diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 4c040da..db8ccc6 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -27,3 +27,7 @@ if inpututil.IsKeyJustPressed(ebiten.KeyS) {
 
 - Add some final message when the player reaches the last level, start
   from scratch or a message to buy me some beer, whatever
+
+- Calculate obstacle collision the same as solid collision with future
+  velocity and  included snap in so  that the player ends  up right on
+  the edge of the obstacle and not inside as it is now
diff --git a/assets/levels/0-own.lvl b/assets/levels/0-own.lvl
index 78add7e..5d50ad3 100644
--- a/assets/levels/0-own.lvl
+++ b/assets/levels/0-own.lvl
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ Background: background-lila
                     
                     
      ########       
-     #  o # #       
-     #  S # #       
+     #v o   #       
+     #  S<# #       
      # #### #       
                     
                     
      # #### #       
      #      #       
-     #      #       
+     #>    ^#       
      ########       
                     
diff --git a/assets/loader-levels.go b/assets/loader-levels.go
index c6b6a0a..2d5d1ce 100644
--- a/assets/loader-levels.go
+++ b/assets/loader-levels.go
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"log"
 	"log/slog"
+	"openquell/config"
 	"openquell/util"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2"
@@ -28,9 +30,10 @@ type Tile struct {
 	Renderable  bool
 	Velocity    bool
 	Collectible bool
-	Obstacle    bool
 	Particle    int // -1=unused, 0-3 = show image of slice
 	Particles   []*ebiten.Image
+	Obstacle    bool
+	Direction   int // obstacles
 }
 
 func NewTilePlayer() *Tile {
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ func NewTileCollectible(class string) *Tile {
 	}
 }
 
-func NewTileObstacle(class string) *Tile {
+func NewTileObstacle(class string, direction int) *Tile {
 	return &Tile{
 		Id:         '+',
 		Sprite:     Assets[class],
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ func NewTileObstacle(class string) *Tile {
 		Solid:      false,
 		Renderable: true,
 		Obstacle:   true,
+		Direction:  direction,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -121,7 +125,11 @@ func InitTiles() TileRegistry {
 		'#': NewTileBlock("block-grey32"),
 		'S': NewTilePlayer(),
 		'o': NewTileCollectible("collectible-orange"),
-		'+': NewTileObstacle("obstacle-star"),
+		'+': NewTileObstacle("obstacle-star", config.All),
+		'^': NewTileObstacle("obstacle-north", config.North),
+		'v': NewTileObstacle("obstacle-south", config.South),
+		'<': NewTileObstacle("obstacle-east", config.East),
+		'>': NewTileObstacle("obstacle-west", config.West),
 		'*': NewTileParticle([]string{
 			//"particle-ring-1",
 			"particle-ring-2",
@@ -143,6 +151,10 @@ func LoadLevels(dir string) []RawLevel {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to read level dir %s: %s", dir, err)
 	}
 
+	sort.Slice(entries, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return entries[i].Name() < entries[j].Name()
+	})
+
 	for _, levelfile := range entries {
 		if levelfile.Type().IsRegular() && strings.Contains(levelfile.Name(), ".lvl") {
 			path := filepath.Join("assets", dir)
diff --git a/assets/sprites/obstacle-east.png b/assets/sprites/obstacle-east.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73c0f97
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sprites/obstacle-east.png differ
diff --git a/assets/sprites/obstacle-north.png b/assets/sprites/obstacle-north.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdee7c8
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sprites/obstacle-north.png differ
diff --git a/assets/sprites/obstacle-south.png b/assets/sprites/obstacle-south.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c34d6c5
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sprites/obstacle-south.png differ
diff --git a/assets/sprites/obstacle-west.png b/assets/sprites/obstacle-west.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d60dc75
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sprites/obstacle-west.png differ
diff --git a/components/position.go b/components/position.go
index b1aefb8..b968c4e 100644
--- a/components/position.go
+++ b/components/position.go
@@ -72,7 +72,13 @@ func (position *Position) String() string {
 }
 
 func (position *Position) Move(velocity *Velocity, speed *Speed) {
-	position.Update(position.X+(velocity.Data.X*speed.Value), position.Y+(velocity.Data.Y*speed.Value))
+	if velocity.Direction != 0 {
+		slog.Debug("moving", "velocity", velocity, "speed", speed)
+	}
+	position.Update(
+		position.X+(velocity.Data.X*speed.Value),
+		position.Y+(velocity.Data.Y*speed.Value),
+	)
 }
 
 func (position *Position) Set(newpos *Position) {
diff --git a/components/velocity.go b/components/velocity.go
index 3881d78..3da8c58 100644
--- a/components/velocity.go
+++ b/components/velocity.go
@@ -35,3 +35,21 @@ func (velocity *Velocity) Change(direction int) {
 func (velocity *Velocity) Moving() bool {
 	return velocity.Data.X != 0 || velocity.Data.Y != 0
 }
+
+func (velocity *Velocity) InvertDirection() int {
+	switch velocity.Direction {
+	case East:
+		return West
+	case West:
+		return East
+	case South:
+		return North
+	case North:
+		return South
+	case All:
+		return Stop
+	}
+
+	// should not happen
+	return All
+}
diff --git a/config/static.go b/config/static.go
index 580e1a1..fc645dd 100644
--- a/config/static.go
+++ b/config/static.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const (
 	West
 	South
 	North
+	All
 )
 
 const PLAYERSPEED int = 4
diff --git a/grid/grid.go b/grid/grid.go
index 568ec1b..869a2bb 100644
--- a/grid/grid.go
+++ b/grid/grid.go
@@ -48,12 +48,14 @@ func NewGrid(world *ecs.World,
 		components.Renderable,
 		components.Collectible](world)
 
-	obsmapper := generic.NewMap3[
+	obsmapper := generic.NewMap4[
 		components.Position,
+		components.Velocity,
 		components.Renderable,
 		components.Obstacle](world)
 
 	var pos *components.Position
+	var vel *components.Velocity
 	var render *components.Renderable
 	var speed *components.Speed
 
@@ -78,7 +80,8 @@ func NewGrid(world *ecs.World,
 				pos, render, _ = colmapper.Get(entity)
 			case tile.Obstacle:
 				entity := obsmapper.New()
-				pos, render, _ = obsmapper.Get(entity)
+				pos, vel, render, _ = obsmapper.Get(entity)
+				vel.Direction = tile.Direction
 			default:
 				log.Fatalln("unsupported tile type encountered")
 			}
diff --git a/src/star.xcf b/src/star.xcf
index 2b5c5c2..144d035 100644
Binary files a/src/star.xcf and b/src/star.xcf differ
diff --git a/systems/obstacle_system.go b/systems/obstacle_system.go
index 56ecfd5..8ebb615 100644
--- a/systems/obstacle_system.go
+++ b/systems/obstacle_system.go
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"openquell/assets"
 	"openquell/components"
 	. "openquell/components"
-	"openquell/config"
 	. "openquell/config"
 	"openquell/observers"
+	"openquell/util"
 
 	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2"
 	"github.com/mlange-42/arche/ecs"
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 type ObstacleSystem struct {
-	World    *ecs.World
-	Selector *generic.Filter3[Position, Obstacle, Renderable]
+	World           *ecs.World
+	Selector        *generic.Filter4[Position, Velocity, Obstacle, Renderable]
+	PreviousFreePos *components.Position
 }
 
 func NewObstacleSystem(world *ecs.World) *ObstacleSystem {
 	system := &ObstacleSystem{
-		Selector: generic.NewFilter3[Position, Obstacle, Renderable](),
+		Selector: generic.NewFilter4[Position, Velocity, Obstacle, Renderable](),
 		World:    world,
 	}
 
@@ -45,17 +46,25 @@ func (system *ObstacleSystem) Update() {
 	gameover := false
 
 	for query.Next() {
-		obsposition, obstacle, _ := query.Get()
+		obsposition, obsvelocity, obstacle, _ := query.Get()
 
 		for player := range playerobserver.Entities {
 			playerposition := (*Position)(system.World.Get(player, posID))
 			playervelocity := (*Velocity)(system.World.Get(player, veloID))
 
-			ok, _ := playerposition.Intersects(obsposition, playervelocity)
+			ok, newpos := playerposition.Intersects(obsposition, playervelocity)
 			if ok {
 				slog.Debug("bumped into obstacle", "obstacle", obstacle)
-				EntitiesToRemove = append(EntitiesToRemove, player)
-				gameover = true
+
+				if CheckObstacleSide(playervelocity, obsvelocity.Direction) {
+					EntitiesToRemove = append(EntitiesToRemove, player)
+					gameover = true
+				} else {
+					playervelocity.Change(Stop)
+					slog.Debug("bump not die", "originalpos", playerposition)
+					playerposition.Set(newpos)
+					slog.Debug("bump not die", "newpos", newpos)
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -82,7 +91,7 @@ func (system *ObstacleSystem) Draw(screen *ebiten.Image) {
 	query := system.Selector.Query(system.World)
 
 	for query.Next() {
-		pos, _, sprite := query.Get()
+		pos, _, _, sprite := query.Get()
 
 		op.GeoM.Reset()
 		op.GeoM.Translate(float64(pos.X), float64(pos.Y))
@@ -113,5 +122,21 @@ func (system *ObstacleSystem) AddParticle(position *components.Position) {
 		64,
 	)
 
-	timer.Start(config.PARTICLE_LOOPWAIT)
+	timer.Start(PARTICLE_LOOPWAIT)
+}
+
+// return true if obstacle weapon points into the direction the player is moving
+func CheckObstacleSide(playervelocity *Velocity, obsdirection int) bool {
+	movingdirection := playervelocity.InvertDirection()
+
+	if movingdirection == Stop || movingdirection == obsdirection {
+		slog.Debug("Damaging obstacle collision",
+			"playerdirection", util.DirectionStr(playervelocity.Direction),
+			"obsdirection", util.DirectionStr(obsdirection),
+			"movingdirection", util.DirectionStr(movingdirection),
+		)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
 }
diff --git a/systems/player_system.go b/systems/player_system.go
index b8a80b2..1e66c8f 100644
--- a/systems/player_system.go
+++ b/systems/player_system.go
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ func (system PlayerSystem) Update() error {
 	}
 
 	system.Particle.Update()
-	system.Collectible.Update()
 	system.Obstacle.Update()
+	system.Collectible.Update()
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (system *PlayerSystem) Draw(screen *ebiten.Image) {
 		screen.DrawImage(sprite.Image, op)
 	}
 
-	system.Obstacle.Draw(screen)
 	system.Collectible.Draw(screen)
 	system.Particle.Draw(screen)
+	system.Obstacle.Draw(screen)
 }
diff --git a/util/generics.go b/util/generics.go
index b14dd19..c51ac71 100644
--- a/util/generics.go
+++ b/util/generics.go
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package util
 
+import (
+	. "openquell/config"
+)
+
 // find an item in a list, generic variant
 func Contains[E comparable](s []E, v E) bool {
 	for _, vs := range s {
@@ -19,3 +23,21 @@ func Exists[K comparable, V any](m map[K]V, v K) bool {
 
 	return false
 }
+
+func DirectionStr(dir int) string {
+	str := "Stop"
+	switch dir {
+	case East:
+		str = "East"
+	case West:
+		str = "West"
+	case South:
+		str = "South"
+	case North:
+		str = "North"
+	case All:
+		str = "All"
+	}
+
+	return str
+}