diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/group/ouroboros/potrogue/view/PlayView.kt b/src/main/kotlin/group/ouroboros/potrogue/view/PlayView.kt
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index 0000000..434feda
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+++ b/src/main/kotlin/group/ouroboros/potrogue/view/PlayView.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package group.ouroboros.potrogue.view
+
+import org.hexworks.zircon.api.ColorThemes
+import org.hexworks.zircon.api.ComponentDecorations.box
+import org.hexworks.zircon.api.ComponentDecorations.shadow
+import org.hexworks.zircon.api.Components
+import org.hexworks.zircon.api.component.ComponentAlignment.LEFT_CENTER
+import org.hexworks.zircon.api.component.ComponentAlignment.RIGHT_CENTER
+import org.hexworks.zircon.api.grid.TileGrid
+import org.hexworks.zircon.api.view.base.BaseView
+
+class PlayView (private val grid: TileGrid) : BaseView(grid, ColorThemes.arc()) {
+    init {
+        val loseButton = Components.button()
+            // constants like LEFT_CENTER can also be imported for brevity
+            .withAlignmentWithin(screen, LEFT_CENTER)
+            .withText("Lose!")
+            .withDecorations(box(), shadow())
+            .build()
+
+        val winButton = Components.button()
+            .withAlignmentWithin(screen, RIGHT_CENTER)
+            .withText("Win!")
+            .withDecorations(box(), shadow())
+            .build()
+
+        // multiple components can be added once
+        screen.addComponents(loseButton, winButton)
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/group/ouroboros/potrogue/view/StartView.kt b/src/main/kotlin/group/ouroboros/potrogue/view/StartView.kt
index ab035b7..36ca6f8 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/group/ouroboros/potrogue/view/StartView.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/group/ouroboros/potrogue/view/StartView.kt
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ class StartView (private val grid: TileGrid) : BaseView(grid, GAME_THEME) {
             .withDecorations(box(), shadow())
             .build()
 
+        // Once the start button is pressed, move on to the PlayView
+        //TODO move this on to a configuration screen for world/player customization before PlayView, for now basic gameplay is in order though.
+        startButton.onActivated {
+            replaceWith(PlayView(grid))
+        }
+
         // We can add multiple components at once
         screen.addComponents(header, startButton)
     }