diff --git a/assets/levels/level1.txt b/assets/levels/level1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b788cff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/levels/level1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+25 50
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diff --git a/assets/textures/overworld-raw.png b/assets/textures/overworld-raw.png
index 19a368b..f56b851 100644
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diff --git a/assets/textures/overworld.png b/assets/textures/overworld.png
index f27ff69..255680b 100644
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diff --git a/src/engine/map/mod.rs b/src/engine/map/mod.rs
index 7018f4a..829e1ce 100644
--- a/src/engine/map/mod.rs
+++ b/src/engine/map/mod.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ impl Tile {
             Tile::Solid => (16, 0),
         }
     }
+
+    /// Creates a tile from a u8.
+    pub fn from_u8(id: u8) -> Option<Tile> {
+        match id {
+            0 => Some(Tile::Empty),
+            1 => Some(Tile::Solid),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// A tile and its position.
@@ -80,6 +89,29 @@ impl Map {
 
     }
 
+    /// Creates a map from a txt file.
+    pub fn from_str(text: &str) -> Result<Map, ()> {
+        let split = text.split('\n').collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        // First two usize are the size of the map
+        let size = split[0]
+            .split_whitespace()
+            .map(|x| x.parse::<usize>().unwrap())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        let mut tiles = Matrix::from_size(size[0], size[1], Tile::Empty);
+
+        for (row, line) in split.iter().skip(1).enumerate() {
+            for (col, tile) in line.split_whitespace().enumerate() {
+                tiles[(row, col)] = Tile::from_u8(tile.parse::<u8>().unwrap()).unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(Map {
+            tiles: tiles,
+        })
+    }
+
     /// Returns an iterator to the positioned tiles.
     pub fn at(&self, row: usize, col: usize) -> PositionedTile {
         PositionedTile {
diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/mod.rs b/src/engine/renderer/mod.rs
index ab213c8..2291cc1 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/mod.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use sfml::system::{
 
 use engine::texture::{Texture, TextureManager};
 use engine::scene::Scene;
+use engine::map::Tile;
 
 /// Our custom drawable trait.
 pub trait Drawable {
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ impl Renderer {
 
     /// Clears the window.
     pub fn clear(&mut self) {
-        self.window.clear(&Color::rgb(0, 0, 0));
+        self.window.clear(&Color::rgb(135, 206, 235));
     }
 
     /// Draws a drawable.
@@ -99,7 +100,10 @@ impl Renderer {
 
         for i in 0 .. rows {
             for j in 0 .. cols {
-                self.draw(&map.at(i, j));
+                let tile = map.at(i,j);
+                if tile.tile != Tile::Empty {
+                    self.draw(&tile);
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/engine/scene/mod.rs b/src/engine/scene/mod.rs
index ea4253a..f69aff7 100644
--- a/src/engine/scene/mod.rs
+++ b/src/engine/scene/mod.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl Scene {
     pub fn new() -> Scene {
         Scene {
             characters: vec![],
-            map: Map::new(30, 30),
+            map: Map::from_str(include_str!("../../../assets/levels/level1.txt")).unwrap(),
         }
     }