diff --git a/src/player_states.cpp b/src/player_states.cpp
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+++ b/src/player_states.cpp
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+#include "player_states.hpp"
+#include "player_character.hpp"
+#include "tunnels_game_mode.hpp"
+#include "utils/game_root.hpp"
+#include <godot_cpp/variant/utility_functions.hpp>
+
+namespace godot {
+void PlayerState::_bind_methods() {
+#define CLASSNAME PlayerState
+}
+
+void PlayerState::init(Node *target, StateMachine *machine) {
+    this->state_machine = machine;
+    this->target = Object::cast_to<PlayerCharacter>(target);
+    if(!this->target)
+        UtilityFunctions::push_error("Attempt to apply player state to non-PlayerCharacter node of type '", target->get_class(), "'");
+    Ref<TunnelsGameMode> game_mode = GameRoot::get_singleton()->get_game_mode();
+    this->player = game_mode->get_player_instance();
+    if(!this->player)
+        UtilityFunctions::push_error("Failed to find valid TunnelsPlayer instance in game mode");
+}
+
+StringName PlayerState::get_next() const {
+    return this->get_class();
+}
+
+#undef CLASSNAME // PlayerState
+
+void FollowingPlayer::_bind_methods() {
+#define CLASSNAME FollowingPlayer
+}
+
+void FollowingPlayer::_process(double delta_time) {
+    UtilityFunctions::print(this->get_path(), " _process");
+    Vector3 const target_position = this->player->get_character()->get_global_position();
+    if(target_position.distance_squared_to(this->target->get_global_position()) < 5.f * 5.f)
+        this->target->move(this->player->get_character()->get_velocity().normalized());
+    else
+        this->target->move_to(target_position, 5.f);
+}
+
+#undef CLASSNAME // FollowingPlayer
+}
diff --git a/src/player_states.hpp b/src/player_states.hpp
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+++ b/src/player_states.hpp
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+#ifndef PLAYER_STATES_HPP
+#define PLAYER_STATES_HPP
+
+#include "state.hpp"
+
+namespace godot {
+class PlayerCharacter;
+class StateMachine;
+class TunnelsPlayer;
+
+class PlayerState : public Node,
+                    public IState {
+    GDCLASS(PlayerState, Node);
+    static void _bind_methods();
+public:
+    virtual void init(Node *target, StateMachine *machine) override;
+    virtual StringName get_next() const override;
+protected:
+    PlayerCharacter *target{nullptr};
+    StateMachine *state_machine{nullptr};
+    TunnelsPlayer *player{nullptr};
+};
+
+class FollowingPlayer : public PlayerState {
+    GDCLASS(FollowingPlayer, PlayerState);
+    static void _bind_methods();
+public:
+    virtual void _process(double delta_time) override;
+};
+}
+
+#endif // !PLAYER_STATES_HPP