diff --git a/assets/sniper-background-11-26-20-small.png b/assets/sniper-background-11-26-20-small.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..965bfae
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sniper-background-11-26-20-small.png differ
diff --git a/src/game/background.cpp b/src/game/background.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..308996a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/game/background.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "background.hpp"
+
+#include <graphics/texture.hpp>
+
+namespace game {
+
+void Background::render() {
+    tex::BG_TEX->render(0, 0, 5.0, 5.0, tex::RenderBasis::MID,
+                        tex::RenderBasis::MID);
+}
+
+} // namespace game
diff --git a/src/game/background.hpp b/src/game/background.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..432494f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/game/background.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <game/renderable.hpp>
+
+namespace game {
+
+class Background : public Renderable {
+  public:
+    void render();
+};
+
+} // namespace game
diff --git a/src/graphics/texture.cpp b/src/graphics/texture.cpp
index b153b05..36ca0fb 100644
--- a/src/graphics/texture.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/texture.cpp
@@ -73,13 +73,19 @@ namespace tex {
 std::shared_ptr<gl::TextureAtlas> GAME_TEX;
 std::shared_ptr<tex::Texture> PLAYER_TEX;
 
+std::shared_ptr<tex::Texture> BG_TEX;
+
 void load_all_textures() {
     GAME_TEX = std::make_shared<gl::TextureAtlas>("assets/texture-atlas.png");
     PLAYER_TEX = std::make_shared<tex::Texture>(tex::GAME_TEX, 0.0, 0.75, 0.25, 0.25);
+
+    _BACKGROUND_TEX = std::make_shared<gl::TextureAtlas>("assets/sniper-background-11-26-20-small.png");
+    BG_TEX = std::make_shared<tex::Texture>(tex::_BACKGROUND_TEX, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0);
 }
 
 void unload_all_textures() {
     GAME_TEX.reset();
+    _BACKGROUND_TEX.reset();
 }
 
 // Private -- render a texture atlas
diff --git a/src/graphics/texture.hpp b/src/graphics/texture.hpp
index dbed299..a09a27c 100644
--- a/src/graphics/texture.hpp
+++ b/src/graphics/texture.hpp
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ extern std::shared_ptr<gl::TextureAtlas>
 
 extern std::shared_ptr<tex::Texture> PLAYER_TEX;
 
+static std::shared_ptr<gl::TextureAtlas> _BACKGROUND_TEX;
+extern std::shared_ptr<tex::Texture> BG_TEX;
+
 void load_all_textures();
 void unload_all_textures();
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 95cabc3..e11388f 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -6,16 +6,18 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <glad/glad.h>
-#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
 
+#include <game/background.hpp>
 #include <game/movement.hpp>
 #include <game/player.hpp>
 #include <graphics/shader.hpp>
 #include <graphics/texture.hpp>
 
+#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
+
 namespace sniper {
 
-GLFWwindow * wn;
+GLFWwindow *wn;
 
 void init() {
 
@@ -27,29 +29,29 @@ void init() {
     glfwWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE, GLFW_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE);
 
     wn = glfwCreateWindow(500, 500, "Sniper", nullptr, nullptr);
-	glfwMakeContextCurrent(wn);
-	gladLoadGL();
-	glfwShowWindow(wn);
+    glfwMakeContextCurrent(wn);
+    gladLoadGL();
+    glfwShowWindow(wn);
 
     gl::load_all_shaders();
     tex::load_all_textures();
-
 }
 
 void mainloop() {
 
+    game::Background background;
     game::Player player(0, 0);
-    
+
     gl::GAME_SHADER->bind();
 
     while (!glfwWindowShouldClose(wn)) {
 
-		// We want each frame to last for exactly 1/50th second,
-		// so capture the starting time so we can sleep for the
-		// needed amount of time at the end of the frame.
-		auto start_of_frame = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        // We want each frame to last for exactly 1/50th second,
+        // so capture the starting time so we can sleep for the
+        // needed amount of time at the end of the frame.
+        auto start_of_frame = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 
-		glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
+        glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
 
         // Update the player speed and position.
         player.setvel(mvmt::new_speed(wn, player.getvel()));
@@ -57,17 +59,17 @@ void mainloop() {
 
         player.do_bounce(0.9f);
 
+        background.render();
         player.render();
 
-		glfwSwapBuffers(wn);
-		glfwPollEvents();
-
-		std::this_thread::sleep_until(start_of_frame + std::chrono::milliseconds(1000 / mvmt::FPS));
+        glfwSwapBuffers(wn);
+        glfwPollEvents();
 
-	}
+        std::this_thread::sleep_until(
+            start_of_frame + std::chrono::milliseconds(1000 / mvmt::FPS));
+    }
 
     gl::GAME_SHADER->unbind();
-
 }
 
 void cleanup() {
@@ -76,18 +78,16 @@ void cleanup() {
     gl::unload_all_shaders();
 
     glfwDestroyWindow(wn);
-	glfwTerminate();
-
+    glfwTerminate();
 }
 
-}
+} // namespace sniper
 
 int main() {
-    
+
     sniper::init();
     sniper::mainloop();
     sniper::cleanup();
 
     return 0;
-
 }