On the Steam Community Forums, I have just come across the work done by one Steam Community member on the Steam Big Picture mode UI. He proposed a whole redesign of the interface to make it look more modern and beautiful. And while I do like the current looks of the Big Picture mode, I have to admit his version is impressive and even a step further. Let’s have a quick look at what Cales Lares from Santiago (Chile), proposed.

This is the login screen. Simple. Very clean.

And here you go, the main menu… with a nice transparency effect between your wallpaper and your game library.

In the New Releases section, a large place is allocated for the games covers, and a game-related wallpaper is shown in the background, very much like in some XBMC themes. HL Episode 3, anyone ?

Here’s another example with Portal 2. I like the vertical covers, they look very classy, much more than the current 4:3 aspect ratio ones we have on Steam currently.

And this is what a group discussion may look like. I don’t find that one THAT good looking, but I guess it fits with the rest of his work on the UI.

And now, everything in a single video.

Very nice, indeed. Maybe Valve could steal some his ideas or design elements to build up on their current interface. And I feel they could fix the current Non-Big Picture Mode as well, which is cluttered with way too much information to my taste.

BoilingSteam lets you access our content for free, but writing articles is a constant investment. We don't use ads or sponsporship, help us make our activities sustainable by donating via Patreon or LiberaPay if you prefer it anonymous. Note that Patreon supporters get the weekly or twice-a-week Proton Deals Newsletter to help them save time and money when buying games for Linux. You can follow what we do via our newsletter, our RSS feed, our Mastodon profile or our Twitter feed. We also have Peertube and Youtube channels. If you'd like to chat, you can also find us on #boilingsteam:matrix.org.