I need some help on picking which of these gradient colors looks more appealing for a survival type game… I already asked a bunch of people and the results are split in the middle
I feel like the blue-green gradient for the tool icons in the left is alright, but it doesn’t make sense for a background to follow that color palette. Usually, I would expect it to be a neutral, calm color (like gray). So, for the background, I don’t really think you need a gradient. In fact, I suggest having solid colored backgrounds and applying gradients to buttons to make them stand out.
The UI looks cool, but you made a bad color choice for them. Test out different colors, and see which one you think fits best with the UIs. I don’t feel like the gradient is the best idea for these UIs either, they look odd with the gradient. You should remove it and make it a normal color, like white or gray.
Green and blue one looks really faded and dull, the orange one was bright and the colors looked okay hence why I picked it. Purple with blue mix might be better.