diff --git a/src/Game.cpp b/src/Game.cpp
index db011c7..d934347 100644
--- a/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/src/Game.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <random>
+#include <sstream>
 #include "Game.hpp"
 #include "SDL.h"
 #include "SDL_ttf.h"
 #include "words.hpp"
 #include "utils.hpp"
+#include "default_font.hpp"
 
 const int CHAR_SIZE = 30;
 const int STEP_SIZE = CHAR_SIZE + CHAR_SIZE / 2;
@@ -65,6 +67,23 @@ void Game::Run() {
 }
 
 Game::Game() {
+    const char *defaultFontPath = getDefaultFontPath();
+    if (defaultFontPath == nullptr) {
+        std::stringstream ss;
+        ss << "Font path is not set for this platform (null)";
+        auto s = ss.str();
+        std::cerr << s << std::endl;
+        throw std::runtime_error(s);
+    }
+    font = TTF_OpenFont(defaultFontPath, CHAR_SIZE);
+    if (font == nullptr) {
+        std::stringstream ss;
+        ss << "Failed to load font: " << TTF_GetError();
+        auto s = ss.str();
+        std::cerr << s << std::endl;
+        throw std::runtime_error(s);
+    }
+
     std::random_device random_device{};
     std::mt19937 rng(random_device());
 
diff --git a/src/Game.hpp b/src/Game.hpp
index cc6918c..4f47190 100644
--- a/src/Game.hpp
+++ b/src/Game.hpp
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <SDL_rect.h>
-#include <SDL_events.h>
 #include <vector>
 #include <optional>
-#include <SDL_render.h>
+#include "SDL_rect.h"
+#include "SDL_events.h"
+#include "SDL_render.h"
+#include "SDL_ttf.h"
 #include "GuessCorrector.hpp"
 
 const SDL_Point SCREEN_SIZE{800, 800};
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ private:
     std::vector<const char *> all_words;
     std::unique_ptr<GuessCorrector> guess_corrector;
     const char *word;
+    const _TTF_Font *font;
 
 public:
     static void Run();