diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a53249a..ccc7b3e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ else()
     copy_helper("assets/Inter-VariableFont.ttf")
     copy_helper("assets/MartianMono-VariableFont.ttf")
     copy_helper("assets/sunset_on_the_beach.ogg")
+    copy_helper("assets/success.ogg")
+    copy_helper("assets/failure.ogg")
     copy_helper("assets/gs_tiger.svg")
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/assets/attributions.txt b/src/assets/attributions.txt
index 46ba3af..20cc0f2 100644
--- a/src/assets/attributions.txt
+++ b/src/assets/attributions.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 "Sunset On The Beach" Kumiku
 Licensed under CC0 1.0
-https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Komiku/Poupis_incredible_adventures_/Komiku_-_Poupis_incredible_adventures__-_55_Sunset_on_the_beach/
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+https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Komiku/Poupis_incredible_adventures_/Komiku_-_Poupis_incredible_adventures__-_55_Sunset_on_the_beach/
+
+Success sound (CC0): https://freesound.org/people/jolup123/sounds/668791/
+Failure sound (CC0): https://freesound.org/people/_def/sounds/751863/
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diff --git a/src/assets/failure.ogg b/src/assets/failure.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa25db6
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/failure.ogg differ
diff --git a/src/assets/success.ogg b/src/assets/success.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef58bcd
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/success.ogg differ
diff --git a/src/events.hpp b/src/events.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae1cab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/events.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <SDL3/SDL.h>
+
+const Uint32 playerDeathEvent = SDL_RegisterEvents(1);
+static SDL_Event ADVENTURA_DEATH_EVENT;
+
+static void registerEvents() {
+    if (playerDeathEvent != 0) {
+        SDL_Event event;
+        SDL_zero(ADVENTURA_DEATH_EVENT);
+        ADVENTURA_DEATH_EVENT.type = playerDeathEvent;
+        ADVENTURA_DEATH_EVENT.user.code = 1;
+        SDL_PushEvent(&event);
+    }
+}
+static void emitDeathEvent() {
+    SDL_PushEvent(&ADVENTURA_DEATH_EVENT);
+}
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diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 6aa2ced..bca89a9 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 
 #include "adventura.cpp"
+#include "events.hpp"
 
 constexpr uint32_t windowStartWidth = 1200;
 constexpr uint32_t windowStartHeight = 800;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ constexpr uint32_t windowStartHeight = 800;
 void loadWorld(void* appstate, string worldFile);
 void resetWorld(void* appstate);
 void loadNextWorld(void* appstate);
+void playSound(void* appstate, string soundFile);
 
 struct AppContext {
     SDL_Window* window;
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ struct AppContext {
     Player* player;
     World* world;
     TTF_Font* font;
+    std::filesystem::path basePath;
 };
 
 SDL_AppResult SDL_Fail(){
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ SDL_AppResult SDL_AppInit(void** appstate, int argc, char* argv[]) {
     if (not SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_AUDIO)){
         return SDL_Fail();
     }
+    registerEvents();
     
     // init TTF
     if (not TTF_Init()) {
@@ -148,7 +152,8 @@ SDL_AppResult SDL_AppInit(void** appstate, int argc, char* argv[]) {
        .music = music,
        .player = player,
        .world = world,
-       .font = font
+       .font = font,
+       .basePath = basePath
     };
     loadNextWorld(*appstate);
     
@@ -177,8 +182,13 @@ SDL_AppResult SDL_AppEvent(void *appstate, SDL_Event* event) {
     }
 
     if ((*app->player).hasReachedGoal()) {
+        playSound(appstate, "assets/success.ogg");
         loadNextWorld(appstate);
     }
+    if (event->type == playerDeathEvent) {
+        playSound(appstate, "assets/failure.ogg");
+        resetWorld(appstate);
+    }
     
     if (event->type == SDL_EVENT_QUIT) {
         app->app_quit = SDL_APP_SUCCESS;
@@ -281,4 +291,14 @@ void loadNextWorld(void* appstate) {
         resetWorld(appstate);
         // You won
     }
+}
+void playSound(void* appstate, string soundFile) {
+    auto* app = (AppContext*)appstate;
+    // load the sound
+    auto soundPath = app->basePath / soundFile;
+    auto sound = Mix_LoadWAV(soundPath.string().c_str());
+    if (not sound) {
+        return;
+    }
+    Mix_PlayChannel(-1, sound, 0);
 }
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diff --git a/src/player.hpp b/src/player.hpp
index f3e1d0c..5b549b4 100644
--- a/src/player.hpp
+++ b/src/player.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "blockPos.hpp"
 #include "output.hpp"
+#include "events.hpp"
 
 class Player {
 public:
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ public:
      */
     void setPos(BlockPos newPos) {
         if (!world.containsPos(newPos)) {
-            alive = false;
+            unalive();
             return;
         }
         this->pos = newPos;
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ public:
         playerTexture = DEAD_PLAYER_TEXTURE;
         //redraw(world, this->mapToWorldspace());
         alive = false;
+        emitDeathEvent();
     }
     
     /**