diff --git a/components/Game.tsx b/components/Game.tsx
index bbe18b0..a04ae6f 100644
--- a/components/Game.tsx
+++ b/components/Game.tsx
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ export default function Game({ dailyPuzzle, genre = null, isSpecial = false, max
             if (gameState.isSolved && !gameState.yearGuessed && dailyPuzzle?.releaseYear) {
                 setShowYearModal(true);
             }
+        } else {
+            // Reset states when gameState is null (e.g., during loading)
+            setHasWon(false);
+            setHasLost(false);
         }
     }, [gameState, dailyPuzzle]);
 
@@ -163,6 +167,10 @@ export default function Game({ dailyPuzzle, genre = null, isSpecial = false, max
         </div>
     );
     if (!gameState) return <div>{t('loadingState')}</div>;
+    
+    // Use gameState directly for isSolved/isFailed to ensure consistency when returning to completed puzzles
+    const isSolved = gameState?.isSolved ?? hasWon;
+    const isFailed = gameState?.isFailed ?? hasLost;
 
     const handleGuess = (song: any) => {
         if (isProcessingGuess) return;
@@ -176,6 +184,7 @@ export default function Game({ dailyPuzzle, genre = null, isSpecial = false, max
         if (song.id === dailyPuzzle.songId) {
             addGuess(song.title, true);
             setHasWon(true);
+            // gameState.isSolved will be updated by useGameState
             // Track puzzle solved event
             if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.plausible) {
                 window.plausible('puzzle_solved', {
@@ -196,6 +205,7 @@ export default function Game({ dailyPuzzle, genre = null, isSpecial = false, max
             if (gameState.guesses.length + 1 >= maxAttempts) {
                 setHasLost(true);
                 setHasWon(false);
+                // gameState.isFailed will be updated by useGameState
                 // Track puzzle lost event
                 if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.plausible) {
                     window.plausible('puzzle_solved', {
@@ -236,6 +246,7 @@ export default function Game({ dailyPuzzle, genre = null, isSpecial = false, max
         if (gameState.guesses.length + 1 >= maxAttempts) {
             setHasLost(true);
             setHasWon(false);
+            // gameState.isFailed will be updated by useGameState
             // Track puzzle lost event
             if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.plausible) {
                 window.plausible('puzzle_solved', {
@@ -260,6 +271,7 @@ export default function Game({ dailyPuzzle, genre = null, isSpecial = false, max
         giveUp(); // Ensure game is marked as failed and score reset to 0
         setHasLost(true);
         setHasWon(false);
+        // gameState.isFailed will be updated by useGameState
         // Track puzzle lost event
         if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.plausible) {
             window.plausible('puzzle_solved', {
@@ -409,19 +421,19 @@ export default function Game({ dailyPuzzle, genre = null, isSpecial = false, max
             if (i < gameState.guesses.length) {
                 if (gameState.guesses[i] === 'SKIPPED') {
                     emojiGrid += '⬛';
-                } else if (hasWon && i === gameState.guesses.length - 1) {
+                } else if (isSolved && i === gameState.guesses.length - 1) {
                     emojiGrid += '🟩';
                 } else {
                     emojiGrid += '🟥';
                 }
             } else {
                 // If game is lost, fill remaining slots with black squares
-                emojiGrid += hasLost ? '⬛' : '⬜';
+                emojiGrid += isFailed ? '⬛' : '⬜';
             }
         }
 
-        const speaker = hasWon ? '🔉' : '🔇';
-        const bonusStar = (hasWon && gameState.yearGuessed && dailyPuzzle.releaseYear && gameState.scoreBreakdown.some(item => item.reason === 'Bonus: Correct Year')) ? '⭐' : '';
+        const speaker = isSolved ? '🔉' : '🔇';
+        const bonusStar = (isSolved && gameState.yearGuessed && dailyPuzzle.releaseYear && gameState.scoreBreakdown.some(item => item.reason === 'Bonus: Correct Year')) ? '⭐' : '';
         const genreText = genre ? `${isSpecial ? t('special') : t('genre')}: ${genre}\n` : '';
 
         // Use current domain from window.location to support both hoerdle.de and hördle.de
@@ -534,7 +546,7 @@ export default function Game({ dailyPuzzle, genre = null, isSpecial = false, max
                             src={dailyPuzzle.audioUrl}
                             unlockedSeconds={unlockedSeconds}
                             startTime={dailyPuzzle.startTime}
-                            autoPlay={lastAction === 'SKIP' || (lastAction === 'GUESS' && !hasWon && !hasLost)}
+                            autoPlay={lastAction === 'SKIP' || (lastAction === 'GUESS' && !isSolved && !isFailed)}
                             onReplay={addReplay}
                             onHasPlayedChange={setHasPlayedAudio}
                         />
@@ -543,7 +555,7 @@ export default function Game({ dailyPuzzle, genre = null, isSpecial = false, max
 
                 <div className="guess-list">
                     {gameState.guesses.map((guess, i) => {
-                        const isCorrect = hasWon && i === gameState.guesses.length - 1;
+                        const isCorrect = isSolved && i === gameState.guesses.length - 1;
                         return (
                             <div key={i} className="guess-item">
                                 <span className="guess-number">#{i + 1}</span>
@@ -555,7 +567,7 @@ export default function Game({ dailyPuzzle, genre = null, isSpecial = false, max
                     })}
                 </div>
 
-                {!hasWon && !hasLost && (
+                {!isSolved && !isFailed && (
                     <>
                         <div id="tour-input">
                             <GuessInput onGuess={handleGuess} disabled={isProcessingGuess} />
@@ -586,13 +598,13 @@ export default function Game({ dailyPuzzle, genre = null, isSpecial = false, max
                     </>
                 )}
 
-                {(hasWon || hasLost) && (
-                    <div className={`message-box ${hasWon ? 'success' : 'failure'}`}>
+                {(isSolved || isFailed) && (
+                    <div className={`message-box ${isSolved ? 'success' : 'failure'}`}>
                         <h2 style={{ fontSize: '1.5rem', fontWeight: 'bold', marginBottom: '0.5rem' }}>
-                            {hasWon ? t('won') : t('lost')}
+                            {isSolved ? t('won') : t('lost')}
                         </h2>
 
-                        <div style={{ fontSize: '2rem', fontWeight: 'bold', margin: '1rem 0', color: hasWon ? 'var(--success)' : 'var(--danger)' }}>
+                        <div style={{ fontSize: '2rem', fontWeight: 'bold', margin: '1rem 0', color: isSolved ? 'var(--success)' : 'var(--danger)' }}>
                             {t('score')}: {gameState.score}
                         </div>
 
@@ -610,7 +622,7 @@ export default function Game({ dailyPuzzle, genre = null, isSpecial = false, max
                             </ul>
                         </details>
 
-                        <p>{hasWon ? t('comeBackTomorrow') : t('theSongWas')}</p>
+                        <p>{isSolved ? t('comeBackTomorrow') : t('theSongWas')}</p>
 
                         <div style={{ margin: '1.5rem 0', padding: '1rem', background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.5)', borderRadius: '0.5rem', display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', alignItems: 'center' }}>
                             <img