diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 5fd8ad9..65efce1 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -185,6 +185,25 @@
     #name-submit:hover {
       background: #5aa0e9;
     }
+    #play-again-btn {
+      display: none;
+      margin-top: 16px;
+      font-size: 1em;
+      padding: 8px 24px;
+      border-radius: 8px;
+      border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
+      background: transparent;
+      color: #fff;
+      cursor: pointer;
+      font-family: inherit;
+      font-weight: 600;
+    }
+    #play-again-btn:hover {
+      background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
+    }
+    #play-again-btn.visible {
+      display: inline-block;
+    }
     #leaderboard-panel {
       position: fixed;
       top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
@@ -337,6 +356,7 @@
         <br>
         <button id="name-submit">Submit</button>
       </div>
+      <button id="play-again-btn">Play Again</button>
     </div>
   </div>
   <div id="leaderboard-panel">
diff --git a/js/main.js b/js/main.js
index 23a5a2b..7930f2b 100644
--- a/js/main.js
+++ b/js/main.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const gameoverMessage = gameoverOverlay.querySelector('.go-message');
 const nameEntry = document.getElementById('name-entry');
 const nameInput = document.getElementById('name-input');
 const nameSubmit = document.getElementById('name-submit');
+const playAgainBtn = document.getElementById('play-again-btn');
 const leaderboardPanel = document.getElementById('leaderboard-panel');
 const leaderboardList = document.getElementById('leaderboard-list');
 const leaderboardClose = document.getElementById('leaderboard-close');
@@ -162,9 +163,15 @@ function enterGameOver() {
   gameoverTitle.textContent = 'GAME OVER';
   gameoverScore.textContent = 'Score: ' + finalScore;
 
+  levelEl.style.display = 'none';
+  timerEl.style.display = 'none';
+  playAgainBtn.classList.remove('visible');
+  gameoverOverlay.classList.add('visible');
+
   if (scoreQualifies(finalScore)) {
     gameoverMessage.textContent = 'New high score!';
     nameEntry.classList.add('visible');
+    playAgainBtn.classList.add('visible');
     const savedName = loadPlayerName();
     nameInput.value = savedName;
     nameInput.focus();
@@ -172,14 +179,11 @@ function enterGameOver() {
       nameInput.select();
     }
   } else {
-    gameoverMessage.textContent = '';
+    gameoverMessage.textContent = 'Restarting...';
     nameEntry.classList.remove('visible');
+    playAgainBtn.classList.add('visible');
     resetTimer = setTimeout(() => { exitGameOver(); }, NON_QUALIFYING_DELAY);
   }
-
-  levelEl.style.display = 'none';
-  timerEl.style.display = 'none';
-  gameoverOverlay.classList.add('visible');
 }
 
 function submitScore() {
@@ -194,6 +198,7 @@ function exitGameOver() {
   if (resetTimer) { clearTimeout(resetTimer); resetTimer = null; }
   gameoverOverlay.classList.remove('visible');
   nameEntry.classList.remove('visible');
+  playAgainBtn.classList.remove('visible');
 
   resetTrack();
   const config = getTrackConfig();
@@ -224,6 +229,7 @@ function getStartBallPosition(config) {
 
 nameSubmit.addEventListener('click', () => { submitScore(); });
 nameInput.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => { if (e.key === 'Enter') submitScore(); });
+playAgainBtn.addEventListener('click', () => { exitGameOver(); });
 leaderboardBtn.addEventListener('click', () => { showLeaderboard(); });
 leaderboardClose.addEventListener('click', () => { hideLeaderboard(); });
 leaderboardPanel.addEventListener('click', (e) => { if (e.target === leaderboardPanel) hideLeaderboard(); });
diff --git a/public/css/styles.css b/public/css/styles.css
index 53c8470..a32a96e 100644
--- a/public/css/styles.css
+++ b/public/css/styles.css
@@ -199,6 +199,25 @@ canvas { display: block; }
 #name-submit:hover {
   background: #5aa0e9;
 }
+#play-again-btn {
+  display: none;
+  margin-top: 16px;
+  font-size: 1em;
+  padding: 8px 24px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
+  background: transparent;
+  color: #fff;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+#play-again-btn:hover {
+  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
+}
+#play-again-btn.visible {
+  display: inline-block;
+}
 #leaderboard-panel {
   position: fixed;
   top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index c1bf9d7..235c3f2 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
         <br>
         <button id="name-submit">Submit</button>
       </div>
+      <button id="play-again-btn">Play Again</button>
     </div>
   </div>
   <div id="leaderboard-panel">
diff --git a/public/js/main.js b/public/js/main.js
index 12b9971..a39b242 100644
--- a/public/js/main.js
+++ b/public/js/main.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const gameoverMessage = gameoverOverlay.querySelector('.go-message');
 const nameEntry = document.getElementById('name-entry');
 const nameInput = document.getElementById('name-input');
 const nameSubmit = document.getElementById('name-submit');
+const playAgainBtn = document.getElementById('play-again-btn');
 const leaderboardPanel = document.getElementById('leaderboard-panel');
 const leaderboardList = document.getElementById('leaderboard-list');
 const leaderboardClose = document.getElementById('leaderboard-close');
@@ -301,12 +302,14 @@ async function enterGameOver() {
   levelEl.style.display = 'none';
   timerEl.style.display = 'none';
   speedEl.style.display = 'none';
+  playAgainBtn.classList.remove('visible');
   gameoverOverlay.classList.add('visible');
 
   const qualifies = await scoreQualifies(finalScore);
   if (qualifies) {
     gameoverMessage.textContent = 'New high score!';
     nameEntry.classList.add('visible');
+    playAgainBtn.classList.add('visible');
     const savedName = loadPlayerName();
     nameInput.value = savedName;
     nameInput.focus();
@@ -314,8 +317,9 @@ async function enterGameOver() {
       nameInput.select();
     }
   } else {
-    gameoverMessage.textContent = '';
+    gameoverMessage.textContent = 'Restarting...';
     nameEntry.classList.remove('visible');
+    playAgainBtn.classList.add('visible');
     resetTimer = setTimeout(() => { exitGameOver(); }, NON_QUALIFYING_DELAY);
   }
 }
@@ -340,6 +344,7 @@ function exitGameOver() {
   if (resetTimer) { clearTimeout(resetTimer); resetTimer = null; }
   gameoverOverlay.classList.remove('visible');
   nameEntry.classList.remove('visible');
+  playAgainBtn.classList.remove('visible');
 
   resetTrack();
   const config = getTrackConfig();
@@ -371,6 +376,7 @@ function getStartBallPosition(config) {
 
 nameSubmit.addEventListener('click', () => { submitScore(); });
 nameInput.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => { if (e.key === 'Enter') submitScore(); });
+playAgainBtn.addEventListener('click', () => { exitGameOver(); });
 leaderboardBtn.addEventListener('click', () => { showLeaderboard(); });
 leaderboardClose.addEventListener('click', () => { hideLeaderboard(); });
 leaderboardPanel.addEventListener('click', (e) => { if (e.target === leaderboardPanel) hideLeaderboard(); });