diff --git a/core/src/com/redstrate/watersymbol/screens/GameScreen.java b/core/src/com/redstrate/watersymbol/screens/GameScreen.java
index a22a87c..dc3359a 100644
--- a/core/src/com/redstrate/watersymbol/screens/GameScreen.java
+++ b/core/src/com/redstrate/watersymbol/screens/GameScreen.java
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.maps.tiled.TmxMapLoader;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.maps.tiled.renderers.OrthogonalTiledMapRenderer;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector2;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector3;
-import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Array;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.ScreenUtils;
 import com.redstrate.watersymbol.*;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Vector;
 
 public class GameScreen implements Screen {
     private final WaterSymbol game;
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ public class GameScreen implements Screen {
                 currentTurn++;
                 startNewTeamTurn(Unit.Team.Player);
             }
+        } else {
+            smoothlyTransitionCamera(new Vector3(currentUnit.positionX * 32, currentUnit.positionY * 32, 0));
         }
     }
 
@@ -226,12 +228,30 @@ public class GameScreen implements Screen {
         }
     }
 
+    Vector3 oldCameraPosition;
+    Vector3 targetCameraPosition;
+    float lerp = 0.0f;
+    boolean currentlyTransitionCamera = false;
+
+    void smoothlyTransitionCamera(Vector3 to) {
+        oldCameraPosition = camera.position;
+        targetCameraPosition = to;
+        lerp = 0.0f;
+        currentlyTransitionCamera = true;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void render(float delta) {
         ScreenUtils.clear(0, 0, 0.2f, 1);
 
-        if(currentUnit != null)
-            camera.position.set(currentUnit.positionX * 32, currentUnit.positionY * 32, 0);
+        if(currentlyTransitionCamera) {
+            camera.position.set(oldCameraPosition.lerp(targetCameraPosition, lerp));
+            lerp += delta;
+
+            if(camera.position.epsilonEquals(targetCameraPosition)) {
+                currentlyTransitionCamera = false;
+            }
+        }
 
         camera.update();
         tiledMapRenderer.setView(camera);
@@ -245,6 +265,12 @@ public class GameScreen implements Screen {
             playerSprite.draw(game.batch);
         }
 
+        // early exit, since we want the camera to finish it's nice transistion
+        if(currentlyTransitionCamera) {
+            game.batch.end();
+            return;
+        }
+
         if(currentTurnTeam == Unit.Team.Player && currentUnit != null) {
             // player is trying to move
             if (Gdx.input.isButtonPressed(0) && !currentlyAwaitingAuxilaryAction) {
@@ -363,6 +389,8 @@ public class GameScreen implements Screen {
                 Vector2 nextMove = currentMovementList.remove(0);
                 currentUnit.positionX = (int) nextMove.x;
                 currentUnit.positionY = (int) nextMove.y;
+
+                smoothlyTransitionCamera(new Vector3(currentUnit.positionX * 32, currentUnit.positionY * 32, 0));
             } else {
                 currentlyTakingAction = false;
                 currentlyAwaitingAuxilaryAction = true;