diff --git a/source/core/assets/images/ingamebg.png b/source/core/assets/images/ingamebg.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0fbc1c543
Binary files /dev/null and b/source/core/assets/images/ingamebg.png differ
diff --git a/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/areas/ForestGameArea.java b/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/areas/ForestGameArea.java
index 7d3d97ef2..a2261d154 100644
--- a/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/areas/ForestGameArea.java
+++ b/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/areas/ForestGameArea.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public class ForestGameArea extends GameArea {
 
   // Required to load assets before using them
   private static final String[] forestTextures = {
+          "images/ingamebg.png",
           "images/projectiles/projectile.png",
           "images/box_boy_leaf.png",
           "images/background/building1.png",
diff --git a/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/areas/terrain/TerrainFactory.java b/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/areas/terrain/TerrainFactory.java
index 5f1c997f6..6ebf18a49 100644
--- a/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/areas/terrain/TerrainFactory.java
+++ b/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/areas/terrain/TerrainFactory.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import com.badlogic.gdx.maps.tiled.TiledMapTileLayer;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.maps.tiled.TiledMapTileLayer.Cell;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.maps.tiled.renderers.OrthogonalTiledMapRenderer;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.maps.tiled.tiles.StaticTiledMapTile;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.GridPoint2;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.Stage;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.TextButton;
@@ -98,19 +99,34 @@ private TiledMapRenderer createRenderer(TiledMap tiledMap, float tileScale) {
     }
   }
 
-  private TiledMap createForestDemoTiles(
-          GridPoint2 tileSize, TextureRegion grass) {
+  private TiledMap createForestDemoTiles(GridPoint2 tileSize, TextureRegion grass) {
     TiledMap tiledMap = new TiledMap();
-    TerrainTile grassTile = new TerrainTile(grass);
-    TiledMapTileLayer layer = new TiledMapTileLayer(MAP_SIZE.x, MAP_SIZE.y, tileSize.x, tileSize.y);
 
-    // Create base grass
-    fillTiles(layer, MAP_SIZE, grassTile);
+    // Create a background layer
+    TiledMapTileLayer backgroundLayer = new TiledMapTileLayer(20, 8, tileSize.x, tileSize.y);
+    TextureRegion backgroundTextureRegion = new TextureRegion(ServiceLocator.getResourceService().getAsset("images/ingamebg.png", Texture.class));
+
+    // Create a single cell for the entire background image
+    Cell cell = new Cell();
+    cell.setTile(new StaticTiledMapTile(backgroundTextureRegion));
+    backgroundLayer.setCell(0, 0, cell);
+
+    tiledMap.getLayers().add(backgroundLayer);
+
+    // Create a grass layer
+    TerrainTile grassTile = new TerrainTile(grass);
+    TiledMapTileLayer grassLayer = new TiledMapTileLayer(20, 8, tileSize.x, tileSize.y);
+    fillTiles(grassLayer, new GridPoint2(20, 8), grassTile);
+    tiledMap.getLayers().add(grassLayer);
 
-    tiledMap.getLayers().add(layer);
     return tiledMap;
   }
 
+
+
+
+
+
   private static void fillTiles(TiledMapTileLayer layer, GridPoint2 mapSize, TerrainTile tile) {
     BitmapFont font = new BitmapFont();
     TextButton.TextButtonStyle textButtonStyle = new TextButton.TextButtonStyle();