diff --git a/assets/button.png b/assets/button.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87cb911
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/button.png differ
diff --git a/assets/button_highlighted.png b/assets/button_highlighted.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d83f05d
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/button_highlighted.png differ
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/dvorakmortonxd/Game.java b/src/main/java/dev/dvorakmortonxd/Game.java
index b7c65a2..9f3a65b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/dvorakmortonxd/Game.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/dvorakmortonxd/Game.java
@@ -29,11 +29,23 @@ public class Game extends JPanel implements ActionListener, KeyListener {
     private int planetYOffset = 0;
     private String planetYOffsetDirection = "up"; // this makes the cool floating animation on the main menu
     private int planetX = 580;
-    private int planetY = 120+ planetYOffset /6;
+    private int planetY = 140 + planetYOffset /6;
     private int planetSize = 128*3;
     private Rectangle planetCollision = new Rectangle(planetX, planetY, planetSize, planetSize);
     private boolean hoveringOverPlanet = false;
 
+    private BufferedImage button;
+    private BufferedImage buttonh;
+    private int buttonX = 130;
+    private int playButtonY = 210;
+    private int quitButtonY = 350;
+    private int buttonWidth = 108*3;
+    private int buttonHeight = 108;
+    private Rectangle playButtonCollision = new Rectangle(buttonX, playButtonY, buttonWidth, buttonHeight);
+    private Rectangle quitButtonCollision = new Rectangle(buttonX, quitButtonY, buttonWidth, buttonHeight);
+    private boolean hoveringOverPlayButton = false;
+    private boolean hoveringOverQuitButton = false;
+
     public Game() {
         // sets the window size
         setPreferredSize(new Dimension(windowWidth,windowHeight));
@@ -54,6 +66,8 @@ public class Game extends JPanel implements ActionListener, KeyListener {
         try {
             planetZX311 = ImageIO.read(new File("assets/planet-ZX311.png"));
             planetZX311h = ImageIO.read(new File("assets/planet-ZX311_highlighted.png"));
+            button = ImageIO.read(new File("assets/button.png"));
+            buttonh = ImageIO.read(new File("assets/button_highlighted.png"));
         } catch (IOException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
@@ -77,6 +91,8 @@ public class Game extends JPanel implements ActionListener, KeyListener {
     @Override
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { // update step
         hoveringOverPlanet = planetCollision.contains(mouseX, mouseY);
+        hoveringOverPlayButton = playButtonCollision.contains(mouseX, mouseY);
+        hoveringOverQuitButton = quitButtonCollision.contains(mouseX, mouseY);
         if (planetYOffsetDirection == "up") {
             planetYOffset++;
             if (planetYOffset > 90) {
@@ -88,7 +104,7 @@ public class Game extends JPanel implements ActionListener, KeyListener {
                 planetYOffsetDirection = "up";
             }
         }
-        planetY = 120+ planetYOffset /6;
+        planetY = 140 + planetYOffset /6;
         repaint(); // triggers render
     }
 
@@ -102,8 +118,8 @@ public class Game extends JPanel implements ActionListener, KeyListener {
         }
 
         g.setColor(Color.GRAY);
-        g.setFont(caveat.deriveFont(Font.BOLD, 96f));
-        g.drawString("Very Cool Space Sim", 136, 96);
+        g.setFont(caveat.deriveFont(Font.BOLD, 100f));
+        g.drawString("Very Cool Space Sim", 40, 100);
 
         if (planetZX311 != null) {
             if (!hoveringOverPlanet) {
@@ -112,6 +128,31 @@ public class Game extends JPanel implements ActionListener, KeyListener {
                 g.drawImage(planetZX311h, planetX, planetY, planetSize, planetSize, this);
             }
         }
+
+        if (button != null) {
+            if (!hoveringOverPlayButton) {
+                g.drawImage(button, buttonX, playButtonY, buttonWidth, buttonHeight, this);
+                g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
+                g.setFont(caveat.deriveFont(Font.BOLD, 48f));
+                g.drawString("Start the game", buttonX+25, playButtonY+67);
+            } else {
+                g.drawImage(buttonh, buttonX, playButtonY, buttonWidth, buttonHeight, this);
+                g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
+                g.setFont(caveat.deriveFont(Font.BOLD, 48f));
+                g.drawString("Start the game", buttonX+25, playButtonY+67);
+            }
+            if (!hoveringOverQuitButton) {
+                g.drawImage(button, buttonX, quitButtonY, buttonWidth, buttonHeight, this);
+                g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
+                g.setFont(caveat.deriveFont(Font.BOLD, 40f));
+                g.drawString("Quit (pretty lame)", buttonX+24, quitButtonY+67);
+            } else {
+                g.drawImage(buttonh, buttonX, quitButtonY, buttonWidth, buttonHeight, this);
+                g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
+                g.setFont(caveat.deriveFont(Font.BOLD, 40f));
+                g.drawString("Quit (pretty lame)", buttonX+24, quitButtonY+67);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     @Override