diff -ruN a/main.py b/main.py
--- a/main.py	1969-12-31 21:00:00.000000000 -0300
+++ b/main.py	2026-11-04 22:57:34.068568920 -0300
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import pygame
+import asyncio
+import os
+import sys
+
+mainpath = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+sys.path.append(mainpath)
+sys.path.append(os.path.join(mainpath, "src"))
+import bb_main
+
+asyncio.run(bb_main.main(mainpath))
diff -ruN a/run_game.py b/run_game.py
--- a/run_game.py	2026-11-04 22:57:26.309241854 -0300
+++ b/run_game.py	1969-12-31 21:00:00.000000000 -0300
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
-
-"""
-run_game.py: Used to run game
-"""
-
-import sys, os
-mainpath = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]))
-sys.path.append(mainpath)
-sys.path.append(os.path.join(mainpath,"src"))
-import main
-main.main(mainpath)
diff -ruN a/src/bb_main.py b/src/bb_main.py
--- a/src/bb_main.py	1969-12-31 21:00:00.000000000 -0300
+++ b/src/bb_main.py	2026-11-04 22:57:34.068354254 -0300
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+"""
+main.py: Main entry point for game
+"""
+
+from builtins import range
+
+import os
+import pygame
+from pygame.locals import *
+from gamedirector import *
+
+import resources
+import game
+
+# Start
+async def main(mainpath):
+
+    # Initialise pygame
+    pygame.init()
+    pygame.mixer.init()
+    
+    # on the web the page keeps the /saves folder in the browser
+    savefile = '/saves/saved_progress.txt' if os.path.isdir('/saves') else os.path.join(mainpath,'data','saved_progress.txt')
+
+    # start up director
+    framerate = 30
+    screen_res = (800,600)
+    window_title = "Pyweek27: Breakout Blue (Team Chimera)"
+    dir = GameDirector(window_title, screen_res, framerate)
+    
+    # Load resources
+    resources.init(mainpath,screen_res)
+    
+    # Load game scenes
+    maingame = game.MainGame(dir, screen_res)
+    maingame.savepath = savefile
+    dir.addscene('maingame', maingame)
+    
+    pausescene = game.PauseScreen(dir, screen_res)
+    dir.addscene('pausescene', pausescene)
+    maingame.h_pausescene = pausescene
+    pausescene.h_maingame = maingame
+    
+    titlescene = game.TitleScreen(dir, screen_res)
+    titlescene.savepath = savefile
+    titlescene.h_maingame = maingame
+    dir.addscene('titlescene', titlescene)
+    
+    cutscene = game.CutScene(dir, screen_res)
+    dir.addscene('cutscene', cutscene)
+    
+    # start up director
+    #dir.change_scene('maingame', [True, 'testbig003'])
+    #dir.change_scene('maingame', [True, 'level3'])
+    #dir.change_scene('titlescene', [])
+    dir.change_scene('cutscene', ['team_chimera','none','titlescene',[]])
+    #dir.change_scene('cutscene', ['news002','tense_chase','titlescene',[]])
+    await dir.loop()
+    
diff -ruN a/src/gamedirector.py b/src/gamedirector.py
--- a/src/gamedirector.py	2026-11-04 22:57:26.339529642 -0300
+++ b/src/gamedirector.py	2026-11-04 22:57:34.067985462 -0300
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 gamedirector.py: classes for running the game using a director/scene structure
 """
 
+import asyncio
+import time
 import pygame
 from pygame.locals import *
 
@@ -19,9 +21,14 @@
         self.frame = 0
         self.timesincestart = 0
     
-    def loop(self):
+    async def loop(self):
+        last = time.time()
         while not self.quit_flag:
-            self.time = self.clock.tick(self.fps)
+            # frame limiter for the browser: the page needs control back every frame
+            await asyncio.sleep(max(0.0, 1.0 / self.fps - (time.time() - last)))
+            now = time.time()
+            self.time = max(1, int((now - last) * 1000))
+            last = now
             self.framerate = 1000.0/self.time
             self.frame = self.frame + 1
             self.timesincestart = self.timesincestart + self.time
@@ -51,7 +58,7 @@
     
     def change_scene(self, scenename, switchtoargs):
         if scenename is None:
-            self.quit()
+            pass  # the web page has nowhere to quit to
         else:
             self.scene = self.scenelist[scenename]
             self.scene.on_switchto(switchtoargs)
diff -ruN a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
--- a/src/main.py	2026-11-04 22:57:26.347171505 -0300
+++ b/src/main.py	1969-12-31 21:00:00.000000000 -0300
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
-
-"""
-main.py: Main entry point for game
-"""
-
-from builtins import range
-
-import os
-import pygame
-from pygame.locals import *
-from gamedirector import *
-
-import resources
-import game
-
-# Start
-def main(mainpath):
-
-    # Initialise pygame
-    pygame.init()
-    pygame.mixer.init()
-    
-    # start up director
-    framerate = 30
-    screen_res = (800,600)
-    window_title = "Pyweek27: Breakout Blue (Team Chimera)"
-    dir = GameDirector(window_title, screen_res, framerate)
-    
-    # Load resources
-    resources.init(mainpath,screen_res)
-    
-    # Load game scenes
-    maingame = game.MainGame(dir, screen_res)
-    maingame.savepath = os.path.join(mainpath,'data','saved_progress.txt')
-    dir.addscene('maingame', maingame)
-    
-    pausescene = game.PauseScreen(dir, screen_res)
-    dir.addscene('pausescene', pausescene)
-    maingame.h_pausescene = pausescene
-    pausescene.h_maingame = maingame
-    
-    titlescene = game.TitleScreen(dir, screen_res)
-    titlescene.savepath = os.path.join(mainpath,'data','saved_progress.txt')
-    titlescene.h_maingame = maingame
-    dir.addscene('titlescene', titlescene)
-    
-    cutscene = game.CutScene(dir, screen_res)
-    dir.addscene('cutscene', cutscene)
-    
-    # start up director
-    #dir.change_scene('maingame', [True, 'testbig003'])
-    #dir.change_scene('maingame', [True, 'level3'])
-    #dir.change_scene('titlescene', [])
-    dir.change_scene('cutscene', ['team_chimera','none','titlescene',[]])
-    #dir.change_scene('cutscene', ['news002','tense_chase','titlescene',[]])
-    dir.loop()
-