diff --git a/assets-src/playermodel1.blend b/assets-src/playermodel1.blend
index d9449fb..1f49949 100644
Binary files a/assets-src/playermodel1.blend and b/assets-src/playermodel1.blend differ
diff --git a/assets/playermodel1.obj b/assets/playermodel1.obj
index 7831938..34c1973 100644
--- a/assets/playermodel1.obj
+++ b/assets/playermodel1.obj
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 # Blender 4.0.0 Beta
 # www.blender.org
 o Cube
-v 0.666667 0.708333 -0.500000
-v 0.666667 -0.291667 -0.500000
-v 0.666667 0.708333 0.500000
-v 0.666667 -0.291667 0.500000
-v -0.333333 0.708333 -0.500000
-v -0.333333 -0.291667 -0.500000
-v -0.333333 0.708333 0.500000
-v -0.333333 -0.291667 0.500000
-v 0.666667 0.958333 -0.500000
-v 0.666667 0.958333 0.500000
-v 0.666667 0.708333 -0.166667
-v 0.666667 0.708333 0.166667
+v -0.500000 0.708333 -0.666667
+v -0.500000 -0.291667 -0.666667
+v 0.500000 0.708333 -0.666667
+v 0.500000 -0.291667 -0.666667
+v -0.500000 0.708333 0.333333
+v -0.500000 -0.291667 0.333333
+v 0.500000 0.708333 0.333333
+v 0.500000 -0.291667 0.333333
+v -0.500000 0.958333 -0.666667
+v 0.500000 0.958333 -0.666667
+v -0.166667 0.708333 -0.666667
+v 0.166667 0.708333 -0.666667
 vn -0.0000 1.0000 -0.0000
-vn -0.0000 -0.0000 1.0000
-vn -1.0000 -0.0000 -0.0000
-vn -0.0000 -1.0000 -0.0000
 vn 1.0000 -0.0000 -0.0000
+vn -0.0000 -0.0000 1.0000
+vn -0.0000 -1.0000 -0.0000
 vn -0.0000 -0.0000 -1.0000
+vn -1.0000 -0.0000 -0.0000
 vt 0.204555 0.291387
 vt 0.043204 0.462923
 vt 0.043204 0.291387
diff --git a/kubi/shaders/entities.wgsl b/kubi/shaders/entities.wgsl
index 83eb27e..2a0526f 100644
--- a/kubi/shaders/entities.wgsl
+++ b/kubi/shaders/entities.wgsl
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ struct VertexInput {
   @location(0) uv: vec2<f32>,
   @location(1) position: vec3<f32>,
   @location(2) normal: vec3<f32>,
+  @location(3) mat_row0: vec4<f32>,
+  @location(4) mat_row1: vec4<f32>,
+  @location(5) mat_row2: vec4<f32>,
+  @location(6) mat_row3: vec4<f32>,
 }
 
 struct VertexOutput {
@@ -21,8 +25,14 @@ struct VertexOutput {
 fn vs_main(
   in: VertexInput,
 ) -> VertexOutput {
+  let inst_mat = mat4x4<f32>(
+    in.mat_row0,
+    in.mat_row1,
+    in.mat_row2,
+    in.mat_row3,
+  );
   var out: VertexOutput;
-  out.clip_position = camera.view_proj * vec4<f32>(in.position, 1.0);
+  out.clip_position = camera.view_proj * (inst_mat * vec4<f32>(in.position, 1.0));
   out.uv = in.uv;
   out.normal = in.normal;
   return out;
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering.rs b/kubi/src/rendering.rs
index 4b8c2f9..7c5736e 100644
--- a/kubi/src/rendering.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/rendering.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ pub fn update_rendering_late() -> Workload {
   (
     camera_uniform::update_camera_uniform_buffer,
     selection_box::update_selection_box_render_state.run_if(is_ingame),
+    entities::update_entities_render_state.run_if(is_ingame),
   ).into_workload()
 }
 
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering/entities.rs b/kubi/src/rendering/entities.rs
index a91e2bb..84865cf 100644
--- a/kubi/src/rendering/entities.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/rendering/entities.rs
@@ -6,19 +6,24 @@ use crate::{
 
 use super::{camera_uniform::CameraUniformBuffer, depth::DepthTexture, RenderCtx};
 
+mod instance;
 mod pipeline;
 
 #[derive(Unique)]
 pub struct EntitiesRenderState {
   pub pipeline: wgpu::RenderPipeline,
+  pub instance_buffer: instance::InstanceBuffer,
 }
 
 pub fn init_entities_render_state(storages: AllStoragesView) {
   storages.add_unique(EntitiesRenderState {
     pipeline: storages.run(pipeline::init_entities_pipeline),
+    instance_buffer: storages.run(instance::create_instance_buffer),
   });
 }
 
+pub use instance::update_instance_buffer as update_entities_render_state;
+
 // TODO: entity models
 pub fn render_entities(
   ctx: &mut RenderCtx,
@@ -26,11 +31,11 @@ pub fn render_entities(
   depth: UniqueView<DepthTexture>,
   prefabs: UniqueView<GpuPrefabs>,
   camera_ubo: UniqueView<CameraUniformBuffer>,
-  camera: View<Camera>,
-  settings: UniqueView<GameSettings>,
-  entities: View<Entity>,
-  transform: View<Transform>,
 ) {
+  if state.instance_buffer.count == 0 {
+    return
+  }
+
   let mut rpass = ctx.encoder.begin_render_pass(&wgpu::RenderPassDescriptor {
     label: Some("rpass_draw_entities"),
     color_attachments: &[Some(wgpu::RenderPassColorAttachment {
@@ -56,14 +61,7 @@ pub fn render_entities(
   rpass.set_bind_group(0, &prefabs.player_model_diffuse_bind_group, &[]);
   rpass.set_bind_group(1, &camera_ubo.camera_bind_group, &[]);
   rpass.set_vertex_buffer(0, prefabs.player_model.vertex.slice(..));
+  rpass.set_vertex_buffer(1, state.instance_buffer.buffer.slice(..));
   rpass.set_index_buffer(prefabs.player_model.index.slice(..), wgpu::IndexFormat::Uint32);
-  rpass.draw_indexed(0..prefabs.player_model.index_len, 0, 0..1);
-
-  // let (camera_id, _camera) = camera.iter().with_id().next().expect("No cameras in the scene");
-
-  // for (entity_id, (_, trans)) in (&entities, &transform).iter().with_id() {
-  //   //skip rendering camera holder (as the entity would block the view)
-  //   if entity_id == camera_id { continue }
-
-  // }
+  rpass.draw_indexed(0..prefabs.player_model.index_len, 0, 0..state.instance_buffer.count);
 }
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering/entities/instance.rs b/kubi/src/rendering/entities/instance.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..271949a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubi/src/rendering/entities/instance.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+use bytemuck::{Pod, Zeroable};
+use kubi_shared::{entity::Entity, transform::Transform};
+use renderer::Renderer;
+use shipyard::{EntityId, IntoIter, IntoWithId, UniqueView, UniqueViewMut, View};
+
+use crate::{camera::Camera, rendering::renderer};
+
+use super::EntitiesRenderState;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Pod, Zeroable)]
+#[repr(C, packed)]
+pub struct InstanceData {
+  pub mat: [f32; 4 * 4],
+}
+
+impl InstanceData {
+  pub const LAYOUT: wgpu::VertexBufferLayout<'static> = wgpu::VertexBufferLayout {
+    array_stride: std::mem::size_of::<InstanceData>() as wgpu::BufferAddress,
+    step_mode: wgpu::VertexStepMode::Instance,
+    attributes: &wgpu::vertex_attr_array![
+      3 => Float32x4,
+      4 => Float32x4,
+      5 => Float32x4,
+      6 => Float32x4,
+    ],
+  };
+}
+
+pub struct InstanceBuffer {
+  pub count: u32,
+  pub buffer: wgpu::Buffer,
+}
+
+pub fn create_instance_buffer(
+  renderer: UniqueView<Renderer>,
+) -> InstanceBuffer {
+  let buffer = renderer.device().create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
+    label: Some("instance_buffer"),
+    size: 255 * std::mem::size_of::<InstanceData>() as u64,
+    usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST,
+    mapped_at_creation: false,
+  });
+  InstanceBuffer { count: 0, buffer }
+}
+
+pub fn update_instance_buffer(
+  renderer: UniqueView<Renderer>,
+  mut state: UniqueViewMut<EntitiesRenderState>,
+  entities: View<Entity>,
+  transforms: View<Transform>,
+  camera: View<Camera>,
+) {
+  //Get id of the camera entity (this assumes a single camera entity)
+  let cam_id = (&camera)
+    .iter().with_id().next()
+    .map(|(x, _)| x)
+    .unwrap_or(EntityId::dead());
+
+  // Create a list of instance data for all entities except ones that have camera attached
+  let mut instances = Vec::with_capacity(entities.len() - 1);
+  for (id, (_, trans)) in (&entities, &transforms).iter().with_id() {
+    if id == cam_id { continue }
+    instances.push(InstanceData {
+      mat: trans.0.to_cols_array(),
+    });
+  }
+
+  state.instance_buffer.count = instances.len() as u32;
+
+  if !instances.is_empty() {
+    renderer.queue().write_buffer(
+      &state.instance_buffer.buffer,
+      0,
+      bytemuck::cast_slice(&instances)
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering/entities/pipeline.rs b/kubi/src/rendering/entities/pipeline.rs
index 40f61a8..b7e8e42 100644
--- a/kubi/src/rendering/entities/pipeline.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/rendering/entities/pipeline.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ use shipyard::UniqueView;
 use wgpu::include_wgsl;
 use crate::{prefabs::{GpuPrefabs, ModelVertex}, rendering::{camera_uniform::CameraUniformBuffer, Renderer}};
 
+use super::instance::InstanceData;
+
 pub fn init_entities_pipeline(
   renderer: UniqueView<Renderer>,
   prefabs: UniqueView<GpuPrefabs>,
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ pub fn init_entities_pipeline(
       entry_point: "vs_main",
       buffers: &[
         ModelVertex::LAYOUT,
+        InstanceData::LAYOUT,
       ],
     },
     fragment: Some(wgpu::FragmentState {