I like minimalism, but Civ 7's UI proves even minimalism can go wrong

In games where I’m staring at the User Interface from start to finish, every button, menu, text field, slider, and icon should feel satisfying to click and explore—every corner of the menu. Endless Space 2 is a really good example of a minimalistic UI; every icon and menu is like eye candy that I can just sit and look at.

https://preview.redd.it/jc416xnugece1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54d573ef1078113926500fa2eedcd175a27c1ab9

They should just hire a modder to do UI for them, relying on modders to fix a paid game is not okay SMH. I like minimalism, but Civ 7's UI proves that even minimalism can go wrong.