diff --git a/app/src/js/game.ts b/app/src/js/game.ts
index f6938ff..11987ce 100644
--- a/app/src/js/game.ts
+++ b/app/src/js/game.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { type Message, Context } from "../shared/types.js"
+import { type Message, GameContext } from "../shared/types.js"
 import { focusInput } from "./focus.js"
 import { $ } from "./dom.js"
 import { randomId } from "../shared/utils.js"
@@ -6,40 +6,54 @@ import { setStatus, addOutput } from "./scrollback.js"
 import { browserCommands } from "./commands.js"
 
 let oldMode = "cinema"
+let stopGame = false
+let canvas: HTMLCanvasElement
+type Game = { init?: () => void, update?: (delta: number) => void, draw?: (ctx: GameContext) => void }
 
 export async function handleGameStart(msg: Message) {
   const msgId = msg.id as string
   const name = msg.data as string
-  const game = await import(`/command/${name}`)
-  const id = randomId()
-  let stopGame = false
 
-  addOutput(msgId, { html: `<canvas id="${id}" class="game active" height="540" width="960" tabindex="0"></canvas>` })
+  let game
+  try {
+    game = await import(`/command/${name}`)
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    setStatus(msgId, "error")
+    addOutput(msgId, `Error: ${err.message ? err.message : err}`)
+    return
+  }
+
+  const canvasId = randomId()
+  addOutput(msgId, { html: `<canvas id="${canvasId}" class="game active" height="540" width="960" tabindex="0"></canvas>` })
 
   if (document.body.dataset.mode === "tall") {
     browserCommands.mode?.()
     oldMode = "tall"
   }
 
-  setStatus(msgId, "ok")
-
-  const canvas = $(id) as HTMLCanvasElement
-  const ctx = new Context(canvas.getContext("2d")!)
+  canvas = $(canvasId) as HTMLCanvasElement
   canvas.focus()
-  canvas.addEventListener("keydown", e => {
-    e.preventDefault()
+  setStatus(msgId, "ok")
+  canvas.addEventListener("keydown", handleKeydown)
+  gameLoop(new GameContext(canvas.getContext("2d")!), game)
+}
 
-    if (e.key === "Escape" || (e.ctrlKey && e.key === "c")) {
-      stopGame = true
-      if (oldMode === "tall") browserCommands.mode?.()
-      canvas.classList.remove("active")
-      canvas.style.height = canvas.height / 2 + "px"
-      canvas.style.width = canvas.width / 2 + "px"
-      focusInput()
-    }
-  })
+function handleKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+  e.preventDefault()
 
+  if (e.key === "Escape" || (e.ctrlKey && e.key === "c")) {
+    stopGame = true
+    if (oldMode === "tall") browserCommands.mode?.()
+    canvas.classList.remove("active")
+    canvas.style.height = canvas.height / 2 + "px"
+    canvas.style.width = canvas.width / 2 + "px"
+    focusInput()
+  }
+}
+
+function gameLoop(ctx: GameContext, game: Game) {
   let last = 0
+
   function loop(ts: number) {
     if (stopGame) return
 
@@ -51,6 +65,6 @@ export async function handleGameStart(msg: Message) {
     }
     requestAnimationFrame(loop)
   }
-  requestAnimationFrame(loop)
-}
 
+  requestAnimationFrame(loop)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/shared/types.ts b/app/src/shared/types.ts
index a22c041..fd868b5 100644
--- a/app/src/shared/types.ts
+++ b/app/src/shared/types.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export type CommandResult = {
     output: CommandOutput
 }
 
-export class Context {
+export class GameContext {
     height = 540
     width = 960