diff --git a/src/tunnels_game_mode.cpp b/src/tunnels_game_mode.cpp
index ff01d14..a222e3a 100644
--- a/src/tunnels_game_mode.cpp
+++ b/src/tunnels_game_mode.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,24 @@
 #include "tunnels_game_mode.hpp"
+#include "godot_cpp/variant/utility_functions.hpp"
+#include "utils/game_root.hpp"
+#include "utils/godot_macros.h"
+#include <godot_cpp/classes/node.hpp>
 
 namespace godot {
 void TunnelsGameMode::_bind_methods() {
+#define CLASSNAME TunnelsGameMode
+    GDFUNCTION_ARGS(on_player_spawned, "player");
+}
+
+void TunnelsGameMode::_begin() {
+    GameRoot::get_singleton()->connect("player_spawned", Callable(this, "on_player_spawned"));
+}
+
+void TunnelsGameMode::on_player_spawned(Node *player) {
+    this->player = Object::cast_to<TunnelsPlayer>(player);
+}
+
+TunnelsPlayer *TunnelsGameMode::get_player_instance() const {
+    return this->player;
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/tunnels_game_mode.hpp b/src/tunnels_game_mode.hpp
index c54ce3b..937942e 100644
--- a/src/tunnels_game_mode.hpp
+++ b/src/tunnels_game_mode.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef TUNNELS_GAME_MODE_HPP
 #define TUNNELS_GAME_MODE_HPP
 
+#include "tunnels_game_state.hpp"
+#include "tunnels_player.hpp"
 #include "utils/game_mode.hpp"
 
 namespace godot {
@@ -8,6 +10,13 @@ class TunnelsGameMode : public GameMode {
     GDCLASS(TunnelsGameMode, GameMode)
     static void _bind_methods();
 public:
+    virtual void _begin() override;
+
+    void on_player_spawned(Node *player);
+
+    TunnelsPlayer *get_player_instance() const;
+private:
+    TunnelsPlayer *player{nullptr};
 };
 }