diff --git a/src/main/java/pacmanGame/VisualizerPlainText.java b/src/main/java/pacmanGame/VisualizerPlainText.java
index 37f7768..9bcc354 100644
--- a/src/main/java/pacmanGame/VisualizerPlainText.java
+++ b/src/main/java/pacmanGame/VisualizerPlainText.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ public class VisualizerPlainText implements Visualizer {
 
 	private String output;
 	public final GameManager gameManager;
+	public boolean showScore = true;
 	
 	public HashMap<String, String> sprites = new HashMap<String,String>(){{
 	    this.put("empty", "  ");
@@ -28,7 +29,13 @@ public class VisualizerPlainText implements Visualizer {
 	
 	@Override
 	public void Update() {
-		output = "Score: " + gameManager.score + "\n"; 
+		if(showScore) {
+			output = "Score: " + gameManager.score + "\n"; 
+		}
+		else {
+			output = "";
+		}
+		
 		Map map = gameManager.map;
 		
 		for(int y = 0; y < map.size.y; y++) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/pacmanTests/VisualizerPlainTextTest.java b/src/test/java/pacmanTests/VisualizerPlainTextTest.java
index e73225c..8979476 100644
--- a/src/test/java/pacmanTests/VisualizerPlainTextTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/pacmanTests/VisualizerPlainTextTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class VisualizerPlainTextTest {
 		GameManager gameManager = new GameManager();
 		gameManager.map = new Map(mapTest, gameManager);
 		VisualizerPlainText vpt = new VisualizerPlainText(gameManager);
+		vpt.showScore = false;
 		
 		String expected = ""
 				+ "[]. []\n"
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ class VisualizerPlainTextTest {
 		GameManager gameManager = new GameManager();
 		gameManager.map = new Map(mapTest, gameManager);
 		VisualizerPlainText vpt = new VisualizerPlainText(gameManager);
+		vpt.showScore = false;
 		
 		gameManager.ghosts[0].position = new Vector2(1, 1);