diff --git a/engine/CMakeLists.txt b/engine/CMakeLists.txt
index 5d1b98f..6c760b6 100644
--- a/engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/engine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,35 +4,59 @@
 find_package(Vulkan REQUIRED)
 include(FetchContent)
 
+FetchContent_Declare(
+	spdlog
+	GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/gabime/spdlog.git
+	GIT_TAG f355b3d58f7067eee1706ff3c801c2361011f3d5 # v1.15.1
+	FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS NAMES spdlog
+)
+FetchContent_MakeAvailable(spdlog)
+
 set(ENGINE_SRC
+	core/debug.cpp
 	drivers/vulkan/render_driver.cpp
 	render/renderer.cpp
 )
 
 list(TRANSFORM ENGINE_SRC PREPEND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/)
 
-include_directories(
-	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
+set(ENGINE_INCLUDES_PRIVATE
 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src
 	${Vulkan_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
-
-set(ENGINE_LIBS
+set(ENGINE_INCLUDES_PUBLIC
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
+	${spdlog_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+)
+set(ENGINE_LIBS_PRIVATE
 	Vulkan::Vulkan
 )
+set(ENGINE_LIBS_PUBLIC
+	spdlog::spdlog
+)
 
 if (NOVA_ENGINE_SHARED)
 	add_library(nova SHARED ${ENGINE_SRC})
+	target_include_directories(nova
+		PUBLIC ${ENGINE_INCLUDES_PUBLIC}
+		PRIVATE ${ENGINE_INCLUDES_PRIVATE}
+	)
+	target_link_libraries(nova
+		PUBLIC ${ENGINE_LIBS_PUBLIC}
+		PRIVATE ${ENGINE_LIBS_PRIVATE}
+	)
 	target_compile_definitions(nova PRIVATE
 		NOVA_DLL_EXPORT
 	)
-	target_link_libraries(nova PRIVATE
-		${ENGINE_LIBS}
-	)
 endif ()
 if (NOVA_ENGINE_STATIC)
 	add_library(nova_static STATIC ${ENGINE_SRC})
-	target_link_libraries(nova_static PRIVATE
-		${ENGINE_LIBS}
+	target_include_directories(nova_static PUBLIC
+		PUBLIC ${ENGINE_INCLUDES_PUBLIC}
+		PRIVATE ${ENGINE_INCLUDES_PRIVATE}
+	)
+	target_link_libraries(nova_static PUBLIC
+		PUBLIC ${ENGINE_LIBS_PUBLIC}
+		PRIVATE ${ENGINE_LIBS_PRIVATE}
 	)
 endif ()
diff --git a/engine/include/nova/core/debug.h b/engine/include/nova/core/debug.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c6d047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/include/nova/core/debug.h
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, Jayden Grubb <contact@jaydengrubb.com>
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <nova/api.h>
+#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+	#define NOVA_FUNC_NAME __FUNCTION__
+#else
+	#define NOVA_FUNC_NAME __PRETTY_FUNCTION__
+#endif
+
+namespace Nova {
+	namespace Internals {
+		NOVA_API void _assert_fail(std::string_view assertion, std::string_view file, std::string_view func, int line);
+
+		consteval std::string_view _format_func_name(const std::string_view name) {
+			const auto start = name.find_first_of(' ') + 1;
+			const auto end = name.find_first_of('(');
+			return name.substr(start, end - start);
+		}
+	} // namespace Internals
+
+	class NOVA_API Debug {
+	  public:
+		static std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> get_logger();
+		static bool is_debug();
+
+		template<typename... Args>
+		static void log(spdlog::format_string_t<Args...> fmt, Args&&... args) {
+			get_logger()->info(fmt, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+		}
+
+		template<typename... Args>
+		static void log_warning(spdlog::format_string_t<Args...> fmt, Args&&... args) {
+			get_logger()->warn(fmt, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+		}
+
+		template<typename... Args>
+		static void log_error(spdlog::format_string_t<Args...> fmt, Args&&... args) {
+			get_logger()->error(fmt, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+		}
+	};
+} // namespace Nova
+
+#define NOVA_LOG(...) ::Nova::Debug::get_logger()->info(__VA_ARGS__)
+#define NOVA_WARN(...) ::Nova::Debug::get_logger()->warn(__VA_ARGS__)
+#define NOVA_ERROR(...) ::Nova::Debug::get_logger()->error(__VA_ARGS__)
+#define NOVA_CRITICAL(...) ::Nova::Debug::get_logger()->critical(__VA_ARGS__)
+#define NOVA_DEBUG(...) ::Nova::Debug::get_logger()->debug(__VA_ARGS__)
+#define NOVA_TRACE(...) ::Nova::Debug::get_logger()->trace(__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define NOVA_AUTO_TRACE() NOVA_TRACE("{}()", ::Nova::Internals::_format_func_name(NOVA_FUNC_NAME))
+
+#define NOVA_ASSERT(expr) \
+	(static_cast<bool>(expr) \
+		 ? static_cast<void>(0) \
+		 : ::Nova::Internals:: \
+			   _assert_fail(#expr, __FILE__, ::Nova::Internals::_format_func_name(NOVA_FUNC_NAME), __LINE__))
diff --git a/engine/src/core/debug.cpp b/engine/src/core/debug.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d8f23c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/core/debug.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, Jayden Grubb <contact@jaydengrubb.com>
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <nova/core/debug.h>
+#include <spdlog/sinks/stdout_color_sinks.h>
+
+using namespace Nova;
+
+std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> Debug::get_logger() {
+	static std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> s_logger;
+	if (!s_logger) {
+		s_logger = spdlog::stdout_color_mt("NOVA");
+		s_logger->set_level(spdlog::level::trace);
+		s_logger->set_pattern("%^[%T] %n: %v%$");
+	}
+	return s_logger;
+}
+
+bool Debug::is_debug() {
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+	return false;
+#else
+	return true;
+#endif
+}
+
+void Internals::_assert_fail(std::string_view assertion, std::string_view file, std::string_view func, int line) {
+	Debug::get_logger()->critical(
+		"ASSERTION FAILED\n Assertion: \"{}\"\n File:      \"{}\" (line {})\n Function:  {}()",
+		assertion,
+		file,
+		line,
+		func
+	);
+	std::abort();
+}