diff --git a/game/game_state.h b/game/game_state.h
index 22d94cd..d91d95d 100644
--- a/game/game_state.h
+++ b/game/game_state.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 typedef enum GameScreen {
     SCREEN_GAME,
+    SCREEN_PAUSE_MENU,
     SCREEN_MAIN_MENU,
     SCREEN_SETTINGS,
 } GameScreen;
diff --git a/game/main.c b/game/main.c
index 9ba55ab..93990b2 100644
--- a/game/main.c
+++ b/game/main.c
@@ -268,6 +268,14 @@ void update(float dt, void *userData) {
     switch (game->screen) {
         case SCREEN_GAME:
             updatePlayerInput();
+            if (IsKeyReleased(input->mapping.backBtn)) {
+                game->screen = SCREEN_PAUSE_MENU;
+            }
+            break;
+        case SCREEN_PAUSE_MENU:
+            if (IsKeyReleased(input->mapping.backBtn)) {
+                game->screen = SCREEN_GAME;
+            }
             break;
         case SCREEN_MAIN_MENU:
             break;
@@ -333,32 +341,34 @@ static void renderGame(Game *game, float dt) {
     drawPlayerInputUI();
 
     EndMode2D();
+}
 
+static void renderGameMenu(Game *game, float dt) {
     // UI
     i32 width = GetScreenWidth();
     i32 height = GetScreenHeight();
     bzUIBegin(UI, width, height);
 
     bzUISetParentLayout(UI, (BzUILayout) {
-        .type = BZ_UI_LAYOUT_FLEX_BOX,
-        .flags = BZ_UI_FLEX_DIR_COLUMN |
-                 BZ_UI_FLEX_JUSTIFY_SPACE_BETWEEN |
-                 BZ_UI_FLEX_ALIGN_CENTER
+            .type = BZ_UI_LAYOUT_FLEX_BOX,
+            .flags = BZ_UI_FLEX_DIR_COLUMN |
+                     BZ_UI_FLEX_JUSTIFY_SPACE_BETWEEN |
+                     BZ_UI_FLEX_ALIGN_CENTER
     });
     // top bar
     f32 topBarHeight = 0.05f;
     BzUINode *topBar = uiPushDivParentPercentage(1.0f, topBarHeight);
     bzUISetParentLayout(UI, (BzUILayout) {
-        .type = BZ_UI_LAYOUT_FLEX_BOX,
-        .flags = BZ_UI_FLEX_DIR_ROW |
-                 BZ_UI_FLEX_ALIGN_CENTER |
-                 BZ_UI_FLEX_JUSTIFY_START
+            .type = BZ_UI_LAYOUT_FLEX_BOX,
+            .flags = BZ_UI_FLEX_DIR_ROW |
+                     BZ_UI_FLEX_ALIGN_CENTER |
+                     BZ_UI_FLEX_JUSTIFY_START
     });
     Color topBarBG = {0, 0, 0, 50};
     bzUISetBackgroundStyle(UI, topBar, (BzUIBackgroundStyle) {
-        .normal = topBarBG,
-        .hover = topBarBG,
-        .active = topBarBG,
+            .normal = topBarBG,
+            .hover = topBarBG,
+            .active = topBarBG,
     });
     BzTileset *tileset = &game->tileset;
     Rectangle woodRec  = bzTilesetGetTileRegion(tileset, getEntityTile(ENTITY_WOOD));
@@ -370,12 +380,47 @@ static void renderGame(Game *game, float dt) {
     uiGameResCount(100, -1, stoneRec, tileset->tiles);
     uiGameResCount(100, -1, foodRec, tileset->tiles);
     uiGameResCount(250, -1, goldRec, tileset->tiles);
-    uiGameResCount(25, 100, popRec, tileset->tiles);
+    uiGameResCount(1, 10, popRec, tileset->tiles);
     bzUIPopParent(UI);
 
 
     bzUIEnd(UI);
+}
+static void renderPauseMenu(Game *game, float dt) {
+    i32 width = GetScreenWidth();
+    i32 height = GetScreenHeight();
 
+    game->camera.zoom = 3 * uiGetScale();
+
+    bzUIBegin(UI, width, height);
+    bzUISetParentLayout(UI, (BzUILayout) {
+            .type = BZ_UI_LAYOUT_FLEX_BOX,
+            .flags = BZ_UI_FLEX_DIR_COLUMN
+    });
+
+    uiPushDivParentPercentage(1.0f, 0.4f);
+    bzUISetParentLayout(UI, (BzUILayout) {
+            .type = BZ_UI_LAYOUT_FLEX_BOX,
+            .flags = BZ_UI_FLEX_DIR_COLUMN | BZ_UI_FLEX_JUSTIFY_CENTER | BZ_UI_FLEX_ALIGN_CENTER
+    });
+    uiMainMenuLabel("Paused");
+    bzUIPopParent(UI);
+
+    uiPushDivParentPercentage(1.0f, 0.6f);
+    bzUISetParentLayout(UI, (BzUILayout) {
+            .type = BZ_UI_LAYOUT_FLEX_BOX,
+            .flags = BZ_UI_FLEX_DIR_COLUMN | BZ_UI_FLEX_ALIGN_CENTER
+    });
+    if (uiMainMenuButton("Resume")) {
+        game->screen = SCREEN_GAME;
+    }
+    if (uiMainMenuButton("Exit")) {
+        game->screen = SCREEN_MAIN_MENU;
+        unloadMap(game);
+        loadMap(game, "assets/maps/main_menu_01.tmj");
+    }
+    bzUIPopParent(UI);
+    bzUIEnd(UI);
 }
 
 static void renderMainMenu(Game *game, float dt) {
@@ -403,7 +448,7 @@ static void renderMainMenu(Game *game, float dt) {
         .type = BZ_UI_LAYOUT_FLEX_BOX,
         .flags = BZ_UI_FLEX_DIR_COLUMN | BZ_UI_FLEX_ALIGN_CENTER
     });
-    if (uiMainMenuButton("Play") || true) {
+    if (uiMainMenuButton("Play")) {
         game->screen = SCREEN_GAME;
         unloadMap(game);
         loadMap(game, "assets/maps/map_01.tmj");
@@ -477,16 +522,18 @@ void render(float dt, void *userData) {
     Game *game = ecs_singleton_get_mut(ECS, Game);
     const InputState *input = ecs_singleton_get(ECS, InputState);;
 
-    if (IsKeyReleased(input->mapping.backBtn)) {
-        game->screen = SCREEN_MAIN_MENU;
-    }
-
     Color shadow = BLACK;
     shadow.a = 35;
 
     switch (game->screen) {
         case SCREEN_GAME:
             renderGame(game, dt);
+            renderGameMenu(game, dt);
+            break;
+        case SCREEN_PAUSE_MENU:
+            renderGame(game, dt);
+            drawOverScreen(shadow);
+            renderPauseMenu(game, dt);
             break;
         case SCREEN_MAIN_MENU:
             renderGame(game, dt);