diff --git a/src/game.odin b/src/game.odin
index ec86d77..306ba2b 100644
--- a/src/game.odin
+++ b/src/game.odin
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Game :: struct {
     viewport:      rl.RenderTexture2D,
     scene:         Scene,
     overlay_scene: Maybe(Scene),
+    should_close:  bool,
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -21,11 +22,13 @@ game_init :: proc(game: ^Game) {
     rl.InitWindow(WINDOW_W, WINDOW_H, WINDOW_TITLE)
     rl.SetTargetFPS(60)
 
-    game.viewport = rl.LoadRenderTexture(VIEWPORT_W, VIEWPORT_H)
-    game.scene = make_gameplay_scene()
-    // game.scene = make_main_menu()
+    // allocate some event capacity to stop early dynamic reallocations 
+    GLOBAL_EVENTS = make([dynamic]Event, 0, 16)
 
-    debug_init()
+    game.viewport = rl.LoadRenderTexture(VIEWPORT_W, VIEWPORT_H)
+    game.scene = make_main_menu()
+    game.overlay_scene = nil
+    game.should_close = false
 }
 
 game_update :: proc(game: ^Game) {
@@ -64,13 +67,15 @@ game_render :: proc(game: ^Game) {
     rl.EndDrawing()
 }
 
+
 game_quit :: proc(game: ^Game) {
+    delete(GLOBAL_EVENTS)
     rl.UnloadRenderTexture(game.viewport)
     rl.CloseWindow()
 }
 
-game_should_run :: proc() -> bool {
-    return !rl.WindowShouldClose()
+game_should_run :: proc(game: Game) -> bool {
+    return !game.should_close && !rl.WindowShouldClose()
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------