diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ebb9f2..4f5bc89 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ add_library(Engine STATIC
         engine/src/core/inputsOutputs/context/InputContextStack.h
         engine/src/core/inputsOutputs/controller/CameraController.cpp
         engine/src/core/inputsOutputs/controller/CameraController.h
+        engine/src/game/GameState.cpp
+        engine/src/game/GameState.h
+        engine/src/game/GameMode.cpp
+        engine/src/game/GameMode.h
+        engine/src/game/TurnBasedGameMode.cpp
+        engine/src/game/TurnBasedGameMode.h
 )
 target_include_directories(Engine PUBLIC engine/src)
 target_link_libraries(Engine PUBLIC OpenGL::GL glfw glad glm::glm imgui spdlog::spdlog tinyobjloader stb_image)
diff --git a/engine/src/game/GameMode.cpp b/engine/src/game/GameMode.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71929bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/game/GameMode.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//
+// Created by sebastian on 02.08.26.
+//
+
+#include "GameMode.h"
diff --git a/engine/src/game/GameMode.h b/engine/src/game/GameMode.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24bf16e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/game/GameMode.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+//
+// Created by sebastian on 02.08.26.
+//
+
+#ifndef COLORRACE_GAMEMODE_H
+#define COLORRACE_GAMEMODE_H
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "GameState.h"
+
+
+namespace engine {
+    template <typename Command, typename Event, typename State>
+    class GameMode {
+    public:
+        static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<GameState, State>, "State must be derived from GameState");
+
+        virtual ~GameMode() = default;
+
+        virtual void sendCommand(const Command& command) = 0;
+        virtual std::vector<Event> pollEvents() = 0;
+        [[nodiscard]] virtual const State& getState() const = 0;
+    };
+}
+
+
+#endif //COLORRACE_GAMEMODE_H
diff --git a/engine/src/game/GameState.cpp b/engine/src/game/GameState.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e9951c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/game/GameState.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//
+// Created by sebastian on 02.08.26.
+//
+
+#include "GameState.h"
diff --git a/engine/src/game/GameState.h b/engine/src/game/GameState.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..354d3b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/game/GameState.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+//
+// Created by sebastian on 02.08.26.
+//
+
+#ifndef COLORRACE_GAMESTATE_H
+#define COLORRACE_GAMESTATE_H
+
+
+namespace engine {
+    class GameState {
+    public:
+        virtual ~GameState() = default;
+    };
+
+
+}
+#endif //COLORRACE_GAMESTATE_H
diff --git a/engine/src/game/TurnBasedGameMode.cpp b/engine/src/game/TurnBasedGameMode.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58f1cc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/game/TurnBasedGameMode.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//
+// Created by sebastian on 02.08.26.
+//
+
+#include "TurnBasedGameMode.h"
diff --git a/engine/src/game/TurnBasedGameMode.h b/engine/src/game/TurnBasedGameMode.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..443fbb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/game/TurnBasedGameMode.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+//
+// Created by sebastian on 02.08.26.
+//
+
+#ifndef COLORRACE_TURNBASEDGAMEMODE_H
+#define COLORRACE_TURNBASEDGAMEMODE_H
+#include <cstdint>
+
+#include "GameMode.h"
+
+
+namespace engine {
+    using PlayerID = uint32_t;
+
+    template<typename Command, typename Event, typename State>
+    class TurnBasedGameMode : public GameMode<Command, Event, State> {
+    public:
+        explicit TurnBasedGameMode(std::vector<PlayerID> playerOrder) : m_playerOrder(std::move(playerOrder)) {}
+        [[nodiscard]] PlayerID getCurrentPlayer() const { return m_playerOrder[m_currentPlayerIndex]; }
+        [[nodiscard]] bool isCurrentPlayer(PlayerID playerID) const { return getCurrentPlayer() == playerID; }
+    protected:
+        void endTurn(bool extraTurn = false) {
+            if (!extraTurn) m_currentPlayerIndex = (m_currentPlayerIndex + 1) % m_playerOrder.size();
+        }
+    private:
+        std::vector<PlayerID> m_playerOrder;
+        size_t m_currentPlayerIndex = 0;
+    };
+}
+
+#endif //COLORRACE_TURNBASEDGAMEMODE_H