diff --git a/assets/scenes/test.json b/assets/scenes/test.json
index 39d70760..a48285d2 100644
--- a/assets/scenes/test.json
+++ b/assets/scenes/test.json
@@ -23,19 +23,7 @@
     },
     {
       "name": "player",
-      "components": [
-        { "type": "POSITION", "x": 0, "y": 5, "z": 0 },
-        {
-          "type": "RENDERABLE",
-          "renderType": "SHADER_MATERIAL",
-          "priority": 0,
-          "shaderType": "UNLIT",
-          "color": { "r": 255, "g": 80, "b": 80, "a": 255 },
-          "displayState": { "cull": false, "depthTest": true, "blend": false }
-        },
-        { "type": "PLAYER", "moveSpeed": 4, "jumpImpulse": 6 },
-        { "type": "PHYSICS", "bodyType": "DYNAMIC", "collideMask": 3 }
-      ]
+      "extend": "PLAYER"
     },
     {
       "components": [
diff --git a/src/dusk/entity/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dusk/entity/CMakeLists.txt
index e886dae7..8e887aca 100644
--- a/src/dusk/entity/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dusk/entity/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ target_sources(${DUSK_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME}
     entity.c
     entitymanager.c
     component.c
+    entityprefab.c
 )
 
 # Subdirs
diff --git a/src/dusk/entity/entity.c b/src/dusk/entity/entity.c
index 52329d30..f922d80a 100644
--- a/src/dusk/entity/entity.c
+++ b/src/dusk/entity/entity.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "entitymanager.h"
 #include "component/display/entityposition.h"
+#include "entityprefab.h"
 #include "util/memory.h"
 #include "util/string.h"
 #include "assert/assert.h"
@@ -261,6 +262,20 @@ errorret_t entityDeserialize(
   yyjson_val *nameVal = yyjson_obj_get(json, "name");
   if(nameVal) entitySetName(mgr, entityId, yyjson_get_str(nameVal));
 
+  yyjson_val *extendVal = yyjson_obj_get(json, "extend");
+  if(extendVal) {
+    errorChain(entityPrefabResolveAndApply(
+      mgr, entityId, yyjson_get_str(extendVal)
+    ));
+  }
+
+  yyjson_val *prefabVal = yyjson_obj_get(json, "prefab");
+  if(prefabVal) {
+    errorChain(entityPrefabResolveAndApply(
+      mgr, entityId, yyjson_get_str(prefabVal)
+    ));
+  }
+
   yyjson_val *components = yyjson_obj_get(json, "components");
   if(!components) errorOk();
 
diff --git a/src/dusk/entity/entity.h b/src/dusk/entity/entity.h
index 9449d920..523b7d26 100644
--- a/src/dusk/entity/entity.h
+++ b/src/dusk/entity/entity.h
@@ -226,18 +226,32 @@ errorret_t entitySerialize(
 );
 
 /**
- * Deserializes an entity's optional "name" and its components from the
- * given JSON object's "components" array. For each component entry,
- * adds a component of the type named by its "type" field (matched
- * against COMPONENT_DEFINITIONS[].enumName) and hands the entry to that
- * component type's deserialize callback (see componentDeserialize()).
- * No-op for "components" if json has no such array.
+ * Deserializes an entity's optional "name", "extend"/"prefab", and its
+ * components from the given JSON object's "components" array.
+ *
+ * If present, "extend" and then "prefab" are each resolved and applied
+ * as a prefab (see entityPrefabResolveAndApply()) before "components" is
+ * processed -- both keys do the same thing (resolve a named prefab,
+ * C-coded first then a "prefabs/<name>.json" asset, and apply it to this
+ * entity); "extend" is the conventional key when this JSON is itself a
+ * prefab definition inheriting from a parent, "prefab" is the
+ * conventional key when a plain entity wants to be defined by a prefab.
+ * A prefab-added component still counts as already added, so listing the
+ * same component type again in "components" throws (see
+ * entityAddComponent()).
+ *
+ * For each "components" entry, adds a component of the type named by its
+ * "type" field (matched against COMPONENT_DEFINITIONS[].enumName) and
+ * hands the entry to that component type's deserialize callback (see
+ * componentDeserialize()). No-op for "components" if json has no such
+ * array.
  *
  * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
  * @param entityId The ID of the entity to deserialize into. Must not
- * already have any of the components named in json.
- * @param json The JSON object to read the entity's "name"/"components"
- * keys from.
+ * already have any of the components named in json (including any a
+ * resolved "extend"/"prefab" prefab already added).
+ * @param json The JSON object to read the entity's "name"/"extend"/
+ * "prefab"/"components" keys from.
  * @return Error state.
  */
 errorret_t entityDeserialize(
diff --git a/src/dusk/entity/entityprefab.c b/src/dusk/entity/entityprefab.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4eb1957
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dusk/entity/entityprefab.c
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Dominic Masters
+ *
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+#include "entityprefab.h"
+#include "entity.h"
+#include "asset/asset.h"
+#include "util/string.h"
+#include "assert/assert.h"
+#include "yyjson.h"
+
+// Pulls in every prefab's real header (entityprefablist.h's one-time
+// #include lines) exactly once -- each header's #pragma once then makes
+// the array-building pass below a no-op for those lines, leaving only
+// bare X(...) invocations to expand.
+#define X(enumName, extends, apply) // do nothing
+#include "entityprefablist.h"
+#undef X
+
+entityprefab_t ENTITY_PREFABS[] = {
+  #define X(enm, extendsName, applyFn) \
+    { .name = #enm, .extends = extendsName, .apply = applyFn },
+  #include "entityprefablist.h"
+  #undef X
+
+  // Sentinel: name[0] == '\0' marks the end for callers iterating without
+  // a separate count.
+  { 0 }
+};
+
+errorret_t entityPrefabInit(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const entityprefab_t prefab
+) {
+  assertNotNull(prefab.apply, "Prefab apply function cannot be null");
+  if(prefab.extends[0] != '\0') {
+    errorChain(entityPrefabResolveAndApply(mgr, entityId, prefab.extends));
+  }
+  errorChain(prefab.apply(mgr, entityId));
+  errorOk();
+}
+
+errorret_t entityPrefabResolveAndApply(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const char_t *name
+) {
+  for(size_t i = 0; ENTITY_PREFABS[i].name[0] != '\0'; i++) {
+    if(!stringEquals(ENTITY_PREFABS[i].name, name)) continue;
+    errorChain(entityPrefabInit(mgr, entityId, ENTITY_PREFABS[i]));
+    errorOk();
+  }
+
+  char_t assetPath[ASSET_FILE_NAME_MAX];
+  stringFormat(assetPath, ASSET_FILE_NAME_MAX - 1, "prefabs/%s.json", name);
+
+  assetentry_t *entry = assetLock(assetPath, ASSET_LOADER_TYPE_JSON, NULL);
+  errorret_t ret = assetRequireLoaded(entry);
+  if(errorIsOk(ret)) {
+    ret = entityDeserialize(
+      mgr, entityId, yyjson_doc_get_root(entry->data.json)
+    );
+  }
+  assetUnlockEntry(entry);
+  errorChain(ret);
+
+  errorOk();
+}
diff --git a/src/dusk/entity/entityprefab.h b/src/dusk/entity/entityprefab.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..77b2e42d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dusk/entity/entityprefab.h
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Dominic Masters
+ *
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+#include "entitybase.h"
+#include "error/error.h"
+
+#define ENTITY_PREFAB_NAME_MAX 32
+
+/**
+ * Applies a prefab to an entity, e.g. adding and configuring whatever
+ * components make up the prefab.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The ID of the entity to apply the prefab to.
+ * @return Error state.
+ */
+typedef errorret_t (*entityprefabapply_t)(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId
+);
+
+typedef struct {
+  char_t name[ENTITY_PREFAB_NAME_MAX];
+  char_t extends[ENTITY_PREFAB_NAME_MAX];
+  entityprefabapply_t apply;
+} entityprefab_t;
+
+/**
+ * The C-coded prefab registry, built from entityprefablist.h. Terminated
+ * by a sentinel entry whose name[0] is '\0' -- iterate with a
+ * `for(...; ENTITY_PREFABS[i].name[0] != '\0'; ...)` style loop rather
+ * than a fixed count.
+ */
+extern entityprefab_t ENTITY_PREFABS[];
+
+/**
+ * Initializes an entity from a prefab, running its apply function. If the
+ * prefab declares a parent (prefab.extends is non-empty), that parent is
+ * resolved and applied first (see entityPrefabResolveAndApply()), so this
+ * prefab's own apply function runs on top of/after it.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The ID of the entity to apply the prefab to.
+ * @param prefab The prefab to apply.
+ * @return Error state.
+ */
+errorret_t entityPrefabInit(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const entityprefab_t prefab
+);
+
+/**
+ * Resolves a prefab by name and applies it to the given entity. First
+ * searches the C-coded ENTITY_PREFABS[] registry (see
+ * entityprefablist.h) for a matching name; if none match, falls back to
+ * loading "prefabs/<name>.json" as a JSON asset and applying it the same
+ * way an entity's own JSON definition is applied (see entityDeserialize()
+ * and its "prefab"/"extend" keys).
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The ID of the entity to apply the prefab to.
+ * @param name The prefab name to resolve.
+ * @return Error state.
+ */
+errorret_t entityPrefabResolveAndApply(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const char_t *name
+);
diff --git a/src/dusk/entity/entityprefablist.h b/src/dusk/entity/entityprefablist.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da394fe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dusk/entity/entityprefablist.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Dominic Masters
+ *
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+// Name (Uppercase)
+// Extends (name of another prefab to apply first, or "" for none)
+// Apply function
+
+// Game-specific prefabs
+#include "entity/gameprefablist.h"
diff --git a/src/dusk/game/game.h b/src/dusk/game/game.h
index 2b7041ff..1da43eae 100644
--- a/src/dusk/game/game.h
+++ b/src/dusk/game/game.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 #include "error/error.h"
-#include "entity/entitybase.h"
 
 /**
  * Initializes the game. Called once, after the engine and all of its
@@ -31,24 +30,3 @@ errorret_t gameUpdate(void);
  * @return An error code indicating success or failure.
  */
 errorret_t gameDispose(void);
-
-/**
- * Test-only TRIGGER onEnter callback, subscribed by gameInit() to the
- * "testArea" entity in the test scene (see assets/scenes/test.json).
- * Prints a debug message identifying whichever entity just entered.
- *
- * @param mgr The entity manager that owns both entities.
- * @param triggerEntityId The entity ID of the "testArea" trigger volume.
- * @param triggerComponentId The TRIGGER component ID.
- * @param otherEntityId The entity ID that entered the trigger volume.
- * @param otherComponentId The other entity's POSITION component ID.
- * @param user Unused.
- */
-void gameTestAreaOnEnter(
-  entitymanager_t *mgr,
-  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
-  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
-  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
-  const componentid_t otherComponentId,
-  void *user
-);
diff --git a/src/duskrpg/entity/CMakeLists.txt b/src/duskrpg/entity/CMakeLists.txt
index ea2a04bc..61e8dfd6 100644
--- a/src/duskrpg/entity/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/duskrpg/entity/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # This software is released under the MIT License.
 # https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
-# Header-only: gamecomponentlist.h is an X-macro list, no implementation.
+# gameprefablist.h is an X-macro list, no implementation of its own.
 
 add_subdirectory(component)
+add_subdirectory(prefab)
diff --git a/src/duskrpg/entity/gameprefablist.h b/src/duskrpg/entity/gameprefablist.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..883870d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/duskrpg/entity/gameprefablist.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Dominic Masters
+ *
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+// Game-specific prefabs, appended after the engine's inbuilt prefabs in
+// entity/entityprefablist.h.
+#include "entity/prefab/entityprefabplayer.h"
+
+// Name (Uppercase)
+// Extends (name of another prefab to apply first, or "" for none)
+// Apply function
+
+X(PLAYER, "", entityPrefabPlayerApply)
diff --git a/src/duskrpg/entity/prefab/CMakeLists.txt b/src/duskrpg/entity/prefab/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f06b795f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/duskrpg/entity/prefab/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Dominic Masters
+#
+# This software is released under the MIT License.
+# https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+
+target_sources(${DUSK_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME}
+  PUBLIC
+    entityprefabplayer.c
+)
diff --git a/src/duskrpg/entity/prefab/entityprefabplayer.c b/src/duskrpg/entity/prefab/entityprefabplayer.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e83323f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/duskrpg/entity/prefab/entityprefabplayer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Dominic Masters
+ *
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+#include "entityprefabplayer.h"
+#include "entity/entitymanager.h"
+#include "entity/component/display/entityposition.h"
+#include "entity/component/display/entityrenderable.h"
+#include "entity/component/physics/entityphysics.h"
+#include "display/color.h"
+
+errorret_t entityPrefabPlayerApply(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId
+) {
+  componentid_t posComp = entityAddComponent(
+    mgr, entityId, COMPONENT_TYPE_POSITION
+  );
+  vec3 startPos = { 0.0f, 5.0f, 0.0f };
+  entityPositionSetLocalPosition(mgr, entityId, posComp, startPos);
+
+  componentid_t renderComp = entityAddComponent(
+    mgr, entityId, COMPONENT_TYPE_RENDERABLE
+  );
+  entityRenderableSetColor(
+    mgr, entityId, renderComp, color4b(255, 80, 80, 255)
+  );
+
+  entityAddComponent(mgr, entityId, COMPONENT_TYPE_PLAYER);
+
+  componentid_t physComp = entityAddComponent(
+    mgr, entityId, COMPONENT_TYPE_PHYSICS
+  );
+  entityPhysicsSetBodyType(mgr, entityId, physComp, PHYSICS_BODY_DYNAMIC);
+  entityPhysicsSetCollideMask(mgr, entityId, physComp, 0x3);
+
+  errorOk();
+}
diff --git a/src/duskrpg/entity/prefab/entityprefabplayer.h b/src/duskrpg/entity/prefab/entityprefabplayer.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9199a55f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/duskrpg/entity/prefab/entityprefabplayer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Dominic Masters
+ *
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+#include "entity/entitybase.h"
+#include "error/error.h"
+
+/**
+ * Applies the PLAYER prefab: a POSITION 5 units up, a red
+ * SHADER_MATERIAL RENDERABLE, a PLAYER component, and a DYNAMIC PHYSICS
+ * body tagged with collideMask 0x3 (world + player layers). C-coded
+ * equivalent of the hand-authored "player" entity in
+ * assets/scenes/test.json.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The ID of the entity to apply the prefab to.
+ * @return Error state.
+ */
+errorret_t entityPrefabPlayerApply(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId
+);
diff --git a/src/duskrpg/game/game.c b/src/duskrpg/game/game.c
index 41467eeb..baef87b6 100644
--- a/src/duskrpg/game/game.c
+++ b/src/duskrpg/game/game.c
@@ -34,19 +34,6 @@ errorret_t gameInit(void) {
   assetUnlockEntry(sceneEntry);
   errorChain(ret);
 
-  // Test-only: print a debug message whenever an entity enters "testArea"
-  // (see assets/scenes/test.json), exercising the TRIGGER component.
-  entitymanager_t *mgr = sceneGetEntities(testSceneId);
-  entityid_t testAreaEntity = entityFindByName(mgr, "testArea");
-  if(testAreaEntity != ENTITY_ID_INVALID) {
-    componentid_t testAreaTrig = entityGetComponent(
-      mgr, testAreaEntity, COMPONENT_TYPE_TRIGGER
-    );
-    entityTriggerOnEnterAdd(
-      mgr, testAreaEntity, testAreaTrig, gameTestAreaOnEnter, NULL
-    );
-  }
-
   sceneSetActive(testSceneId);
   errorOk();
 }
@@ -58,14 +45,3 @@ errorret_t gameUpdate(void) {
 errorret_t gameDispose(void) {
   errorOk();
 }
-
-void gameTestAreaOnEnter(
-  entitymanager_t *mgr,
-  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
-  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
-  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
-  const componentid_t otherComponentId,
-  void *user
-) {
-  logDebug("testArea: entity %d entered", otherEntityId);
-}