diff --git a/src/app/App.cs b/src/app/App.cs
index cc421c37..03995f7a 100644
--- a/src/app/App.cs
+++ b/src/app/App.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 using Chickensoft.GodotNodeInterfaces;
 using Chickensoft.Introspection;
 using Godot;
-using System.Threading;
 
 namespace GameJamDungeon
 {
@@ -55,6 +54,7 @@ namespace GameJamDungeon
         })
         .Handle((in AppLogic.Output.SetupGameScene _) =>
         {
+          Menu.Hide();
           Instantiator.SceneTree.Paused = true;
           Game = Instantiator.LoadAndInstantiate<Game>(GAME_SCENE_PATH);
           GameWindow.AddChildEx(Game);
diff --git a/src/app/state/AppLogic.cs b/src/app/state/AppLogic.cs
index 94ebbd94..a227bf20 100644
--- a/src/app/state/AppLogic.cs
+++ b/src/app/state/AppLogic.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ namespace GameJamDungeon
   [LogicBlock(typeof(State), Diagram = true)]
   public partial class AppLogic : LogicBlock<AppLogic.State>, IAppLogic
   {
-    public override Transition GetInitialState() => To<State.MainMenu>();
+    public override Transition GetInitialState() => To<State.SetupGameScene>();
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/state/states/AppLogic.State.SetupGameScene.cs b/src/app/state/states/AppLogic.State.SetupGameScene.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78717fdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/state/states/AppLogic.State.SetupGameScene.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using Chickensoft.Introspection;
+using Chickensoft.LogicBlocks;
+
+namespace GameJamDungeon
+{
+  public partial class AppLogic
+  {
+    public partial record State
+    {
+      [Meta]
+      public partial record SetupGameScene : State, IGet<Input.LoadGameFinished>
+      {
+        public SetupGameScene()
+        {
+          this.OnEnter(() =>
+          {
+            Output(new Output.SetupGameScene());
+            Output(new Output.ShowGame());
+            Input(new Input.LoadGameFinished());
+          });
+        }
+
+        public Transition On(in Input.LoadGameFinished input)
+        {
+          return To<InGame>();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/game/IGameRepo.cs b/src/game/IGameRepo.cs
index 36a905fa..968579ea 100644
--- a/src/game/IGameRepo.cs
+++ b/src/game/IGameRepo.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class GameRepo : IGameRepo
   {
     _inventoryItems = new AutoProp<List<InventoryItemInfo>>([]);
     _isInventoryScreenOpened = new AutoProp<bool>(false);
-    _isPaused = new AutoProp<bool>(true);
+    _isPaused = new AutoProp<bool>(false);
     _playerGlobalPosition = new AutoProp<Vector3>(Vector3.Zero);
     _equippedWeapon = new Weapon();
     HPBarValue = new AutoProp<int>(0);