diff --git a/project/objects/ui/pause_menu.tscn b/project/objects/ui/pause_menu.tscn
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+[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://881tkl7idnnj"]
+
+[sub_resource type="GDScript" id="GDScript_08qk3"]
+script/source = "extends Control
+
+func _ready():
+	visible = false
+
+func _unhandled_input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
+	if visible != get_tree().paused:
+		return
+	if event is InputEventKey and (event as InputEventKey).is_pressed() and (event as InputEventKey).keycode == KEY_ESCAPE:
+		get_tree().paused = !get_tree().paused
+		visible = get_tree().paused
+		Input.mouse_mode = Input.MOUSE_MODE_VISIBLE if visible else Input.MOUSE_MODE_CAPTURED
+"
+
+[node name="PauseMenu" type="Control" unique_id=973328140]
+process_mode = 3
+layout_mode = 3
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+script = SubResource("GDScript_08qk3")
+
+[node name="VBoxContainer" type="VBoxContainer" parent="." unique_id=2082924246]
+layout_mode = 1
+anchors_preset = 8
+anchor_left = 0.5
+anchor_top = 0.5
+anchor_right = 0.5
+anchor_bottom = 0.5
+offset_left = -39.5
+offset_top = -20.0
+offset_right = 39.5
+offset_bottom = 20.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+
+[node name="RichTextLabel" type="RichTextLabel" parent="VBoxContainer" unique_id=1997982412]
+layout_mode = 2
+theme_override_font_sizes/italics_font_size = 32
+bbcode_enabled = true
+text = "[i]-= Paused =-[/i]"
+fit_content = true
+autowrap_mode = 0
+
+[node name="Button" type="Button" parent="VBoxContainer" unique_id=313196666]
+layout_mode = 2
+size_flags_horizontal = 4
+size_flags_vertical = 4
+text = "Continue"