diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index d4898e2..3a6331d 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ GPU (`--mode ascii` / `--mode graphics`):
 - `r` — drop first inventory item
 - `1`–`0` / `x` — paint material brush
 - `y` / `u` / `i` / `o` — move camera offset
+- `m` — toggle audio
 - `q` / `esc` — quit
 
 ## Shaders
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6d1a8e2..7b807b4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ ash-window = "0.13"
 raw-window-handle = "0.6"
 bytemuck = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 image = { version = "0.25", default-features = false, features = ["png"] }
+rodio = { version = "0.20", default-features = false, features = ["wav"] }
 
 [profile.release]
 opt-level = 3
diff --git a/assets/sounds/acid_sizzle.wav b/assets/sounds/acid_sizzle.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f1a6e2
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sounds/acid_sizzle.wav differ
diff --git a/assets/sounds/death.wav b/assets/sounds/death.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb07dd1
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sounds/death.wav differ
diff --git a/assets/sounds/descend.wav b/assets/sounds/descend.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1022f3c
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sounds/descend.wav differ
diff --git a/assets/sounds/explosion.wav b/assets/sounds/explosion.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93881c7
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sounds/explosion.wav differ
diff --git a/assets/sounds/fire_crackle.wav b/assets/sounds/fire_crackle.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66b2634
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diff --git a/assets/sounds/goblin_growl.wav b/assets/sounds/goblin_growl.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..888232d
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sounds/goblin_growl.wav differ
diff --git a/assets/sounds/hit.wav b/assets/sounds/hit.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1954f4a
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sounds/hit.wav differ
diff --git a/assets/sounds/jump.wav b/assets/sounds/jump.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e677ca1
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sounds/jump.wav differ
diff --git a/assets/sounds/lava_bubble.wav b/assets/sounds/lava_bubble.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6a707c
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sounds/lava_bubble.wav differ
diff --git a/assets/sounds/pickup.wav b/assets/sounds/pickup.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a05ed4
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diff --git a/assets/sounds/powerup.wav b/assets/sounds/powerup.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b1fb85
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sounds/powerup.wav differ
diff --git a/assets/sounds/shoot.wav b/assets/sounds/shoot.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63991f8
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sounds/shoot.wav differ
diff --git a/assets/sounds/step.wav b/assets/sounds/step.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c693ec
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sounds/step.wav differ
diff --git a/assets/sounds/ui_click.wav b/assets/sounds/ui_click.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ced429
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diff --git a/assets/sounds/water_splash.wav b/assets/sounds/water_splash.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbf0979
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diff --git a/src/audio/mod.rs b/src/audio/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..598ca22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/audio/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+use rodio::source::Source;
+use rodio::{OutputStream, Sink};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::io::Cursor;
+use std::time::Instant;
+
+pub struct AudioEngine {
+    _stream: Option<OutputStream>,
+    sink: Option<Sink>,
+    sounds: HashMap<&'static str, &'static [u8]>,
+    last_played: HashMap<&'static str, Instant>,
+    volume: f32,
+    enabled: bool,
+}
+
+impl AudioEngine {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let (stream, handle) = match OutputStream::try_default() {
+            Ok(s) => s,
+            Err(e) => {
+                eprintln!("Audio init failed: {}", e);
+                return Self::disabled();
+            }
+        };
+        let sink = match Sink::try_new(&handle) {
+            Ok(s) => s,
+            Err(e) => {
+                eprintln!("Audio sink init failed: {}", e);
+                return Self::disabled();
+            }
+        };
+
+        let mut sounds = HashMap::new();
+        sounds.insert(
+            "jump",
+            include_bytes!("../../assets/sounds/jump.wav") as &[u8],
+        );
+        sounds.insert("shoot", include_bytes!("../../assets/sounds/shoot.wav"));
+        sounds.insert("hit", include_bytes!("../../assets/sounds/hit.wav"));
+        sounds.insert(
+            "explosion",
+            include_bytes!("../../assets/sounds/explosion.wav"),
+        );
+        sounds.insert("death", include_bytes!("../../assets/sounds/death.wav"));
+        sounds.insert("pickup", include_bytes!("../../assets/sounds/pickup.wav"));
+        sounds.insert("descend", include_bytes!("../../assets/sounds/descend.wav"));
+        sounds.insert("powerup", include_bytes!("../../assets/sounds/powerup.wav"));
+        sounds.insert("step", include_bytes!("../../assets/sounds/step.wav"));
+        sounds.insert(
+            "lava_bubble",
+            include_bytes!("../../assets/sounds/lava_bubble.wav"),
+        );
+        sounds.insert(
+            "acid_sizzle",
+            include_bytes!("../../assets/sounds/acid_sizzle.wav"),
+        );
+        sounds.insert(
+            "water_splash",
+            include_bytes!("../../assets/sounds/water_splash.wav"),
+        );
+        sounds.insert(
+            "fire_crackle",
+            include_bytes!("../../assets/sounds/fire_crackle.wav"),
+        );
+        sounds.insert(
+            "ui_click",
+            include_bytes!("../../assets/sounds/ui_click.wav"),
+        );
+        sounds.insert(
+            "goblin_growl",
+            include_bytes!("../../assets/sounds/goblin_growl.wav"),
+        );
+
+        Self {
+            _stream: Some(stream),
+            sink: Some(sink),
+            sounds,
+            last_played: HashMap::new(),
+            volume: 0.5,
+            enabled: true,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn disabled() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            _stream: None,
+            sink: None,
+            sounds: HashMap::new(),
+            last_played: HashMap::new(),
+            volume: 0.0,
+            enabled: false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn play(&mut self, name: &'static str) {
+        self.play_throttled(name, 50);
+    }
+
+    pub fn play_throttled(&mut self, name: &'static str, min_interval_ms: u64) {
+        if !self.enabled {
+            return;
+        }
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        if let Some(&last) = self.last_played.get(name) {
+            if now.duration_since(last).as_millis() < min_interval_ms as u128 {
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        self.last_played.insert(name, now);
+
+        let data = match self.sounds.get(name) {
+            Some(d) => *d,
+            None => return,
+        };
+        let sink = match &self.sink {
+            Some(s) => s,
+            None => return,
+        };
+        if let Ok(decoder) = rodio::Decoder::new(Cursor::new(data.to_vec())) {
+            let source = decoder.amplify(self.volume).convert_samples::<f32>();
+            sink.append(source);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_volume(&mut self, vol: f32) {
+        self.volume = vol.clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+    }
+
+    pub fn toggle(&mut self) {
+        self.enabled = !self.enabled;
+        if let Some(sink) = &self.sink {
+            if !self.enabled {
+                sink.pause();
+            } else {
+                sink.play();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_enabled(&self) -> bool {
+        self.enabled
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for AudioEngine {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/game.rs b/src/game.rs
index 43b966b..01f6a1b 100644
--- a/src/game.rs
+++ b/src/game.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ use crate::world::chunked_grid::ChunkedGrid;
 use crate::world::grid::{WORLD_H, WORLD_W};
 use crate::world::worldgen::WorldGenerator;
 
+use crate::audio::AudioEngine;
+
 pub struct Game {
     pub grid: ChunkedGrid,
     pub ca: CellularAutomaton,
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ pub struct Game {
     pub player: Player,
     pub input: InputHandler,
     pub ui: UiLayer,
+    pub audio: AudioEngine,
     pub cam_x: i32,
     pub cam_y: i32,
     pub cam_offset_x: i32,
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ impl Game {
             player,
             input: InputHandler::new(),
             ui: UiLayer::new(),
+            audio: AudioEngine::new(),
             cam_x: 100,
             cam_y: 100,
             cam_offset_x: 0,
@@ -110,6 +114,7 @@ impl Game {
             player,
             input: InputHandler::new(),
             ui: UiLayer::new(),
+            audio: AudioEngine::new(),
             cam_x: 0,
             cam_y: 0,
             cam_offset_x: 0,
@@ -309,6 +314,9 @@ impl Game {
         // Jump: only on press, not held
         if self.input.jump_requested() {
             let on_ground = self.check_on_ground();
+            if on_ground {
+                self.audio.play("jump");
+            }
             self.player.jump(&mut self.entities, on_ground);
         }
 
@@ -471,9 +479,51 @@ impl Game {
             self.try_spawn_slime();
         }
 
+        self.play_ambient_sounds();
         self.grid.swap_modified_flags();
     }
 
+    fn play_ambient_sounds(&mut self) {
+        if !self.audio.is_enabled() {
+            return;
+        }
+        let (px, py) = self.player.center(&self.entities);
+        let radius = 15i32;
+        let mut has_lava = false;
+        let mut has_fire = false;
+        let mut has_acid = false;
+        let mut has_water = false;
+        for dy in -radius..=radius {
+            for dx in -radius..=radius {
+                let x = px as i32 + dx;
+                let y = py as i32 + dy;
+                if !self.grid.in_bounds(x, y) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                let cell = self.grid.get(x, y);
+                match cell.material {
+                    MaterialId::Lava => has_lava = true,
+                    MaterialId::Fire => has_fire = true,
+                    MaterialId::Acid => has_acid = true,
+                    MaterialId::Water => has_water = true,
+                    _ => {}
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if has_lava && self.tick % 30 == 0 {
+            self.audio.play_throttled("lava_bubble", 500);
+        }
+        if has_fire && self.tick % 15 == 0 {
+            self.audio.play_throttled("fire_crackle", 200);
+        }
+        if has_acid && self.tick % 20 == 0 {
+            self.audio.play_throttled("acid_sizzle", 300);
+        }
+        if has_water && self.tick % 40 == 0 {
+            self.audio.play_throttled("water_splash", 600);
+        }
+    }
+
     fn update_score(&mut self) {
         let mut new_kills = 0;
         for e in self.entities.all_mut() {
@@ -528,6 +578,7 @@ impl Game {
             let item = self.items.all_mut().remove(idx);
             self.ui.add_message(&format!("Picked up {}", item.name()));
             self.player.inventory.push(item);
+            self.audio.play("pickup");
         }
     }
 
@@ -553,6 +604,7 @@ impl Game {
         self.init_world();
         self.ui
             .add_message(&format!("Descended to depth {}", self.depth));
+        self.audio.play("descend");
     }
 
     pub fn use_item(&mut self, index: usize) {
@@ -583,6 +635,7 @@ impl Game {
             self.player.inventory.remove(index);
             self.ui.add_message(&format!("Consumed {}", name));
         }
+        self.audio.play("powerup");
     }
 
     pub fn drop_item(&mut self, index: usize) {
@@ -701,10 +754,24 @@ impl Game {
     }
 
     pub fn update_projectiles(&mut self) {
+        let count_before = self.projectiles.all().len();
         self.projectiles.update(&self.grid);
         self.projectiles
             .resolve_hits(&mut self.grid, self.entities.all_mut(), &mut self.ui);
         self.projectiles.cull_dead();
+        let count_after = self.projectiles.all().len();
+        if count_after < count_before {
+            let any_fireball = self
+                .projectiles
+                .all()
+                .iter()
+                .any(|p| p.typ == ProjectileType::Fireball);
+            if any_fireball || self.fireball_mode {
+                self.audio.play("explosion");
+            } else {
+                self.audio.play("hit");
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn player_shoot(&mut self, dir_x: f32, dir_y: f32) {
@@ -734,6 +801,7 @@ impl Game {
         self.projectiles
             .spawn(typ, spawn_x, spawn_y, vx, vy, owner, damage_bonus);
         self.last_shot_tick = self.tick;
+        self.audio.play("shoot");
     }
 
     fn update_goblin_ai(&mut self) {
@@ -959,6 +1027,7 @@ impl Game {
                             _ => "Enemy hits you!",
                         };
                         self.ui.add_message(msg);
+                        self.audio.play("hit");
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4eb2da8..773d52a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub mod ai;
+pub mod audio;
 pub mod entity;
 pub mod game;
 pub mod input;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2267258..5d6e61a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -295,8 +295,15 @@ fn run_gpu_mode<R: GpuRenderer>(title: &str) {
                         return;
                     }
 
+                    if input.toggle_audio {
+                        game.audio.toggle();
+                    }
+
                     if input.jump {
                         let on_ground = game.check_on_ground();
+                        if on_ground {
+                            game.audio.play("jump");
+                        }
                         game.player.jump(&mut game.entities, on_ground);
                     }
 
diff --git a/src/render/window_input.rs b/src/render/window_input.rs
index 92fe640..532222e 100644
--- a/src/render/window_input.rs
+++ b/src/render/window_input.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ pub struct WindowInput {
     pub cam_up: bool,
     pub cam_down: bool,
     pub quit: bool,
+    pub toggle_audio: bool,
     pub paint: Option<u8>,
     pub mouse_x: f64,
     pub mouse_y: f64,
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ pub struct WindowInput {
     descend_was_down: bool,
     use_item_was_down: bool,
     drop_item_was_down: bool,
+    audio_was_down: bool,
     down_keys: HashSet<KeyCode>,
 }
 
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ impl WindowInput {
             cam_up: false,
             cam_down: false,
             quit: false,
+            toggle_audio: false,
             paint: None,
             mouse_x: 0.0,
             mouse_y: 0.0,
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ impl WindowInput {
             descend_was_down: false,
             use_item_was_down: false,
             drop_item_was_down: false,
+            audio_was_down: false,
             down_keys: HashSet::new(),
         }
     }
@@ -203,6 +207,10 @@ impl WindowInput {
         self.cam_down = keys.contains(&KeyCode::KeyO);
         self.quit = keys.contains(&KeyCode::KeyQ) || keys.contains(&KeyCode::Escape);
 
+        let now_audio = keys.contains(&KeyCode::KeyM);
+        self.toggle_audio = now_audio && !self.audio_was_down;
+        self.audio_was_down = now_audio;
+
         self.paint = None;
         if keys.contains(&KeyCode::Digit1) {
             self.paint = Some(1);