diff --git a/res/layouts/pages/settings_audio.xml.lua b/res/layouts/pages/settings_audio.xml.lua
index 97628d1e8..6720496df 100644
--- a/res/layouts/pages/settings_audio.xml.lua
+++ b/res/layouts/pages/settings_audio.xml.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-function create_trackbar_setting(id, name, step, postfix)
+function create_trackbar_setting(id, name, step, postfix, tooltip)
     local info = app.get_setting_info(id)
     postfix = postfix or ""
+    tooltip = tooltip or ""
     document.root:add(gui.template("track_setting", {
         id=id,
         name=gui.str(name, "settings"),
@@ -8,7 +9,8 @@ function create_trackbar_setting(id, name, step, postfix)
         min=info.min,
         max=info.max,
         step=step,
-        postfix=postfix
+        postfix=postfix,
+        tooltip=gui.str(tooltip, "settings")
     }))
     update_trackbar_label(app.get_setting(id), id, name, postfix)
 end
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ function on_open()
     create_trackbar_setting("audio.volume-ui", "UI Sounds", 0.01)
     create_trackbar_setting("audio.volume-ambient", "Ambient", 0.01)
     create_trackbar_setting("audio.volume-music", "Music", 0.01)
+    create_trackbar_setting("audio.volume-contrast", "Volume Contrast", 0.01, "", "audio.volume-contrast.tooltip")
 
     document.root:add("<label context='settings'>@Microphone</label>")
     document.root:add("<select id='input_device_select' "..
diff --git a/res/layouts/pages/settings_display.xml.lua b/res/layouts/pages/settings_display.xml.lua
index a3941bf2a..cdb6fda9c 100644
--- a/res/layouts/pages/settings_display.xml.lua
+++ b/res/layouts/pages/settings_display.xml.lua
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ tostring_overrides["display.framerate"] = function(x)
     end
 end
 
+tostring_overrides["display.gui-scale"] = function(x)
+    if x == 0 then
+        return gui.str("Auto")
+    else
+        return tostring(x)
+    end
+end
+
 function create_trackbar_setting(id, name, step, postfix, tooltip, changeonrelease)
     local info = app.get_setting_info(id)
     postfix = postfix or ""
@@ -57,6 +65,7 @@ end
 function on_open()
     create_trackbar_setting("camera.fov", "FOV", 1, "°")
     create_trackbar_setting("display.framerate", "Framerate", 1, "", "", true)
+    create_trackbar_setting("display.gui-scale", "GUI Scale", 1, "", "display.gui-scale.tooltip", true)
 
     document.root:add(string.format(
         "<select context='settings' onselect='function(opt) app.set_setting(\"display.window-mode\", tonumber(opt)) end' selected='%s'>"..
diff --git a/res/layouts/pages/settings_reset.xml.lua b/res/layouts/pages/settings_reset.xml.lua
index 59583eefa..efba528d9 100644
--- a/res/layouts/pages/settings_reset.xml.lua
+++ b/res/layouts/pages/settings_reset.xml.lua
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ function reset_audio()
     reset_setting("audio.volume-ui")
     reset_setting("audio.volume-ambient")
     reset_setting("audio.volume-music")
+    reset_setting("audio.volume-contrast")
 end
 
 function reset_display()
diff --git a/res/texts/ru_RU.txt b/res/texts/ru_RU.txt
index 295d467af..316307c69 100644
--- a/res/texts/ru_RU.txt
+++ b/res/texts/ru_RU.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Dependencies=Зависимости
 Description=Описание
 Converting world...=Выполняется конвертация мира...
 Unlimited=Неограниченно
+Auto=Авто
 Chat=Чат
 Console=Консоль
 Log=Лог
@@ -39,7 +40,9 @@ pack.remove-confirm=Удалить весь поставляемый паком/
 
 # Подсказки
 audio.acoustic-effects.tooltip=Акустические эффекты могут не поддерживаться системой
+audio.volume-contrast.tooltip=Меньше - громкие звуки приглушаются до уровня тихих (ночной режим)
 audio.recording-enabled.tooltip=Включает функции записи звука
+display.gui-scale.tooltip=Размер интерфейса: Авто, 1–4
 graphics.enable-fog.tooltip=Отображать туман / дымку
 graphics.gamma.tooltip=Кривая яркости освещения
 graphics.backlight.tooltip=Подсветка, предотвращающая полную темноту
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ settings.Fog Curve=Кривая Тумана
 settings.FOV=Поле Зрения
 settings.Fullscreen=Полный экран
 settings.Framerate=Частота кадров
+settings.GUI Scale=Масштаб интерфейса
 settings.Gamma=Гамма
 settings.Language=Язык
 settings.Load Distance=Дистанция Загрузки
@@ -102,6 +106,7 @@ settings.Load Speed=Скорость Загрузки
 settings.Master Volume=Общая Громкость
 settings.Mouse Sensitivity=Чувствительность Мыши
 settings.Music=Музыка
+settings.Volume Contrast=Контраст громкости
 settings.Regular Sounds=Обычные Звуки
 settings.UI Sounds=Звуки Интерфейса
 settings.V-Sync=Вертикальная Синхронизация
diff --git a/src/audio/audio.cpp b/src/audio/audio.cpp
index ee35abeeb..4621bcb7e 100644
--- a/src/audio/audio.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/audio.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "audio.hpp"
 
+#include <cmath>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <utility>
@@ -25,6 +26,64 @@ namespace {
     util::ObjectsKeeper objects_keeper {};
     std::unique_ptr<InputDevice> input_device = nullptr;
     static bool input_enabled = false;
+
+    /// @brief Volume contrast setting value (1.0 - no compression)
+    float volume_contrast = 1.0f;
+    /// @brief RMS level (0..1) that louder sounds are lowered to
+    /// when contrast is 0
+    constexpr float REFERENCE_RMS = 0.1f;
+
+    struct LoudnessEntry {
+        std::weak_ptr<PCM> pcm;
+        float rms;
+    };
+    std::unordered_map<const Sound*, LoudnessEntry> loudness_cache;
+}
+
+/// @brief Calculate root mean square level of PCM data
+/// @return level in range [0.0, 1.0]
+static float calc_rms(const PCM& pcm) {
+    double sum = 0.0;
+    size_t count = 0;
+    if (pcm.bitsPerSample == 16) {
+        count = pcm.data.size() / sizeof(int16_t);
+        auto samples = reinterpret_cast<const int16_t*>(pcm.data.data());
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+            double value = samples[i] / 32768.0;
+            sum += value * value;
+        }
+    } else {
+        count = pcm.data.size();
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+            double value = (static_cast<uint8_t>(pcm.data[i]) - 128) / 128.0;
+            sum += value * value;
+        }
+    }
+    return count ? static_cast<float>(std::sqrt(sum / count)) : 0.0f;
+}
+
+/// @brief Get volume multiplier for a sound according to volume contrast
+/// setting. Loud sounds are lowered, quiet ones are never amplified
+static float get_contrast_gain(const Sound* sound) {
+    if (volume_contrast >= 1.0f) {
+        return 1.0f;
+    }
+    auto pcm = sound->getPCM();
+    if (pcm == nullptr) {
+        return 1.0f;
+    }
+    float rms;
+    auto found = loudness_cache.find(sound);
+    if (found != loudness_cache.end() && found->second.pcm.lock() == pcm) {
+        rms = found->second.rms;
+    } else {
+        rms = calc_rms(*pcm);
+        loudness_cache[sound] = {pcm, rms};
+    }
+    if (rms <= REFERENCE_RMS) {
+        return 1.0f;
+    }
+    return std::pow(REFERENCE_RMS / rms, 1.0f - volume_contrast);
 }
 
 Channel::Channel(std::string name, bool effects)
@@ -196,6 +255,9 @@ void audio::initialize(
             audio::get_channel(channel.name)->setVolume(value * value);
         }, true));
     }
+    objects_keeper.keepAlive(settings.volumeContrast.observe([](auto value) {
+        volume_contrast = value;
+    }, true));
     objects_keeper.keepAlive(settings.acousticEffects.observe([=](bool value) {
         if (value) return;
         backend->setAcoustics(audio::Acoustics {});
@@ -395,7 +457,7 @@ speakerid_t audio::play(
     speakerid_t id = nextId++;
     speakers.try_emplace(id, std::move(speaker_ptr));
     speaker->setPosition(position);
-    speaker->setVolume(volume);
+    speaker->setVolume(volume * get_contrast_gain(sound));
     speaker->setPitch(pitch);
     speaker->setLoop(loop);
     speaker->setRelative(relative);
diff --git a/src/frontend/hud.cpp b/src/frontend/hud.cpp
index 6751b885c..38c1e4a58 100644
--- a/src/frontend/hud.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/hud.cpp
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ void Hud::update(bool visible) {
         element.getNode()->setVisible(visible);
     }
 
-    const auto& windowSize = engine.getWindow().getSize();
+    const auto windowSize = gui.getContainer()->getSize();
     glm::vec2 caSize = contentAccessPanel->getSize();
     contentAccessPanel->setVisible(inventoryView != nullptr && showContentPanel);
     contentAccessPanel->setSize(glm::vec2(caSize.x, windowSize.y));
@@ -626,7 +626,8 @@ void Hud::setDebug(bool flag) {
 void Hud::draw(const DrawContext& ctx){
     const auto& viewport = ctx.getViewport();
 
-    updateElementsPosition(viewport);
+    // UI layout is calculated in GUI units (window size / GUI scale)
+    updateElementsPosition(gui.getContainer()->getSize());
 
     uicamera->setFov(viewport.y);
     uicamera->setAspectRatio(viewport.x / static_cast<float>(viewport.y));
@@ -653,7 +654,7 @@ void Hud::draw(const DrawContext& ctx){
     }
 }
 
-void Hud::updateElementsPosition(const glm::uvec2& viewport) {
+void Hud::updateElementsPosition(const glm::vec2& viewport) {
     if (inventoryOpen) {
         float caWidth = inventoryView && showContentPanel
                             ? contentAccess->getSize().x
@@ -698,7 +699,7 @@ void Hud::updateElementsPosition(const glm::uvec2& viewport) {
         }
     }
     if (exchangeSlot != nullptr) {
-        exchangeSlot->setPos(input.getCursor().pos);
+        exchangeSlot->setPos(gui.getCursor().pos);
     }
     hotbarView->setPos(glm::vec2(viewport.x / 2, viewport.y - 65));
     hotbarView->setSelected(player.getChosenSlot());
diff --git a/src/frontend/hud.hpp b/src/frontend/hud.hpp
index 6b5d62130..02fe62a62 100644
--- a/src/frontend/hud.hpp
+++ b/src/frontend/hud.hpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class Hud : public util::ObjectsKeeper {
     std::shared_ptr<gui::InventoryView> createHotbar();
 
     void processInput(bool visible);
-    void updateElementsPosition(const glm::uvec2& viewport);
+    void updateElementsPosition(const glm::vec2& viewport);
     void updateHotbarControl();
     void cleanup();
 
diff --git a/src/graphics/core/DrawContext.cpp b/src/graphics/core/DrawContext.cpp
index 86e2131b1..81b7a4ab1 100644
--- a/src/graphics/core/DrawContext.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/core/DrawContext.cpp
@@ -157,8 +157,12 @@ void DrawContext::setBlendMode(BlendMode mode) {
     set_blend_mode(mode);
 }
 
+void DrawContext::setUiScale(float scale) {
+    uiScale = scale;
+}
+
 void DrawContext::setScissors(const glm::vec4& area) {
-    window.pushScissor(area);
+    window.pushScissor(area * uiScale);
     scissorsCount++;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/graphics/core/DrawContext.hpp b/src/graphics/core/DrawContext.hpp
index 7e568e337..e2e884d80 100644
--- a/src/graphics/core/DrawContext.hpp
+++ b/src/graphics/core/DrawContext.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class DrawContext {
     BlendMode blendMode = BlendMode::normal;
     int scissorsCount = 0;
     float lineWidth = 1.0f;
+    float uiScale = 1.0f;
     std::array<const Bindable*, advanced_pipeline::TARGETS_COUNT> textures {};
 public:
     DrawContext(
@@ -46,5 +47,9 @@ public:
     void setBlendMode(BlendMode mode);
     void setScissors(const glm::vec4& area);
     void setLineWidth(float width);
+
+    /// @brief Set scale of UI coordinates (UI units -> window pixels).
+    /// Affects setScissors only
+    void setUiScale(float scale);
     void useTexture(int target, const Bindable* texture);
 };
diff --git a/src/graphics/ui/GUI.cpp b/src/graphics/ui/GUI.cpp
index a5f3010ff..620be1b77 100644
--- a/src/graphics/ui/GUI.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/ui/GUI.cpp
@@ -88,13 +88,41 @@ void GUI::onAssetsLoad(Assets* assets) {
     assets->store(rootDocument, "core:root");
 }
 
+/// @brief Minimal virtual window size used to choose the automatic scale
+static constexpr glm::uvec2 AUTO_SCALE_MIN_SIZE {640, 480};
+
+int GUI::calcScale(const glm::uvec2& viewport) const {
+    int value = engine.getSettings().display.guiScale.get();
+    if (value > 0) {
+        return value;
+    }
+    int result = 1;
+    while (result < 4 &&
+           viewport.x / (result + 1) >= AUTO_SCALE_MIN_SIZE.x &&
+           viewport.y / (result + 1) >= AUTO_SCALE_MIN_SIZE.y) {
+        result++;
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+int GUI::getScale() const {
+    return scale;
+}
+
+CursorState GUI::getCursor() const {
+    auto cursor = input.getCursor();
+    cursor.pos /= static_cast<float>(scale);
+    cursor.delta /= static_cast<float>(scale);
+    return cursor;
+}
+
 void GUI::resetTooltip() {
     tooltipTimer = 0.0f;
     tooltip->setVisible(false);
 }
 
 void GUI::updateTooltip(float delta) {
-    const auto& cursor = input.getCursor();
+    const auto cursor = getCursor();
     if (hover == nullptr || !hover->isInside(cursor.pos)) {
         return resetTooltip();
     }
@@ -229,7 +257,7 @@ void GUI::actFocused() {
         focus->keyPressed(key);
     }
 
-    const auto& cursor = input.getCursor();
+    const auto cursor = getCursor();
     if (!cursor.locked) {
         if (input.clicked(Mousecode::BUTTON_1) &&
             (input.jclicked(Mousecode::BUTTON_1) || cursor.delta.x ||
@@ -242,7 +270,8 @@ void GUI::actFocused() {
 }
 
 void GUI::act(float delta, const glm::uvec2& vp) {
-    container->setSize(vp);
+    scale = calcScale(vp);
+    container->setSize(glm::vec2(vp) / static_cast<float>(scale));
     for (auto& pair : frames) {
         pair.second->act(delta);
     }
@@ -250,7 +279,7 @@ void GUI::act(float delta, const glm::uvec2& vp) {
 
     updateTooltip(delta);
 
-    const auto& cursor = input.getCursor();
+    const auto cursor = getCursor();
     if (!cursor.locked && activeFrame) {
         actMouse(*activeFrame, delta, cursor);
     } else {
@@ -278,8 +307,11 @@ void GUI::postAct() {
 
 void GUI::draw(const DrawContext& pctx, Assets& assets) {
     auto ctx = pctx.sub(batch2D.get());
+    ctx.setUiScale(static_cast<float>(scale));
 
-    auto& viewport = ctx.getViewport();
+    // viewport in UI units
+    const glm::vec2 viewport =
+        glm::vec2(ctx.getViewport()) / static_cast<float>(scale);
 
     auto& page = menu->getCurrent();
     if (page.panel) {
@@ -289,9 +321,9 @@ void GUI::draw(const DrawContext& pctx, Assets& assets) {
             panel->cropToContent();
         }
     }
-    menu->setPos((glm::vec2(viewport) - menu->getSize()) / 2.0f);
+    menu->setPos((viewport - menu->getSize()) / 2.0f);
     uicamera->setFov(viewport.y);
-    uicamera->setAspectRatio(viewport.x / static_cast<float>(viewport.y));
+    uicamera->setAspectRatio(viewport.x / viewport.y);
 
     auto uishader = assets.get<Shader>("ui");
     uishader->use();
diff --git a/src/graphics/ui/GUI.hpp b/src/graphics/ui/GUI.hpp
index 997b67bea..9e3f31327 100644
--- a/src/graphics/ui/GUI.hpp
+++ b/src/graphics/ui/GUI.hpp
@@ -86,12 +86,18 @@ namespace gui {
         std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<Frame>> frames;
         vec2supplier cursorLocator;
 
+        /// @brief Current GUI scale (UI units -> window pixels)
+        int scale = 1;
+
         float tooltipTimer = 0.0f;
         float doubleClickTimer = 0.0f;
         float doubleClickDelay = 0.5f;
         bool doubleClicked = false;
         bool debug = false;
 
+        int calcScale(const glm::uvec2& viewport) const;
+        CursorState getScaledCursor() const;
+
         void actMouse(Frame& frame, float delta, const CursorState& cursor);
         void actFocused();
         void updateTooltip(float delta);
@@ -125,6 +131,12 @@ namespace gui {
 
         void postAct();
 
+        /// @brief Get current GUI scale: window pixels per one UI unit
+        int getScale() const;
+
+        /// @brief Get cursor state in UI coordinates
+        CursorState getCursor() const;
+
         /// @brief Add element to the main container
         /// @param node UI element
         void add(std::shared_ptr<UINode> node);
diff --git a/src/graphics/ui/elements/ModelViewer.cpp b/src/graphics/ui/elements/ModelViewer.cpp
index 435f3340d..6e27614bd 100644
--- a/src/graphics/ui/elements/ModelViewer.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/ui/elements/ModelViewer.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void ModelViewer::act(float delta) {
         grabbing = true;
     }
     if (grabbing && input.clicked(Mousecode::BUTTON_3)) {
-        auto cursor = input.getCursor();
+        auto cursor = gui.getCursor();
         if (input.pressed(Keycode::LEFT_SHIFT)) {
             center -= camera.right * (cursor.delta.x / size.x) * distance;
             center += camera.up * (cursor.delta.y / size.y) * distance;
diff --git a/src/io/settings_io.cpp b/src/io/settings_io.cpp
index e72cb009d..07e3d5f86 100644
--- a/src/io/settings_io.cpp
+++ b/src/io/settings_io.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ SettingsHandler::SettingsHandler(EngineSettings& settings) {
     builder.add("volume-ui", &settings.audio.volumeUI);
     builder.add("volume-ambient", &settings.audio.volumeAmbient);
     builder.add("volume-music", &settings.audio.volumeMusic);
+    builder.add("volume-contrast", &settings.audio.volumeContrast);
     builder.add("input-device", &settings.audio.inputDevice);
     builder.add("acoustic-effects", &settings.audio.acousticEffects);
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ SettingsHandler::SettingsHandler(EngineSettings& settings) {
     builder.add("limit-fps-iconified", &settings.display.limitFpsIconified);
     builder.add("window-mode", &settings.display.windowMode);
     builder.add("adaptive-menu-fps", &settings.display.adaptiveFpsInMenu);
+    builder.add("gui-scale", &settings.display.guiScale);
 
     builder.addSection("camera");
     builder.add("sensitivity", &settings.camera.sensitivity);
diff --git a/src/settings.hpp b/src/settings.hpp
index 320d0fc8d..faef856d1 100644
--- a/src/settings.hpp
+++ b/src/settings.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ struct AudioSettings {
     NumberSetting volumeUI {1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, setting_format::percent};
     NumberSetting volumeAmbient {1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, setting_format::percent};
     NumberSetting volumeMusic {1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, setting_format::percent};
+    /// @brief Volume contrast: 100% - sounds are played as is,
+    /// 0% - loud sounds are lowered to the level of quiet ones ("night mode")
+    NumberSetting volumeContrast {1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, setting_format::percent};
 
     StringSetting inputDevice {""};
 
@@ -38,6 +41,8 @@ struct DisplaySettings {
     FlagSetting limitFpsIconified {false};
     /// @brief Adaptive framerate in menu (experimental)
     FlagSetting adaptiveFpsInMenu {false};
+    /// @brief GUI scale factor (0 - auto, 1..4 - fixed integer scale)
+    IntegerSetting guiScale {0, 0, 4};
 };
 
 struct ChunksSettings {