diff --git a/src/main/java/ca/blarg/gdx/tilemap3d/json/tilemap/TileMapLoader.java b/src/main/java/ca/blarg/gdx/tilemap3d/json/tilemap/TileMapLoader.java
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+package ca.blarg.gdx.tilemap3d.json.tilemap;
+
+import ca.blarg.gdx.tilemap3d.TileMap;
+import ca.blarg.gdx.tilemap3d.tilemesh.TileMeshCollection;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.assets.AssetDescriptor;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.assets.AssetLoaderParameters;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.assets.AssetManager;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.assets.loaders.AsynchronousAssetLoader;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.assets.loaders.FileHandleResolver;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.files.FileHandle;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Array;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+public class TileMapLoader extends AsynchronousAssetLoader<TileMap, TileMapLoader.TileMapParameters> {
+	public static class TileMapParameters extends AssetLoaderParameters<TileMap> {
+	}
+
+	public TileMapLoader(FileHandleResolver resolver) {
+		super(resolver);
+	}
+
+	JsonTileMap definition;
+	TileMap map;
+
+	@Override
+	public Array<AssetDescriptor> getDependencies(String fileName, FileHandle file, TileMapParameters parameter) {
+		definition = TileMapJsonLoader.load(file);
+		Array<AssetDescriptor> deps = new Array<AssetDescriptor>();
+		deps.add(new AssetDescriptor(definition.tileMeshes, TileMeshCollection.class));
+		return deps;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void loadAsync(AssetManager manager, String fileName, FileHandle file, TileMapParameters parameter) {
+		map = TileMapJsonLoader.create(definition, manager);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public TileMap loadSync(AssetManager manager, String fileName, FileHandle file, TileMapParameters parameter) {
+		return map;
+	}
+}