diff --git a/src/app/pages/game/game.facade.ts b/src/app/pages/game/game.facade.ts
index 03f9619..d545b33 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/game/game.facade.ts
+++ b/src/app/pages/game/game.facade.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { DestroyRef, Injectable, OnDestroy, inject } from '@angular/core';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { takeUntilDestroyed } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
-import { interval, startWith, Subscription, switchMap } from 'rxjs';
+import { interval, startWith, Subscription, switchMap, delay } from 'rxjs';
 import { getPieceAtSquare, isPieceColor } from '../../core/chess/fen.utils';
 import { getErrorMessage } from '../../core/http/error-message.util';
 import { GameFull, GameState, GameStreamEvent, LegalMove } from '../../models/game.models';
@@ -25,16 +25,37 @@ export class GameFacade implements OnDestroy {
   private readonly destroyRef = inject(DestroyRef);
   private streamSubscription: Subscription | null = null;
   private pollSubscription: Subscription | null = null;
+  private botMoveSubscription: Subscription | null = null;
 
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
     this.streamSubscription?.unsubscribe();
     this.pollSubscription?.unsubscribe();
+    this.botMoveSubscription?.unsubscribe();
   }
 
   get state(): GameState | null {
     return this.game?.state ?? null;
   }
 
+  private isBotPlayer(playerId: string): boolean {
+    return playerId.startsWith('bot-');
+  }
+
+  private isPlayingAgainstBot(): boolean {
+    if (!this.game) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return this.isBotPlayer(this.game.white.id) || this.isBotPlayer(this.game.black.id);
+  }
+
+  private isCurrentPlayerBot(): boolean {
+    if (!this.game || !this.state) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    const currentPlayer = this.state.turn === 'white' ? this.game.white : this.game.black;
+    return this.isBotPlayer(currentPlayer.id);
+  }
+
   setGameId(gameId: string): void {
     this.gameId = gameId;
     this.loadGame();
@@ -94,6 +115,7 @@ export class GameFacade implements OnDestroy {
           }
           this.moveInput = '';
           this.clearSelection();
+          this.tryMakeBotMove();
         },
         error: (error) => {
           this.errorMessage = getErrorMessage(error, 'Move rejected.');
@@ -153,6 +175,7 @@ export class GameFacade implements OnDestroy {
     this.clearSelection();
     this.streamSubscription?.unsubscribe();
     this.pollSubscription?.unsubscribe();
+    this.botMoveSubscription?.unsubscribe();
     this.pollSubscription = null;
 
     this.gameApi
@@ -163,6 +186,7 @@ export class GameFacade implements OnDestroy {
           this.game = game;
           this.loading = false;
           this.startStream();
+          this.tryMakeBotMove();
         },
         error: (error) => {
           this.errorMessage = getErrorMessage(error, `Could not load game ${this.gameId}.`);
@@ -205,6 +229,7 @@ export class GameFacade implements OnDestroy {
           this.game = game;
           if (previousMoves !== game.state.moves.join(',')) {
             this.clearSelection();
+            this.tryMakeBotMove();
           }
         }
       });
@@ -214,6 +239,7 @@ export class GameFacade implements OnDestroy {
     if (event.type === 'gameFull') {
       this.game = event.game;
       this.clearSelection();
+      this.tryMakeBotMove();
       return;
     }
 
@@ -222,6 +248,7 @@ export class GameFacade implements OnDestroy {
       this.game = { ...this.game, state: event.state };
       if (event.state.moves.length !== moveCountBefore) {
         this.clearSelection();
+        this.tryMakeBotMove();
       }
       return;
     }
@@ -231,6 +258,45 @@ export class GameFacade implements OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
+  private tryMakeBotMove(): void {
+    if (!this.isPlayingAgainstBot() || !this.isCurrentPlayerBot() || !this.state) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.botMoveSubscription?.unsubscribe();
+    this.botMoveSubscription = this.gameApi
+      .getLegalMoves(this.gameId)
+      .pipe(
+        delay(1000),
+        takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef)
+      )
+      .subscribe({
+        next: (response) => {
+          if (response.moves.length === 0) {
+            return;
+          }
+          const botMove = response.moves[Math.floor(Math.random() * response.moves.length)];
+          this.gameApi
+            .makeMove(this.gameId, botMove.uci)
+            .pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef))
+            .subscribe({
+              next: (state) => {
+                if (this.game) {
+                  this.game = { ...this.game, state };
+                }
+                this.clearSelection();
+              },
+              error: (error) => {
+                this.errorMessage = getErrorMessage(error, 'Bot move failed.');
+              }
+            });
+        },
+        error: () => {
+          this.errorMessage = 'Could not get legal moves for bot move.';
+        }
+      });
+  }
+
   private clearSelection(): void {
     this.selectedSquare = null;
     this.selectedSquareMoves = [];
diff --git a/src/app/pages/welcome/welcome.component.css b/src/app/pages/welcome/welcome.component.css
index 167173f..5663f42 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/welcome/welcome.component.css
+++ b/src/app/pages/welcome/welcome.component.css
@@ -142,3 +142,69 @@ p {
     font-size: 0.95rem;
   }
 }
+
+.difficulty-selector {
+  grid-column: 1 / -1;
+  background: var(--color-bg-card);
+  border: var(--border-width) solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: var(--border-radius-md);
+  padding: var(--size-lg-padding);
+  margin: var(--size-md) 0;
+}
+
+.difficulty-selector p {
+  margin: 0 0 var(--size-md);
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.difficulty-buttons {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: var(--size-md-gap);
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.difficulty-btn {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 80px;
+  padding: var(--size-md-padding);
+  border: var(--border-width) solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: var(--border-radius-md);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  transition: all 0.3s ease;
+}
+
+.difficulty-btn.easy {
+  background: var(--color-success-light, #d4edda);
+  color: var(--color-text-primary);
+}
+
+.difficulty-btn.easy:hover:enabled {
+  background: var(--color-success, #28a745);
+  color: white;
+}
+
+.difficulty-btn.medium {
+  background: var(--color-warning-light, #fff3cd);
+  color: var(--color-text-primary);
+}
+
+.difficulty-btn.medium:hover:enabled {
+  background: var(--color-warning, #ffc107);
+  color: var(--color-text-primary);
+}
+
+.difficulty-btn.hard {
+  background: var(--color-danger-light, #f8d7da);
+  color: var(--color-text-primary);
+}
+
+.difficulty-btn.hard:hover:enabled {
+  background: var(--color-danger, #dc3545);
+  color: white;
+}
+
+.difficulty-btn:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.6;
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/pages/welcome/welcome.component.html b/src/app/pages/welcome/welcome.component.html
index 392bf2e..2da4e0d 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/welcome/welcome.component.html
+++ b/src/app/pages/welcome/welcome.component.html
@@ -4,11 +4,28 @@
     <p>Pick a mode to begin.</p>
 
     <div class="mode-grid">
-      <button type="button" class="mode mode-disabled" disabled>
+      <button type="button" class="mode mode-active" (click)="toggleDifficultySelector()" [disabled]="creating">
         <span>Bot</span>
-        <small>Coming soon</small>
+        <small>{{ creating ? 'Creating game...' : 'Choose difficulty' }}</small>
       </button>
 
+      @if (showDifficultySelector) {
+        <div class="difficulty-selector">
+          <p>Select difficulty:</p>
+          <div class="difficulty-buttons">
+            <button type="button" class="difficulty-btn easy" (click)="startVsBot('easy')" [disabled]="creating">
+              Easy
+            </button>
+            <button type="button" class="difficulty-btn medium" (click)="startVsBot('medium')" [disabled]="creating">
+              Medium
+            </button>
+            <button type="button" class="difficulty-btn hard" (click)="startVsBot('hard')" [disabled]="creating">
+              Hard
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      }
+
       <button type="button" class="mode mode-active" (click)="startOneVsOne()" [disabled]="creating">
         <span>1 vs 1</span>
         <small>{{ creating ? 'Creating game...' : 'Start now' }}</small>
diff --git a/src/app/pages/welcome/welcome.component.ts b/src/app/pages/welcome/welcome.component.ts
index 0b64679..84f74e4 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/welcome/welcome.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/pages/welcome/welcome.component.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { GameApiService } from '../../services/game-api.service';
 export class WelcomeComponent {
   creating = false;
   errorMessage = '';
+  showDifficultySelector = false;
 
   constructor(
     private readonly router: Router,
@@ -41,4 +42,31 @@ export class WelcomeComponent {
         }
       });
   }
+
+  startVsBot(difficulty: 'easy' | 'medium' | 'hard'): void {
+    if (this.creating) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.errorMessage = '';
+    this.creating = true;
+    this.showDifficultySelector = false;
+
+    this.gameApi
+      .createGameVsBot(difficulty)
+      .pipe(finalize(() => (this.creating = false)))
+      .subscribe({
+        next: (game) => {
+          void this.router.navigate(['/game', game.gameId]);
+        },
+        error: (error) => {
+          this.errorMessage = getErrorMessage(error, 'Unable to create a game against bot.');
+        }
+      });
+  }
+
+  toggleDifficultySelector(): void {
+    this.showDifficultySelector = !this.showDifficultySelector;
+    this.errorMessage = '';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/services/game-api.service.ts b/src/app/services/game-api.service.ts
index 5508da3..c2953a3 100644
--- a/src/app/services/game-api.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/game-api.service.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import {
   GameFull,
   GameState,
   GameStreamEvent,
-  LegalMovesResponse
+  LegalMovesResponse,
+  PlayerInfo
 } from '../models/game.models';
 
 @Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
@@ -21,6 +22,25 @@ export class GameApiService {
     return this.http.post<GameFull>(`${this.apiBase}/api/board/game`, {});
   }
 
+  createGameVsBot(difficulty: 'easy' | 'medium' | 'hard' = 'medium'): Observable<GameFull> {
+    const playerColor = Math.random() > 0.5 ? 'white' : 'black';
+    const playerInfo: PlayerInfo = {
+      id: `player-${Date.now()}`,
+      displayName: 'You'
+    };
+    const botInfo: PlayerInfo = {
+      id: `bot-${difficulty}`,
+      displayName: `Bot (${difficulty})`
+    };
+
+    const payload =
+      playerColor === 'white'
+        ? { white: playerInfo, black: botInfo }
+        : { white: botInfo, black: playerInfo };
+
+    return this.http.post<GameFull>(`${this.apiBase}/api/board/game`, payload);
+  }
+
   getGame(gameId: string): Observable<GameFull> {
     return this.http.get<GameFull>(`${this.apiBase}/api/board/game/${gameId}`);
   }