diff --git a/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/snake b/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/snake
index c8bf935..5eda79d 100755
Binary files a/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/snake and b/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/snake differ
diff --git a/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/tetris b/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/tetris
index ead3fdd..a1a0738 100755
Binary files a/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/tetris and b/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/tetris differ
diff --git a/prebuilt/games/usr/bin/snake b/prebuilt/games/usr/bin/snake
index c8bf935..5eda79d 100755
Binary files a/prebuilt/games/usr/bin/snake and b/prebuilt/games/usr/bin/snake differ
diff --git a/prebuilt/games/usr/bin/tetris b/prebuilt/games/usr/bin/tetris
index ead3fdd..a1a0738 100755
Binary files a/prebuilt/games/usr/bin/tetris and b/prebuilt/games/usr/bin/tetris differ
diff --git a/src/games/snake.cpp b/src/games/snake.cpp
index 5744a0c..e2fe959 100644
--- a/src/games/snake.cpp
+++ b/src/games/snake.cpp
@@ -376,45 +376,42 @@ int main() {
 
   int xfd = ConnectionNumber(dpy);
   const unsigned long FRAME_MS = 1000 / 30;  // 30 fps rendering
-  unsigned long lastFrame = now_ms();
+  unsigned long frameStart = now_ms();
 
   while (running) {
-    unsigned long now = now_ms();
-    long until = (long)nextTick - (long)now;
-    if (until < 0) until = 0;
-    // Never block select longer than one frame so the screen stays smooth
-    long wait = (until < (long)FRAME_MS) ? until : (long)FRAME_MS;
-
-    struct timeval tv;
-    tv.tv_sec = wait / 1000;
-    tv.tv_usec = (wait % 1000) * 1000;
-    fd_set fds;
-    FD_ZERO(&fds);
-    FD_SET(xfd, &fds);
-    int r = select(xfd + 1, &fds, nullptr, nullptr, &tv);
-    bool dirty = false;
-    if (r > 0) {
+    // Process all pending input immediately (non-blocking) before each frame
+    while (XPending(dpy)) {
       XEvent e;
-      while (XPending(dpy)) {
-        XNextEvent(dpy, &e);
-        handle_event(e);
-        if (!running) break;
-        dirty = true;
-      }
+      XNextEvent(dpy, &e);
+      handle_event(e);
       if (!running) break;
     }
-    now = now_ms();
-    if (running && now >= nextTick) {
+    if (!running) break;
+
+    unsigned long now = now_ms();
+
+    // Game logic step at its own rate
+    if (now >= nextTick) {
       if (state == PLAYING) step();
-      if (state == PLAYING) nextTick = now + speed;
-      else nextTick = now + 80; // keep loop responsive while paused/over
-      dirty = true;
+      nextTick = now + (state == PLAYING ? speed : 80);
     }
-    // Render at 60 fps or whenever state changed
-    if (dirty || now - lastFrame >= FRAME_MS) {
-      render();
-      lastFrame = now;
+
+    // Render every frame
+    render();
+
+    // Frame pacing: sleep until next frame, but wake up immediately on input
+    now = now_ms();
+    long sleepMs = (long)FRAME_MS - (long)(now - frameStart);
+    if (sleepMs > 0) {
+      struct timeval tv;
+      tv.tv_sec = sleepMs / 1000;
+      tv.tv_usec = (sleepMs % 1000) * 1000;
+      fd_set fds;
+      FD_ZERO(&fds);
+      FD_SET(xfd, &fds);
+      select(xfd + 1, &fds, nullptr, nullptr, &tv);
     }
+    frameStart = now_ms();
   }
 
   XFreeGC(dpy, gc);
diff --git a/src/games/tetris.cpp b/src/games/tetris.cpp
index d19bfb4..e517099 100644
--- a/src/games/tetris.cpp
+++ b/src/games/tetris.cpp
@@ -500,45 +500,42 @@ int main() {
 
   int xfd = ConnectionNumber(dpy);
   const unsigned long FRAME_MS = 1000 / 30;  // 30 fps rendering
-  unsigned long lastFrame = now_ms();
+  unsigned long frameStart = now_ms();
 
   while (running) {
-    unsigned long now = now_ms();
-    long until = (long)nextTick - (long)now;
-    if (until < 0) until = 0;
-    // Never block select longer than one frame so the screen stays smooth
-    long wait = (until < (long)FRAME_MS) ? until : (long)FRAME_MS;
-
-    struct timeval tv;
-    tv.tv_sec = wait / 1000;
-    tv.tv_usec = (wait % 1000) * 1000;
-    fd_set fds;
-    FD_ZERO(&fds);
-    FD_SET(xfd, &fds);
-    int r = select(xfd + 1, &fds, nullptr, nullptr, &tv);
-    bool dirty = false;
-    if (r > 0) {
+    // Process all pending input immediately (non-blocking) before each frame
+    while (XPending(dpy)) {
       XEvent e;
-      while (XPending(dpy)) {
-        XNextEvent(dpy, &e);
-        handle_event(e);
-        if (!running) break;
-        dirty = true;
-      }
+      XNextEvent(dpy, &e);
+      handle_event(e);
       if (!running) break;
     }
-    now = now_ms();
-    if (running && now >= nextTick) {
+    if (!running) break;
+
+    unsigned long now = now_ms();
+
+    // Game logic step at its own rate
+    if (now >= nextTick) {
       if (state == PLAYING) step();
-      if (state == PLAYING) nextTick = now + speed;
-      else nextTick = now + 80;
-      dirty = true;
+      nextTick = now + (state == PLAYING ? speed : 80);
     }
-    // Render at 60 fps or whenever state changed
-    if (dirty || now - lastFrame >= FRAME_MS) {
-      render();
-      lastFrame = now;
+
+    // Render every frame
+    render();
+
+    // Frame pacing: sleep until next frame, but wake up immediately on input
+    now = now_ms();
+    long sleepMs = (long)FRAME_MS - (long)(now - frameStart);
+    if (sleepMs > 0) {
+      struct timeval tv;
+      tv.tv_sec = sleepMs / 1000;
+      tv.tv_usec = (sleepMs % 1000) * 1000;
+      fd_set fds;
+      FD_ZERO(&fds);
+      FD_SET(xfd, &fds);
+      select(xfd + 1, &fds, nullptr, nullptr, &tv);
     }
+    frameStart = now_ms();
   }
 
   XFreeGC(dpy, gc);