diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/MenuFragment.java b/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/MenuFragment.java
index 497b2077e173..4e3004aadc59 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/MenuFragment.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/MenuFragment.java
@@ -28,6 +28,28 @@ public class MenuFragment{
     private Button currentMenu;
     private MenuRenderer renderer;
     private Seq<MenuButton> customButtons = new Seq<>();
+    public Seq<MenuButton> desktopButtons = new Seq();
+
+    public MenuFragment(){
+        if(!mobile){
+            desktopButtons = Seq.with(
+                new MenuButton("@play", Icon.play,
+                    new MenuButton("@campaign", Icon.play, () -> checkPlay(ui.planet::show)),
+                    new MenuButton("@joingame", Icon.add, () -> checkPlay(ui.join::show)),
+                    new MenuButton("@customgame", Icon.terrain, () -> checkPlay(ui.custom::show)),
+                    new MenuButton("@loadgame", Icon.download, () -> checkPlay(ui.load::show))
+                ),
+                new MenuButton("@database.button", Icon.menu,
+                    new MenuButton("@schematics", Icon.paste, ui.schematics::show),
+                    new MenuButton("@database", Icon.book, ui.database::show),
+                    new MenuButton("@about.button", Icon.info, ui.about::show)
+                ),
+                new MenuButton("@editor", Icon.terrain, () -> checkPlay(ui.maps::show)), steam ? new MenuButton("@workshop", Icon.steam, platform::openWorkshop) : null,
+                new MenuButton("@mods", Icon.book, ui.mods::show),
+                new MenuButton("@settings", Icon.settings, ui.settings::show)
+            );
+        }
+    }
 
     public void build(Group parent){
         renderer = new MenuRenderer();
@@ -187,22 +209,7 @@ private void buildDesktop(){
             t.defaults().width(width).height(70f);
             t.name = "buttons";
 
-            buttons(t,
-                new MenuButton("@play", Icon.play,
-                    new MenuButton("@campaign", Icon.play, () -> checkPlay(ui.planet::show)),
-                    new MenuButton("@joingame", Icon.add, () -> checkPlay(ui.join::show)),
-                    new MenuButton("@customgame", Icon.terrain, () -> checkPlay(ui.custom::show)),
-                    new MenuButton("@loadgame", Icon.download, () -> checkPlay(ui.load::show))
-                ),
-                new MenuButton("@database.button", Icon.menu,
-                    new MenuButton("@schematics", Icon.paste, ui.schematics::show),
-                    new MenuButton("@database", Icon.book, ui.database::show),
-                    new MenuButton("@about.button", Icon.info, ui.about::show)
-                ),
-                new MenuButton("@editor", Icon.terrain, () -> checkPlay(ui.maps::show)), steam ? new MenuButton("@workshop", Icon.steam, platform::openWorkshop) : null,
-                new MenuButton("@mods", Icon.book, ui.mods::show),
-                new MenuButton("@settings", Icon.settings, ui.settings::show)
-            );
+            buttons(t, desktopButtons.toArray(MenuButton.class));
             buttons(t, customButtons.toArray(MenuButton.class));
             buttons(t, new MenuButton("@quit", Icon.exit, Core.app::exit));
         }).width(width).growY();
@@ -257,7 +264,7 @@ private void buttons(Table t, MenuButton... buttons){
                         //correctly offset the button
                         submenu.add().height((Core.graphics.getHeight() - Core.scene.marginTop - Core.scene.marginBottom - out[0].getY(Align.topLeft)) / Scl.scl(1f));
                         submenu.row();
-                        buttons(submenu, b.submenu);
+                        buttons(submenu, b.submenu.toArray());
                     }else{
                         currentMenu = null;
                         fadeOutMenu();
@@ -296,7 +303,7 @@ public static class MenuButton{
         /** Runnable ran when the button is clicked. Ignored on desktop if {@link #submenu} is not null. */
         public final Runnable runnable;
         /** Submenu shown when this button is clicked. Used instead of {@link #runnable} on desktop. */
-        public final @Nullable MenuButton[] submenu;
+        public final @Nullable Seq<MenuButton> submenu;
 
         /** Constructs a simple menu button, which behaves the same way on desktop and mobile. */
         public MenuButton(String text, Drawable icon, Runnable runnable){
@@ -311,7 +318,7 @@ public MenuButton(String text, Drawable icon, Runnable runnable, MenuButton... s
             this.icon = icon;
             this.text = text;
             this.runnable = runnable;
-            this.submenu = submenu;
+            this.submenu = Seq.with(submenu);
         }
 
         /** Comstructs a desktop-only button; used internally. */
@@ -319,7 +326,7 @@ public MenuButton(String text, Drawable icon, Runnable runnable, MenuButton... s
             this.icon = icon;
             this.text = text;
             this.runnable = () -> {};
-            this.submenu = submenu;
+            this.submenu = Seq.with(submenu);
         }
     }
 }