diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 675c88b..88f2d4d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -212,15 +212,6 @@ version = "0.2.13"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8afb450f006bf6385ca15ef45d71d2288452bc3683ce2e2cacc0d18e4be60b58"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "ppv-lite86"
-version = "0.2.21"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "85eae3c4ed2f50dcfe72643da4befc30deadb458a9b590d720cde2f2b1e97da9"
-dependencies = [
- "zerocopy",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "1.0.95"
@@ -251,17 +242,6 @@ version = "0.9.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6db2770f06117d490610c7488547d543617b21bfa07796d7a12f6f1bd53850d1"
 dependencies = [
- "rand_chacha",
- "rand_core",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "rand_chacha"
-version = "0.9.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d3022b5f1df60f26e1ffddd6c66e8aa15de382ae63b3a0c1bfc0e4d3e3f325cb"
-dependencies = [
- "ppv-lite86",
  "rand_core",
 ]
 
@@ -647,23 +627,3 @@ checksum = "6f42320e61fe2cfd34354ecb597f86f413484a798ba44a8ca1165c58d42da6c1"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.9.1",
 ]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "zerocopy"
-version = "0.8.26"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1039dd0d3c310cf05de012d8a39ff557cb0d23087fd44cad61df08fc31907a2f"
-dependencies = [
- "zerocopy-derive",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "zerocopy-derive"
-version = "0.8.26"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9ecf5b4cc5364572d7f4c329661bcc82724222973f2cab6f050a4e5c22f75181"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
-]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 19116f9..f15ac74 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ tracing-subscriber = {version = "0.3.17", features = ["env-filter"]}
 lazy_static = "1.5.0"
 sdl2 = { version = "0.38.0", features = ["image", "ttf"] }
 spin_sleep = "1.3.2"
-rand = "0.9.2"
+rand = { version = "0.9.2", default-features = false, features = ["small_rng", "os_rng"] }
 pathfinding = "4.14"
 once_cell = "1.21.3"
 thiserror = "1.0"
diff --git a/src/game.rs b/src/game.rs
index ff58457..838e47e 100644
--- a/src/game.rs
+++ b/src/game.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ use std::ops::Not;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
 use glam::UVec2;
+use rand::rngs::SmallRng;
 use rand::seq::IteratorRandom;
+use rand::SeedableRng;
 use sdl2::image::LoadTexture;
 use sdl2::keyboard::Keycode;
 use sdl2::render::{Texture, TextureCreator};
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ impl<'a> Game<'a> {
         {
             let mut map = self.map.borrow_mut();
             let valid_positions = map.get_valid_playable_positions();
-            let mut rng = rand::rng();
+            let mut rng = SmallRng::from_os_rng();
 
             // Randomize Pac-Man position
             if let Some(pos) = valid_positions.iter().choose(&mut rng) {
diff --git a/src/ghost.rs b/src/ghost.rs
index a3919c3..8cbb0b5 100644
--- a/src/ghost.rs
+++ b/src/ghost.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+use rand::rngs::SmallRng;
 use rand::Rng;
+use rand::SeedableRng;
 
 use crate::animation::{AnimatedAtlasTexture, FrameDrawn};
 use crate::constants::{MapTile, BOARD_WIDTH};
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ impl Ghost<'_> {
 
     /// Gets a random adjacent tile for frightened mode
     fn get_random_target(&self) -> IVec2 {
-        let mut rng = rand::rng();
+        let mut rng = SmallRng::from_os_rng();
         let mut possible_moves = Vec::new();
 
         // Check all four directions
diff --git a/src/map.rs b/src/map.rs
index c637514..8593296 100644
--- a/src/map.rs
+++ b/src/map.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 //! This module defines the game map and provides functions for interacting with it.
+use rand::rngs::SmallRng;
 use rand::seq::IteratorRandom;
+use rand::SeedableRng;
 
 use crate::constants::{MapTile, BOARD_OFFSET, CELL_SIZE};
 use crate::constants::{BOARD_HEIGHT, BOARD_WIDTH};
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ impl Map {
                 }
             }
         }
-        let mut rng = rand::rng();
+        let mut rng = SmallRng::from_os_rng();
         let &start = pellet_positions
             .iter()
             .choose(&mut rng)