scenes/main_menu.tscn

@@ -34,10 +34,16 @@ layout_mode = 1
 text = "Play"
 size_flags_horizontal = 4
 
+[node name="BrowseButton" type="Button" parent="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer"]
+layout_mode = 1
+text = "Browse Worlds"
+size_flags_horizontal = 4
+
 [node name="QuitButton" type="Button" parent="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer"]
 layout_mode = 1
 text = "Quit"
 size_flags_horizontal = 4
 
 [connection signal="pressed" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/PlayButton" to="." method="_on_play_button_pressed"]
+[connection signal="pressed" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/BrowseButton" to="." method="_on_browse_button_pressed"]
 [connection signal="pressed" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/QuitButton" to="." method="_on_quit_button_pressed"]

scenes/world_list.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scripts/world_list.gd" id="1_wl"]
+
+[node name="WorldList" type="Control"]
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+script = ExtResource("1_wl")
+
+[node name="VBoxContainer" type="VBoxContainer" parent="."]
+layout_mode = 3
+theme_override_constants/separation = 8
+size_flags_horizontal = 4
+size_flags_vertical = 4
+
+[node name="HeaderHBox" type="HBoxContainer" parent="VBoxContainer"]
+layout_mode = 3
+size_flags_horizontal = 4
+theme_override_constants/separation = 16
+
+[node name="BackButton" type="Button" parent="VBoxContainer/HeaderHBox"]
+layout_mode = 3
+text = "< Back"
+size_flags_horizontal = 0
+
+[node name="TitleLabel" type="Label" parent="VBoxContainer/HeaderHBox"]
+layout_mode = 3
+text = "Browse Worlds"
+horizontal_alignment = 1
+size_flags_horizontal = 4
+theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 28
+
+[node name="RefreshButton" type="Button" parent="VBoxContainer/HeaderHBox"]
+layout_mode = 3
+text = "Refresh"
+size_flags_horizontal = 0
+
+[node name="ScrollContainer" type="ScrollContainer" parent="VBoxContainer"]
+layout_mode = 3
+size_flags_horizontal = 4
+size_flags_vertical = 4
+horizontal_mode = 2
+vertical_mode = 2
+
+[node name="ScrollVBox" type="VBoxContainer" parent="VBoxContainer/ScrollContainer"]
+layout_mode = 3
+size_flags_horizontal = 4
+size_flags_vertical = 4
+theme_override_constants/separation = 8
+
+[node name="StatusLabel" type="Label" parent="VBoxContainer"]
+layout_mode = 3
+text = ""
+visible = false
+horizontal_alignment = 1
+theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 18

scripts/main_menu.gd

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ func _ready():
 
 
 func _on_play_button_pressed():
-	# No gameplay scene exists yet — wire this to the real scene once one lands.
-	print("Play pressed — no gameplay scene yet")
+	# Navigate to the world list / browse screen.
+	get_tree().change_scene_to_file("res://scenes/world_list.tscn")
 
 
 func _on_quit_button_pressed():

scripts/world_list.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+extends Control
+## World list screen — browses public worlds via GET /api/worlds.
+##
+## Displays a scrollable list of world cards (name + description).
+## Handles loading, empty list, errors, and refresh.
+
+const WORLD_CARD_SCENE := preload("res://scenes/world_card.tscn")
+
+# UI references
+@onready var scroll_container: ScrollContainer = $VBoxContainer/ScrollContainer
+@onready var world_list: VBoxContainer = $VBoxContainer/ScrollContainer/WorldList
+@onready var loading_label: Label = $VBoxContainer/LoadingLabel
+@onready var error_label: Label = $VBoxContainer/ErrorLabel
+@onready var refresh_button: Button = $VBoxContainer/RefreshButton
+@onready var back_button: Button = $VBoxContainer/BackButton
+@onready var empty_label: Label = $VBoxContainer/EmptyLabel
+
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	refresh_button.disabled = false
+	back_button.disabled = false
+	loading_label.visible = false
+	error_label.visible = false
+	empty_label.visible = false
+	world_list.visible = false
+	_refresh_worlds()
+
+
+func _on_refresh_button_pressed() -> void:
+	_refresh_worlds()
+
+
+func _on_back_button_pressed() -> void:
+	get_tree().change_scene_to_file("res://scenes/main_menu.tscn")
+
+
+## Fetch the world list from the backend and update the UI.
+func _refresh_worlds() -> void:
+	# Reset UI state
+	loading_label.visible = true
+	error_label.visible = false
+	empty_label.visible = false
+	world_list.visible = false
+	refresh_button.disabled = true
+
+	# Clear previous world cards
+	for child in world_list.get_children():
+		child.queue_free()
+
+	var result := await ApiClient.get_worlds()
+
+	loading_label.visible = false
+	refresh_button.disabled = false
+
+	if not result.ok:
+		# Show error message (401, network failure, etc.)
+		error_label.text = "Error: %s" % result.detail
+		error_label.visible = true
+		empty_label.visible = false
+		world_list.visible = false
+		return
+
+	var data = result.data
+	if not data is Array:
+		error_label.text = "Unexpected response format."
+		error_label.visible = true
+		empty_label.visible = false
+		world_list.visible = false
+		return
+
+	if data.is_empty():
+		empty_label.text = "No worlds yet. Check back later!"
+		empty_label.visible = true
+		error_label.visible = false
+		world_list.visible = false
+		return
+
+	# Render world cards
+	world_list.visible = true
+	empty_label.visible = false
+	error_label.visible = false
+
+	for world_dict in data:
+		if not world_dict is Dictionary:
+			continue
+		var card := _create_world_card(world_dict)
+		world_list.add_child(card)
+
+
+## Create a visual card for a single world entry.
+func _create_world_card(world_dict: Dictionary) -> Control:
+	var card := VBoxContainer.new()
+	card.size_flags_horizontal = Control.SIZE_FILL
+	card.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(0, 80)
+	card.theme_override_constants/separation = 4
+
+	var name_label := Label.new()
+	name_label.text = world_dict.get("name", "Unnamed World")
+	name_label.autowrap_mode = TextServer.AUTOWRAP_WORD
+	name_label.size_flags_horizontal = Control.SIZE_FILL
+	name_label.size_flags_vertical = Control.SIZE_SHRINK_BEGIN
+	name_label.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 18)
+
+	var desc_label := Label.new()
+	var description := world_dict.get("description", "")
+	desc_label.text = description if description != "" else "No description."
+	desc_label.autowrap_mode = TextServer.AUTOWRAP_WORD
+	desc_label.size_flags_horizontal = Control.SIZE_FILL
+	desc_label.size_flags_vertical = Control.SIZE_EXPAND_FILL
+	desc_label.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 14)
+	desc_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.7, 0.7, 0.7, 1.0))
+
+	var meta_label := Label.new()
+	var visibility := world_dict.get("visibility", "public")
+	var created := world_dict.get("created_at", "")
+	meta_label.text = "Visibility: %s%s" % [visibility, " | Created: " + created if created != "" else ""]
+	meta_label.autowrap_mode = TextServer.AUTOWRAP_WORD
+	meta_label.size_flags_horizontal = Control.SIZE_FILL
+	meta_label.size_flags_vertical = Control.SIZE_SHRINK_BEGIN
+	meta_label.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 12)
+	meta_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 1.0))
+
+	card.add_child(name_label)
+	card.add_child(desc_label)
+	card.add_child(meta_label)
+
+	# Subtle background for the card
+	var bg := ColorRect.new()
+	bg.color = Color(0.15, 0.15, 0.15, 1.0)
+	bg.size_flags_horizontal = Control.SIZE_FILL
+	bg.size_flags_vertical = Control.SIZE_FILL
+	bg.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(0, 80)
+	card.add_child(bg)
+	card.move_child(bg, 0)
+
+	return card