diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 54e92f5..d542634 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 [Rr]elease/
 [Rr]eleases/
 [Bb]uild/
+[Oo]bjects/
 x64/
 x86/
 bld/
@@ -241,4 +242,4 @@ GeneratedArtifacts/
 _Pvt_Extensions/
 ModelManifest.xml
 
-Ignored/
\ No newline at end of file
+Ignored/
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e560a72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.7)
+
+project(RetroEngine)
+
+option(FORCE_CASE_INSENSITIVE "Forces case insensivity." OFF)
+option(RETRO_MOD_LOADER "Enables or disables the mod loader." ON)
+option(RETRO_USE_ORIGINAL_CODE "Removes any change that differs from the original code, a playable game can't be built this way." OFF)
+
+set(RETRO_SDL_VERSION 2 CACHE STRING "Select between SDL2 and SDL1, defaults to SDL2")
+
+if(RETRO_ORIGINAL_CODE)
+    set(RETRO_MOD_LOADER OFF)
+endif()
+
+set(RETRO_NAME "Nexus")
+
+set(RETRO_OUTPUT_NAME ${RETRO_NAME} CACHE STRING "The exported name of the executable.")
+
+set(RETRO_FILES
+	Nexus/Animation.cpp
+	Nexus/Audio.cpp
+	Nexus/Collision.cpp
+	Nexus/Debug.cpp
+	Nexus/Drawing.cpp
+	Nexus/Ini.cpp
+	Nexus/Input.cpp
+	Nexus/fcaseopen.c
+	Nexus/main.cpp
+	Nexus/Math.cpp
+	Nexus/Object.cpp
+	Nexus/Palette.cpp
+	Nexus/Player.cpp
+	Nexus/Reader.cpp
+	Nexus/RetroEngine.cpp
+	Nexus/Scene.cpp
+	Nexus/Script.cpp
+	Nexus/Sprite.cpp
+	Nexus/String.cpp
+	Nexus/Text.cpp
+	Nexus/Userdata.cpp
+	Nexus/Video.cpp
+)
+
+if(NOT PLATFORM)
+    if(WIN32) # THIS ASSUMES VCPKG OR SOURCES !!!!!!!
+        set(PLATFORM "Windows" CACHE STRING "The platform to compile for.")
+    elseif(ANDROID)
+        set(PLATFORM "Android" CACHE STRING "The platform to compile for.")
+    else()
+        set(PLATFORM ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} CACHE STRING "The platform to compile for.")
+    endif()
+endif()
+
+include(platforms/${PLATFORM}.cmake)
+
+set_target_properties(RetroEngine PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME ${RETRO_OUTPUT_NAME})
+
+if(COMPILE_OGG)
+    set(OGG_DIR dependencies/${DEP_PATH}/libogg)
+    add_library(
+        libogg
+        STATIC
+        ${OGG_DIR}/src/bitwise.c
+        ${OGG_DIR}/src/framing.c
+    )
+
+    target_compile_options(libogg PRIVATE ${OGG_FLAGS})
+
+    target_include_directories(libogg PRIVATE ${OGG_DIR}/include)
+    target_include_directories(RetroEngine PRIVATE ${OGG_DIR}/include)
+    target_link_libraries(RetroEngine libogg)
+endif()
+
+if(COMPILE_VORBIS)
+    set(VORBIS_DIR dependencies/${DEP_PATH}/libvorbis)
+    set(OGG_DIR dependencies/${DEP_PATH}/libogg)
+    add_library(libvorbis STATIC
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/analysis.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/barkmel.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/bitrate.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/block.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/codebook.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/envelope.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/floor0.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/floor1.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/info.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/lookup.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/lpc.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/lsp.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/mapping0.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/mdct.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/psy.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/registry.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/res0.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/sharedbook.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/smallft.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/synthesis.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/tone.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/vorbisenc.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/vorbisfile.c
+        ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib/window.c
+    )
+
+    target_compile_options(libvorbis PRIVATE ${VORBIS_FLAGS})
+
+    target_include_directories(libvorbis
+    PRIVATE
+    ${VORBIS_DIR}/include
+    ${VORBIS_DIR}/lib
+    ${OGG_DIR}/include
+    )
+    target_include_directories(RetroEngine PRIVATE ${VORBIS_DIR}/include)
+    target_link_libraries(RetroEngine libvorbis libogg)
+endif()
+
+if(COMPILE_THEORA)
+    set(THEORA_DIR dependencies/${DEP_PATH}/libtheora)
+
+    add_library(libtheora STATIC
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/analyze.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/apiwrapper.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/bitpack.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/cpu.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/decapiwrapper.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/decinfo.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/decode.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/dequant.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/encapiwrapper.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/encfrag.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/encinfo.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/encode.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/encoder_disabled.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/enquant.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/fdct.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/fragment.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/huffdec.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/huffenc.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/idct.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/info.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/internal.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/mathops.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/mcenc.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/quant.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/rate.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/state.c
+        ${THEORA_DIR}/lib/tokenize.c
+    )
+
+    target_compile_options(libtheora PRIVATE ${THEORA_FLAGS})
+
+    target_include_directories(libtheora PRIVATE ${THEORA_DIR}/include ${OGG_DIR}/include)
+    target_include_directories(RetroEngine PRIVATE ${THEORA_DIR}/include)
+    target_link_libraries(RetroEngine libtheora)
+endif()
+
+target_include_directories(RetroEngine PRIVATE
+    Nexus/
+)
+
+if(DEFINED DEP_PATH)
+    target_include_directories(RetroEngine PRIVATE
+        dependencies/${DEP_PATH}/
+    )
+endif()
+
+
+target_compile_definitions(RetroEngine PRIVATE
+    RETRO_USE_MOD_LOADER=$<BOOL:${RETRO_USE_MOD_LOADER}>
+    FORCE_CASE_INSENSITIVE=$<BOOL:${FORCE_CASE_INSENSITIVE}>
+    RETRO_USE_ORIGINAL_CODE=$<BOOL:${RETRO_USE_ORIGINAL_CODE}>
+)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 11d2fc2..0082eda 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Without assets from the Sonic Nexus 2008 demo, this decompilation will not run.
 * Clone the repo, follow the instructions in the [depencencies readme for Mac](./dependencies/mac/dependencies.txt) to setup dependencies, then build via the Xcode project.
 
 ## Linux
+### Make
 * To setup your build enviroment and library dependecies, run the following commands:
   * Ubuntu (Mint, Pop!_OS, etc...): `sudo apt install build-essential git libsdl2-dev libvorbis-dev libogg-dev libtheora-dev`
   * Arch Linux: `sudo pacman -S base-devel git sdl2 libvorbis libogg libtheora`
@@ -29,6 +30,21 @@ Without assets from the Sonic Nexus 2008 demo, this decompilation will not run.
   * The `CXXFLAGS` option can be removed if you do not want optimizations.
   * -j switch is optional, but will make building faster by running it parallel on multiple cores (8 cores would be -j9.)
 
+### CMake
+* Install the following dependencies depending on your platform through your terminal:
+  * **pacman (Arch):** `sudo pacman -S base-devel cmake sdl2 libogg libtheora libvorbis`
+  * **apt (Debian/Ubuntu):** `sudo apt install build-essential cmake libsdl2-dev libogg-dev libtheora-dev libvorbis-dev`
+  * **rpm (Fedora):** `sudo dnf install make gcc cmake sdl2-devel libogg-devel libtheora-devel libvorbis-devel zlib-devel`
+  * **apk (Alpine/PostmarketOS)** `sudo apk add build-base cmake sdl2-dev libogg-dev libtheora-dev libvorbis-dev`
+  * Your favorite package manager here, [make a pull request](https://github.com/RSDKModding/RSDKv2-Decompilation/fork)
+
+
+* Then just run the following in the root repository directory:
+  ```
+  cmake -B build
+  cmake --build build --config release
+  ```
+
 ## Unofficial Branches
 Follow the installation instructions in the readme of each branch.
 * For the **Nintendo Switch**, go to [LittlePlanetCD's fork](https://github.com/LittlePlanetCD/Sonic-Nexus-Switch).
diff --git a/platforms/Linux.cmake b/platforms/Linux.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1b6e4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platforms/Linux.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
+
+add_executable(RetroEngine ${RETRO_FILES})
+
+pkg_check_modules(OGG ogg)
+
+if(NOT OGG_FOUND)
+    set(COMPILE_OGG TRUE)
+    message(NOTICE "libogg not found, attempting to build from source")
+else()
+    message("found libogg")
+    target_link_libraries(RetroEngine ${OGG_STATIC_LIBRARIES})
+    target_link_options(RetroEngine PRIVATE ${OGG_STATIC_LDLIBS_OTHER})
+    target_compile_options(RetroEngine PRIVATE ${OGG_STATIC_CFLAGS})
+endif()
+
+pkg_check_modules(THEORA theora theoradec)
+
+if(NOT THEORA_FOUND)
+    message("could not find libtheora, attempting to build manually")
+    set(COMPILE_THEORA TRUE)
+else()
+    message("found libtheora")
+    target_link_libraries(RetroEngine ${THEORA_STATIC_LIBRARIES})
+    target_link_options(RetroEngine PRIVATE ${THEORA_STATIC_LDLIBS_OTHER})
+    target_compile_options(RetroEngine PRIVATE ${THEORA_STATIC_CFLAGS})
+endif()
+
+pkg_check_modules(VORBIS vorbis vorbisfile) #idk what the names are
+
+if(NOT VORBIS_FOUND)
+    set(COMPILE_VORBIS TRUE)
+    message(NOTICE "libvorbis not found, attempting to build from source")
+else()
+    message("found libvorbis")
+    target_link_libraries(RetroEngine ${VORBIS_STATIC_LIBRARIES})
+    target_link_options(RetroEngine PRIVATE ${VORBIS_STATIC_LDLIBS_OTHER})
+    target_compile_options(RetroEngine PRIVATE ${VORBIS_STATIC_CFLAGS})
+endif()
+
+
+if(RETRO_SDL_VERSION STREQUAL "2")
+    pkg_check_modules(SDL2 sdl2 REQUIRED)
+    target_link_libraries(RetroEngine ${SDL2_STATIC_LIBRARIES})
+    target_link_options(RetroEngine PRIVATE ${SDL2_STATIC_LDLIBS_OTHER})
+    target_compile_options(RetroEngine PRIVATE ${SDL2_STATIC_CFLAGS})
+elseif(RETRO_SDL_VERSION STREQUAL "1")
+    pkg_check_modules(SDL1 sdl1 REQUIRED)
+    target_link_libraries(RetroEngine ${SDL1_STATIC_LIBRARIES})
+    target_link_options(RetroEngine PRIVATE ${SDL1_STATIC_LDLIBS_OTHER})
+    target_compile_options(RetroEngine PRIVATE ${SDL1_STATIC_CFLAGS})
+endif()
+
+if(RETRO_USE_MOD_LOADER)
+    set_target_properties(RetroEngine PROPERTIES
+        CXX_STANDARD 17
+        CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
+    )
+endif()