diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 60c0f08c..a757dd25 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ A Godot 4 arcade collection starring Hoppy, the CodeRabbit mascot. It has a reac
    ```sh
    godot --path hoppys-adventure-arcade
    ```
-3. Choose **Platformer Game → Level Select**, **Endless Runner**, or **Beat’em Up → Play Code City Brawl / Play Heroes vs. Villains**.
+3. Choose **Platformer Game** (it opens on Level Select), **Endless Runner**, or **Beat’em Up → Play Code City Brawl / Play Heroes vs. Villains**.
 
 | Action | Keyboard | Controller |
 |---|---|---|
diff --git a/docs/bay-area-blitz.md b/docs/bay-area-blitz.md
index c7bbe137..360ea819 100644
--- a/docs/bay-area-blitz.md
+++ b/docs/bay-area-blitz.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Implemented September 20, 2026 against Godot 4.7.1. Design references: the share
 
 ## Play
 
-Run the project normally: **Platformer Game → Level Select → Play Bay Area Blitz**. For direct iteration, run `res://scenes/platformer/bay_area_blitz.tscn`.
+Run the project normally: **Platformer Game → Play Bay Area Blitz**. For direct iteration, run `res://scenes/platformer/bay_area_blitz.tscn`.
 
 - Move: A/D, left/right arrows, controller left stick or D-pad.
 - Jump: Space/W/up arrow, controller A/Cross. Release early for a shorter jump.
diff --git a/docs/enchanted-repo.md b/docs/enchanted-repo.md
index 69aa65b3..cf77e1c0 100644
--- a/docs/enchanted-repo.md
+++ b/docs/enchanted-repo.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Implemented in Godot 4.7.1 from the current shared GDD's Platformer section, the
 
 ## Play
 
-Choose **Platformer Game → Level Select → Play Enchanted Repo**. Direct scene: `res://scenes/platformer/enchanted_repo.tscn`.
+Choose **Platformer Game → Play Enchanted Repo**. Direct scene: `res://scenes/platformer/enchanted_repo.tscn`.
 
 Move with A/D or arrows, jump with Space/W/up, swipe with J/X, pause with Escape or P. Existing gamepad mappings remain stick/D-pad movement, A/Cross jump, X/Square attack, and Start pause. Release Jump early for a short hop. Descending onto an enemy bounces Hoppy; the Monolith takes damage only in its recovery windows. Entering the level from the menus opens its [how-to-play card](main-menu.md#how-to-play-cards); the pause menu's **How to Play** shows it again.
 
diff --git a/docs/orbital-ops.md b/docs/orbital-ops.md
index b0ea08be..2b7d97c2 100644
--- a/docs/orbital-ops.md
+++ b/docs/orbital-ops.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Implemented October 1, 2026 in Godot 4.7.1. Source references: the current share
 
 ## Play
 
-Launch the project, choose **Platformer Game → Level Select → Play Orbital Ops**. Direct scene: `res://scenes/platformer/orbital_ops.tscn`.
+Launch the project, choose **Platformer Game → Play Orbital Ops**. Direct scene: `res://scenes/platformer/orbital_ops.tscn`.
 
 - Move: A/D, left/right arrows, gamepad stick or D-pad.
 - Jump: Space/W/up, gamepad A/Cross. Release early for a shorter normal-gravity jump.
diff --git a/hoppys-adventure-arcade/scenes/platformer/platformer_menu.gd b/hoppys-adventure-arcade/scenes/platformer/platformer_menu.gd
index ec0366b2..f587a9e7 100644
--- a/hoppys-adventure-arcade/scenes/platformer/platformer_menu.gd
+++ b/hoppys-adventure-arcade/scenes/platformer/platformer_menu.gd
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 extends Control
 const Style = preload("res://scenes/main_menu/menu_style.gd")
-var selecting := false
 var column: VBoxContainer
 func _ready() -> void:
 	theme = Style.theme()
@@ -22,32 +21,14 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	column = VBoxContainer.new()
 	column.add_theme_constant_override("separation", 20)
 	margin.add_child(column)
-	_main()
+	_select()
 func _clear() -> void:
 	for child in column.get_children():
 		column.remove_child(child)
 		child.queue_free()
-func _main() -> void:
-	selecting = false
-	_clear()
-	column.add_child(Style.label("HOPPY'S ADVENTURE ARCADE / 01", 16, Style.MINT))
-	column.add_child(Style.label("PLATFORMER", 52))
-	column.add_child(Style.label("Small rabbit. Big commits.", 22))
-	column.add_child(Style.label("Cross the city, explore orbit, or brave the enchanted forest. Clear the blockers and ship the build.", 17))
-	var select := Style.button("Level Select  →")
-	column.add_child(select)
-	select.pressed.connect(_select)
-	var back := Style.button("Return to Main Menu")
-	column.add_child(back)
-	back.pressed.connect(func(): AppRouter.go("hub"))
-	var quit := Style.button("Quit Game")
-	column.add_child(quit)
-	quit.pressed.connect(func(): AppRouter.quit_game())
-	select.grab_focus()
 func _select() -> void:
-	selecting = true
 	_clear()
-	column.add_child(Style.label("CHOOSE YOUR NEXT COMMIT", 16, Style.MINT))
+	column.add_child(Style.label("HOPPY'S ADVENTURE ARCADE / 01  ·  PLATFORMER", 16, Style.MINT))
 	column.add_child(Style.label("LEVEL SELECT", 42))
 	var row := HBoxContainer.new()
 	row.add_theme_constant_override("separation", 22)
@@ -86,10 +67,9 @@ func _select() -> void:
 			play.pressed.connect(func(): AppRouter.go("orbital_ops"))
 		else:
 			play.pressed.connect(func(): AppRouter.go("enchanted_repo"))
-	var back := Style.button("← Back")
+	var back := Style.button("← Main Menu")
 	column.add_child(back)
-	back.pressed.connect(_main)
+	back.pressed.connect(func(): AppRouter.go("hub"))
 func _unhandled_input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 	if event.is_action_pressed("ui_cancel"):
-		if selecting: _main()
-		else: AppRouter.go("hub")
+		AppRouter.go("hub")
diff --git a/hoppys-adventure-arcade/tests/platformer_smoke.gd b/hoppys-adventure-arcade/tests/platformer_smoke.gd
index 4163d9d4..39a216f2 100644
--- a/hoppys-adventure-arcade/tests/platformer_smoke.gd
+++ b/hoppys-adventure-arcade/tests/platformer_smoke.gd
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@ func capture(path: String) -> void:
 	if DisplayServer.get_name() != "headless":
 		await RenderingServer.frame_post_draw
 		root.get_texture().get_image().save_png(path)
+## Waits up to 3 s for the router to open `path` and finish its fade (it refuses routes while busy).
+func settles_on(path: String) -> bool:
+	var router := root.get_node("AppRouter")
+	# A wall-clock deadline: headless frames can run far faster than the router's 0.5 s of fades.
+	var deadline := Time.get_ticks_msec() + 3000
+	while Time.get_ticks_msec() < deadline:
+		if current_scene != null and current_scene.scene_file_path == path and not router.busy:
+			return true
+		await process_frame
+	return current_scene != null and current_scene.scene_file_path == path and not router.busy
 func run() -> void:
 	for binding in [["move_left", KEY_LEFT], ["move_right", KEY_RIGHT], ["jump", KEY_UP]]:
 		var key := InputEventKey.new()
@@ -198,11 +208,29 @@ func run() -> void:
 	paused = false
 	root.get_node("AppRouter").go("platformer")
 	await create_timer(0.7).timeout
-	current_scene._select()
+	check(current_scene.column.get_child(1).text == "LEVEL SELECT", "Platformer opens straight on Level Select")
 	await frames(3)
 	await capture("/tmp/hoppy-level-select.png")
 	check(not root.get_node("AudioService").music.stream_paused, "Menu music restored")
 	check(root.get_node("AudioService").music.process_mode == Node.PROCESS_MODE_INHERIT, "The hub music pauses with the tree again outside the level")
+	# Both ways back from Level Select land on the hub.
+	var back: Button = current_scene.column.get_child(current_scene.column.get_child_count() - 1)
+	check(back.text == "← Main Menu", "Level Select offers the way back to the hub")
+	back.pressed.emit()
+	check(await settles_on("res://scenes/main_menu/main_menu.tscn"), "← Main Menu returns to the hub")
+	check(await root.get_node("AppRouter").go("platformer") and await settles_on("res://scenes/platformer/platformer_menu.tscn"), "Platformer reopens on Level Select")
+	if current_scene.scene_file_path != "res://scenes/platformer/platformer_menu.tscn":
+		quit(failures)
+		return
+	var cancel := InputEventAction.new()
+	cancel.action = "ui_cancel"
+	cancel.pressed = true
+	# Real input dispatch, so a focused control that swallowed ui_cancel would fail this check.
+	Input.parse_input_event(cancel)
+	var release := cancel.duplicate() as InputEventAction
+	release.pressed = false
+	Input.parse_input_event(release)
+	check(await settles_on("res://scenes/main_menu/main_menu.tscn"), "ui_cancel on Level Select returns to the hub")
 	print("PLATFORMER SMOKE: ", "PASS" if failures == 0 else "FAIL", " (", failures, " failures)")
 	await frames(35)
 	await root.get_node("AudioService").settle()