diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 9d0edb8..91ab298 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ bool init_game(Game *game) {
     game->message1 = "Hello, human.";
     game->visible_chars1 = 0;
     game->last_char_time1 = SDL_GetTicks();
-    game->message2 = "It is a known fact that C, is superior to every other programming language.";
+    game->message2 = "It is a known fact that C,\nis superior to every other programming language.";
     game->visible_chars2 = 0;
     game->last_char_time2 = 0; // Not used until we switch to message2
     game->message_stage = 0; // Start with message1
@@ -252,33 +252,65 @@ void render(SDL_Renderer *renderer, Game *game) {
             visible_chars_to_render = game->visible_chars2;
         }
 
-        char buffer[256] = {0}; // Increased buffer size for safety
         if (visible_chars_to_render > 0) {
-            // Copy only the number of characters currently 'revealed'
-            strncpy(buffer, message_to_render, visible_chars_to_render);
-            buffer[visible_chars_to_render] = '\0';
-
             SDL_Color white = {255, 255, 255, 255};
-            SDL_Surface* surface = TTF_RenderText_Blended(game->current_font, buffer, white);
+            int line_height = TTF_FontLineSkip(game->current_font);
+            int line_count = 0;
+            // First pass: count lines to compute total height
+            int i = 0;
+            while (i < visible_chars_to_render) {
+                const char* line_start = message_to_render + i;
+                // Find end of line (newline or end of visible chars)
+                int line_len = 0;
+                while (i + line_len < visible_chars_to_render && message_to_render[i + line_len] != '\n') {
+                    line_len++;
+                }
+                line_count++;
+                i += line_len;
+                if (i < visible_chars_to_render && message_to_render[i] == '\n') {
+                    i++; // skip newline
+                }
+            }
+            // If no newline encountered, line_count is at least 1
+            if (line_count == 0) line_count = 1;
 
-            if (surface) {
-                SDL_Texture* texture = SDL_CreateTextureFromSurface(renderer, surface);
+            int total_height = line_count * line_height;
+            int start_y = (SCREEN_HEIGHT - total_height) / 2;
 
-                // CENTER THE TEXT WITH SHAKE:
-                // Subtract half the text width/height from center screen coordinates.
-                // Add shake offset for text jitter effect
-                int shake_offset_x = (rand() % (int)(game->shake_intensity * 2 + 1)) - game->shake_intensity;
-                int shake_offset_y = (rand() % (int)(game->shake_intensity * 2 + 1)) - game->shake_intensity;
-                SDL_Rect text_rect = {
-                    (SCREEN_WIDTH - surface->w) / 2 + shake_offset_x,
-                    (SCREEN_HEIGHT - surface->h) / 2 + shake_offset_y,
-                    surface->w,
-                    surface->h
-                };
+            // Second pass: render each line
+            i = 0;
+            int line_y = 0;
+            while (i < visible_chars_to_render) {
+                const char* line_start = message_to_render + i;
+                int line_len = 0;
+                while (i + line_len < visible_chars_to_render && message_to_render[i + line_len] != '\n') {
+                    line_len++;
+                }
+                // Create temporary buffer for this line
+                char line_buf[256] = {0};
+                strncpy(line_buf, line_start, line_len);
+                line_buf[line_len] = '\0';
 
-                SDL_RenderCopy(renderer, texture, NULL, &text_rect);
-                SDL_FreeSurface(surface);
-                SDL_DestroyTexture(texture);
+                SDL_Surface* surface = TTF_RenderText_Blended(game->current_font, line_buf, white);
+                if (surface) {
+                    SDL_Texture* texture = SDL_CreateTextureFromSurface(renderer, surface);
+                    int shake_offset_x = (rand() % (int)(game->shake_intensity * 2 + 1)) - game->shake_intensity;
+                    int shake_offset_y = (rand() % (int)(game->shake_intensity * 2 + 1)) - game->shake_intensity;
+                    SDL_Rect text_rect = {
+                        (SCREEN_WIDTH - surface->w) / 2 + shake_offset_x,
+                        start_y + line_y + shake_offset_y,
+                        surface->w,
+                        surface->h
+                    };
+                    SDL_RenderCopy(renderer, texture, NULL, &text_rect);
+                    SDL_FreeSurface(surface);
+                    SDL_DestroyTexture(texture);
+                }
+                line_y += line_height;
+                i += line_len;
+                if (i < visible_chars_to_render && message_to_render[i] == '\n') {
+                    i++; // skip newline
+                }
             }
         }
     }