diff --git a/assets/CMakeLists.txt b/assets/CMakeLists.txt
index 87f4099..6ef5f59 100644
--- a/assets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/assets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 
 set(DUSK_GAME_ASSETS_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" CACHE INTERNAL ${DUSK_CACHE_TARGET})
 
-add_subdirectory(palette)# Palette asset needs to be added before any images.
+# Palette asset needs to be added before any images.
+add_subdirectory(palette)
+
+# Languages need to be added before anything that uses text.
+add_subdirectory(locale)
 
 add_subdirectory(entity)
 add_subdirectory(map)
diff --git a/assets/locale/CMakeLists.txt b/assets/locale/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49e7742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/locale/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Dominic Masters
+# 
+# This software is released under the MIT License.
+# https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+
+add_asset(LANGUAGE en_US.po)
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diff --git a/assets/locale/en_US.po b/assets/locale/en_US.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..279fa32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/locale/en_US.po
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Language: us\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);\n"
+
+msgid "test.test"
+msgstr "Hello this is a test."
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diff --git a/src/asset/assettype.h b/src/asset/assettype.h
index dfccc10..dd9026d 100644
--- a/src/asset/assettype.h
+++ b/src/asset/assettype.h
@@ -16,9 +16,14 @@ typedef enum {
   ASSET_TYPE_COUNT,
 } assettype_t;
 
+typedef enum {
+  ASSET_LOAD_STRAT_ENTIRE,
+} assetloadstrat_t;
+
 typedef struct {
   const char_t *header;
   const size_t dataSize;
+  const assetloadstrat_t loadStrategy;
   errorret_t (*load)(void *data, void *output);
 } assettypedef_t;
 
@@ -29,12 +34,14 @@ static const assettypedef_t ASSET_TYPE_DEFINITIONS[ASSET_TYPE_COUNT] = {
 
   [ASSET_TYPE_PALETTE_IMAGE] = {
     .header = "DPI",
+    .loadStrategy = ASSET_LOAD_STRAT_ENTIRE,
     .dataSize = sizeof(assetpaletteimage_t),
     .load = assetPaletteImageLoad
   },
 
   [ASSET_TYPE_ALPHA_IMAGE] = {
     .header = "DAI",
+    .loadStrategy = ASSET_LOAD_STRAT_ENTIRE,
     .dataSize = sizeof(assetalphaimage_t),
     .load = assetAlphaImageLoad
   },
diff --git a/src/asset/type/assetlanguage.h b/src/asset/type/assetlanguage.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63bc9e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/asset/type/assetlanguage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Dominic Masters
+ * 
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+#include "locale/language/keys.h"
+
+#pragma pack(push, 1)
+typedef struct {
+  uint32_t chunk;
+  uint32_t offset;
+  uint32_t length;
+} assetlanguagestring_t;
+#pragma pack(pop)
+
+#pragma pack(push, 1)
+typedef struct {
+  assetlanguagestring_t strings[LANG_KEY_COUNT];
+} assetlanguageheader_t;
+#pragma pack(pop)
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diff --git a/src/locale/language/languagechunk.h b/src/locale/language/languagechunk.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a3d77c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/locale/language/languagechunk.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Dominic Masters
+ * 
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+#include "dusk.h"
+
+#define LANG_CHUNK_STRING_COUNT 64
+#define LANG_CHUNK_STRING_MAX_LENGTH DUSK_LANG_STRING_MAX_LENGTH
+
+#pragma pack(push, 1)
+typedef struct {
+  char_t 
+} languagechunk_t;
+#pragma pack(pop)
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diff --git a/src/util/string.c b/src/util/string.c
index 76be012..f06b116 100644
--- a/src/util/string.c
+++ b/src/util/string.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int32_t stringFormatVA(
   char_t *dest,
   const size_t destSize,
   const char_t *format,
-  const va_list args
+  va_list args
 ) {
   assertNotNull(format, "format must not be NULL");
 
diff --git a/src/util/string.h b/src/util/string.h
index 189e5a6..fda8d95 100644
--- a/src/util/string.h
+++ b/src/util/string.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ int32_t stringFormatVA(
   char_t *dest,
   const size_t destSize,
   const char_t *format,
-  const va_list args
+  va_list args
 );
 
 /**
diff --git a/tools/assetstool/main.py b/tools/assetstool/main.py
index 6a37698..ec96699 100644
--- a/tools/assetstool/main.py
+++ b/tools/assetstool/main.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from args import inputAssets, args
 from processasset import processAsset
 from processpalette import processPaletteList
 from processtileset import processTilesetList
+from processlanguage import processLanguageList
 from assethelpers import getBuiltAssetsRelativePath
 import zipfile
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ with zipfile.ZipFile(outputFileName, 'w') as zipf:
 # Generate additional headers.
 processPaletteList()
 processTilesetList()
+processLanguageList()
 
 # Finalize build
 if args.build_type == 'header':
diff --git a/tools/assetstool/processasset.py b/tools/assetstool/processasset.py
index e11c88a..0ae2ee9 100644
--- a/tools/assetstool/processasset.py
+++ b/tools/assetstool/processasset.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from processimage import processImage
 from processpalette import processPalette
 from processtileset import processTileset
 from processmap import processMap
+from processlanguage import processLanguage
 
 processedAssets = []
 
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ def processAsset(asset):
     return processTileset(asset)
   elif t == 'map':
     return processMap(asset)
+  elif t == 'language':
+    return processLanguage(asset)
   else:
     print(f"Error: Unknown asset type '{asset['type']}' for path '{asset['path']}'")
     sys.exit(1)
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diff --git a/tools/assetstool/processlanguage.py b/tools/assetstool/processlanguage.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32dd2e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/assetstool/processlanguage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import sys
+import os
+from args import args
+from assetcache import assetCache, assetGetCache
+from assethelpers import getAssetRelativePath
+import polib
+import re
+
+LANGUAGE_DATA = {}
+LANGUAGE_KEYS = []
+
+def processLanguageList():
+  # Language keys header data
+  headerKeys = "// Auto-generated language keys header file.\n"
+  headerKeys += "#pragma once\n"
+  headerKeys += "#include \"dusk.h\"\n\n"
+
+  keyIndex = 0
+  for key in LANGUAGE_KEYS:
+    headerKeys += f"#define {getLanguageVariableName(key)} {keyIndex}\n"
+    keyIndex += 1
+
+    for lang in LANGUAGE_DATA:
+      if key not in LANGUAGE_DATA[lang]:
+        print(f"Warning: Missing translation for key '{key}' in language '{lang}'")
+        sys.exit(1)                                          
+
+  headerKeys += f"\n#define LANG_KEY_COUNT {len(LANGUAGE_KEYS)}\n"
+
+  # Write out the language keys header file
+  outputFile = os.path.join(args.headers_dir, "locale", "language", "keys.h")
+  os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(outputFile), exist_ok=True)
+  with open(outputFile, "w") as f:
+    f.write(headerKeys)
+
+def getLanguageVariableName(languageKey):
+  # Take the language key, prepend LANG_, uppercase, replace any non symbols
+  # with _
+  key = languageKey.strip().upper()
+  key = re.sub(r'[^A-Z0-9]', '_', key)
+  return f"LANG_{key}"
+
+def processLanguage(asset):
+  cache = assetGetCache(asset['path'])
+  if cache is not None:
+    return cache
+  
+  # Load PO File
+  po = polib.pofile(asset['path'])
+
+  langName = po.metadata.get('Language')
+  if langName not in LANGUAGE_DATA:
+    LANGUAGE_DATA[langName] = {}
+
+  for entry in po:
+    key = entry.msgid
+    val = entry.msgstr
+
+    if key not in LANGUAGE_KEYS:
+      LANGUAGE_KEYS.append(key)
+    
+    if key not in LANGUAGE_DATA[langName]:
+      LANGUAGE_DATA[langName][key] = val
+    else:
+      print(f"Error: Duplicate translation key '{key}' in language '{langName}'")
+      sys.exit(1)
+
+  outLanguageData = {
+    'data': po,
+    'path': asset['path'],
+    'files': []
+  }
+  return assetCache(asset['path'], outLanguageData)
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