HUD

A HUD or heads-up display is a user interface element commonly seen in most games, fangames included. A HUD generally displays important information, usually including but not limited to:

• Lives
• Score
• Health
• Frames per second (FPS)
• Remaining time to complete a task, such as completing the level
• Current inventory of items

HUDs are usually found at the top border of the screen, but can be on any side, or even broken up and distributed along all sides; the actual design depends on the game in question. A HUD may or may not hide itself after a certain time period.