diff --git a/src/game/levels/level.gd b/src/game/levels/level.gd
index ad7e092..334be1f 100644
--- a/src/game/levels/level.gd
+++ b/src/game/levels/level.gd
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ extends Node2D
 ## margin for error when checking for laps being driven
 @export var lap_count_margin := 50
 
+@export var level_nr := 1
+
 #references
 ## reference to the path describing the track
 @export var path: Path2D
@@ -116,7 +118,11 @@ func game_over():
 	running = false
 	player.dead = true
 	$player/death_sound.play()
-	print_debug("final score: ", get_total_distance())
+#	print_debug("final score: ", get_total_distance())
 	await get_tree().create_timer(3).timeout
-	
-	get_tree().reload_current_scene() #temp
+	var submit = load("res://src/gui/menu/score_submit.tscn").instantiate()
+	submit.highscore = get_total_distance()
+	submit.level_nr = level_nr
+	menu.add_child(submit)
+	menu.show()
+#	get_tree().reload_current_scene() #temp
diff --git a/src/game/levels/level_1.tscn b/src/game/levels/level_1.tscn
index 9af2f41..8dd692c 100644
--- a/src/game/levels/level_1.tscn
+++ b/src/game/levels/level_1.tscn
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://ds0un04pocx6i" path="res://assets/track_90_bk.png" id="3_en5wc"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://dmcrms0qu0mtt" path="res://assets/finish2.png" id="4_qeube"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://ckau5s2tsb3oc" path="res://src/game/player.tscn" id="5_2n8nj"]
-[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://dyo5dblkfivwn" path="res://src/gui/menu/level.tscn" id="6_hs25h"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://c0sexrwxdge73" path="res://src/gui/menu/level.tscn" id="6_hs25h"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://cdlbh3smpgg42" path="res://src/gui/hud/hud.tscn" id="6_r1i0q"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://bq151lkkfdlf4" path="res://assets/sign.png" id="7_xmahe"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://ya1ctigi23wa" path="res://assets/sign.tscn" id="8_i27bq"]
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ texture = ExtResource("2_4qg8j")
 stretch_mode = 1
 
 [node name="Background" type="TextureRect" parent="."]
-visible = false
 self_modulate = Color(0.827451, 0.521569, 0.313726, 1)
 offset_left = -6505.0
 offset_top = -3355.0
diff --git a/src/game/levels/level_2.tscn b/src/game/levels/level_2.tscn
index 94d9d8e..ea7def7 100644
--- a/src/game/levels/level_2.tscn
+++ b/src/game/levels/level_2.tscn
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://dmcrms0qu0mtt" path="res://assets/finish2.png" id="4_1w2e5"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://ckau5s2tsb3oc" path="res://src/game/player.tscn" id="5_4d0xw"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://cdlbh3smpgg42" path="res://src/gui/hud/hud.tscn" id="6_tmqkf"]
-[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://dyo5dblkfivwn" path="res://src/gui/menu/level.tscn" id="7_bv3bp"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://c0sexrwxdge73" path="res://src/gui/menu/level.tscn" id="7_bv3bp"]
 [ext_resource type="AudioStream" uid="uid://dh5jxxwim7ra8" path="res://assets/sounds/music/death_by_waveshaper.wav" id="9_vi54e"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://da1mcxm6jcpbo" path="res://assets/arrow_light_2.tscn" id="10_k8jma"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://ebmku7hq0mxi" path="res://assets/arrow_light_1.tscn" id="10_pjhii"]
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ point_count = 10
 script = ExtResource("1_ijrq0")
 starting_width = 400.0
 shrink_factor = 5.0
+level_nr = 2
 path = NodePath("TrackPath")
 line = NodePath("TrackLine")
 player = NodePath("player")
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ texture = ExtResource("2_ugncc")
 stretch_mode = 1
 
 [node name="Background" type="TextureRect" parent="."]
-visible = false
 self_modulate = Color(0.0313726, 0.737255, 0, 1)
 offset_left = -10462.0
 offset_top = -14103.0
diff --git a/src/gui/menu/options.tscn b/src/gui/menu/options.tscn
index 0c6dae8..2d2b98a 100644
--- a/src/gui/menu/options.tscn
+++ b/src/gui/menu/options.tscn
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ grow_vertical = 0
 size_flags_horizontal = 4
 size_flags_vertical = 8
 focus_neighbor_bottom = NodePath("../StartButton")
-text = "Back"
+text = "BACK"
 
 [connection signal="value_changed" from="Background/VBoxContainer/Brightness" to="Background/VBoxContainer/Brightness" method="_on_value_changed"]
 [connection signal="pressed" from="Background/BackButton" to="." method="_on_back_button_pressed"]
diff --git a/src/gui/menu/score_submit.gd b/src/gui/menu/score_submit.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26a14f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/menu/score_submit.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+extends Control
+
+@export var score_label: Label
+@export var name_field: LineEdit
+
+var highscore
+var level_nr
+
+func _ready():
+	score_label.set_text("%.f" % highscore)
+
+func _on_sumbit_button_pressed():
+	pass #insert score sumbitting function here
+	#then proceed to highscore screen
diff --git a/src/gui/menu/score_submit.tscn b/src/gui/menu/score_submit.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce00b81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/menu/score_submit.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=3 format=3 uid="uid://dn7406kgso117"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Theme" uid="uid://dpktnl3r5wul1" path="res://src/gui/menu_theme.tres" id="1_d82sr"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://src/gui/menu/score_submit.gd" id="2_ejneg"]
+
+[node name="score_submit" type="Control" node_paths=PackedStringArray("score_label", "name_field")]
+layout_mode = 3
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+theme = ExtResource("1_d82sr")
+script = ExtResource("2_ejneg")
+score_label = NodePath("Panel/VBoxContainer/ScoreLabel")
+name_field = NodePath("Panel/VBoxContainer/NameField")
+
+[node name="Panel" type="Panel" parent="."]
+layout_mode = 1
+anchors_preset = 8
+anchor_left = 0.5
+anchor_top = 0.5
+anchor_right = 0.5
+anchor_bottom = 0.5
+offset_left = -131.0
+offset_top = -231.0
+offset_right = 132.0
+offset_bottom = 169.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+
+[node name="Label" type="Label" parent="Panel"]
+layout_mode = 1
+anchors_preset = 5
+anchor_left = 0.5
+anchor_right = 0.5
+offset_left = -52.0
+offset_top = 24.0
+offset_right = 52.0
+offset_bottom = 50.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+text = "GAME OVER"
+horizontal_alignment = 1
+
+[node name="VBoxContainer" type="VBoxContainer" parent="Panel"]
+layout_mode = 1
+anchors_preset = 8
+anchor_left = 0.5
+anchor_top = 0.5
+anchor_right = 0.5
+anchor_bottom = 0.5
+offset_left = -49.5
+offset_top = -81.0
+offset_right = 49.5
+offset_bottom = 7.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+
+[node name="Label" type="Label" parent="Panel/VBoxContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "SCORE"
+horizontal_alignment = 1
+
+[node name="ScoreLabel" type="Label" parent="Panel/VBoxContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+horizontal_alignment = 1
+
+[node name="NameField" type="LineEdit" parent="Panel/VBoxContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+placeholder_text = "enter name"
+expand_to_text_length = true
+
+[node name="SubmitButton" type="Button" parent="Panel"]
+custom_minimum_size = Vector2(120, 40)
+layout_mode = 1
+anchors_preset = 7
+anchor_left = 0.5
+anchor_top = 1.0
+anchor_right = 0.5
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+offset_left = -60.0
+offset_top = -109.0
+offset_right = 60.0
+offset_bottom = -69.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 0
+size_flags_horizontal = 4
+size_flags_vertical = 8
+focus_neighbor_bottom = NodePath("../StartButton")
+text = "SUBMIT"