diff --git a/app/nose/bin/tetris.ts b/app/nose/bin/tetris.ts
index 41f3ae4..4b160d0 100644
--- a/app/nose/bin/tetris.ts
+++ b/app/nose/bin/tetris.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ let player: Shape
 let nextShape: Shape
 let grid: string[][] = []
 let dead = false
+let paused = false
 let downTick = 0
 let moveTick = 0
 let clearedLines: number[] = []
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ const SHAPES: Record<string, number[][][]> = {
 }
 
 export function init() {
+  paused = false
   score = 0
   dead = false
   downTick = 0
@@ -182,6 +184,10 @@ export function init() {
 export function update(_delta: number, input: InputState) {
   if (dead) return
 
+  if (input.justPressed.has("Enter"))
+    paused = !paused
+  if (paused) return
+
   if (input.justPressed.has(" ")) {
     rotateShape()
   }
@@ -251,9 +257,12 @@ export function draw(game: GameContext) {
 
   c.restore()
 
+  if (paused)
+    game.centerTextX("PAUSED", 200, "lime", 60)
+
   // ya dead
   if (dead)
-    game.centerText("GAME OVER", "red", 60)
+    game.centerTextX("GAME OVER", 200, "red", 60)
 }
 
 function spawn() {