diff --git a/src/css/states/main_menu.scss b/src/css/states/main_menu.scss
index ff6ee607..a6ba4473 100644
--- a/src/css/states/main_menu.scss
+++ b/src/css/states/main_menu.scss
@@ -244,6 +244,22 @@
             }
         }
 
+        .continueButton {
+            @include SuperHeading;
+            @include S(min-width, 130px);
+            @include S(padding, 15px, 20px);
+            @include S(margin-top, 15px);
+            letter-spacing: 0.3em !important;
+
+            font-weight: bold;
+            color: #fff;
+            background-color: $colorGreenBright;
+            transition: transform 0.12s ease-in-out;
+            &:hover {
+                transform: scale(1.02);
+            }
+        }
+
         .importButton {
             @include S(margin-top, 15px);
         }
diff --git a/src/js/states/main_menu.js b/src/js/states/main_menu.js
index 101bbcd6..3f137b5c 100644
--- a/src/js/states/main_menu.js
+++ b/src/js/states/main_menu.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { cachebust } from "../core/cachebust";
 import { globalConfig, IS_DEBUG, IS_DEMO, THIRDPARTY_URLS } from "../core/config";
 import {
     makeDiv,
+    makeButton,
     formatSecondsToTimeAgo,
     generateFileDownload,
     waitNextFrame,
@@ -330,9 +331,17 @@ export class MainMenuState extends GameState {
         const oldContainer = this.htmlElement.querySelector(".mainContainer .savegames");
         if (oldContainer) {
             oldContainer.remove();
+            this.htmlElement.querySelector(".mainContainer .continueButton").remove();
         }
         const games = this.app.savegameMgr.getSavegamesMetaData();
         if (games.length > 0) {
+            const continueButton = makeButton(
+                this.htmlElement.querySelector(".mainContainer"),
+                ["continueButton", "styledButton"],
+                T.mainMenu.continue
+            );
+            this.trackClicks(continueButton, this.onContinueButtonClicked);
+
             const parent = makeDiv(this.htmlElement.querySelector(".mainContainer"), null, ["savegames"]);
 
             for (let i = 0; i < games.length; ++i) {
@@ -463,6 +472,24 @@ export class MainMenuState extends GameState {
         });
     }
 
+    onContinueButtonClicked() {
+        let latestLastUpdate = 0;
+        let latestInternalId;
+        this.app.savegameMgr.currentData.savegames.forEach(saveGame => {
+            if (saveGame.lastUpdate > latestLastUpdate) {
+                latestLastUpdate = saveGame.lastUpdate;
+                latestInternalId = saveGame.internalId;
+            }
+        });
+
+        const savegame = this.app.savegameMgr.getSavegameById(latestInternalId);
+        savegame.readAsync().then(() => {
+            this.moveToState("InGameState", {
+                savegame,
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
     onLeave() {
         this.dialogs.cleanup();
     }
diff --git a/translations/base-en.yaml b/translations/base-en.yaml
index ab054e32..0a6470b2 100644
--- a/translations/base-en.yaml
+++ b/translations/base-en.yaml
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ demoBanners:
 
 mainMenu:
     play: Play
+    continue: Continue
     changelog: Changelog
     importSavegame: Import
     openSourceHint: This game is open source!