diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/Engines/GameStateEngine.cs b/isometric-park-fna/Engines/GameStateEngine.cs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/Engines/GameStateEngine.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+
+using Encompass;
+
+using isometricparkfna.Messages;
+using isometricparkfna.Components;
+
+namespace isometricparkfna.Engines {
+
+	[Receives(typeof(GameStateMessage))]
+	[Sends(typeof(ToggleWindowTypeMessage))]
+	[Reads()]
+	[Writes()]
+	class GameStateEngine : Engine
+	{
+
+		public override void Update(double dt) 
+		{
+
+			foreach (var message in ReadMessages<GameStateMessage>())
+			{
+				if (message.isPlaying)
+				{
+					startGame();
+				}
+			SendMessage(new ToggleWindowTypeMessage { Window = Window.MainMenu});
+			}
+
+		}
+
+		public void startGame()
+		{
+
+		}
+
+	}
+}
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/Engines/InputEngine.cs b/isometric-park-fna/Engines/InputEngine.cs
--- a/isometric-park-fna/Engines/InputEngine.cs
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/Engines/InputEngine.cs
@@ -180,6 +180,12 @@
 			SendMessage(new GameStateMessage {isPlaying = false});
 		}
 #endif
+		if (keyboardCur.IsKeyDown(Keys.Escape) && keyboardPrev.IsKeyUp(Keys.Escape))
+		{
+		// SendMessage(new TogglePauseMessage());
+				SendMessage(new ToggleWindowTypeMessage{Window = Window.InGameMenu});
+				SendMessage(new GameRateMessage { paused = true, rate = null });
+		}
 
 			if (keyboardCur.IsKeyDown(Keys.Q) && keyboardPrev.IsKeyUp(Keys.Q))
 			{
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/Engines/SimulationBridgeEngine.cs b/isometric-park-fna/Engines/SimulationBridgeEngine.cs
--- a/isometric-park-fna/Engines/SimulationBridgeEngine.cs
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/Engines/SimulationBridgeEngine.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@
 			foreach (ref readonly var message in ReadMessages<GameRateMessage>())
 			{
 				this.simulation.paused = message.paused;
-				this.simulation.setRate(message.rate);
+				if(message.rate != null)
+				{
+				this.simulation.setRate(message.rate ?? 0);
+				}
 			}
 
 			foreach (ref readonly var message in ReadMessages<TogglePauseMessage>())
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/FNAGame.cs b/isometric-park-fna/FNAGame.cs
--- a/isometric-park-fna/FNAGame.cs
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/FNAGame.cs
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
         WorldBuilder.AddEngine(new OrganizationSpawner(this.simulation, this.grammar));
 
         WorldBuilder.AddGeneralRenderer(new AreaRenderer(this.batch, this.monoFont), 1);
-        WorldBuilder.AddGeneralRenderer(new ImGuiWindowRenderer(debugWindow.monoFont, debugWindow.italicFont, this.imGuiWindowBridgeEngine), 2);
+        WorldBuilder.AddGeneralRenderer(new ImGuiWindowRenderer(debugWindow.monoFont, debugWindow.italicFont, this.imGuiWindowBridgeEngine, FNAGame.width), 2);
         var contractWindow = WorldBuilder.CreateEntity();
         WorldBuilder.SetComponent(contractWindow, new VisibilityComponent { visible = false });
         WorldBuilder.SetComponent(contractWindow, new WindowTypeComponent { type = isometricparkfna.Messages.Window.Contracts });
@@ -257,6 +257,11 @@
         WorldBuilder.SetComponent(mainMenu, new VisibilityComponent { visible = true });
         WorldBuilder.SetComponent(mainMenu, new WindowTypeComponent { type = isometricparkfna.Messages.Window.MainMenu });
 
+        var inputMenu = WorldBuilder.CreateEntity();
+        WorldBuilder.SetComponent(inputMenu, new VisibilityComponent { visible = false });
+        WorldBuilder.SetComponent(inputMenu, new WindowTypeComponent { type = isometricparkfna.Messages.Window.InGameMenu });
+
+
         // var budgetWindow = WorldBuilder.CreateEntity();
         // WorldBuilder.SetComponent(budgetWindow, new VisibilityComponent{visible = true});
         // WorldBuilder.SetComponent(budgetWindow, new BudgetComponent());
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/Messages/GameRateMessage.cs b/isometric-park-fna/Messages/GameRateMessage.cs
--- a/isometric-park-fna/Messages/GameRateMessage.cs
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/Messages/GameRateMessage.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 	public struct GameRateMessage : IMessage//, IHasEntity 
 	{
 		public bool paused;
-		public int rate;
+		public int? rate;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/Renderers/ImGuiWindowRenderer.cs b/isometric-park-fna/Renderers/ImGuiWindowRenderer.cs
--- a/isometric-park-fna/Renderers/ImGuiWindowRenderer.cs
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/Renderers/ImGuiWindowRenderer.cs
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@
         private ImFontPtr font;
         private ImFontPtr italicFont;
         private ImGuiWindowBridgeEngine BridgeEngine;
-		public ImGuiWindowRenderer(ImFontPtr font, ImFontPtr italicFont, ImGuiWindowBridgeEngine engine) 
+	private int width;
+		public ImGuiWindowRenderer(ImFontPtr font, ImFontPtr italicFont, ImGuiWindowBridgeEngine engine, int width) 
 		{
 			this.font = font;
             this.italicFont = italicFont;
             this.BridgeEngine = engine;
+	    this.width = width;
 		}
 
         private (Entity entity, string name, string description, ContractStatus status, decimal amount, string delta_trees, int image_index, Vector2 square)
@@ -92,7 +94,9 @@
                             break;
 			case Window.MainMenu:
 			    MainMenu.Render(this.font, this.BridgeEngine);
-
+                            break;
+			case Window.InGameMenu:
+			    InGameMenu.Render(this.font, this.BridgeEngine, width);
                             break;
                         default:
                             break;
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/UI/InGameMenu.cs b/isometric-park-fna/UI/InGameMenu.cs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/UI/InGameMenu.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+
+using System;
+using ImGuiNET;
+
+using Num = System.Numerics;
+
+using isometricparkfna.Engines;
+using isometricparkfna.Messages;
+using isometricparkfna.UI;
+
+namespace isometricparkfna.UI
+{
+
+    public static class InGameMenu
+    {
+        
+
+        public static void Render(ImFontPtr font, ImGuiWindowBridgeEngine bridgeEngine, int width)
+        {
+
+            ImGui.GetStyle().WindowMenuButtonPosition = ImGuiDir.None;
+	    bool newShow = true;
+	    Num.Vector2 button_size = new Num.Vector2(120, 20);
+	    StyleSet.pushStyleVarSet(StyleSet.defaultWindowVars);
+	    StyleSet.pushColorSet(StyleSet.defaultWindowColors);
+
+
+	    ImGui.SetNextWindowPos(new Num.Vector2(width/2, 200));
+
+            ImGui.PushFont(font);
+            // ImGui.PushFont(smallFont);
+	    ImGui.Begin("##In-game Toolbar", ref newShow, ImGuiWindowFlags.NoResize | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoCollapse | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoSavedSettings | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoTitleBar);
+
+	    ImGui.Text("In-game menu");
+
+	    if (ImGui.Button("Options", button_size))
+	    {
+
+	    }
+	    if (ImGui.Button("Quit", button_size))
+	    {
+
+		    System.Console.WriteLine("Quitting");
+		    Environment.Exit(0);
+	    }
+	    if (ImGui.Button("Quit to Main Menu", button_size))
+	    {
+
+		    bridgeEngine.gameStateMessages.Add(new GameStateMessage{isPlaying = false});
+		    bridgeEngine.typeMessages.Add(new ToggleWindowTypeMessage{Window = Window.InGameMenu});
+	    }
+
+	    ImGui.End();
+            
+
+	    ImGui.GetStyle().WindowMenuButtonPosition = ImGuiDir.Left;
+	    StyleSet.popStyleVarSet(StyleSet.defaultWindowVars);
+	    StyleSet.popColorSet(StyleSet.defaultWindowColors);
+	    ImGui.PopFont();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/isometric-park-fna.csproj b/isometric-park-fna/isometric-park-fna.csproj
--- a/isometric-park-fna/isometric-park-fna.csproj
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/isometric-park-fna.csproj
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     <Compile Include="UI\NewsWindow.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UI\StyleSet.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UI\MainMenu.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="UI\InGameMenu.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\FNA\FNA.csproj">