diff --git a/lib/features/renderer/renderer.dart b/lib/features/renderer/renderer.dart
index 9183866..20f7acc 100644
--- a/lib/features/renderer/renderer.dart
+++ b/lib/features/renderer/renderer.dart
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class _WolfRendererState extends State<WolfRenderer>
 
     // 2. Explicit State Updates
     player.updateWeaponSwitch();
-    _applyMovementAndCollision(inputResult.movement.x, inputResult.movement.y);
+    _applyMovementAndCollision(inputResult.movement);
     _updateEntities(elapsed);
 
     // Explicit reassignment from a pure(r) function
@@ -251,22 +251,32 @@ class _WolfRendererState extends State<WolfRenderer>
     return (movement: movement, dAngle: dAngle);
   }
 
-  // Now receives dx and dy explicitly
-  void _applyMovementAndCollision(double dx, double dy) {
+  void _applyMovementAndCollision(Coordinate2D movement) {
     const double margin = 0.3;
 
-    double newX = player.x + dx;
-    int checkX = (dx > 0) ? (newX + margin).toInt() : (newX - margin).toInt();
+    // Calculate the intended new position
+    Coordinate2D newPos = player.position + movement;
 
-    if (_isWalkable(checkX, player.y.toInt())) {
-      player.x = newX;
+    // Check X axis independently (allows for sliding along walls)
+    if (movement.x != 0) {
+      int checkX = (movement.x > 0)
+          ? (newPos.x + margin).toInt()
+          : (newPos.x - margin).toInt();
+
+      if (_isWalkable(checkX, player.position.y.toInt())) {
+        player.x = newPos.x;
+      }
     }
 
-    double newY = player.y + dy;
-    int checkY = (dy > 0) ? (newY + margin).toInt() : (newY - margin).toInt();
+    // Check Y axis independently
+    if (movement.y != 0) {
+      int checkY = (movement.y > 0)
+          ? (newPos.y + margin).toInt()
+          : (newPos.y - margin).toInt();
 
-    if (_isWalkable(player.x.toInt(), checkY)) {
-      player.y = newY;
+      if (_isWalkable(player.position.x.toInt(), checkY)) {
+        player.y = newPos.y;
+      }
     }
   }