diff --git a/platform/sdl3/main.c b/platform/sdl3/main.c
index f2682c1..e1c633b 100644
--- a/platform/sdl3/main.c
+++ b/platform/sdl3/main.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <SDL3/SDL_main.h>
 
 #include "game.h"
+#include "maps.h"
 
 static yeti_t yeti;
 static u16 backbuffer[YETI_FRAMEBUFFER_WIDTH * YETI_FRAMEBUFFER_HEIGHT];
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ SDL_AppResult SDL_AppInit(void **appstate, int argc, char **argv)
 	yeti_init(&yeti, backbuffer, backbuffer, textures, palette);
 	yeti_init_lua(&yeti, YETI_GAMMA);
 	game_init(&yeti);
+	game_load_map(&yeti, &map_e1m1);
+	game_goto(&yeti.game, GAME_MODE_PLAY);
 
 	return SDL_APP_CONTINUE;
 }