Dark Mode Font on Windows is kinda meh

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Just recently bought a few games from choice of games and hosted games on steam. I turned on dark mode because I prefer that when I read longer texts on screens.

I don’t know if it’s deliberate - as in it’s deliberately not the same weight as it is in light mode - but the font is kind of exhausting to read. I think it should probably be a little thinner. The letters kind of stick to each other. Maybe this is just me and to be fair I do graphic design for a living so maybe I’m just overly sensitive. But this might also be an issue for people who have problems with reading comprehension.
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I also tried changing the font size, but I also don’t want to mak it TOO big, because that’s also annoying to read. It happened in several games by different writers, so I assume it’s a general thing.
English isn’t my native language so it was difficult to find the correct terminology. Hope I explained myself well enough.

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I have my own css for dark mode I inject on the page when I use it :rofl:.

To add to your complaints, the line length is too long. In UX it’s already accepted that line length should be between 50 to 60 characters long, which is between 400 and 500 px.

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Line length wise, I usually just make the window slimmer, that does it. Would be nice if I didn’t have to do it like that though, the desktop in the background is kind of distracting