diff --git a/.changeset/blue-trains-serve.md b/.changeset/blue-trains-serve.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc7de53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/blue-trains-serve.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@tedengine/ted': minor
+---
+
+Add simple actor pool with preallocation
diff --git a/packages/ted/src/core/actor-pool.ts b/packages/ted/src/core/actor-pool.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c90d41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ted/src/core/actor-pool.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import type TActor from './actor';
+
+export interface TPoolableActor extends TActor {
+  /**
+   * Resets the actor to its initial state
+   */
+  reset(): void;
+
+  pool: TActorPool<TPoolableActor>;
+}
+
+export default class TActorPool<T extends TPoolableActor> {
+  private actors: T[] = [];
+
+  constructor(
+    // Function that creates a new actor
+    private readonly actor: () => T,
+    startingInstances: number,
+  ) {
+    // Prefill the pool with instances
+    for (let i = 0; i < startingInstances; i++) {
+      const actor = this.actor();
+      actor.pool = this;
+
+      this.actors.push(actor);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Acquires an actor from the pool, and initializes a new one if necessary
+   * @returns
+   */
+  public acquire(): T | undefined {
+    if (this.actors.length === 0) {
+      const actor = this.actor();
+      actor.pool = this;
+      return actor;
+    }
+
+    return this.actors.pop();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Releases actor back to the pool, resets and removes it from the world
+   * @param actor
+   */
+  public release(actor: T): void {
+    actor.reset();
+
+    if (actor.world) {
+      actor.world.removeActor(actor);
+    }
+
+    this.actors.push(actor);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Runs destroy all actors remaining in the pool.
+   * This will not destroy actors that have been acquired.
+   */
+  public destroy(): void {
+    for (const actor of this.actors) {
+      actor.destroy();
+    }
+
+    this.actors = [];
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/ted/src/index.ts b/packages/ted/src/index.ts
index 5bc6b47..eee15fb 100644
--- a/packages/ted/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ted/src/index.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ export { default as TFollowComponentCameraController } from './cameras/follow-co
 export { default as TActor } from './core/actor';
 export * from './core/actor';
 
+export { default as TActorPool } from './core/actor-pool';
+export * from './core/actor-pool';
+
 export { default as TEventQueue } from './core/event-queue';
 export * from './core/event-queue';