diff --git a/game_mode.cpp b/game_mode.cpp
index f13b40b..f6fdf15 100644
--- a/game_mode.cpp
+++ b/game_mode.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ void GameMode::_bind_methods() {
     GDPROPERTY_HINTED(player_scene, Variant::OBJECT, PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "PackedScene");
 }
 
+void GameMode::_begin() {}
+void GameMode::_end() {}
+
 void GameMode::set_player_scene(Ref<PackedScene> scene) {
     this->player_scene = scene;
 }
diff --git a/game_mode.hpp b/game_mode.hpp
index d589a37..737e03f 100644
--- a/game_mode.hpp
+++ b/game_mode.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ class GameMode : public Resource {
     GDCLASS(GameMode, Resource);
     static void _bind_methods();
 public:
+    virtual void _begin();
+    virtual void _end();
+
     void set_player_scene(Ref<PackedScene> scene);
     Ref<PackedScene> get_player_scene() const;
     void set_game_state(Ref<GameState> state);