diff --git a/project/menus/main_menu.tscn b/project/menus/main_menu.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7afdd642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/menus/main_menu.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://dti7d1rslmhgp"]
+
+[sub_resource type="GDScript" id="GDScript_kvqlu"]
+script/source = "extends Control
+
+@onready var next_scene := preload(\"res://maps/testmap.tscn\")
+
+func _on_start_button_pressed() -> void:
+	get_tree().change_scene_to_packed(next_scene)
+"
+
+[node name="MainMenu" type="Control"]
+layout_mode = 3
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+script = SubResource("GDScript_kvqlu")
+
+[node name="CenterContainer" type="CenterContainer" parent="."]
+layout_mode = 1
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+
+[node name="VBoxContainer" type="VBoxContainer" parent="CenterContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+
+[node name="StartButton" type="Button" parent="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "Start"
+
+[connection signal="pressed" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/StartButton" to="." method="_on_start_button_pressed"]
diff --git a/project/objects/player.tscn b/project/objects/player.tscn
index c590137a..aea2d924 100644
--- a/project/objects/player.tscn
+++ b/project/objects/player.tscn
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ script/source = "extends HealthStatus
 
 func _on_health_changed(remaining: int, delta: int) -> void:
 	print(\"Player Health Changed:\", delta, \"remaining:\", remaining)
+
+
+func _on_death() -> void:
+	get_tree().change_scene_to_file(\"res://menus/main_menu.tscn\")
 "
 
 [sub_resource type="CapsuleShape3D" id="CapsuleShape3D_bxedw"]
@@ -46,4 +50,5 @@ health = NodePath("../HealthStatus")
 transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0)
 shape = SubResource("CapsuleShape3D_eqqp1")
 
+[connection signal="death" from="HealthStatus" to="HealthStatus" method="_on_death"]
 [connection signal="health_changed" from="HealthStatus" to="HealthStatus" method="_on_health_changed"]
diff --git a/project/project.godot b/project/project.godot
index daada269..57a62ec2 100644
--- a/project/project.godot
+++ b/project/project.godot
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ config_version=5
 [application]
 
 config/name="wave_survival"
-run/main_scene="uid://dukbdx7dt2qut"
+run/main_scene="uid://dti7d1rslmhgp"
 config/features=PackedStringArray("4.5", "Forward Plus")
 config/icon="res://icon.svg"