diff --git a/project/level/selection/LevelSelectionScreenManager.py b/project/level/selection/LevelSelectionScreenManager.py
index c36c520..d676e12 100644
--- a/project/level/selection/LevelSelectionScreenManager.py
+++ b/project/level/selection/LevelSelectionScreenManager.py
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ from level.Level import Level
 from level.LevelManager import LevelManager
 from level.selection.ScreenManager import ScreenManager
 from physics.SpriteManager import SpriteManager, DrawLayers
+from physics.TickData import TickData
 from sprite.PositionScale import PositionScale
 from sprite.SpritesheetManager import SpritesheetManager
 from sprite.StaticSprite import StaticSprite
 from ui_elements.ClickEvent import ClickEvent
+from ui_elements.KeyManager import KeyManager
 from ui_elements.TextLabel import TextLabel
 
 LABEL_COUNT = 10
@@ -83,3 +85,7 @@ class LevelSelectionScreenManager(ScreenManager):
 
     def destroy(self):
         super().destroy()
+
+    def tick(self, tick_data: TickData):
+        if tick_data.key_manager.is_keymap_down(KeyManager.KEY_ESCAPE):
+            self.main_loop.select_main_menu()
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diff --git a/project/level/selection/MainMenuScreenManager.py b/project/level/selection/MainMenuScreenManager.py
index 726e599..a364539 100644
--- a/project/level/selection/MainMenuScreenManager.py
+++ b/project/level/selection/MainMenuScreenManager.py
@@ -1,16 +1,40 @@
 from abc import abstractmethod
 
 from level.selection.ScreenManager import ScreenManager
-from physics.SpriteManager import SpriteManager
+from physics.SpriteManager import SpriteManager, DrawLayers
+from physics.TickData import TickData
 from sprite.SpritesheetManager import SpritesheetManager
+from ui_elements import CoordinateTransform
+from ui_elements.KeyManager import KeyManager
+from ui_elements.TextLabel import TextLabel
+from ui_elements.ClickEvent import ClickEvent
 
 
 class MainMenuScreenManager(ScreenManager):
-    def __init__(self, sprite_manager: SpriteManager, spritesheet_manager: SpritesheetManager,main_loop):
+    def __init__(self, sprite_manager: SpriteManager, spritesheet_manager: SpritesheetManager, main_loop):
         super().__init__(sprite_manager, spritesheet_manager, main_loop)
 
+    def go_to_menu(self, click):
+        if click.is_click_down(ClickEvent.CLICK_LEFT):
+            self.main_loop.select_level_selection()
+
+    def go_to_options_screen(self, click):
+        self.destroy()
+
     def initialize(self):
-        pass
+        size = CoordinateTransform.transform_screen_to_world(self.main_loop.window_size, self.main_loop.screen_transform)
+
+        self.create_button("START", size[0] * 0.5, size[1] * 0.5)
+        self.create_button("OPTIONS", size[0] * 0.5, size[1] * 0.65)
+
+    def create_button(self, name: str, x_position, y_position):
+        label = TextLabel(name, x_position, y_position, font_size=70, alignment="center")
+        self.add_element(DrawLayers.UI, label)
+        label.position_scale.scale = (1, 1)
+        if name == "START":
+            label.add_click_listener(lambda click: self.go_to_menu(click))
+        elif name == "OPTIONS":
+            label.add_click_listener(lambda click: self.go_to_options_screen(click))
 
     def destroy(self):
         super().destroy()
diff --git a/project/main.py b/project/main.py
index 03ffede..4520452 100644
--- a/project/main.py
+++ b/project/main.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class MainLoop:
 
         self.screen_manager: Optional[ScreenManager] = None
         self.game_state = self.GAME_STATE_MENU
-        self.set_game_state(self.GAME_STATE_LEVEL_SELECTION)
+        self.set_game_state(self.GAME_STATE_MENU)
 
         self.level: Optional[Level] = None
 
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ class MainLoop:
         if self.screen_manager is not None and isinstance(self.screen_manager, LevelSelectionScreenManager):
             self.screen_manager.select_theme(theme)
 
+    def select_main_menu(self):
+        self.set_game_state(self.GAME_STATE_MENU)
+
     def set_game_state(self, game_state: str):
         self.game_state = game_state