Disco Elysium
When the match authority releases a roll, show actual faces with the public consequence clearly identified.
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Player decisions and journeys
What will pressing this do?
Destination label alone, explanation on focus, or preview before committing?
THE SNAKE EYES BASELINE
R32 / 02 NOV 2026 A settled match result
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
Did anything actually happen?
Find the receipt of a real event, from a changed turn or setting to the outcome of a roll.
The recorded review identifies a completed surrender and its result.
01 / RESEARCH SHORTLIST
CURATED FOR THIS QUESTIONThree for Snake Eyes
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
When the public turn changes, keep an identifiable owner after any flourish settles.
Papers, Please
Pair a released result with the entity it refers to, then show permitted follow-up actions separately.
02 / PRODUCTION CONTEXT
One question, different scales
Compare what the player can infer. The scale labels describe the production context of each example.
03 / COMPARATIVE GALLERY
CONFIRM / EDITORIAL RANKINGThe top ten
How these examples were ranked
These are editorial historical comparisons for UIX-01. We screened publisher galleries and developer manuals for 24 PC games and two console titles, selected readable feature-level exhibits and ranked how clearly they answer the question at the moment of use, how well the image and original account support the reading, and what distinct method the example contributes. Scope spans the 1990 Monkey Island lineage through 2024 releases. Awards identify the category a jury actually recognized. The editorial rank is a judgment about this interface problem, not that jury’s verdict or a vote covering every game ever made. The three Snake Eyes picks optimize for transfer to the estate and opponent-turn arena, separately from rank.
Each entry links to the image and the feature evidence. Award badges name the recognized category. The saved direction records the director’s own choices.
See how different genres answer this question
Narrative RPGDisco ElysiumActual dice plus a semantic outcome
Document inspectionPapers, PleaseEvidence plus a stated finding
Survival city builderFrostpunkSettled status on a persistent tree
Racing simulationGran Turismo 7Recorded achievement on a destination card
Courtroom adventurePhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney TrilogyNow-playing state separate from browsing
Grid tacticsInto the BreachCompleted objective and spent action
Tactical strategyXCOM: Enemy UnknownTurn ownership receipt
Poker roguelikeBalatroExpose the contribution as scoring proceeds
Deckbuilding roguelikeSlay the SpireLocal number and updated state
Action adventureThe Last of Us Part IISpatial response to a scan10 / 10 references
Indie · Narrative RPG2019
Disco Elysium
Actual dice plus a semantic outcome
Faces and a literal outcome distinguish an actual result from a check the player is only considering. The accompanying text gives the result meaning in the fiction.
Study notes and sources
- Why it ranks
- Actual dice, a named outcome and a written consequence align in one view.
- Where it breaks down
- This is a different encounter from the Authority example. Do not present the two images as a before-and-after recording.
- For Snake Eyes
- When the match authority releases a roll, show actual faces with the public consequence clearly identified.
- Production
- ZA/UM · PC · The Final Cut store gallery, original game released in 2019. The 2019 Game Awards identify Disco Elysium as Best Independent Game. This credit is independent of the BAFTA narrative award.
Indie · Document inspection2013
Papers, Please
Evidence plus a stated finding
The interface names the finding and points to both pieces of evidence, then exposes a new available action. The player can separate what was found from what they may do next.
Study notes and sources
- Why it ranks
- The surface declares the finding, identifies both pieces of evidence, and separates the next available action.
- Where it breaks down
- Finding a discrepancy does not settle the final admission verdict.
- For Snake Eyes
- Pair a released result with the entity it refers to, then show permitted follow-up actions separately.
- Production
- Lucas Pope / 3909 · PC · original game, publisher gallery. The developer’s press kit identifies Lucas Pope and the project’s development.
AA · Survival city builder2018
Frostpunk
Settled status on a persistent tree
The decision is recorded at both overview and detail levels. The player can later distinguish an enacted law from a possible law without replaying its signing.
Study notes and sources
- Why it ranks
- Overview and detail both record the law as signed, long after the choice.
- Where it breaks down
- This law screen is a separate example from the hunger protest. It does not show whether that promise was accepted.
- For Snake Eyes
- After a real commitment, let the relevant record retain its state when the player navigates away.
- Production
- 11 bit studios · PC · original game, publisher gallery. Mid-scale teaching comparison. The studio’s 2017 consolidated report describes almost 50 in-house contributors and external support. “AA” is the gallery’s production-scale inference.
AAA · Racing simulation2022
Gran Turismo 7
Recorded achievement on a destination card
The player can revisit a list and read the recorded award beside its specific test. Distinct medal shapes and colors make the comparison possible at a glance.
Study notes and sources
- Why it ranks
- Individual trophies attach persistent completion results to the exact tests.
- Where it breaks down
- This is a separate license example, not the result of buying the pictured part.
- For Snake Eyes
- When results matter after leaving a screen, keep a legible receipt attached to the item or event.
- Production
- Polyphony Digital / Sony Interactive Entertainment · PS4 / PS5 · official online manual illustrations. PlayStation Studios production. The official product page names Polyphony Digital and the PlayStation releases. The production bracket is editorial.
Publisher-led · Courtroom adventure2019
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Now-playing state separate from browsing
The repeated track title, note and available Stop action provide evidence of the active playback state even if someone returns to the screen mid-track.
Study notes and sources
- Why it ranks
- The repeated track title and available Stop action distinguish playing from browsing.
- Where it breaks down
- The still does not demonstrate audible output, volume or a particular keypress.
- For Snake Eyes
- Give a settled selection a different role from whichever option currently has navigation focus.
- Production
- Capcom · PC compilation · contemporary publisher gallery, including later collection features. Capcom develops and publishes the compilation. Its listing does not establish the production budget of these particular UI features.
Indie · Grid tactics2018
Into the Breach
Completed objective and spent action
The record of seven defeated enemies shows the count beside its crossed-out goal. The player can recover the completed condition after looking elsewhere.
Study notes and sources
- Why it ranks
- A counted threshold, star and strikethrough keep a completed objective understandable.
- Where it breaks down
- A settled-state capture cannot establish when the last enemy fell.
- For Snake Eyes
- Leave the public result available when the player returns from Hem’s inspection panel.
- Production
- Subset Games · PC · publisher gallery, including Advanced Edition content. A developer interview identifies the small team behind the game. The design award recognizes the game.
AAA · Tactical strategy2012
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Turn ownership receipt
A large ownership message competes briefly for attention while a smaller label repeats the current public owner where the player can find it.
Study notes and sources
- Why it ranks
- Two turn-owner cues help a returning player orient, although this is a phase receipt rather than an attack outcome.
- Where it breaks down
- A single image establishes the two labels, not their individual durations or a previous shot’s outcome.
- For Snake Eyes
- When the public turn changes, keep an identifiable owner after any flourish settles.
- Production
- Firaxis Games / 2K · PC · original 2012 game, publisher gallery. Large-publisher production comparison. Take-Two identifies the Firaxis team, publishing relationship and multiplatform release. The label is an editorial scale bracket.
Indie · Poker roguelike2024
Balatro
Expose the contribution as scoring proceeds
The local increment connects a contribution to its visible source. The score panel shows the wider calculation still underway.
Study notes and sources
- Why it ranks
- The score contribution is attached to a card and visibly distinct from the final total.
- Where it breaks down
- This is an intermediate scoring moment. The final hand score cannot be inferred from the visible increment alone.
- For Snake Eyes
- Distinguish a released component of an event from its final settled total.
- Production
- LocalThunk / Playstack · PC · publisher gallery. The publisher credits a solo developer and the Game Developers Choice Awards identify LocalThunk and Playstack.
Indie · Deckbuilding roguelike2019
Slay the Spire
Local number and updated state
A local impact mark attracts attention and a persistent numerical health total preserves the readable state. The card text and the health value serve different jobs.
Study notes and sources
- Why it ranks
- A local damage numeral and lasting health bar serve different reading times.
- Where it breaks down
- The exact causal sequence and earlier HP cannot be reconstructed from the frame.
- For Snake Eyes
- Show the released value with the target, retaining the settled HP after any optional impact.
- Production
- Mega Crit · PC · original game, publisher gallery. Mega Crit describes the studio’s origins and the small team that built its first game.
AAA · Action adventure2020
The Last of Us Part II
Spatial response to a scan
The scanning action produces a spatially readable response where the relevant world information is located. The developer’s description explains that searching can also produce audio cues.
Study notes and sources
- Why it ranks
- Spatial rings communicate a scan response, while part of the explanation requires hearing or contextual documentation.
- Where it breaks down
- The still cannot demonstrate the sound, duration or exact path from an individual button press to the markers.
- For Snake Eyes
- After an allowed inspect request resolves, place a result near its subject and offer another meaningful channel when needed.
- Production
- Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment · PS4 Pro · original 2020 release, developer illustrations. PlayStation’s release documentation names the lead systems designer and the studio. The production bracket describes this first-party release.
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