diff --git a/defs.h b/defs.h
index 4125168..0831813 100644
--- a/defs.h
+++ b/defs.h
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
 
 void gameguess(void);
 void gamecatch(void);
+void gamemaze(void);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/games/gamecatch.c b/games/gamecatch.c
index 836dca4..239c42e 100644
--- a/games/gamecatch.c
+++ b/games/gamecatch.c
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 #define height getmaxy(stdscr) 
 #define maxdrops 70
 
-int running;
-int won;
-int howmany; 
+static int running;
+static int won;
+static int howmany; 
 
 typedef struct{
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void spawndrops() {
     }
 }
 
-void stop() {
+static void stop() {
     clear();
     refresh();
     endwin();
diff --git a/games/gamemaze.c b/games/gamemaze.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c47d2d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/gamemaze.c
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <ncurses.h>
+#include "../rat.h"
+
+/*
+// i'm probably gonna use a loop erased random walk algorithm
+//the screen will start as 100% walls then slowly build a path 
+//(i have no idea how many resources this will take, if it's slow i'll ask grok to multithread it)
+//
+// a couple ammount of cheeses will spawn in places where there are no walls 
+// eating cheeses will add to the base addstat() but addstat() only will be called if 1 cheese is eaten
+// idk what else to do here. 
+// you start at the top and end at the bottom if i ever wanna automate taking care of the rat
+*/
+
+#define width getmaxx(stdscr)
+#define height getmaxy(stdscr)
+
+static int running;
+static int won;
+static int found; 
+
+typedef struct{
+
+    int posy;
+    int posx;
+    char *face[1];
+
+}cursor;
+
+static void stop() {
+    clear();
+    refresh();
+    endwin();
+    if(won){addstat(&rat.hunger); addstat(&rat.fun); printf("the rat feels less hungry...\n\n");}
+    won = 0;
+    found = 0;
+    running = 0; 
+}
+//yes i stole the code from gamecatch shut up it works 
+
+
+
+
+
+void gamemaze(){ 
+
+    srand(time(NULL));
+        static int initialized = 0;
+        if(initialized == 0){ initscr();}else{refresh();}
+        ++initialized;
+
+    found = 0; 
+
+    noecho();
+    cbreak();
+    nodelay(stdscr, TRUE);
+    keypad(stdscr, TRUE);
+    curs_set(0);
+
+    cursor curs = {0, 0, {"@"}};
+
+    running = 1;
+    
+    while (running) {
+        if (!running) stop();
+        int ch = getch();
+        switch (ch) {
+            case 'q': case 'Q': stop(); break;
+            case 'a': case 'A': case KEY_LEFT:
+                curs.posx -= 1; break;
+            case 'd': case 'D': case KEY_RIGHT:
+                curs.posx += 1; break;
+            case 'w': case 'W': case KEY_UP:
+                curs.posy -= 1; break; 
+            case 's': case 'S': case KEY_DOWN:
+                curs.posy += 1; break; 
+        }
+        
+        if (!running) break;
+        clear();
+
+        mvaddstr(curs.posy, curs.posx, curs.face[0]);
+
+        refresh();
+        usleep(50000);
+    }
+
+stop(); 
+}
diff --git a/petratc.c b/petratc.c
index 0a60b46..b12a4f4 100644
--- a/petratc.c
+++ b/petratc.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int truing = 1;
     printrat();
 
     while(truing){
-    printf("1: play a game! (fun up), 4: take a shower! (clean up), 9: print me!, 0: exit...\n");
+    printf("1: play a game! (fun up), 2: go down to the maze... (hunger up), 4: take a shower! (clean up), 9: print me!, 0: exit...\n");
     
     if(scanf("%d", &choice) != 1){
         while(getchar() != '\n');  //flush the bad input if you're a bad boy and put q instead of 1 
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ int truing = 1;
     switch(choice){
 
         case 1: gameguess(); break;
+        case 2: gamemaze(); break; 
         case 4: gamecatch(); break; 
         case 9: printrat(); break;
         case 0: truing = 0; break;