diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 8b8a3aa..ef50aec 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { UIScene } from './scenes/UIScene';
 import { DeathScene } from './scenes/DeathScene';
 import { FractalScene } from './scenes/FractalScene';
 import { BossArenaScene } from './scenes/BossArenaScene';
+import { RenewalScene } from './scenes/RenewalScene';
 
 export const GAME_WIDTH = 1280;
 export const GAME_HEIGHT = 720;
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ export const gameConfig: Phaser.Types.Core.GameConfig = {
   height: GAME_HEIGHT,
   backgroundColor: '#0a0a0a',
   parent: document.body,
-  scene: [BootScene, CradleScene, GameScene, UIScene, DeathScene, FractalScene, BossArenaScene],
+  scene: [BootScene, CradleScene, GameScene, UIScene, DeathScene, FractalScene, RenewalScene, BossArenaScene],
   physics: {
     default: 'arcade',
     arcade: {
diff --git a/src/scenes/FractalScene.ts b/src/scenes/FractalScene.ts
index 2882007..e756226 100644
--- a/src/scenes/FractalScene.ts
+++ b/src/scenes/FractalScene.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ export class FractalScene extends Phaser.Scene {
   private duration = 12000; // 12 seconds default
   private shaderEnabled = false;
   private customPipeline: Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.WebGLPipeline | null = null;
+  private isRenewal = false;
+  private previousCycle = 1;
 
   // Fallback canvas animation state
   private fallbackGraphics!: Phaser.GameObjects.Graphics;
@@ -133,8 +135,9 @@ export class FractalScene extends Phaser.Scene {
   create(): void {
     this.cameras.main.setBackgroundColor('#000000');
 
-    // Apply run results to meta and save
-    applyRunResults(this.meta, this.runState);
+    // Apply run results to meta and save; check for Great Renewal
+    this.previousCycle = this.meta.greatCycle.cycleNumber;
+    this.isRenewal = applyRunResults(this.meta, this.runState);
     saveMetaState(this.meta).catch(() => {
       // Silently fail — game continues even if persistence fails
     });
@@ -318,7 +321,15 @@ export class FractalScene extends Phaser.Scene {
 
     this.cameras.main.fadeOut(1500, 0, 0, 0);
     this.cameras.main.once('camerafadeoutcomplete', () => {
-      this.scene.start('CradleScene', { meta: this.meta });
+      if (this.isRenewal) {
+        // Great Renewal — show special scene before returning to Cradle
+        this.scene.start('RenewalScene', {
+          meta: this.meta,
+          previousCycle: this.previousCycle,
+        });
+      } else {
+        this.scene.start('CradleScene', { meta: this.meta });
+      }
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/scenes/RenewalScene.ts b/src/scenes/RenewalScene.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de332f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scenes/RenewalScene.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,265 @@
+/**
+ * RenewalScene — Great Renewal (Великое Обновление)
+ *
+ * GDD spec:
+ * After every 7th run, the world experiences a Great Renewal:
+ * - World generation fundamentally changes
+ * - New lore layer unlocks
+ * - Mycelium "matures" — opens new capabilities
+ * - Previous 7 runs leave traces in the next cycle
+ *
+ * Visual: A special transition between great cycles with
+ * pulsing Mycelium, cycle counter, and narrative theme reveal.
+ */
+
+import Phaser from 'phaser';
+import type { MetaState, CycleTheme } from '../run/types';
+import { CYCLE_THEME_NAMES_RU } from '../run/types';
+import { GAME_WIDTH, GAME_HEIGHT } from '../config';
+import narrativeData from '../data/cycle-narrative.json';
+
+interface ThemeNarrative {
+  nameRu: string;
+  cradleQuoteRu: string;
+  loreFrag: { textRu: string }[];
+}
+
+export class RenewalScene extends Phaser.Scene {
+  private meta!: MetaState;
+  private previousCycle!: number;
+  private newCycle!: number;
+  private newTheme!: CycleTheme;
+  private elapsed = 0;
+  private readonly duration = 15000; // 15 seconds
+  private graphics!: Phaser.GameObjects.Graphics;
+  private particles: { x: number; y: number; vx: number; vy: number; r: number; alpha: number; color: number }[] = [];
+
+  constructor() {
+    super({ key: 'RenewalScene' });
+  }
+
+  init(data: { meta: MetaState; previousCycle: number }): void {
+    this.meta = data.meta;
+    this.previousCycle = data.previousCycle;
+    this.newCycle = this.meta.greatCycle.cycleNumber;
+    this.newTheme = this.meta.greatCycle.theme;
+    this.elapsed = 0;
+    this.particles = [];
+  }
+
+  create(): void {
+    this.cameras.main.setBackgroundColor('#010204');
+    this.graphics = this.add.graphics();
+
+    const cx = GAME_WIDTH / 2;
+    const cy = GAME_HEIGHT / 2;
+
+    // Create Mycelium pulse particles (more than fractal — representing the network)
+    for (let i = 0; i < 150; i++) {
+      const angle = Math.random() * Math.PI * 2;
+      const dist = Math.random() * 350;
+      this.particles.push({
+        x: cx + Math.cos(angle) * dist,
+        y: cy + Math.sin(angle) * dist,
+        vx: (Math.random() - 0.5) * 30,
+        vy: (Math.random() - 0.5) * 30,
+        r: 1 + Math.random() * 3,
+        alpha: Math.random() * 0.4,
+        color: Phaser.Display.Color.HSLToColor(
+          0.35 + Math.random() * 0.15, // green-teal hues
+          0.5 + Math.random() * 0.3,
+          0.2 + Math.random() * 0.3,
+        ).color,
+      });
+    }
+
+    // ─── Staged Text Reveals ─────────────────────────────────
+
+    // 1. "Великое Обновление" title (fades in at 0s)
+    const renewalMsg = this.pickRenewalMessage();
+    const titleText = this.add.text(cx, cy - 100, 'ВЕЛИКОЕ ОБНОВЛЕНИЕ', {
+      fontSize: '30px',
+      color: '#00ff88',
+      fontFamily: 'monospace',
+      fontStyle: 'bold',
+    }).setOrigin(0.5).setAlpha(0).setDepth(10);
+
+    this.tweens.add({
+      targets: titleText,
+      alpha: 1,
+      duration: 2000,
+    });
+
+    // 2. Renewal flavor message (fades in at 2s)
+    const flavorText = this.add.text(cx, cy - 55, renewalMsg, {
+      fontSize: '13px',
+      color: '#448866',
+      fontFamily: 'monospace',
+    }).setOrigin(0.5).setAlpha(0).setDepth(10);
+
+    this.tweens.add({
+      targets: flavorText,
+      alpha: 0.8,
+      duration: 1500,
+      delay: 2000,
+    });
+
+    // 3. Cycle counter "Цикл 1 → Цикл 2" (fades in at 4s)
+    const cycleText = this.add.text(cx, cy,
+      `Цикл ${this.previousCycle} → Цикл ${this.newCycle}`, {
+        fontSize: '22px',
+        color: '#ffffff',
+        fontFamily: 'monospace',
+        fontStyle: 'bold',
+      }).setOrigin(0.5).setAlpha(0).setDepth(10);
+
+    this.tweens.add({
+      targets: cycleText,
+      alpha: 1,
+      duration: 1500,
+      delay: 4000,
+    });
+
+    // 4. New theme name (fades in at 6s)
+    const themeName = CYCLE_THEME_NAMES_RU[this.newTheme];
+    const themeText = this.add.text(cx, cy + 40,
+      `Тема: ${themeName}`, {
+        fontSize: '18px',
+        color: '#44ddaa',
+        fontFamily: 'monospace',
+      }).setOrigin(0.5).setAlpha(0).setDepth(10);
+
+    this.tweens.add({
+      targets: themeText,
+      alpha: 1,
+      duration: 1500,
+      delay: 6000,
+    });
+
+    // 5. Lore fragment from the new theme (fades in at 8s)
+    const narrative = this.getThemeNarrative(this.newTheme);
+    if (narrative && narrative.loreFrag.length > 0) {
+      const fragIdx = this.newCycle % narrative.loreFrag.length;
+      const loreText = this.add.text(cx, cy + 90,
+        `«${narrative.loreFrag[fragIdx].textRu}»`, {
+          fontSize: '12px',
+          color: '#668866',
+          fontFamily: 'monospace',
+          fontStyle: 'italic',
+          align: 'center',
+          wordWrap: { width: GAME_WIDTH * 0.7 },
+        }).setOrigin(0.5).setAlpha(0).setDepth(10);
+
+      this.tweens.add({
+        targets: loreText,
+        alpha: 0.7,
+        duration: 2000,
+        delay: 8000,
+      });
+    }
+
+    // 6. Mycelium maturation info (fades in at 10s)
+    const matPct = Math.round(this.meta.greatCycle.myceliumMaturation * 100);
+    const matText = this.add.text(cx, cy + 140,
+      `Мицелий созревает... (${matPct}%)`, {
+        fontSize: '12px',
+        color: '#33aa66',
+        fontFamily: 'monospace',
+      }).setOrigin(0.5).setAlpha(0).setDepth(10);
+
+    this.tweens.add({
+      targets: matText,
+      alpha: 0.6,
+      duration: 1500,
+      delay: 10000,
+    });
+
+    // Skip hint
+    const skipText = this.add.text(cx, GAME_HEIGHT - 25,
+      '[ click to skip ]', {
+        fontSize: '10px',
+        color: '#333333',
+        fontFamily: 'monospace',
+      }).setOrigin(0.5).setDepth(100);
+
+    // Click to skip after minimum 5 seconds
+    this.input.on('pointerdown', () => {
+      if (this.elapsed > 5000) {
+        this.transitionToCradle();
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  update(_time: number, delta: number): void {
+    this.elapsed += delta;
+
+    // Animate Mycelium particles
+    this.graphics.clear();
+    const cx = GAME_WIDTH / 2;
+    const cy = GAME_HEIGHT / 2;
+    const t = this.elapsed / 1000;
+
+    for (const p of this.particles) {
+      // Spiral inward then outward (breathing effect)
+      const dx = cx - p.x;
+      const dy = cy - p.y;
+      const dist = Math.sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy) || 1;
+      const breathe = Math.sin(t * 0.5) * 0.3;
+
+      p.vx += (dx / dist) * breathe;
+      p.vy += (dy / dist) * breathe;
+
+      p.x += p.vx * (delta / 1000);
+      p.y += p.vy * (delta / 1000);
+
+      // Damping
+      p.vx *= 0.98;
+      p.vy *= 0.98;
+
+      // Pulsing alpha
+      p.alpha = 0.1 + Math.sin(t * 1.5 + dist * 0.01) * 0.2;
+
+      this.graphics.fillStyle(p.color, Math.max(0.02, p.alpha));
+      this.graphics.fillCircle(p.x, p.y, p.r);
+
+      // Mycelium threads — connecting nearby particles
+      if (Math.random() < 0.01) {
+        const other = this.particles[Math.floor(Math.random() * this.particles.length)];
+        const threadDist = Math.hypot(p.x - other.x, p.y - other.y);
+        if (threadDist < 80) {
+          this.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0x33aa66, 0.08);
+          this.graphics.beginPath();
+          this.graphics.moveTo(p.x, p.y);
+          this.graphics.lineTo(other.x, other.y);
+          this.graphics.strokePath();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Auto-transition after duration
+    if (this.elapsed >= this.duration) {
+      this.transitionToCradle();
+    }
+  }
+
+  private pickRenewalMessage(): string {
+    const messages = narrativeData.renewalMessages;
+    const idx = this.previousCycle % messages.length;
+    return messages[idx].textRu;
+  }
+
+  private getThemeNarrative(theme: CycleTheme): ThemeNarrative | null {
+    const themes = narrativeData.themes as Record<string, ThemeNarrative>;
+    return themes[theme] ?? null;
+  }
+
+  private transitionToCradle(): void {
+    if ((this as unknown as { _transitioning?: boolean })._transitioning) return;
+    (this as unknown as { _transitioning?: boolean })._transitioning = true;
+
+    this.cameras.main.fadeOut(2000, 0, 0, 0);
+    this.cameras.main.once('camerafadeoutcomplete', () => {
+      this.scene.start('CradleScene', { meta: this.meta });
+    });
+  }
+}