diff --git a/src/game/Input.cpp b/src/game/Input.cpp
index efc72b5..7ef7d3b 100644
--- a/src/game/Input.cpp
+++ b/src/game/Input.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "Global.h"
 #include "Input.h"
 #include "imgui.h"
+#include "imgui_internal.h"
 
 namespace Game
 {
@@ -9,12 +10,14 @@ namespace Game
 
     bool IsKeyboardAllowed()
     {
+        if (GImGui == nullptr) return true;
         auto& IO = ImGui::GetIO();
         return !IO.WantCaptureKeyboard || GetFlag(IO.ConfigFlags, ImGuiConfigFlags_NoKeyboard);
     }
 
     bool IsMouseAllowed()
     {
+        if (GImGui == nullptr) return true;
         auto& IO = ImGui::GetIO();
         return !IO.WantCaptureMouse || GetFlag(IO.ConfigFlags, ImGuiConfigFlags_NoMouse);
     }
@@ -60,6 +63,8 @@ namespace Game
     }
     Vec2 GetMousePos()
     {
+        // TODO: fix this!!
+        if (GImGui == nullptr) return {};
         ImVec2 pos = ImGui::GetMousePos();
         return {pos.x, pos.y};
     }
diff --git a/src/game/Level.cpp b/src/game/Level.cpp
index 62c4e04..f0f5f38 100644
--- a/src/game/Level.cpp
+++ b/src/game/Level.cpp
@@ -93,9 +93,15 @@ namespace Game
             bool IsGaming = GetInstance().Player.InputM == InputMode::Game;
             bool captureMouse = IsGaming && GetInstance().Player.InteractionM == InteractionMode::Walk;
             SDL_SetWindowRelativeMouseMode(GetShared().Window.SDLWindow, captureMouse);
-            auto& IO = ImGui::GetIO();
-            IO.ConfigFlags = FlagBool(IO.ConfigFlags, ImGuiConfigFlags_NoMouse | ImGuiConfigFlags_NoKeyboard, IsGaming);
-            GameRendering::Get().UIVisible = IsGaming ? UIVisibilityState::Game : UIVisibilityState::Debug;
+
+            auto& rendering = GameRendering::Get();
+            if (rendering.SetupData.UseImgui)
+            {
+                auto& IO = ImGui::GetIO();
+                IO.ConfigFlags =
+                    FlagBool(IO.ConfigFlags, ImGuiConfigFlags_NoMouse | ImGuiConfigFlags_NoKeyboard, IsGaming);
+            }
+            rendering.UIVisible = IsGaming ? UIVisibilityState::Game : UIVisibilityState::Debug;
         }
     } // namespace
 
diff --git a/src/game/Setup.cpp b/src/game/Setup.cpp
index 0338339..ebc9d91 100644
--- a/src/game/Setup.cpp
+++ b/src/game/Setup.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace Game
         SetInstance(instance);
         ResetScratch();
         Puzzle::LoadStaticPuzzleData();
-        SetupInstance.Rendering.Setup();
+        SetupInstance.Rendering.Setup({false});
         instance.GameLevel.Setup(shared.Game);
         instance.IsInitialized = true;
     }
diff --git a/src/game/Tools.cpp b/src/game/Tools.cpp
index d283698..e641745 100644
--- a/src/game/Tools.cpp
+++ b/src/game/Tools.cpp
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ namespace Tools
 
     void RenderDebugUI(Game::GameRendering& rendering)
     {
+        if (!rendering.SetupData.UseImgui) return;
+
         auto& time = Game::GetInstance().Time;
         auto& shared = Game::GetShared();
         auto& debug = Game::GetInstance().DebugData;
diff --git a/src/game/rendering/Rendering.cpp b/src/game/rendering/Rendering.cpp
index 0dc722f..8ae02b9 100644
--- a/src/game/rendering/Rendering.cpp
+++ b/src/game/rendering/Rendering.cpp
@@ -312,11 +312,13 @@ namespace Game
         return *Instance;
     }
 
-    void GameRendering::Setup()
+    void GameRendering::Setup(const RenderingSetup& setup)
     {
         LOG("--- RENDERING STARTUP ---");
         ZoneScopedN("Setup");
 
+        SetupData = setup;
+
         if (Instance != nullptr) LOG_WARN("old rendering wasn't destroyed!");
         Instance = this;
         SharedData& shared = GetShared();
@@ -325,6 +327,8 @@ namespace Game
         init.type = bgfx::RendererType::Direct3D12;
 #ifdef _DEBUG
         // init.debug = true;
+#else
+        // init.debug = false;
 #endif
         init.platformData.nwh = shared.Window.Handle;
         init.platformData.ndt = nullptr;
@@ -354,23 +358,26 @@ namespace Game
         LoadModels(Models, ModelCount);
 
         ReloadShaders();
-        imguiCreate();
-        SetImguiStyle();
 
-        if (!ImGui_ImplSDL3_InitForOther(shared.Window.SDLWindow))
+        if (SetupData.UseImgui)
         {
-            LOG_ERROR("Failed to set up imgui implementation!");
-            return;
-        }
+            imguiCreate();
+            SetImguiStyle();
+            if (!ImGui_ImplSDL3_InitForOther(shared.Window.SDLWindow))
+            {
+                LOG_ERROR("Failed to set up imgui implementation!");
+                return;
+            }
 
-        // ImGui::GetIO().BackendFlags |= ImGuiBackendFlags_RendererHasViewports;
-        ImGui::GetIO().ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_DockingEnable;
-        // ImGui::GetIO().ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_ViewportsEnable;
-        // auto& platIO = ImGui::GetPlatformIO();
-        // platIO.Renderer_CreateWindow = TODO;
-        // platIO.Platform_DestroyWindow = TODO;
-        // platIO.Platform_SetWindowSize = TODO;
-        // platIO.Platform_RenderWindow = TODO;
+            // ImGui::GetIO().BackendFlags |= ImGuiBackendFlags_RendererHasViewports;
+            ImGui::GetIO().ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_DockingEnable;
+            // ImGui::GetIO().ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_ViewportsEnable;
+            // auto& platIO = ImGui::GetPlatformIO();
+            // platIO.Renderer_CreateWindow = TODO;
+            // platIO.Platform_DestroyWindow = TODO;
+            // platIO.Platform_SetWindowSize = TODO;
+            // platIO.Platform_RenderWindow = TODO;
+        }
 
         GameInstance& inst = GetInstance();
         if (!inst.IsInitialized)
@@ -378,13 +385,16 @@ namespace Game
             inst.Time.StartTime = bx::getHPCounter();
         }
 
-        if (inst.DebugData.ImguiIniSize > 0)
+        if (SetupData.UseImgui)
         {
-            ImGui::LoadIniSettingsFromMemory(inst.DebugData.ImguiIni, inst.DebugData.ImguiIniSize);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            ImGui::LoadIniSettingsFromDisk("imgui.ini");
+            if (inst.DebugData.ImguiIniSize > 0)
+            {
+                ImGui::LoadIniSettingsFromMemory(inst.DebugData.ImguiIni, inst.DebugData.ImguiIniSize);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ImGui::LoadIniSettingsFromDisk("imgui.ini");
+            }
         }
         DitherGen(DitherTextures, DitherRecursion);
     }
@@ -396,7 +406,10 @@ namespace Game
 
         for (uint16_t i = 0; i < shared.Window.SDLEventCount; ++i)
         {
-            ImGui_ImplSDL3_ProcessEvent(&shared.Window.SDLEvents[i]);
+            if (SetupData.UseImgui)
+            {
+                ImGui_ImplSDL3_ProcessEvent(&shared.Window.SDLEvents[i]);
+            }
         }
         shared.Window.SDLEventCount = 0;
 
@@ -505,6 +518,7 @@ namespace Game
         HandleEvents();
 
         // Start Rendering
+        if (SetupData.UseImgui)
         {
             ZoneScopedN("Imgui Start Frame");
             imguiBeginFrame(20);
@@ -518,12 +532,13 @@ namespace Game
         GetInstance().GameLevel.Render(MainViewID, Models, Materials, Textures);
 
         // Finish Frame
+        if (SetupData.UseImgui)
         {
             ZoneScopedN("Imgui End Frame");
             imguiEndFrame();
         }
 
-        if (ImGui::GetIO().ConfigFlags & ImGuiConfigFlags_ViewportsEnable)
+        if (SetupData.UseImgui && ImGui::GetIO().ConfigFlags & ImGuiConfigFlags_ViewportsEnable)
         {
             ZoneScopedN("Imgui Platform Update");
             ImGui::UpdatePlatformWindows();
@@ -542,13 +557,18 @@ namespace Game
     {
         ZoneScopedN("Shutdown");
         LOG("--- RENDERING_SHUTDOWN ---");
-        ImGui::SaveIniSettingsToDisk("imgui.ini");
-        auto& debug = GetInstance().DebugData;
-        const char* iniData = ImGui::SaveIniSettingsToMemory(reinterpret_cast<uint64_t*>(&debug.ImguiIniSize));
-        assert(debug.ImguiIniSize <= BX_COUNTOF(InstanceDebugData::ImguiIni));
-        bx::memCopy(debug.ImguiIni, iniData, bx::min(debug.ImguiIniSize, BX_COUNTOF(InstanceDebugData::ImguiIni)));
-        ImGui_ImplSDL3_Shutdown();
-        imguiDestroy();
+
+        if (SetupData.UseImgui)
+        {
+            ImGui::SaveIniSettingsToDisk("imgui.ini");
+            auto& debug = GetInstance().DebugData;
+            const char* iniData = ImGui::SaveIniSettingsToMemory(reinterpret_cast<uint64_t*>(&debug.ImguiIniSize));
+            assert(debug.ImguiIniSize <= BX_COUNTOF(InstanceDebugData::ImguiIni));
+            bx::memCopy(debug.ImguiIni, iniData, bx::min(debug.ImguiIniSize, BX_COUNTOF(InstanceDebugData::ImguiIni)));
+            ImGui_ImplSDL3_Shutdown();
+            imguiDestroy();
+        }
+
         bgfx::shutdown();
         Instance = nullptr;
     }
diff --git a/src/game/rendering/Rendering.h b/src/game/rendering/Rendering.h
index d778fcc..4519d72 100644
--- a/src/game/rendering/Rendering.h
+++ b/src/game/rendering/Rendering.h
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ namespace Game
         Debug,
     };
 
+    struct RenderingSetup
+    {
+        bool UseImgui = true;
+    };
+
     class GameRendering
     {
       public:
@@ -76,6 +81,7 @@ namespace Game
         DitherData DitherTextures;
 
       public:
+        RenderingSetup SetupData;
         bgfx::UniformHandle DefaultSampler;
         Texture Textures[MaxTextures];
         Material Materials[8];
@@ -89,7 +95,7 @@ namespace Game
         int32_t DitherRecursion = 1;
 
       public:
-        void Setup();
+        void Setup(const RenderingSetup& setup);
         void Update();
         void HandleEvents();
         void LoadTextures();