diff --git a/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/entity/Entity.java b/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/entity/Entity.java
index c4b5a2c..a15d5b3 100644
--- a/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/entity/Entity.java
+++ b/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/entity/Entity.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public class Entity {
     public BufferedImage attackUp1, attackUp2, attackDown1, attackDown2, attackLeft1, attackLeft2, attackRight1, attackRight2;
     public BufferedImage image, image2, image3;
     public Rectangle solidArea = new Rectangle(0, 0, 48, 48);
+    public Rectangle attackArea = new Rectangle(0, 0, 0, 0);
     public int solidAreaDefaultX,  solidAreaDefaultY;
     public boolean collision = false;
     String[] dialogue = new String[20];
@@ -119,6 +120,15 @@ public class Entity {
         };
     }
 
+    BufferedImage parseSpriteATK() {
+        return switch (direction) {
+            case UP -> (spriteNum == 1) ? attackUp1 : attackUp2;
+            case DOWN -> (spriteNum == 1) ? attackDown1 : attackDown2;
+            case LEFT -> (spriteNum == 1) ? attackLeft1 : attackLeft2;
+            case RIGHT -> (spriteNum == 1) ? attackRight1 : attackRight2;
+        };
+    }
+
     public BufferedImage initEntitySprites(String name) {
         try {
             return Utility.scaleImage(ImageIO.read(new FileInputStream("assets/" + name + ".png")), panel.tileSize, panel.tileSize);
diff --git a/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/entity/OldManNPC.java b/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/entity/OldManNPC.java
index b189a75..7f25ead 100644
--- a/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/entity/OldManNPC.java
+++ b/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/entity/OldManNPC.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public class OldManNPC extends Entity {
 
     public OldManNPC(GamePanel panel) {
         super(panel);
+        name = "oldman-npc";
 
         direction = Direction.DOWN;
         speed = 1;
diff --git a/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/entity/Player.java b/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/entity/Player.java
index 7d9581b..fb8566f 100644
--- a/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/entity/Player.java
+++ b/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/entity/Player.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public class Player extends Entity {
     public Player(GamePanel panel, KeyHandler keyH) {
         super(panel);
         this.keyH = keyH;
+        name = "player";
 
         screenX = panel.screenWidth/2 - panel.tileSize/2;
         screenY = panel.screenHeight/2 - panel.tileSize/2;
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ public class Player extends Entity {
         solidArea.width = 24;
         solidArea.height = 24;
 
+        attackArea.width = 36;
+        attackArea.height = 36;
+
         setDefaultValues();
         getPlayerImage();
         getPlayerAttackImage();
@@ -46,12 +50,18 @@ public class Player extends Entity {
     }
 
     public void update() {
+        if(attacking) {
+            attacking();
+            return;
+        }
         // MOVEMENT
         if(keyH.upPressed ||  keyH.downPressed || keyH.leftPressed || keyH.rightPressed || keyH.spacePressed) {
-            if(keyH.upPressed) direction = Direction.UP;
-            else if(keyH.downPressed) direction = Direction.DOWN;
-            else if(keyH.leftPressed) direction = Direction.LEFT;
-            else direction = Direction.RIGHT;
+            if(!keyH.spacePressed) {
+                if(keyH.upPressed) direction = Direction.UP;
+                else if(keyH.downPressed) direction = Direction.DOWN;
+                else if(keyH.leftPressed) direction = Direction.LEFT;
+                else direction = Direction.RIGHT;
+            }
 
             // CHECK TILE COLLISION
             collisionOn = false;
@@ -99,6 +109,45 @@ public class Player extends Entity {
         }
     }
 
+    public void attacking() {
+        spriteCounter++;
+        if(spriteCounter <= 5) spriteNum = 1;
+        if(spriteCounter > 5 && spriteCounter <= 25) {
+            spriteNum = 2;
+            int currentWorldX = worldX;
+            int currentWorldY = worldY;
+            int solidAreaWidth = solidArea.width;
+            int solidAreaHeight = solidArea.height;
+
+            switch(direction) {
+                case UP -> worldY -= attackArea.height;
+                case DOWN -> worldY += attackArea.height;
+                case LEFT -> worldX -= attackArea.width;
+                case RIGHT -> worldX += attackArea.width;
+            }
+            solidArea.width = attackArea.width;
+            solidArea.height = attackArea.height;
+
+            int monsterIndex = panel.collisionH.checkEntity(this, panel.monster);
+            damageMonster(monsterIndex);
+
+            worldX = currentWorldX;
+            worldY = currentWorldY;
+            solidArea.width = solidAreaWidth;
+            solidArea.height = solidAreaHeight;
+
+        }
+        if(spriteCounter > 25) {
+            spriteNum = 1;
+            spriteCounter = 0;
+            attacking = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void damageMonster(int index) {
+        if(index == 999) return;
+    }
+
     public void draw(Graphics2D graphics2d) {
         int screenX = worldX - panel.player.worldX + panel.player.screenX;
         int screenY = worldY - panel.player.worldY + panel.player.screenY;
@@ -107,7 +156,10 @@ public class Player extends Entity {
             graphics2d.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 0.3f));
         }
 
-        graphics2d.drawImage(parseSprite(), screenX, screenY, null);
+        if(attacking) graphics2d.drawImage(parseSpriteATK(),
+                (direction == Direction.LEFT) ? screenX - panel.tileSize : screenX,
+                (direction == Direction.UP) ? screenY - panel.tileSize : screenY, null);
+        else graphics2d.drawImage(parseSprite(), screenX, screenY, null);
 
         graphics2d.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 1f));
     }
@@ -117,7 +169,10 @@ public class Player extends Entity {
     }
 
     public void interactNPC(int index) {
-        if(index == 999) return;
+        if(index == 999) {
+            if(panel.keyH.spacePressed) attacking = true;
+            return;
+        }
         //if(!panel.keyH.spacePressed) return; //Only uncomment if text should only appear if player hits space
         panel.gameState = GameState.DIALOGUE;
         panel.npc[index].speak();