Im having trouble finding a place to put my health bar. I feel like bottom right or bottom left is the best choice but I don’t know what the players want. I see a lot of games have bottom right health bars and others with bottom left.
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depends on what the game is. when it comes to UI/UX design, following the status quo isnt always the solution. although alot of games have bottom right or bottom right doesnt mean you have to do either. you could place it anywhere and get away with it, if you do it in a smart way. Ex.
fighting games are an example when you do follow the status quo. The standard for health bars in fighting games are usually in this format.
games like an FPS could be anywhere. Compare halo to COD health.
rpgs have so many different types of health bars that you could essentially put it in the middle if you really wanted to (that is if it actually makes sense which it wont in most)
TLDR:
it doesnt matter what the player wants when it comes to a health bar. People dont know what they want until you give it to them.
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In my opinion I would place the health bar somewhere in the top of the screen. If your game has mobile support then placing the health bar in the bottom of the screen, would be annoying for the players.