diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index bf83483..1843c54 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
             .path = "examples/core/2d_camera.zig",
             .desc = "Shows the functionality of a 2D camera",
         },
+        .{
+            .name = "2d_camera_platformer",
+            .path = "examples/core/2d_camera_platformer.zig",
+            .desc = "2D camera platformer",
+        },
         .{
             .name = "3d_camera_first_person",
             .path = "examples/core/3d_camera_first_person.zig",
diff --git a/examples/core/2d_camera_platformer.zig b/examples/core/2d_camera_platformer.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29526dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/core/2d_camera_platformer.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,334 @@
+// raylib-zig (c) Axel Magnuson 2025
+//
+// This is a fairly close 1-1 copy of the original example from raylib, and
+// thus might not represent completely idiomatic or clean zig.
+
+const rl = @import("raylib");
+const rm = @import("raymath");
+
+const Rect = rl.Rectangle;
+const Vec2 = rl.Vector2;
+const Color = rl.Color;
+const Camera2D = rl.Camera2D;
+
+const CameraUpdater = *const fn (
+    camera: *Camera2D,
+    player: *Player,
+    env_items: []EnvItem,
+    delta: f32,
+    width: i32,
+    height: i32,
+) void;
+
+const G: i32 = 400;
+const PLAYER_JUMP_SPD: f32 = 350;
+const PLAYER_HOR_SPD: f32 = 200;
+
+const Player = struct {
+    can_jump: bool,
+    speed: f32,
+    position: rl.Vector2,
+};
+
+const EnvItem = struct {
+    blocking: bool,
+    rect: rl.Rectangle,
+    color: rl.Color,
+};
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Program main entry point
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+pub fn main() anyerror!void {
+    // Initialization
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    const screen_width = 800;
+    const screen_height = 450;
+
+    rl.initWindow(screen_width, screen_height, "raylib [core] example - 2d camera");
+    defer rl.closeWindow(); // Close window and OpenGL context
+
+    var player: Player = .{ .can_jump = false, .speed = 0, .position = Vec2.init(400, 280) };
+    var env_items = [_]EnvItem{
+        .{ .rect = Rect.init(0, 0, 1000, 400), .blocking = false, .color = .light_gray },
+        .{ .rect = Rect.init(0, 400, 1000, 200), .blocking = true, .color = .gray },
+        .{ .rect = Rect.init(300, 200, 400, 10), .blocking = true, .color = .gray },
+        .{ .rect = Rect.init(250, 300, 100, 10), .blocking = true, .color = .gray },
+        .{ .rect = Rect.init(650, 300, 100, 10), .blocking = true, .color = .gray },
+    };
+
+    var camera: rl.Camera2D = .{
+        .target = player.position,
+        .offset = Vec2.init(screen_width / 2, screen_height / 2),
+        .rotation = 0,
+        .zoom = 1,
+    };
+
+    // store pointers to the multiple functions that could be used to update the camera
+    const camera_updaters = [_]CameraUpdater{
+        updateCameraCenter,
+        updatecameraCenterInsideMap,
+        updateCameraCenterSmoothFollow,
+        updateCameraEvenOutOnLanding,
+        updateCameraPlayerBoundsPush,
+    };
+
+    var camera_option: usize = 0;
+
+    const camera_descriptions = [_][:0]const u8{
+        "Follow player center",
+        "Follow player center, but clamp to map edges",
+        "Follow player center; smoothed",
+        "Follow player center horizontally; update player center vertically after landing",
+        "Player push camera on getting too close to screen edge",
+    };
+
+    rl.setTargetFPS(60); // Set our game to run at 60 frames per second
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    // Main game loop
+    while (!rl.windowShouldClose()) {
+        // Update
+        //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        const delta_time = rl.getFrameTime();
+
+        updatePlayer(&player, &env_items, delta_time);
+
+        camera.zoom += rl.getMouseWheelMove() * 0.05;
+        if (camera.zoom > 3) camera.zoom = 3;
+        if (camera.zoom < 0.25) camera.zoom = 0.25;
+
+        // input: reset
+        if (rl.isKeyPressed(.r)) {
+            camera.zoom = 1;
+            player.position = Vec2.init(400, 280);
+        }
+
+        // input: cycle camera mode
+        if (rl.isKeyPressed(.c)) {
+            camera_option = (camera_option + 1) % camera_updaters.len;
+        }
+
+        // call update camera by pointer
+        camera_updaters[camera_option](
+            &camera,
+            &player,
+            &env_items,
+            delta_time,
+            screen_width,
+            screen_height,
+        );
+        //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+        // Draw
+        //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        {
+            rl.beginDrawing();
+            defer rl.endDrawing();
+
+            rl.clearBackground(.light_gray);
+
+            {
+                rl.beginMode2D(camera);
+                defer rl.endMode2D();
+
+                for (env_items) |env_item| {
+                    rl.drawRectangleRec(env_item.rect, env_item.color);
+                }
+
+                const player_rect = Rect.init(player.position.x - 20, player.position.y - 40, 40, 40);
+                rl.drawRectangleRec(player_rect, .red);
+                rl.drawCircleV(player.position, 5, .gold);
+            }
+
+            rl.drawText("Controls:", 20, 20, 10, .black);
+            rl.drawText("- Right/Left to move", 40, 40, 10, .dark_gray);
+            // todo: controls text
+            rl.drawText("- Current camera mode:", 20, 120, 10, .black);
+            rl.drawText(camera_descriptions[camera_option], 40, 140, 10, .dark_gray);
+        }
+
+        //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    }
+}
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Player update function
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+fn updatePlayer(player: *Player, env_items: []EnvItem, delta: f32) void {
+    if (rl.isKeyDown(.left)) player.position.x -= PLAYER_HOR_SPD * delta;
+    if (rl.isKeyDown(.right)) player.position.x += PLAYER_HOR_SPD * delta;
+    if (rl.isKeyDown(.space) and player.can_jump) {
+        player.speed = -PLAYER_JUMP_SPD;
+        player.can_jump = false;
+    }
+
+    var hit_obstacle = false;
+    for (env_items) |ei| {
+        var p: *Vec2 = &player.position;
+        if (ei.blocking and
+            ei.rect.x <= p.x and
+            ei.rect.x + ei.rect.width >= p.x and
+            ei.rect.y >= p.y and
+            ei.rect.y <= p.y + player.speed * delta)
+        {
+            hit_obstacle = true;
+            player.speed = 0;
+            p.y = ei.rect.y;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!hit_obstacle) {
+        player.position.y += player.speed * delta;
+        player.speed += G * delta;
+        player.can_jump = false;
+    } else player.can_jump = true;
+}
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Selectable camera update functions
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Follow player center
+fn updateCameraCenter(
+    camera: *Camera2D,
+    player: *Player,
+    _: []EnvItem,
+    _: f32,
+    width: i32,
+    height: i32,
+) void {
+    const widthf: f32 = @floatFromInt(width);
+    const heightf: f32 = @floatFromInt(height);
+    camera.offset = Vec2.init(widthf / 2, heightf / 2);
+    camera.target = player.position;
+}
+
+// Follow player center, but clamp to map edges
+fn updatecameraCenterInsideMap(
+    camera: *Camera2D,
+    player: *Player,
+    env_items: []EnvItem,
+    _: f32,
+    width: i32,
+    height: i32,
+) void {
+    const widthf: f32 = @floatFromInt(width);
+    const heightf: f32 = @floatFromInt(height);
+    camera.offset = Vec2.init(widthf / 2, heightf / 2);
+    camera.target = player.position;
+
+    var min_x: f32 = 1000;
+    var min_y: f32 = 1000;
+    var max_x: f32 = -1000;
+    var max_y: f32 = -1000;
+
+    for (env_items) |ei| {
+        min_x = @min(ei.rect.x, min_x);
+        min_y = @min(ei.rect.y, min_y);
+        max_x = @max(ei.rect.x + ei.rect.width, max_x);
+        max_y = @max(ei.rect.y + ei.rect.height, max_y);
+    }
+
+    const max = rl.getWorldToScreen2D(Vec2.init(max_x, max_y), camera.*);
+    const min = rl.getWorldToScreen2D(Vec2.init(min_x, min_y), camera.*);
+
+    if (max.x < widthf) camera.offset.x = widthf - (max.x - widthf / 2);
+    if (max.y < heightf) camera.offset.y = heightf - (max.y - heightf / 2);
+    if (min.x > 0) camera.offset.x = widthf / 2 - min.x;
+    if (min.y > 0) camera.offset.y = heightf / 2 - min.y;
+}
+
+// Follow player center; smoothed
+fn updateCameraCenterSmoothFollow(
+    camera: *Camera2D,
+    player: *Player,
+    _: []EnvItem,
+    delta: f32,
+    width: i32,
+    height: i32,
+) void {
+    const min_speed = 30;
+    const min_effect_length = 10;
+    const fraction_speed = 0.8;
+
+    const widthf: f32 = @floatFromInt(width);
+    const heightf: f32 = @floatFromInt(height);
+
+    camera.offset = Vec2.init(widthf / 2, heightf / 2);
+    const diff = player.position.subtract(camera.target);
+    const length = diff.length();
+
+    if (length > min_effect_length) {
+        const speed = @max(fraction_speed * length, min_speed);
+        camera.target = camera.target.add(diff.scale(speed * delta / length));
+    }
+}
+
+var evening_out: bool = false;
+var even_out_target: f32 = 0;
+
+// Follow player center horizontally; update player center vertically after landing
+fn updateCameraEvenOutOnLanding(
+    camera: *Camera2D,
+    player: *Player,
+    _: []EnvItem,
+    delta: f32,
+    width: i32,
+    height: i32,
+) void {
+    const even_out_speed = 700;
+
+    const widthf: f32 = @floatFromInt(width);
+    const heightf: f32 = @floatFromInt(height);
+
+    camera.offset = Vec2.init(widthf / 2, heightf / 2);
+    camera.target.x = player.position.x;
+
+    if (evening_out) {
+        if (even_out_target > camera.target.y) {
+            camera.target.y += even_out_speed * delta;
+            if (camera.target.y > even_out_target) {
+                camera.target.y = even_out_target;
+                evening_out = false;
+            }
+        } else {
+            camera.target.y -= even_out_speed * delta;
+            if (camera.target.y < even_out_target) {
+                camera.target.y = even_out_target;
+                evening_out = false;
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (player.can_jump and player.speed == 0 and player.position.y != camera.target.y) {
+            evening_out = true;
+            even_out_target = player.position.y;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// Player push camera on getting too close to screen edge
+fn updateCameraPlayerBoundsPush(
+    camera: *Camera2D,
+    player: *Player,
+    _: []EnvItem,
+    _: f32,
+    width: i32,
+    height: i32,
+) void {
+    const bbox = Vec2.init(0.2, 0.2);
+
+    const widthf: f32 = @floatFromInt(width);
+    const heightf: f32 = @floatFromInt(height);
+
+    const bbox_world_min = rl.getScreenToWorld2D(Vec2.init((1 - bbox.x) * 0.5 * widthf, (1 - bbox.y) * 0.5 * heightf), camera.*);
+    const bbox_world_max = rl.getScreenToWorld2D(Vec2.init((1 + bbox.x) * 0.5 * widthf, (1 + bbox.y) * 0.5 * heightf), camera.*);
+    camera.offset = Vec2.init((1 - bbox.x) * 0.5 * widthf, (1 - bbox.y) * 0.5 * heightf);
+
+    if (player.position.x < bbox_world_min.x) camera.target.x = player.position.x;
+    if (player.position.y < bbox_world_min.y) camera.target.y = player.position.y;
+    if (player.position.x > bbox_world_max.x) camera.target.x = bbox_world_min.x + (player.position.x - bbox_world_max.x);
+    if (player.position.y > bbox_world_max.y) camera.target.y = bbox_world_min.y + (player.position.y - bbox_world_max.y);
+}