diff --git a/src/components.rs b/src/components.rs
index e38611d..08450ed 100644
--- a/src/components.rs
+++ b/src/components.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 pub mod character;
 pub mod collect_coin;
 pub mod damage;
-pub mod dead_screen_plugin;
 pub mod health;
 pub mod jump;
 pub mod kills_player;
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ impl bevy::prelude::Plugin for ComponentsPlugin {
         app.add_plugins((
             character::CharacterPlugin,
             kills_player::KillsPlayerPlugin,
-            dead_screen_plugin::DeadScreenPlugin,
             npc_movement::NpcMovementPlugin,
             player_win::PlayerWinPlugin,
             damage::DamagePlugin,
diff --git a/src/components/dead_screen_plugin.rs b/src/components/dead_screen_plugin.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 17989cd..0000000
--- a/src/components/dead_screen_plugin.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-use bevy::prelude::*;
-
-use crate::state::GameState;
-
-pub struct DeadScreenPlugin;
-impl Plugin for DeadScreenPlugin {
-    fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
-        app.add_systems(OnEnter(GameState::Dead), on_dead);
-    }
-}
-
-fn on_dead() {
-    panic!("Player died. Sorry!")
-}
diff --git a/src/dead_screen.rs b/src/dead_screen.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..401e61e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dead_screen.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+use bevy::prelude::*;
+
+use crate::state::GameState;
+
+pub struct DeadScreenPlugin;
+impl Plugin for DeadScreenPlugin {
+    fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
+        app.add_systems(OnEnter(GameState::Dead), setup);
+    }
+}
+
+fn setup(mut commands: Commands) {
+    commands
+        .spawn(NodeBundle {
+            style: Style {
+                width: Val::Percent(100.0),
+                height: Val::Percent(100.0),
+                ..default()
+            },
+            background_color: BackgroundColor(Color::Hsla {
+                hue: 0.0,
+                saturation: 0.0,
+                lightness: 0.0,
+                alpha: 0.5,
+            }),
+            ..default()
+        })
+        .with_children(|parent| {
+            parent.spawn(TextBundle {
+                text: Text::from_section(
+                    "You died. Sorry!",
+                    TextStyle {
+                        font_size: 100.0,
+                        color: Color::WHITE,
+                        ..default()
+                    },
+                ),
+                ..default()
+            });
+        });
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c78c0db..038c494 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use crate::state::GameState;
 mod bundles;
 mod camera;
 mod components;
+mod dead_screen;
 mod level;
 mod start_screen;
 mod state;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ pub fn start_app() {
             InputManagerPlugin::<components::character::Action>::default(),
             camera::CameraPlugin,
             start_screen::StartScreenPlugin,
+            dead_screen::DeadScreenPlugin,
             bundles::player::PlayerPlugin,
             level::LevelPlugin,
             components::ComponentsPlugin,