How to Customize the Main Menu in Tekken 8

November 1, 2024

Up until now, the main menu of Tekken 8 has shown the most recently released DLC character. This remains the case with the press start screen, although as of the game’s v1.08.01 update, players can customize the main menu to show any character they like, including DLC characters that they haven’t yet paid to unlock.

Images from Tekken 8's story mode and Arcade Quest

Tekken 8: All Story Chapters & Unlockables (The Dark Awakens & Arcade Quest Chapter List)

The main story mode of Tekken 8 is broken up into 15 chapters, some of which provide players with unique customization options and cosmetics.

The process for choosing a new main menu character in Tekken 8 is actually relatively straightforward, although finding the right menu through which to do so can be a little tricky. Players may also be interested to learn how to return to the default setting, or how to customize the appearance of the character that they end up choosing.

In order to change the character displayed on the main menu, Tekken 8 players will need to make their way to the Screen Settings menu, which can be found around halfway down the game’s main Options menu. From there, they’ll want to choose Main Menu Character Display Settings, after which, it’s a simple case of choosing the character they want in the background of the menu. They can even choose which costume they want the character to wear, which should come as good news for those who went to the trouble of unlocking every playable character’s Alternate B outfit.

As mentioned above, changing the Main Menu Character in
Tekken 8
will not have an impact on the press start screen, which will continue to show the most recently released
DLC character for
Tekken 8

.

How to Revert to Default Settings

Although there is an option to restore default settings in the Screen Settings menu, doing so will restore all screen settings to their default rather than just the main menu character. To get around this, players should return to the Main Menu Character Display Settings menu and choose the most recently released Tekken 8 DLC character. Doing so will lead to the Character setting returning to Default, allowing the main menu character to be updated automatically the next time a playable character is released for Tekken 8.