diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@
 	path = docs/doxygen-awesome-css
 	url = https://github.com/jothepro/doxygen-awesome-css.git
 
+[submodule "external/tmxlite"]
+	path = external/tmxlite
+	url = https://github.com/fallahn/tmxlite.git
diff --git a/include/InteractionComponent.h b/include/InteractionComponent.h
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+++ b/include/InteractionComponent.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "Component.h"
+#include "Entity.h"
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <functional>
+
+class InteractionComponent : public Component
+{
+public:
+    InteractionComponent(bool canInteract, bool isInteractable, int reach);
+    ~InteractionComponent();
+
+    void init() override;
+    void update();
+
+    /*!
+     * \brief Checks if two entities can interact with each other
+     * \param interactor The source of the interaction
+     * \param interactee The target of the interaction
+     * \return A boolean if an interaction is possible
+     */
+    bool interact(Entity* interactor, Entity* interactee);
+
+    /*!
+     * \brief Find the closest entity the interactor could interact with
+     * \param direction The direction in which the interactor is facing, the interactor can only interact with entities in the direction it is facing
+     * \param interactor The initiator of the interaction
+     * \param entities A list of entities
+     * \return The interactable entity closest to the interactor
+     */
+    Entity* getClosestInteractableEntity(Direction direction, Entity* interactor, std::vector<Entity*> entities);
+
+private:
+    bool canInteract;
+    bool isInteractable;
+
+    int reach;
+
+    /*!
+     * \brief Find the entity closest to the interactor
+     * \param entities A list of entities
+     * \param interactorT TransformComponent of the interactor (contains the coordinates)
+     * \param direction The direction the interactor is facing
+     * \return The closest entity
+     */
+    Entity* findClosestEntity(std::vector<Entity*>& entities, TransformComponent& interactorT, Direction direction);
+
+    /*!
+     * \brief Checks if an entity is in the direction the interactor faces
+     * \param direction The direction the interactor is facing
+     * \param interactorT TransformComponent of the interactor (contains the coordinates)
+     */
+    std::function<bool(const TransformComponent&)> getDirectionalCheck(Direction direction, const TransformComponent& interactorT);
+
+    /*!
+     * \brief Checks if entity is within reach of the interactor
+     * \param interactorT TransformComponent of the interactor (contains the coordinates)
+     * \param entityT TransformComponent of the entity (contains the coordinates)
+     * @param direction The direction the interactor is facing
+     * @return
+     */
+    bool isEntityCloseEnough(const TransformComponent& interactorT, const TransformComponent& entityT, Direction direction);
+
+    /*!
+     * \brief Calculates distance between entity and interactor
+     * \param iPos Coordinates of the interactor
+     * \param ePos Coordinates of the entity
+     * \return The distance between interactor and entity
+     */
+    float calculateDistance(Vector2D iPos, Vector2D ePos);
+};
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diff --git a/src/InteractionComponent.cpp b/src/InteractionComponent.cpp
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+++ b/src/InteractionComponent.cpp
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+#include "InteractionComponent.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <limits>
+
+InteractionComponent::InteractionComponent(bool canInteract, bool isInteractable, int reach)
+        : canInteract(canInteract), isInteractable(isInteractable), reach(reach) {}
+
+InteractionComponent::~InteractionComponent() = default;
+
+void InteractionComponent::init() {}
+
+void InteractionComponent::update() {}
+
+bool InteractionComponent::interact(Entity* interactor, Entity* interactee)
+{
+    if(interactee == nullptr)
+        return false;
+
+    if(!interactor->hasComponent<InteractionComponent>() || !interactor->getComponent<InteractionComponent>().canInteract)
+        throw std::logic_error("Interactor entity cannot interact");
+
+    if(!interactee->hasComponent<InteractionComponent>() || !interactee->getComponent<InteractionComponent>().isInteractable)
+        return false;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+Entity* InteractionComponent::getClosestInteractableEntity(Direction direction, Entity* interactor, std::vector<Entity*> entities)
+{
+    entities.erase(std::remove_if(entities.begin(), entities.end(), [](Entity* e) {
+        return !e->hasComponent<InteractionComponent>() || !e->getComponent<InteractionComponent>().isInteractable;
+    }), entities.end());
+
+    if(entities.empty())
+        return nullptr;
+
+    auto& interactorT = interactor->getComponent<TransformComponent>();
+    return findClosestEntity(entities, interactorT, direction);
+}
+
+Entity* InteractionComponent::findClosestEntity(std::vector<Entity*>& entities, TransformComponent& interactorT, Direction direction)
+{
+    Entity* closestEntity = nullptr;
+    float closestDistance = std::numeric_limits<float>::max();
+
+    auto isInDirection = getDirectionalCheck(direction, interactorT);
+
+    entities.erase(std::remove_if(entities.begin(), entities.end(), [&](Entity* e){
+        auto& entityT = e->getComponent<TransformComponent>();
+        return !isInDirection(entityT) || !isEntityCloseEnough(interactorT, entityT, direction);
+    }), entities.end());
+
+    for(auto e : entities)
+    {
+        auto& entityT = e->getComponent<TransformComponent>();
+        float distance = calculateDistance(interactorT.position, entityT.position);
+
+        if (distance < closestDistance) {
+            closestDistance = distance;
+            closestEntity = e;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return closestEntity;
+}
+
+std::function<bool(const TransformComponent&)> InteractionComponent::getDirectionalCheck(Direction direction, const TransformComponent& interactorT)
+{
+    switch(direction)
+    {
+        case Direction::LEFT:
+            return[&interactorT](const TransformComponent& entityT) {
+                return entityT.position.x < interactorT.position.x;
+            };
+        case Direction::RIGHT:
+            return[&interactorT](const TransformComponent& entityT) {
+                return entityT.position.x > interactorT.position.x;
+            };
+        case Direction::UP:
+            return[&interactorT](const TransformComponent& entityT) {
+                return entityT.position.y < interactorT.position.y;
+            };
+        case Direction::DOWN:
+            return[&interactorT](const TransformComponent& entityT) {
+                return entityT.position.y > interactorT.position.y;
+            };
+        default:
+            return [](const TransformComponent&) { return false; };
+    }
+}
+
+bool InteractionComponent::isEntityCloseEnough(const TransformComponent& interactorT, const TransformComponent& entityT, Direction direction)
+{
+    switch (direction)
+    {
+        case Direction::LEFT:
+            return (entityT.position.x >= (interactorT.position.x - reach));
+        case Direction::RIGHT:
+            return (entityT.position.x <= (interactorT.position.x + reach));
+        case Direction::UP:
+            return (entityT.position.y >= (interactorT.position.y - reach));
+        case Direction::DOWN:
+            return (entityT.position.y <= (interactorT.position.y + reach));
+        default:
+            return false;
+    }
+}
+
+float InteractionComponent::calculateDistance(Vector2D iPos, Vector2D ePos)
+{
+    return std::abs(ePos.x - iPos.x) + std::abs(ePos.y - iPos.y);
+}
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