Exploration HUD: compass, vitals dial and locked abilities
Soulframe · HUD & Gameplay UI
Art style Painterly illustration
About this game
Developer: Digital Extremes · Publisher: Digital Extremes · Platform: PC · Art style: Painterly illustration · Screen type: HUD & Gameplay UI
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What to study
Soulframe's HUD is deliberately quiet, and this exploration frame shows why that works: a thin compass strip at the top center, one ornate circular vitals dial at the bottom-left, and three ability orbs at the bottom-right, two of them still locked. Nothing frames the view or counts resources in rows; the dial's red arc and the 5, plus H, R, G and C key hints, carry the whole survival read in a single medallion. The locked orbs are the progression tease made visible: the HUD itself shows what the player has not earned yet. Frame at about 27.9s in the Preludes Alpha Gameplay Trailer II (Steam). Alpha footage, so the HUD may change before the Nov 6, 2026 Open Preludes opening.
Patterns
How the screen is arranged.
Components
Parts on screen.
Screen inventory
- top-center compass strip with W, NW, N and NE direction markers
- ornate circular vitals dial bottom-left with a red arc, the number 5, H, R, G and C key hints, and small weapon icons
- bottom-right ability orbs numbered 1, 2 and 3, with lock icons on orbs 2 and 3
- two armored travelers walking a forest path in warm evening light, the foreground figure motion-blurred
Top 3 colors
#1b1512 22%#544236 20%#6c5647 18%
Top three palette colors by share. The remaining colors make up the rest.
Source and credit
© Digital Extremes, Soulframe screenshot: Preludes Alpha Gameplay Trailer II (Steam), shown for design study and commentary. PlayCraft is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Digital Extremes.
Source tier 2 (publisher-released) · screenshot: Steam store page · Official game page
Source details
Fetched 2026-10-31. verified 2026-10-31: frame inspected visually at full resolution; compass strip, vitals dial, and locked ability orbs all legible; frame from the official Preludes Alpha Gameplay Trailer II on Steam
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