We were approached by Housemarque to support their small UI/UX team on their upcoming title “Returnal”.
We assisted early on in collaboration with the brand team to create a strong unified aesthetic for both in-game design and
marketing. We then continued that support for the following 2 years with early concepts, art direction, motion prototyping, icon
design, art working and finally implementation into the game engine.
In our opinion a games User Interface should be easy to use and understand. It should however also fit within the narrative and
emphasise the mood and tone of the game.
Returnal is a horror based sci-fi shooter, where the main protagonist Selene is stranded on a mysterious planet, waking up again and
again after dying. It was our aim that the player also feels that vulnerability and sense of mystery.
I would highly recommend playing the game, but if this is not possible the online video posted below shows some of the UI/UX in action.