diff --git a/src/features/hud/components.rs b/src/features/hud/components.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea70282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/hud/components.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+use crate::prelude::*;
+
+#[derive(Component)]
+pub enum RootMarker {
+    Status,
+    Settings,
+}
+
+#[derive(Component)]
+pub enum TextType {
+    Phase,
+    Timer,
+}
+
+#[derive(Component)]
+pub enum ButtonType {
+    SavegameDump,
+    SettingsOpen,
+    SettingsClose,
+}
diff --git a/src/features/status/mod.rs b/src/features/hud/mod.rs
similarity index 66%
rename from src/features/status/mod.rs
rename to src/features/hud/mod.rs
index 79e123c..663158c 100644
--- a/src/features/status/mod.rs
+++ b/src/features/hud/mod.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
 use crate::features::savegame::messages::SavegameDumpMessage;
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use components::*;
 
-pub struct StatusPlugin;
+pub mod components;
+pub mod ui;
 
-impl Plugin for StatusPlugin {
+pub struct HudPlugin;
+
+impl Plugin for HudPlugin {
     fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
         app.add_systems(OnEnter(AppState::GameScreen), setup);
         app.add_systems(OnExit(AppState::GameScreen), cleanup);
         app.add_systems(Update, update_status.run_if(in_state(AppState::GameScreen)));
-        app.add_systems(
-            Update,
-            status_buttons.run_if(in_state(AppState::GameScreen)),
-        );
+        app.add_systems(Update, buttons.run_if(in_state(AppState::GameScreen)));
     }
 }
 
 fn setup(mut commands: Commands) {
     commands.spawn((
-        UiStatusRootContainer,
+        RootMarker::Status,
         Node {
             position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
             bottom: px(0),
@@ -34,23 +35,23 @@ fn setup(mut commands: Commands) {
         BackgroundColor(Color::srgba(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.8)),
         children![
             (
-                UiStatusText::Phase,
+                TextType::Phase,
                 Text::new("..."),
                 TextFont::from_font_size(16.0),
                 TextColor(Color::WHITE)
             ),
             (
-                UiStatusText::Timer,
+                TextType::Timer,
                 Text::new("--:--"),
                 TextFont::from_font_size(16.0),
                 TextColor(Color::WHITE)
             ),
             (
                 Button,
-                UiStatusButton::SavegameDump,
+                ButtonType::SettingsOpen,
                 Node::default(),
                 children![
-                    Text::new("Save"),
+                    Text::new("Einstellungen"),
                     TextFont::from_font_size(16.0),
                     TextColor(Color::WHITE)
                 ]
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ fn setup(mut commands: Commands) {
     ));
 }
 
-fn update_status(phase_res: Res<CurrentPhase>, mut text_query: Query<(&mut Text, &UiStatusText)>) {
+fn update_status(phase_res: Res<CurrentPhase>, mut text_query: Query<(&mut Text, &TextType)>) {
     if !phase_res.is_changed() {
         return;
     }
@@ -67,32 +68,27 @@ fn update_status(phase_res: Res<CurrentPhase>, mut text_query: Query<(&mut Text,
 
     for (mut text, status_type) in text_query.iter_mut() {
         text.0 = match status_type {
-            UiStatusText::Phase => current_phase.display_name().into(),
-            UiStatusText::Timer => current_phase.format_duration(),
+            TextType::Phase => current_phase.display_name().into(),
+            TextType::Timer => current_phase.format_duration(),
         };
     }
 }
 
-fn status_buttons(
-    mut interaction_query: Query<
-        (&Interaction, &UiStatusButton),
-        (Changed<Interaction>, With<Button>),
-    >,
-    mut savegamedump_messages: MessageWriter<SavegameDumpMessage>,
+fn buttons(
+    mut interaction_query: Query<(&Interaction, &ButtonType), (Changed<Interaction>, With<Button>)>,
 ) {
     for (interaction, button_type) in &mut interaction_query {
         match *interaction {
             Interaction::Pressed => match button_type {
-                UiStatusButton::SavegameDump => {
-                    savegamedump_messages.write(SavegameDumpMessage);
-                }
+                ButtonType::SettingsOpen => {}
+                _ => {}
             },
             _ => {}
         }
     }
 }
 
-fn cleanup(mut commands: Commands, query: Query<Entity, With<UiStatusRootContainer>>) {
+fn cleanup(mut commands: Commands, query: Query<Entity, With<RootMarker>>) {
     for entity in query.iter() {
         commands.entity(entity).despawn();
     }
diff --git a/src/features/hud/ui/mod.rs b/src/features/hud/ui/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e98cef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/hud/ui/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod settings;
diff --git a/src/features/hud/ui/settings.rs b/src/features/hud/ui/settings.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6ef4b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/hud/ui/settings.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+use crate::prelude::*;
+
+pub fn open_settings(commands: &mut Commands) {}
diff --git a/src/features/mod.rs b/src/features/mod.rs
index 3cd19db..c0a713f 100644
--- a/src/features/mod.rs
+++ b/src/features/mod.rs
@@ -2,21 +2,21 @@ pub mod config;
 pub mod core;
 pub mod game_screen;
 pub mod grid;
+pub mod hud;
 pub mod input;
 pub mod phase;
 pub mod pom;
 pub mod savegame;
 pub mod start_screen;
-pub mod status;
 pub mod ui;
 
 pub use core::CorePlugin;
 pub use game_screen::GameScreenPlugin;
 pub use grid::GridPlugin;
+pub use hud::HudPlugin;
 pub use input::InputPlugin;
 pub use phase::PhasePlugin;
 pub use pom::PomPlugin;
 pub use savegame::SavegamePlugin;
 pub use start_screen::StartScreenPlugin;
-pub use status::StatusPlugin;
 pub use ui::UiPlugin;
diff --git a/src/features/ui/components.rs b/src/features/ui/components.rs
index a8ae446..57950c9 100644
--- a/src/features/ui/components.rs
+++ b/src/features/ui/components.rs
@@ -6,17 +6,3 @@ pub struct Scroll {
     pub entity: Entity,
     pub delta: Vec2,
 }
-
-#[derive(Component)]
-pub struct UiStatusRootContainer;
-
-#[derive(Component)]
-pub enum UiStatusText {
-    Phase,
-    Timer,
-}
-
-#[derive(Component)]
-pub enum UiStatusButton {
-    SavegameDump,
-}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8b26ce0..b1a15c5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fn main() {
             features::PomPlugin,
             features::InputPlugin,
             features::PhasePlugin,
-            features::StatusPlugin,
+            features::HudPlugin,
             features::SavegamePlugin,
             features::UiPlugin,
         ))
diff --git a/src/prelude.rs b/src/prelude.rs
index 15a1fc2..48a4507 100644
--- a/src/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/prelude.rs
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ pub use crate::features::{
         messages::{InteractStartMessage, MoveMessage},
     },
     savegame::components::SavegamePath,
-    ui::{
-        components::{UiStatusButton, UiStatusRootContainer, UiStatusText},
-        consts::*,
-    },
+    ui::consts::*,
 };
 pub use crate::utils::path::get_internal_path;
 pub use bevy::prelude::*;