diff --git a/src/file_io.c b/src/file_io.c
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+++ b/src/file_io.c
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+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "file_io.h"
+#include "log.h"
+#include "string_utils.h"
+
+static char* base_assets_path;
+
+void io_file_initialize(const char* assets_path)
+{
+	base_assets_path = str_new(assets_path);
+}
+
+void io_file_cleanup(void)
+{
+	if(base_assets_path) free(base_assets_path);
+}
+
+char* io_file_read(const char* path)
+{
+	/* Make path relative to base assets folder path */
+	char* relative_path = str_new(base_assets_path);
+	relative_path = str_concat(relative_path, path);
+	
+	FILE* file = fopen(relative_path, "r");
+	char* data = NULL;
+	if(file)
+	{
+		int rc = fseek(file, 0, SEEK_END);
+		if(rc == 0)
+		{
+			size_t size = (size_t)ftell(file);
+			rewind(file);
+			data = malloc(sizeof(char) * size + 1);
+			if(data)
+			{
+				if(fread(data, size, 1, file) > 0)
+				{
+					if(data[size] != '\0') data[size] = '\0';
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					log_error("io:file_read", "fread failed");
+					free(data);
+				}
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				log_error("io:file_read", "malloc failed");
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			log_error("io:file_read", "fseek failed");
+		}
+		fclose(file);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		log_error("io:file_read", "File '%s' not found", relative_path);
+	}
+
+	free(relative_path);
+	return data;
+}
+
+FILE* io_file_open(const char* path, const char* mode)
+{
+	char* relative_path = str_new(base_assets_path);
+	relative_path = str_concat(relative_path, path);
+	FILE* file = fopen(relative_path, mode);
+	if(!file) log_error("io:file", "Fialed to open file '%s'", relative_path);
+	return file;
+}
diff --git a/src/file_io.h b/src/file_io.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fe3203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/file_io.h
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+#ifndef file_io_H
+#define file_io_H
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+void  io_file_initialize(const char* assets_path);
+char* io_file_read(const char* path);
+FILE* io_file_open(const char* path, const char* mode);
+void  io_file_cleanup(void);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/num_types.h b/src/num_types.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2559886
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/num_types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef num_types_H
+#define num_types_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+typedef int32_t      int32;
+typedef int64_t      int64;
+typedef unsigned int uint;
+typedef uint32_t     uint32;
+typedef uint64_t     uint64;
+
+#endif