diff --git a/gui_fsm.cpp b/gui_fsm.cpp
index 811fa73..b9edf3a 100644
--- a/gui_fsm.cpp
+++ b/gui_fsm.cpp
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ namespace gui {
   }
 
   void FSM::keyboard_mouse() {
+    if($autowalking) {
+      autowalk();
+      return;
+    }
+
     while(const auto ev = $window.pollEvent()) {
       if(ev->is<sf::Event::Closed>()) {
         event(Event::QUIT);
@@ -251,6 +256,7 @@ namespace gui {
 
       if(const auto* key = ev->getIf<sf::Event::KeyPressed>()) {
         using KEY = sf::Keyboard::Scan;
+
         switch(key->scancode) {
           case KEY::W:
             event(Event::MOVE_FORWARD);
@@ -286,6 +292,8 @@ namespace gui {
             sound::mute(false);
             $main_ui.debug();
             break;
+          case KEY::O:
+            $autowalking = true;
           default:
             break; // ignored
         }
@@ -398,4 +406,108 @@ namespace gui {
 
     run_systems();
   }
+
+
+  void FSM::autowalk() {
+    fmt::println("I'M WALKIN' HEAR!");
+
+    $window.handleEvents(
+        [&](const sf::Event::KeyPressed &) {
+          $autowalking = false;
+          fmt::println("ABORT AUTOWALK");
+        }
+    );
+
+    if(!$autowalking) return;
+
+    while(in_state(State::IN_COMBAT) || in_state(State::ATTACKING)) {
+      if(in_state(State::ATTACKING)) {
+        event(Event::TICK);
+      } else {
+        event(Event::ATTACK);
+      }
+
+      handle_world_events();
+    }
+
+    auto& player_position = $level.world->get<Position>($level.player);
+    auto current = player_position.location;
+    Point target = current;
+    bool found = $level.map->neighbors(target, false, -1);
+    if(!found) {
+      dbc::log("no neighbor found, aborting autowalk");
+      $autowalking = false;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if(!$level.map->can_move(target)) {
+      dbc::log("neighbors is telling me to go to a bad spot.");
+      $autowalking = false;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    int delta_x = int(target.x) - int(current.x);
+    int delta_y = int(target.y) - int(current.y);
+
+    int facing = $main_ui.$compass_dir;
+    int target_facing = 0;
+
+    if(delta_x == -1 && delta_y == 0) {
+      // west
+      fmt::println("WEST: {}, {}", target.x, target.y);
+      target_facing = 4;
+    } else if(delta_x == 1 && delta_y == 0) {
+      // east
+      fmt::println("EAST: {}, {}", target.x, target.y);
+      target_facing = 0;
+    } else if(delta_x == 0 && delta_y == 1) {
+      fmt::println("SOUTH: {}, {}", target.x, target.y);
+      // south
+      target_facing = 2;
+    } else if(delta_x == 0 && delta_y == -1) {
+      fmt::println("NORTH: {}, {}", target.x, target.y);
+      // north
+      target_facing = 6;
+    } else {
+      dbc::sentinel(
+          fmt::format("got more than 4 direction result: "
+            "current={},{} "
+            "target={},{} "
+            "delta={},{} ",
+            current.x, current.y,
+            target.x, target.y,
+            delta_x, delta_y));
+    }
+
+    auto dir = facing < target_facing ? Event::ROTATE_LEFT : Event::ROTATE_RIGHT;
+
+    while(facing != target_facing) {
+      event(dir);
+      render();
+      handle_world_events();
+      facing = $main_ui.$compass_dir;
+    }
+
+    dbc::check($main_ui.$compass_dir == target_facing,
+        "player isn't facing the correct direction");
+
+    if(!in_state(State::IN_COMBAT)) {
+      if(in_state(State::ATTACKING)) {
+        event(Event::TICK);
+      } else {
+        event(Event::MOVE_FORWARD);
+      }
+
+      handle_world_events();
+
+      do {
+          fmt::println("IN WHILE MOVING");
+          event(Event::TICK);
+          event(Event::ATTACK);
+          render();
+          handle_world_events();
+      } while(in_state(State::MOVING));
+    }
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/gui_fsm.hpp b/gui_fsm.hpp
index beda75d..70f2498 100644
--- a/gui_fsm.hpp
+++ b/gui_fsm.hpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace gui {
     public:
       sf::RenderWindow $window;
       bool $draw_stats = false;
+      bool $autowalking = false;
       LevelManager $levels;
       MainUI $main_ui;
       SFMLRender $renderer;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ namespace gui {
       FSM();
 
       void event(Event ev);
+      void autowalk();
 
       void START(Event );
       void MOVING(Event );