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You could use a library like slab (which lets you just add buttons but may not be so straight forward to deeply customize your look) or helium (which facilitates creating a UI system for buttons, but may not be straightforward to use). I use slab for my debug UI and like it, but haven't tried it for nice-looking game UI.
You could use a library like slab (which lets you just add buttons but may not be so straight forward to deeply customize your look) or helium (which facilitates creating a UI system for buttons, but may not be straightforward to use). I use slab for my debug UI and like it, but haven't tried it for nice-looking game UI.
For my game, Bombs and Bullets, we use the LÖVE-Nuklear library. Its enough for most things, but more specialized things, like the in-game minimap, need to be custom-made.
I invite you to take a look at this awesome curated list of various love2d libraries for additional libraries and resources. There's a lovely UI section in there, among a myriad of other useful things.
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