diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 093afac..7b196ff 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ bevy = { version = "0.6" }
 bevy_ecs_tilemap = "0.5"
 bevy_egui = "0.11"
 bevy_rapier2d = "0.12"
-anyhow = "1.0"
\ No newline at end of file
+anyhow = "1.0"
+leafwing-input-manager = "0.2"
diff --git a/assets/asset-licenses.csv b/assets/asset-licenses.csv
index 00da1ef..339556d 100644
--- a/assets/asset-licenses.csv
+++ b/assets/asset-licenses.csv
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 Asset Name,License,Author,Link
+images/player.png,Unknown,clipartstation.com,https://clipartstation.com/human-figure-clipart-4/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/images/player.png b/assets/images/player.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c7a06b
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/images/player.png differ
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 65ecb14..7f1bea4 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use bevy::diagnostic::{FrameTimeDiagnosticsPlugin, LogDiagnosticsPlugin};
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 use bevy::window::WindowMode;
 use bevy_egui::EguiPlugin;
+use leafwing_input_manager::plugin::InputManagerPlugin;
 
 mod menus;
 mod singleplayer;
@@ -35,8 +36,10 @@ fn main() {
         .add_plugin(FrameTimeDiagnosticsPlugin::default())
         .add_plugin(EguiPlugin)
         .add_plugin(menus::MainMenuScene)
+        // This plugin maps inputs to an input-type agnostic action-state
+        // We need to provide it with an enum which stores the possible actions a player could take
+        .add_plugin(InputManagerPlugin::<singleplayer::player::Action>::default())
         .add_plugin(singleplayer::SinglePlayerScene)
         .add_state(GameState::MainMenu)
         .run();
 }
-
diff --git a/src/menus/common.rs b/src/menus/common.rs
index 8ab366b..076bdef 100644
--- a/src/menus/common.rs
+++ b/src/menus/common.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 
+/// Marks a UI element as disabled.
 #[derive(Component)]
 pub struct Disabled;
 
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ pub const NORMAL_COLOR: UiColor = UiColor(Color::rgb(0.15, 0.15, 0.15));
 pub const HOVERED_COLOR: UiColor = UiColor(Color::rgb(0.25, 0.25, 0.25));
 pub const PRESSED_COLOR: UiColor = UiColor(Color::rgb(0.35, 0.75, 0.35));
 
+/// Creates the [`Style`]s that we add to most buttons.
 pub fn button_style() -> Style {
     Style {
         size: Size::new(Val::Px(150.0), Val::Px(35.0)),
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ pub fn button_style() -> Style {
     }
 }
 
+/// Creates the [`Style`]s that we add to most text.
 pub fn text_style() -> Style {
     Style {
         align_self: AlignSelf::Center,
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ pub fn text_style() -> Style {
     }
 }
 
+/// Creates the [`TextStyle`]s that we add to most text.
 pub fn text_textstyle(asset_server: &AssetServer) -> TextStyle {
     TextStyle {
         font: asset_server.load("fonts/FiraSans-Bold.ttf"),
@@ -42,6 +46,7 @@ pub fn text_textstyle_disabled(asset_server: &AssetServer) -> TextStyle {
     }
 }
 
+/// Creates the [`TextAlignment`]s that we add to most buttons.
 pub fn button_text_alignment() -> TextAlignment {
     TextAlignment {
         horizontal: HorizontalAlign::Center,
diff --git a/src/singleplayer/mod.rs b/src/singleplayer/mod.rs
index 2019f97..a079b98 100644
--- a/src/singleplayer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/singleplayer/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 use bevy_ecs_tilemap::prelude::*;
 
+pub mod player;
 use crate::GameState;
 
 pub struct SinglePlayerScene;
@@ -10,7 +11,12 @@ impl Plugin for SinglePlayerScene {
         app.add_plugin(TilemapPlugin)
             .add_system(crate::utils::set_texture_filters_to_nearest)
             .add_system_set(
-                SystemSet::on_enter(GameState::Playing).with_system(singleplayer_setup),
+                SystemSet::on_enter(GameState::Playing)
+                    .with_system(singleplayer_setup.label("2d_map_setup"))
+                    .with_system(player::setup_player.after("2d_map_setup")),
+            )
+            .add_system_set(
+                SystemSet::on_update(GameState::Playing).with_system(player::player_movement),
             );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/singleplayer/player.rs b/src/singleplayer/player.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd7946b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/singleplayer/player.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+use bevy::{math::const_vec2, prelude::*};
+use leafwing_input_manager::prelude::*;
+use std::ops::{Add, Not};
+
+pub fn setup_player(mut commands: Commands, asset_server: Res<AssetServer>) {
+    commands
+        .spawn_bundle(SpriteBundle {
+            texture: asset_server.load("images/player.png"),
+            transform: Transform::from_xyz(0., 0., 0.),
+            sprite: Sprite {
+                custom_size: Some(Vec2::new(32.0, 64.0)),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            ..Default::default()
+        })
+        .insert(Player)
+        .insert(MovementDirection::NotMoving)
+        .insert_bundle(InputManagerBundle::<Action> {
+            // Stores "which virtual action buttons are currently pressed"
+            action_state: ActionState::default(),
+            // Stores how those actions relate to inputs from your player
+            input_map: InputMap::new([
+                (Action::MoveLeft, KeyCode::A),
+                (Action::MoveRight, KeyCode::D),
+            ]),
+        });
+}
+
+pub fn player_movement(
+    time: Res<Time>,
+    mut player: Query<(&mut Transform, &mut MovementDirection, &ActionState<Action>), With<Player>>,
+) {
+    let (mut transform, mut direction, input) = player.single_mut();
+    //todo!();
+    for action in input.get_just_pressed().iter() {
+        *direction = *direction + MovementDirection::from_action(*action);
+    }
+
+    for action in input.get_just_released().iter() {
+        *direction = *direction + !MovementDirection::from_action(*action);
+    }
+
+    transform.translation += direction.as_vec2().extend(0.) * time.delta_seconds() * 250.;
+}
+
+/// The player.
+#[derive(Debug, Component, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct Player;
+
+/// The possible keyboard button actions a player can do.
+#[derive(Actionlike, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Hash, Debug)]
+pub enum Action {
+    MoveLeft,
+    MoveRight,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Component)]
+pub enum MovementDirection {
+    Left,
+    Right,
+    NotMoving,
+}
+
+impl MovementDirection {
+    pub fn from_action(action: Action) -> Self {
+        use MovementDirection::*;
+        match action {
+            Action::MoveLeft => Left,
+            Action::MoveRight => Right,
+            _ => NotMoving,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub const fn as_vec2(self) -> Vec2 {
+        match self {
+            MovementDirection::Left => const_vec2!([-1., 0.]),
+            MovementDirection::Right => const_vec2!([1., 0.]),
+            MovementDirection::NotMoving => const_vec2!([0., 0.]),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_vec2(vec2: Vec2) -> Self {
+        let vec2 = vec2.normalize_or_zero();
+        use MovementDirection::*;
+        if vec2.x >= 0.5 {
+            Right
+        } else if vec2.x <= -0.5 {
+            Left
+        } else {
+            NotMoving
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Add for MovementDirection {
+    type Output = Self;
+
+    /// Finds the overall direction headed when two directions are given.
+    fn add(self, rhs: Self) -> Self::Output {
+        Self::from_vec2(self.as_vec2() + rhs.as_vec2())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Not for MovementDirection {
+    type Output = Self;
+
+    fn not(self) -> Self::Output {
+        use MovementDirection::*;
+        match self {
+            Left => Right,
+            Right => Left,
+            NotMoving => NotMoving,
+        }
+    }
+}