and a more seamless feel than many cozy sims.

Pros: core gameplay loop, content variety

Cons: pacing, menu usability

#11 Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition
4.5

The interface is intentionally restrained and mostly effective, while additions such as a recent-items view make it easier to track newly collected lore and gear.

Pros: performance optimization, frame rate stability

Cons: controller ergonomics, platform-specific feature support

#12 John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando
4.5

The interface is generally praised for being clean, minimal, and easy to read, keeping loadouts and combat information understandable without clutter.

Pros: fun factor, combat system

Cons: mission variety, progression system

#13 Mario Tennis Fever
4.5

Menus and on-court cues are clean, quick, and easy to read. Reviewers praise both the snappy navigation and the way the UI communicates incoming shots without excessive hand-holding.

Pros: fun factor, gameplay mechanics

Cons: tutorial quality, onboarding experience

#14 NBA 2K27
4.5

Era-specific HUDs and score bugs are visually strong and reinforce the historical presentation, even though overall menu usability is less consistent.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, fun factor

Cons: microtransaction impact, animation quality

#15 Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
4.5

The interface is neat, tidy, and pleasant to navigate, making commands and equipment management much easier to handle.

Pros: combat system, accessibility options

Cons: pacing, difficulty balance

#16 Onimusha: Way of the Sword
4.5

The UI is praised for being restrained, clear, and largely out of the player’s way.

Pros: combat system, fun factor

Cons: pacing, open-world design

#17 Reanimal
4.5

User interface design is praised for restraint, especially the absence of intrusive button prompts.

Pros: narrative quality, atmosphere

Cons: puzzle design, fun factor

#18 Silver Pines
4.5

Automatic map updates and other conveniences reduce the friction of tracking locked doors and returning to earlier locations.

Pros: overall quality, atmosphere

Cons: boss design, movement feel

#19 Transport Fever 3
4.4

The redesigned interface is widely praised for clearer network data, integrated line management, and better visual feedback, with console and editor-specific exceptions.

Pros: user interface design, gameplay mechanics

Cons: learning curve, tutorial quality

#20 Minecraft Dungeons II
4.4

Readable gear details and quick item switching are major conveniences, especially during co-op; some inventory management remains busy or cumbersome.

Pros: open-world design, graphics quality

Cons: narrative quality, endgame content

#21 Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls
4.4

The UI is praised for matching the comic-book aesthetic alongside backgrounds and character models.

Pros: fun factor, character roster

Cons: tutorial quality, competitive balance

#22 Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
4.4

The interface is stylish, tactile, and generally clear despite the game’s complexity. Minor tracking and navigation frustrations keep it from being flawless.

Pros: narrative quality, writing quality

Cons: pacing, bug frequency

#23 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered
4.4

A reorganized HUD and cleaner menus reduce the friction of managing equipment, abilities and everyday interactions.

Pros: graphics quality, value for money

Cons: performance optimization, frame rate stability

#24 Rivage
4.3

K9’s retained passwords, cards and screenshots are useful across loops, though console navigation and simultaneous controls can be awkward.

Pros: puzzle design, user interface design

Cons: core gameplay loop, narrative quality

#25 Forza Horizon 6
4.1

User interface design gets limited positive evidence from cinematic UI removal during autodrive.

Pros: graphics quality, driving mechanics

Cons: world interactivity, AI behavior

#26 Garfield: Escape from Monday
4.0

The straightforward interface helps young players learn to play independently.

Pros: content variety, family friendliness

Cons: collectibles, level design

#27 Hot Wheels Infinite Rush
4.0

The interface received some positive notes for keeping information manageable, but deeper UI discussion is limited.

Pros: fun factor, open-world design

Cons: collectibles, originality

#28 Silent Hill: Townfall
4.0

The physical-style map and document presentation are praised for being useful while fitting the game’s tactile 1990s presentation.

Pros: horror tension, puzzle design

Cons: stealth mechanics, fun factor

#29 Sword Art Online: Echoes of Aincrad
4.0

The user interface design was positively received for feeling familiar to the anime.

Pros: combat system, companion AI

Cons: open-world design, movement feel

#30 Woodo
4.0

Straightforward menus keep navigation easy.

Pros: art direction, narrative quality

Cons: difficulty balance, replay value

#31 WWE 2K26
4.0

Improved quest markers and navigation make The Island's interface much easier to follow than before, reducing the confusion of finding the next objective.

Pros: fun factor, gameplay mechanics

Cons: grind level, value for money

#32 Another Eden Begins
3.8

The interface is generally readable and controller-friendly, but larger rosters and inventories expose friction. Basic navigation works better than deep inventory management.

Pros: combat system, fun factor

Cons: difficulty balance, pacing

#33 Tales of Berseria Remastered
3.8

New icons and clearer indicators improve navigation and inventory clarity, but older build menus can still feel convoluted.

Pros: narrative quality, combat system

Cons: remake/remaster quality, value for money

#34 Star Wars: Galactic Racer
3.7

A clean interface, explanatory event text, and a useful logbook help organize the many racing systems. Unclear status information and a PC settings menu without useful visual previews frustrate some...

Pros: fun factor, overall quality

Cons: difficulty balance, pacing

#35 NHL 27
3.5

The interface can look clean and attractive, and some updates improve lineup handling, but glitches and inconsistent responsiveness keep the UI from feeling fully polished.

Pros: atmosphere, gameplay mechanics

Cons: AI behavior, commentary quality

#36 Doggy Don’t Care
3.5

The badge menu’s image-based clues support discovery rather than spelling out solutions, but the lack of text or tooltips can become frustrating when an objective is unclear.

Pros: fun factor, puzzle design

Cons: hint system, originality

#37 End of Abyss
3.5

The minimal HUD is praised for cleanliness, but the map interface can malfunction or fail to load, creating a sharp contrast between presentation and usability.

Pros: atmosphere, exploration quality

Cons: map and navigation design, bug frequency

#38 Highguard
3.5

Interface clarity is mixed: one assessment praised readability, while another pointed to obvious rough edges in the 5v5 UI.

Pros: fun factor, combat system

Cons: originality, battle mode quality

#39 Total War: WARHAMMER III – Lords of the End Times
3.5

The Glottkin’s consolidated mechanics panel is clean and convenient, but the broader ten-year accumulation of systems has made parts of Warhammer III’s interface harder to parse.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, fun factor

Cons: AI behavior, polish

#40 Well Dweller
3.5

The interface is generally clean and easy to understand, but one review found that remapping face buttons could confuse menu confirmations and cause accidental purchases.

Pros: difficulty balance, boss design

Cons: innovation, sandbox freedom

#41 Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter
3.5

The interface is functional and readable, but one reviewer finds it somewhat plain compared with the otherwise upgraded presentation.

Pros: combat system, narrative quality

Cons: pacing, onboarding experience

#42 Tom Clancy’s The Division Resurgence
3.4

Customizable touch layouts are strong, but dense menus, small-screen crowding, and layered systems often undermine usability.

Pros: content variety, controls responsiveness

Cons: narrative quality, menu usability

#43 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
3.4

UI evidence was split between praise for The Vault and clean interface and complaints about text size or clumsy controls.

Pros: puzzle design, atmosphere

Cons: horror tension, crash stability

#44 Saros
3.3

User interface design had limited mixed evidence, with one reviewer finding it good enough but imperfect.

Pros: narrative quality, combat system

Cons: side character depth, dialogue quality

#45 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
3.2

User interface design has a mixed note because one reviewer found the on-screen combat UI somewhat messy despite being understandable.

Pros: graphics quality, remake/remaster quality

Cons: DLC value, multiplayer design

#46 Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave
3.1

Opinions on the user interface design are mixed, balancing worthwhile ideas against noticeable friction or limitations.

Pros: narrative quality, fun factor

Cons: grind level, learning curve

#47 EA Sports FC 27
3.0

The interface earns mixed reactions: some screens look cleaner and more useful, while others lose readability or feel visually disjointed. Slow menu behavior magnifies those design complaints.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, progression system

Cons: open-world design, AI behavior

#48 Cabernet
3.0

User interface design was mixed: one review found it organized and another effective, but several criticized parsing, hotspot cycling, and rough interface elements.

Pros: narrative quality, voice acting

Cons: bug frequency, menu usability

#49 Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake
3.0

The interface is serviceable, but persistent HUD elements and a few menu choices can feel visually intrusive in such an atmosphere-driven game.

Pros: remake/remaster quality, horror tension

Cons: combat system, frame rate stability

#50 Marsupilami 2: Salsa Palombia
3.0

The only direct UI impression compares it neutrally to Fortnite, without a stronger judgment on usability or style.

Pros: replay value, difficulty balance

Cons: game length, boss design