diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/api/character/Character.java b/api/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/api/character/Character.java
index b44a5a55..f88770e6 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/api/character/Character.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/api/character/Character.java
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ package com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.character;
 
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.animation.Animated;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.entity.Entity;
-import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.event.Event;
-import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.event.EventType;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.move.Direction;
 import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.move.Movable;
+import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.move.Movement;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
-import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 public interface Character extends Movable, Animated, Entity {
 
+   Movement move(Direction direction);
+
    Direction getFaceDirection();
 
    void setFaceDirection(Direction direction);
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/lib/ai/RandomMovementAI.java b/api/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/lib/ai/RandomMovementAI.java
index 1345bc5a..795c8bbf 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/lib/ai/RandomMovementAI.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/lib/ai/RandomMovementAI.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class RandomMovementAI<N extends NPC> implements AI {
       if (!npc.isMoving()) {
          if (accumulator > threshold) {
             Direction direction = Direction.values()[random.nextInt(4)];
-            layer.pushMovement(npc.prepareMovement(direction));
+            npc.move(direction);
             accumulator = 0.0f;
             threshold = random.nextFloat() * intervalSeconds;
          }
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/lib/character/CharacterDelegate.java b/api/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/lib/character/CharacterDelegate.java
index 08df6064..1fb10ad4 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/lib/character/CharacterDelegate.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/lib/character/CharacterDelegate.java
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ public abstract class CharacterDelegate implements Character {
       return character.getMovement();
    }
 
+   @Override
+   public Movement move(Direction direction) {
+      return character.move(direction);
+   }
+
    @Override
    public Direction getFaceDirection() {
       return character.getFaceDirection();
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/util/input/InputUtil.java b/api/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/util/input/InputUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60ef6a7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/util/input/InputUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package com.bartlomiejpluta.base.util.input;
+
+import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.character.Character;
+import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.input.Input;
+import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.input.Key;
+import com.bartlomiejpluta.base.api.move.Direction;
+
+public class InputUtil {
+   public static void handleBasicControl(Character character, Input input) {
+      if (character.isMoving() || character.getLayer() == null) {
+         return;
+      }
+
+      if (input.isKeyPressed(Key.KEY_LEFT_CONTROL)) {
+         if (input.isKeyPressed(Key.KEY_DOWN)) {
+            character.setFaceDirection(Direction.DOWN);
+         } else if (input.isKeyPressed(Key.KEY_UP)) {
+            character.setFaceDirection(Direction.UP);
+         } else if (input.isKeyPressed(Key.KEY_LEFT)) {
+            character.setFaceDirection(Direction.LEFT);
+         } else if (input.isKeyPressed(Key.KEY_RIGHT)) {
+            character.setFaceDirection(Direction.RIGHT);
+         }
+      } else {
+         if (input.isKeyPressed(Key.KEY_DOWN)) {
+            character.move(Direction.DOWN);
+         } else if (input.isKeyPressed(Key.KEY_UP)) {
+            character.move(Direction.UP);
+         } else if (input.isKeyPressed(Key.KEY_LEFT)) {
+            character.move(Direction.LEFT);
+         } else if (input.isKeyPressed(Key.KEY_RIGHT)) {
+            character.move(Direction.RIGHT);
+         }
+      }
+   }
+}
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/world/character/model/DefaultCharacter.java b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/world/character/model/DefaultCharacter.java
index e2ae378a..4d90661d 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/world/character/model/DefaultCharacter.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/com/bartlomiejpluta/base/engine/world/character/model/DefaultCharacter.java
@@ -144,6 +144,13 @@ public class DefaultCharacter extends MovableSprite implements Character {
       return animation.getFuture();
    }
 
+   @Override
+   public Movement move(Direction direction) {
+      var movement = prepareMovement(direction);
+      layer.pushMovement(movement);
+      return movement;
+   }
+
    @Override
    public boolean move(Movement movement) {
       if (super.move(movement)) {