diff --git a/components/room.html b/components/room.html
index e9058fd..2613c6b 100644
--- a/components/room.html
+++ b/components/room.html
@@ -52,5 +52,8 @@
   <div hx-get="/actionhistory" hx-trigger="sse:backlog_{{.Room.ID}}">
   {{template "actionhistory" .Room.ActionHistory}}
   </div>
+  <div id="exitbtn">
+          <button button id="exit-room-btn" type="submit" class="justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-600 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-semibold leading-6 text-white shadow-sm hover:bg-indigo-500 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-indigo-600" hx-get="/room/exit" hx-target="#ancestor">Exit Room</button>
+  </div>
 </div>
 {{end}}
diff --git a/handlers/actions.go b/handlers/actions.go
index e83b771..7156156 100644
--- a/handlers/actions.go
+++ b/handlers/actions.go
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ func saveFullInfo(fi *models.FullInfo) error {
 	if err := saveState(fi.State.Username, fi.State); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	// can room be nil?
-	// if fi.Room == nil {
+	// if fi.Room == nil { // can be null on exit
 	// 	return nil
 	// }
 	if err := saveRoom(fi.Room); err != nil {
diff --git a/handlers/handlers.go b/handlers/handlers.go
index 6bcc45b..0288df3 100644
--- a/handlers/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers/handlers.go
@@ -81,3 +81,29 @@ func HandleHome(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		log.Error("failed to exec templ;", "error", err, "templ", "base")
 	}
 }
+
+func HandleExit(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	tmpl, err := template.ParseGlob("components/*.html")
+	if err != nil {
+		abortWithError(w, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	fi, err := getFullInfoByCtx(r.Context())
+	if err != nil {
+		abortWithError(w, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	exitedRoom := fi.ExitRoom()
+	if err := saveRoom(exitedRoom); err != nil {
+		abortWithError(w, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	if err := saveState(fi.State.Username, fi.State); err != nil {
+		abortWithError(w, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	fi.List = listPublicRooms()
+	if err := tmpl.ExecuteTemplate(w, "base", fi); err != nil {
+		log.Error("failed to exec templ;", "error", err, "templ", "base")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 604dd09..c545629 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func ListenToRequests(port string) error {
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET /start-game", handlers.HandleStartGame)
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET /room-join", handlers.HandleJoinRoom)
 	mux.HandleFunc("POST /give-clue", handlers.HandleGiveClue)
+	mux.HandleFunc("GET /room/exit", handlers.HandleExit)
 	//elements
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET /actionhistory", handlers.HandleActionHistory)
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET /room/createform", handlers.HandleShowCreateForm)
diff --git a/models/main.go b/models/main.go
index f62db2b..a837093 100644
--- a/models/main.go
+++ b/models/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package models
 
 import (
+	"golias/utils"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/rs/xid"
@@ -200,3 +201,19 @@ type FullInfo struct {
 	Room  *Room
 	List  []*Room
 }
+
+func (f *FullInfo) ExitRoom() *Room {
+	f.Room.PlayerList = utils.RemoveFromSlice(f.State.Username, f.Room.PlayerList)
+	f.Room.RedTeam.Guessers = utils.RemoveFromSlice(f.State.Username, f.Room.RedTeam.Guessers)
+	f.Room.BlueTeam.Guessers = utils.RemoveFromSlice(f.State.Username, f.Room.BlueTeam.Guessers)
+	if f.Room.RedTeam.Mime == f.State.Username {
+		f.Room.RedTeam.Mime = ""
+	}
+	if f.Room.BlueTeam.Mime == f.State.Username {
+		f.Room.BlueTeam.Mime = ""
+	}
+	f.State.ExitRoom()
+	resp := f.Room
+	f.Room = nil
+	return resp
+}
diff --git a/models/state.go b/models/state.go
index c21376d..9d09b5d 100644
--- a/models/state.go
+++ b/models/state.go
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ type UserState struct {
 	Role     UserRole
 }
 
+func (u *UserState) ExitRoom() {
+	u.RoomID = ""
+	u.Team = UserTeamNone
+	u.Role = UserRoleNone
+}
+
 func MakeTestState(creatorName string) *FullInfo {
 	cards := []WordCard{
 		{Word: "hamster", Color: "blue"},
diff --git a/todos.md b/todos.md
index 31bca99..88dba96 100644
--- a/todos.md
+++ b/todos.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ### feats
-- end game: who won.
-- end game: two reasons (black word; all words);
 - ability to leave room;
+- close room if creator left (or pass role to other player);
 
 #### sse points
 - clue sse update;