Steam News6 December 20257mo ago

🛠️ Help Shape AREAZ – New Crafting UI Options (Your Feedback Needed)

Hey survivors 👋 I’ve been working on improving the Crafting / Inventory UI in AREAZ, with a big focus on helping new players better understand the two-hand crafting system from the start.

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Hey survivors 👋

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addedI’ve been working on improving the Crafting / Inventory UI in AREAZ, with a big focus on helping new players better understand the two-hand crafting system from the start.

changedRight now, I’m testing three different UI layouts :

added2️⃣ New – Centered & Framed – Hands stay in the center – Clear framing and labels – Crafted to better explain “put items in your hands to craft”

added3️⃣ New – Two-Column Layout – Recipes on the left – Crafting hands + inventory on the right – Shorter drag distance – Designed to guide new players more naturally from inventory → hands → crafting I’ll share screenshots of all three versions below.

added👉 Which layout do you prefer? 👉 Which one do you think would help new players understand the two-hand crafting system faster? 👉 Anything confusing or missing?

added2️⃣ New – Centered & Framed

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addedI’ve been working on improving the Crafting / Inventory UI in AREAZ, with a big focus on helping new players better understand the two-hand crafting system from the start.

changedRight now, I’m testing three different UI layouts :

added2️⃣ New – Centered & Framed – Hands stay in the center – Clear framing and labels – Crafted to better explain “put items in your hands to craft”

added👉 Which layout do you prefer? 👉 Which one do you think would help new players understand the two-hand crafting system faster? 👉 Anything confusing or missing?

I’ve been working on improving the Crafting / Inventory UI in AREAZ, with a big focus on helping new players better understand the two-hand crafting system from the start.

Note: The crafting system itself isn’t changing — this is purely about clarity and usability.

AREAZ crafting is based on what you hold in your hands, not just clicking a recipe — and I want to make that feeling clearer and more intuitive visually.

Right now, I’m testing three different UI layouts:

1️⃣ Original version – Crafting hands centered at the bottom – The system longtime players already know

2️⃣ New – Centered & Framed – Hands stay in the center – Clear framing and labels – Crafted to better explain “put items in your hands to craft”

3️⃣ New – Two-Column Layout – Recipes on the left – Crafting hands + inventory on the right – Shorter drag distance – Designed to guide new players more naturally from inventory → hands → crafting I’ll share screenshots of all three versions below.

👉 Which layout do you prefer? 👉 Which one do you think would help new players understand the two-hand crafting system faster? 👉 Anything confusing or missing?

Your feedback directly influences how AREAZ evolves — thank you for being part of it ❤️ 1️⃣ Original version Steam post image

2️⃣ New – Centered & Framed