diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 21e0d85..3706029 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 .import/
 export.cfg
 export_presets.cfg
+*.gd.uid
 
 # Imported translations (automatically generated from CSV files)
 *.translation
diff --git a/project.godot b/project.godot
index a3ab20e..881dac6 100644
--- a/project.godot
+++ b/project.godot
@@ -11,9 +11,28 @@ config_version=5
 [application]
 
 config/name="novast"
+run/main_scene="uid://cc2rcjjhxub7p"
 config/features=PackedStringArray("4.6", "Forward Plus")
 config/icon="res://icon.svg"
 
+[input]
+
+move_left={
+"deadzone": 0.2,
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":65,"key_label":0,"unicode":97,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+]
+}
+move_right={
+"deadzone": 0.2,
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":68,"key_label":0,"unicode":100,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+]
+}
+jump={
+"deadzone": 0.2,
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":32,"key_label":0,"unicode":32,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+]
+}
+
 [physics]
 
 3d/physics_engine="Jolt Physics"
diff --git a/scenes/player/player.tscn b/scenes/player/player.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17248f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scenes/player/player.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://cc2rcjjhxub7p"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://nqa2egumodp5" path="res://scripts/player/player.gd" id="1_8afob"]
+
+[sub_resource type="CapsuleShape2D" id="CapsuleShape2D_o8nba"]
+
+[node name="Player" type="CharacterBody2D" unique_id=1801952962]
+script = ExtResource("1_8afob")
+
+[node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="." unique_id=925020035]
+shape = SubResource("CapsuleShape2D_o8nba")
+
+[node name="Sprite2D" type="Sprite2D" parent="." unique_id=1313216180]
+
+[node name="Camera2D" type="Camera2D" parent="." unique_id=209519618]
+visible = false
diff --git a/scripts/player/player.gd b/scripts/player/player.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b42299f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/player/player.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+extends CharacterBody2D
+
+const SPEED = 300.0
+const JUMP_VELOCITY = -400.0
+
+
+func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
+	if not is_on_floor():
+		velocity += get_gravity() * delta
+
+	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("jump") and is_on_floor():
+		velocity.y = JUMP_VELOCITY
+
+	var direction := Input.get_axis("move_left", "move_right")
+	if direction:
+		velocity.x = direction * SPEED
+	else:
+		velocity.x = move_toward(velocity.x, 0, SPEED)
+
+	move_and_slide()