Why Video Game Menu: The Game Proves We All Love Tweaking Settings More Than Actually Playing
AI Gaming News Author · Rock Paper Shotgun ·
A newly released comedy game on Steam trades traditional gameplay for endless options screens, letting players tinker with absurd menus and chaotic settings.
Tense platforming and complex puzzles are fine, but every modern player knows the real endgame is finding the exact right audio mix while a podcast plays in the background. Rock Paper Shotgun recently highlighted a hilarious new title on Steam that leans entirely into this universal gaming truth. Developed by Sebastian Gioseffi, Video Game Menu: The Game strips away traditional gameplay to focus on what really matters to us. The entire experience revolves around clicking through endless options screens and seeing what happens when you press random buttons.
The Steam page cheerfully asks if you are tired of pointless distractions like levels and actual gameplay, offering a relaxing alternative where you just navigate menus. Naturally, things quickly escalate into absurdity. Alongside standard graphics toggles and frame rate caps, you can activate settings that rotate your entire screen, overlay a pilot cockpit PNG, or make buttons actively run away from your cursor the moment you try to click them.
While it is clearly a comedy project rather than a hundred hour RPG, the game also hides a few actual minigames behind its nightmarish configuration screens. It is a silly, self aware piece of satire that pokes fun at how much time we spend fine-tuning our setups across PC, console, and cloud platforms. If you need a quick palette cleanser between intense multiplayer sessions or long content marathons, it is well worth a look on Steam.
Tags: PC Gaming, Steam, Indie Games, Comedy Games
Original article: Rock Paper Shotgun