diff --git a/lib/game/view/widgets/play_button_overlay.dart b/lib/game/view/widgets/play_button_overlay.dart
index f90ebb98..21493ca2 100644
--- a/lib/game/view/widgets/play_button_overlay.dart
+++ b/lib/game/view/widgets/play_button_overlay.dart
@@ -1,20 +1,14 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-import 'package:pinball/game/pinball_game.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_bloc/flutter_bloc.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/l10n/l10n.dart';
-import 'package:pinball/select_character/select_character.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/start_game/start_game.dart';
 
 /// {@template play_button_overlay}
 /// [Widget] that renders the button responsible to starting the game
 /// {@endtemplate}
 class PlayButtonOverlay extends StatelessWidget {
   /// {@macro play_button_overlay}
-  const PlayButtonOverlay({
-    Key? key,
-    required PinballGame game,
-  })  : _game = game,
-        super(key: key);
-
-  final PinballGame _game;
+  const PlayButtonOverlay({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
@@ -23,22 +17,7 @@ class PlayButtonOverlay extends StatelessWidget {
     return Center(
       child: ElevatedButton(
         onPressed: () {
-          _game.gameFlowController.start();
-          showDialog<void>(
-            context: context,
-            barrierDismissible: false,
-            builder: (_) {
-              final height = MediaQuery.of(context).size.height * 0.5;
-
-              return Center(
-                child: SizedBox(
-                  height: height,
-                  width: height * 1.4,
-                  child: const CharacterSelectionDialog(),
-                ),
-              );
-            },
-          );
+          context.read<StartGameBloc>().add(const PlayTapped());
         },
         child: Text(l10n.play),
       ),
diff --git a/test/game/view/widgets/play_button_overlay_test.dart b/test/game/view/widgets/play_button_overlay_test.dart
index 0345978d..10277dee 100644
--- a/test/game/view/widgets/play_button_overlay_test.dart
+++ b/test/game/view/widgets/play_button_overlay_test.dart
@@ -1,46 +1,42 @@
+import 'package:bloc_test/bloc_test.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:mocktail/mocktail.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/game.dart';
-import 'package:pinball/select_character/select_character.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/start_game/bloc/start_game_bloc.dart';
 
 import '../../../helpers/helpers.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('PlayButtonOverlay', () {
-    late PinballGame game;
-    late GameFlowController gameFlowController;
+    late StartGameBloc startGameBloc;
 
     setUp(() {
-      game = MockPinballGame();
-      gameFlowController = MockGameFlowController();
+      startGameBloc = MockStartGameBloc();
 
-      when(() => game.gameFlowController).thenReturn(gameFlowController);
-      when(gameFlowController.start).thenAnswer((_) {});
+      whenListen(
+        startGameBloc,
+        Stream.value(const StartGameState.initial()),
+        initialState: const StartGameState.initial(),
+      );
     });
 
     testWidgets('renders correctly', (tester) async {
-      await tester.pumpApp(PlayButtonOverlay(game: game));
+      await tester.pumpApp(const PlayButtonOverlay());
 
       expect(find.text('Play'), findsOneWidget);
     });
 
-    testWidgets('calls gameFlowController.start when taped', (tester) async {
-      await tester.pumpApp(PlayButtonOverlay(game: game));
-
-      await tester.tap(find.text('Play'));
-      await tester.pump();
-
-      verify(gameFlowController.start).called(1);
-    });
-
-    testWidgets('displays CharacterSelectionDialog when tapped',
+    testWidgets('calls PlayTapped event to StartGameBloc when taped on play',
         (tester) async {
-      await tester.pumpApp(PlayButtonOverlay(game: game));
+      await tester.pumpApp(
+        const PlayButtonOverlay(),
+        startGameBloc: startGameBloc,
+      );
 
       await tester.tap(find.text('Play'));
       await tester.pump();
 
-      expect(find.byType(CharacterSelectionDialog), findsOneWidget);
+      verify(() => startGameBloc.add(const PlayTapped())).called(1);
     });
   });
 }