diff --git a/games/api.py b/games/api.py
index f9fea63..a2fdec2 100644
--- a/games/api.py
+++ b/games/api.py
@@ -5,14 +5,19 @@ from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 from django.utils.timezone import now as django_timezone_now
 from ninja import Field, ModelSchema, NinjaAPI, Router, Schema
 
-from games.models import PlayEvent
+from games.models import Game, PlayEvent
 
 api = NinjaAPI()
 playevent_router = Router()
+game_router = Router()
 
 NOW_FACTORY = django_timezone_now
 
 
+class GameStatusUpdate(Schema):
+    status: str
+
+
 class PlayEventIn(Schema):
     game_id: int
     started: date | None = None
@@ -44,6 +49,14 @@ class PlayEventOut(Schema):
     created_at: datetime
 
 
+@game_router.patch("/{game_id}/status", response={204: None})
+def partial_update_game(request, game_id: int, payload: GameStatusUpdate):
+    game = get_object_or_404(Game, id=game_id)
+    setattr(game, "status", payload.status)
+    game.save()
+    return 204, None
+
+
 @playevent_router.get("/", response=List[PlayEventOut])
 def list_playevents(request):
     return PlayEvent.objects.all()
@@ -78,3 +91,5 @@ def delete_playevent(request, playevent_id: int):
 
 
 api.add_router("/playevent", playevent_router)
+api.add_router("/games", game_router)
+
diff --git a/games/static/base.css b/games/static/base.css
index 2665765..9fe3b9f 100644
--- a/games/static/base.css
+++ b/games/static/base.css
@@ -1299,10 +1299,6 @@ input:checked + .toggle-bg {
   bottom: 0px;
 }
 
-.-left-3 {
-  left: -0.75rem;
-}
-
 .-left-\[1px\] {
   left: -1px;
 }
@@ -1343,10 +1339,6 @@ input:checked + .toggle-bg {
   top: 0px;
 }
 
-.top-2 {
-  top: 0.5rem;
-}
-
 .top-3 {
   top: 0.75rem;
 }
@@ -1355,6 +1347,10 @@ input:checked + .toggle-bg {
   top: 100%;
 }
 
+.top-\[105\%\] {
+  top: 105%;
+}
+
 .z-10 {
   z-index: 10;
 }
@@ -1431,10 +1427,6 @@ input:checked + .toggle-bg {
   margin-inline-end: 0.5rem;
 }
 
-.ml-3 {
-  margin-left: 0.75rem;
-}
-
 .mr-4 {
   margin-right: 1rem;
 }
@@ -1508,14 +1500,14 @@ input:checked + .toggle-bg {
   height: 3rem;
 }
 
-.h-2 {
-  height: 0.5rem;
-}
-
 .h-2\.5 {
   height: 0.625rem;
 }
 
+.h-3 {
+  height: 0.75rem;
+}
+
 .h-4 {
   height: 1rem;
 }
@@ -1548,10 +1540,6 @@ input:checked + .toggle-bg {
   width: 2.5rem;
 }
 
-.w-2 {
-  width: 0.5rem;
-}
-
 .w-2\.5 {
   width: 0.625rem;
 }
@@ -1708,6 +1696,10 @@ input:checked + .toggle-bg {
   grid-template-columns: repeat(7, minmax(0, 1fr));
 }
 
+.flex-row {
+  flex-direction: row;
+}
+
 .flex-col {
   flex-direction: column;
 }
@@ -1864,6 +1856,11 @@ input:checked + .toggle-bg {
   border-end-start-radius: 0.5rem;
 }
 
+.rounded-t-none {
+  border-top-left-radius: 0px;
+  border-top-right-radius: 0px;
+}
+
 .rounded-tl-none {
   border-top-left-radius: 0px;
 }
@@ -3434,6 +3431,15 @@ div [type="submit"] {
   margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
 }
 
+.\[\&_li\:first-of-type\]\:rounded-none li:first-of-type {
+  border-radius: 0px;
+}
+
+.\[\&_li\:last-of-type\]\:rounded-t-none li:last-of-type {
+  border-top-left-radius: 0px;
+  border-top-right-radius: 0px;
+}
+
 .\[\&_td\:last-child\]\:text-right td:last-child {
   text-align: right;
 }
diff --git a/games/templates/cotton/gamestatus.html b/games/templates/cotton/gamestatus.html
index c532e38..fd01c71 100644
--- a/games/templates/cotton/gamestatus.html
+++ b/games/templates/cotton/gamestatus.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<span class="relative ml-3 {{class}}">
-    <span class="rounded-xl w-2 h-2 absolute -left-3 top-2
+<span class="{% if display == 'flex' %}flex{% else %}inline-flex{% endif %} gap-2 items-center align-middle {{class}}">
+    <span class="rounded-xl w-3 h-3
     {% if status == "u" %}
     bg-gray-500
     {% elif status == "p" %}
diff --git a/games/templates/view_game.html b/games/templates/view_game.html
index db7ad3a..e606b55 100644
--- a/games/templates/view_game.html
+++ b/games/templates/view_game.html
@@ -57,12 +57,67 @@
                     <span class="uppercase">Original year</span>
                     <span class="text-slate-300">{{ game.original_year_released }}</span>
                 </div>
-                <div class="flex gap-2 items-center">
+                <div class="flex gap-2 items-center"
+                     id="game-status-selector"
+                     x-data="{
+                         status: '{{ game.status }}',
+                         status_display: '{{ game.get_status_display }}',
+                         open: false,
+                         saving: false,
+                         setStatus(newStatus, newStatusDisplay) {
+                             this.status = newStatus;
+                             this.status_display = newStatusDisplay;
+                             this.saving = true;
+                             fetch(`/api/games/{{ game.id }}/status`, {
+                                 method: 'PATCH',
+                                 headers: {
+                                     'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+                                     'X-CSRFToken': '{{ csrf_token }}'
+                                 },
+                                 body: JSON.stringify({ status: newStatus })
+                             }).finally(() => this.saving = false);
+                         }
+                     }"
+                >
                     <span class="uppercase">Status</span>
-                    <c-gamestatus :status="game.status" class="text-slate-300">
-                        {{ game.get_status_display }}
-                    </c-gamestatus>
-                    {% if game.mastered %}👑{% endif %} 
+
+                    <div class="inline-flex rounded-md shadow-xs" role="group" @click.outside="open = false">
+                        <button type="button" @click="open = !open" class="relative px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 bg-white border border-gray-200 rounded-lg hover:bg-gray-100 hover:text-blue-700 focus:z-10 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-700 focus:text-blue-700 dark:bg-gray-800 dark:border-gray-700 dark:text-white dark:hover:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-700 dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:text-white align-middle">
+                            <span class="flex flex-row gap-4 justify-between items-center">
+                                <span class="flex gap-2 items-center text-slate-300">
+                                    <span class="rounded-xl w-3 h-3"
+                                          :class="{
+                                            'bg-gray-500': status == 'u',
+                                            'bg-orange-400': status == 'p',
+                                            'bg-green-500': status == 'f',
+                                            'bg-red-500': status == 'a',
+                                            'bg-purple-500': status == 'r'
+                                          }">&nbsp;</span>
+                                    <span x-text="status_display"></span>
+                                </span>
+                                <svg class="text-white w-3" viewBox="5 8 14 8" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+                                    <path d="M6 9L12 15L18 9" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
+                                </svg>
+                            </span>
+                            <div
+                                class="absolute top-[105%] left-0 w-full whitespace-nowrap z-10 text-sm font-medium bg-gray-800/20 backdrop-blur-lg rounded-md rounded-t-none border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700"
+                                x-show="open"
+                            >
+                                <ul class="[&_li:first-of-type]:rounded-none [&_li:last-of-type]:rounded-t-none">
+                                    {% for status_value, status_label in game_statuses %}
+                                        <li class="px-4 py-2 dark:hover:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-700 dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:text-white rounded">
+                                            <a href="#" @click.prevent.stop="setStatus('{{ status_value }}', '{{ status_label }}'); open = false;"
+                                               :class="{ 'font-bold': status === '{{ status_value }}' }">
+                                                <c-gamestatus display="flex" status="{{ status_value }}" class="text-slate-300">{{ status_label }}</c-gamestatus>
+                                            </a>
+                                        </li>
+                                    {% endfor %}
+                                </ul>
+                            </div>
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
+                    <div x-show="saving" style="display: none;">Saving...</div>
+                    {% if game.mastered %}👑{% endif %}
                 </div>
                 <div class="flex gap-2 items-center"
                      x-data="{ open: false }"
diff --git a/games/urls.py b/games/urls.py
index 84a472e..0ccf0ae 100644
--- a/games/urls.py
+++ b/games/urls.py
@@ -162,5 +162,4 @@ urlpatterns = [
         general.stats,
         name="stats_by_year",
     ),
-    path("api/", api.urls),
 ]
diff --git a/games/views/game.py b/games/views/game.py
index 2771a04..886623a 100644
--- a/games/views/game.py
+++ b/games/views/game.py
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ def view_game(request: HttpRequest, game_id: int) -> HttpResponse:
         "statuschange_count": statuschange_count,
         "statuschanges": statuschanges,
         "game": game,
+        "game_statuses": Game.Status.choices,
         "playrange": playrange,
         "purchase_count": game.purchases.count(),
         "session_average_without_manual": round(
diff --git a/timetracker/urls.py b/timetracker/urls.py
index 5d1b36f..85e57a4 100644
--- a/timetracker/urls.py
+++ b/timetracker/urls.py
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 from django.views.generic import RedirectView
 from graphene_django.views import GraphQLView
 
+from games.api import api
+
 urlpatterns = [
     path("", RedirectView.as_view(url="/tracker")),
+    path("api/", api.urls),
     path("graphql", csrf_exempt(GraphQLView.as_view(graphiql=True))),
     path("login/", auth_views.LoginView.as_view(), name="login"),
     path("logout/", auth_views.LogoutView.as_view(), name="logout"),