diff --git a/modules/ecs/private/registry.test.cpp b/modules/ecs/private/registry.test.cpp
index e6d2a82..c88b185 100644
--- a/modules/ecs/private/registry.test.cpp
+++ b/modules/ecs/private/registry.test.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ using lt::test::expect_eq;
 using lt::test::expect_false;
 using lt::test::expect_true;
 
-using lt::ecs::Entity;
+using lt::ecs::EntityId;
 using lt::ecs::Registry;
 
 struct Component
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Suite raii = [] {
 Suite entity_raii = [] {
 	Case { "create_entity returns unique values" } = [] {
 		auto registry = Registry {};
-		auto set = std::unordered_set<Entity> {};
+		auto set = std::unordered_set<EntityId> {};
 
 		for (auto idx : std::views::iota(0, 10'000))
 		{
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Suite entity_raii = [] {
 	Case { "post create/destroy_entity has correct state" } = [] {
 		auto registry = Registry {};
 
-		auto entities = std::vector<Entity> {};
+		auto entities = std::vector<EntityId> {};
 		for (auto idx : std::views::iota(0, 10'000))
 		{
 			entities.emplace_back(registry.create_entity());
@@ -154,14 +154,18 @@ Suite component_raii = [] {
 Suite callbacks = [] {
 	Case { "connecting on_construct/on_destruct won't throw" } = [] {
 		auto registry = Registry {};
-		registry.connect_on_construct<Component>([&](Registry &, Entity) {});
-		registry.connect_on_destruct<Component>([&](Registry &, Entity) {});
+		registry.connect_on_construct<Component>([&](Registry &, EntityId) {});
+		registry.connect_on_destruct<Component>([&](Registry &, EntityId) {});
 	};
 
 	Case { "on_construct/on_destruct won't get called on unrelated component" } = [] {
 		auto registry = Registry {};
-		registry.connect_on_construct<Component>([&](Registry &, Entity) { expect_unreachable(); });
-		registry.connect_on_destruct<Component>([&](Registry &, Entity) { expect_unreachable(); });
+		registry.connect_on_construct<Component>([&](Registry &, EntityId) {
+			expect_unreachable();
+		});
+		registry.connect_on_destruct<Component>([&](Registry &, EntityId) {
+			expect_unreachable();
+		});
 
 		for (auto idx : std::views::iota(0, 100'000))
 		{
@@ -171,14 +175,14 @@ Suite callbacks = [] {
 
 	Case { "on_construct/on_destruct gets called" } = [] {
 		auto registry = Registry {};
-		auto all_entities = std::vector<Entity> {};
-		auto on_construct_called = std::vector<Entity> {};
-		auto on_destruct_called = std::vector<Entity> {};
+		auto all_entities = std::vector<EntityId> {};
+		auto on_construct_called = std::vector<EntityId> {};
+		auto on_destruct_called = std::vector<EntityId> {};
 
-		registry.connect_on_construct<Component>([&](Registry &, Entity entity) {
+		registry.connect_on_construct<Component>([&](Registry &, EntityId entity) {
 			on_construct_called.emplace_back(entity);
 		});
-		registry.connect_on_destruct<Component>([&](Registry &, Entity entity) {
+		registry.connect_on_destruct<Component>([&](Registry &, EntityId entity) {
 			on_destruct_called.emplace_back(entity);
 		});
 
@@ -206,8 +210,8 @@ Suite each = [] {
 
 	auto shared_entity_counter = 0u;
 
-	auto component_map_a = std::unordered_map<Entity, Component> {};
-	auto entities_a = std::vector<Entity> {};
+	auto component_map_a = std::unordered_map<EntityId, Component> {};
+	auto entities_a = std::vector<EntityId> {};
 
 	for (auto idx : std::views::iota(0, 10'000))
 	{
@@ -220,10 +224,10 @@ Suite each = [] {
 		component_map_a[entity] = component;
 	}
 
-	auto component_map_b = std::unordered_map<lt::ecs::Entity, Component_B> {};
+	auto component_map_b = std::unordered_map<lt::ecs::EntityId, Component_B> {};
 	for (auto idx : std::views::iota(0, 10'000))
 	{
-		auto entity = Entity {};
+		auto entity = EntityId {};
 		if (idx % 3 == 0)
 		{
 			entity = entities_a[idx];
@@ -243,7 +247,7 @@ Suite each = [] {
 
 	Case { "each one element" } = [&] {
 		auto counter = 0u;
-		registry.each<Component>([&](Entity entity, Component &component) {
+		registry.each<Component>([&](EntityId entity, Component &component) {
 			++counter;
 			expect_eq(component_map_a[entity], component);
 		});
@@ -251,7 +255,7 @@ Suite each = [] {
 		expect_eq(component_map_a.size(), counter);
 
 		counter = 0u;
-		registry.each<Component_B>([&](Entity entity, Component_B &component) {
+		registry.each<Component_B>([&](EntityId entity, Component_B &component) {
 			++counter;
 			expect_eq(component_map_b[entity], component);
 		});
@@ -261,7 +265,7 @@ Suite each = [] {
 	Case { "each two element" } = [&] {
 		auto counter = 0u;
 		registry.each<Component, Component_B>(
-		    [&](Entity entity, Component &component_a, Component_B &component_b) {
+		    [&](EntityId entity, Component &component_a, Component_B &component_b) {
 			    expect_eq(component_map_a[entity], component_a);
 			    expect_eq(component_map_b[entity], component_b);
 			    ++counter;
@@ -277,8 +281,8 @@ Suite views = [] {
 
 	auto shared_entity_counter = 0u;
 
-	auto component_map_a = std::unordered_map<Entity, Component> {};
-	auto entities_a = std::vector<Entity> {};
+	auto component_map_a = std::unordered_map<EntityId, Component> {};
+	auto entities_a = std::vector<EntityId> {};
 
 	for (auto idx : std::views::iota(0, 10'000))
 	{
@@ -291,10 +295,10 @@ Suite views = [] {
 		component_map_a[entity] = component;
 	}
 
-	auto component_map_b = std::unordered_map<Entity, Component_B> {};
+	auto component_map_b = std::unordered_map<EntityId, Component_B> {};
 	for (auto idx : std::views::iota(0, 10'000))
 	{
-		auto entity = Entity {};
+		auto entity = EntityId {};
 		if (idx % 3 == 0)
 		{
 			entity = entities_a[idx];
diff --git a/modules/ecs/public/entity.hpp b/modules/ecs/public/entity.hpp
index 6ab0f0b..4c0ea67 100644
--- a/modules/ecs/public/entity.hpp
+++ b/modules/ecs/public/entity.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,42 @@
 #pragma once
 
-namespace lt {
+#include <ecs/registry.hpp>
 
-} // namespace lt
+namespace lt::ecs {
+
+/** High-level entity convenience wrapper */
+class Entity
+{
+public:
+	Entity(Ref<Registry> registry, EntityId identifier)
+	    : m_registry(std::move(registry))
+	    , m_identifier(identifier)
+	{
+		ensure(m_registry, "Failed to create Entity ({}): null registry", m_identifier);
+	}
+
+	template<typename Component_T>
+	auto get() -> Component_T &
+	{
+		return m_registry->get<Component_T>(m_identifier);
+	}
+
+	template<typename Component_T>
+	auto get() const -> const Component_T &
+	{
+		return m_registry->get<Component_T>(m_identifier);
+	}
+
+	auto get_registry() -> Ref<Registry>
+	{
+		return m_registry;
+	}
+
+private:
+	Ref<Registry> m_registry;
+
+	EntityId m_identifier;
+};
+
+
+} // namespace lt::ecs
diff --git a/modules/ecs/public/registry.hpp b/modules/ecs/public/registry.hpp
index c6c10af..75b3265 100644
--- a/modules/ecs/public/registry.hpp
+++ b/modules/ecs/public/registry.hpp
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
 namespace lt::ecs {
 
-using Entity = uint32_t;
+using EntityId = uint32_t;
 
-constexpr auto null_entity = std::numeric_limits<Entity>::max();
+constexpr auto null_entity = std::numeric_limits<EntityId>::max();
 
 /** A registry of components, the heart of an ECS architecture.
  *
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ constexpr auto null_entity = std::numeric_limits<Entity>::max();
 class Registry
 {
 public:
-	using UnderlyingSparseSet_T = TypeErasedSparseSet<Entity>;
+	using UnderlyingSparseSet_T = TypeErasedSparseSet<EntityId>;
 
-	using Callback_T = std::function<void(Registry &, Entity)>;
+	using Callback_T = std::function<void(Registry &, EntityId)>;
 
 	template<typename Component_T>
 	void connect_on_construct(Callback_T callback)
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ public:
 		m_on_destruct_hooks.erase(get_type_id<Component_T>());
 	}
 
-	auto create_entity() -> Entity
+	auto create_entity() -> EntityId
 	{
 		++m_entity_count;
 		return m_current++;
 	}
 
-	void destroy_entity(Entity entity)
+	void destroy_entity(EntityId entity)
 	{
 		for (const auto &[key, set] : m_sparsed_sets)
 		{
@@ -69,14 +69,21 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	template<typename Component_T>
-	auto get(Entity entity) -> Component_T &
+	auto get(EntityId entity) const -> const Component_T &
 	{
 		auto &derived_set = get_derived_set<Component_T>();
 		return derived_set.at(entity).second;
 	}
 
 	template<typename Component_T>
-	auto add(Entity entity, Component_T component) -> Component_T &
+	auto get(EntityId entity) -> Component_T &
+	{
+		auto &derived_set = get_derived_set<Component_T>();
+		return derived_set.at(entity).second;
+	}
+
+	template<typename Component_T>
+	auto add(EntityId entity, Component_T component) -> Component_T &
 	{
 		auto &derived_set = get_derived_set<Component_T>();
 		auto &added_component = derived_set.insert(entity, std::move(component)).second;
@@ -90,7 +97,7 @@ public:
 	};
 
 	template<typename Component_T>
-	void remove(Entity entity)
+	void remove(EntityId entity)
 	{
 		if (m_on_destruct_hooks.contains(get_type_id<Component_T>()))
 		{
@@ -102,18 +109,18 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	template<typename Component_T>
-	auto view() -> SparseSet<Component_T, Entity> &
+	auto view() -> SparseSet<Component_T, EntityId> &
 	{
 		return get_derived_set<Component_T>();
 	};
 
 	template<typename ComponentA_T, typename ComponentB_T>
 	    requires(!std::is_same_v<ComponentA_T, ComponentB_T>)
-	auto view() -> std::vector<std::tuple<Entity, ComponentA_T &, ComponentB_T &>>
+	auto view() -> std::vector<std::tuple<EntityId, ComponentA_T &, ComponentB_T &>>
 	{
 		auto &set_a = get_derived_set<ComponentA_T>();
 		auto &set_b = get_derived_set<ComponentB_T>();
-		auto view = std::vector<std::tuple<Entity, ComponentA_T &, ComponentB_T &>> {};
+		auto view = std::vector<std::tuple<EntityId, ComponentA_T &, ComponentB_T &>> {};
 
 		/* iterate over the "smaller" component-set, and check if its entities have the other
 		 * component */
@@ -142,7 +149,7 @@ public:
 	};
 
 	template<typename Component_T>
-	void each(std::function<void(Entity, Component_T &)> functor)
+	void each(std::function<void(EntityId, Component_T &)> functor)
 	{
 		for (auto &[entity, component] : get_derived_set<Component_T>())
 		{
@@ -152,7 +159,7 @@ public:
 
 	template<typename ComponentA_T, typename ComponentB_T>
 	    requires(!std::is_same_v<ComponentA_T, ComponentB_T>)
-	void each(std::function<void(Entity, ComponentA_T &, ComponentB_T &)> functor)
+	void each(std::function<void(EntityId, ComponentA_T &, ComponentB_T &)> functor)
 	{
 		auto &set_a = get_derived_set<ComponentA_T>();
 		auto &set_b = get_derived_set<ComponentB_T>();
@@ -223,22 +230,22 @@ private:
 	}
 
 	template<typename T>
-	auto get_derived_set() -> SparseSet<T, Entity> &
+	auto get_derived_set() -> SparseSet<T, EntityId> &
 	{
 		constexpr auto type_id = get_type_id<T>();
 		if (!m_sparsed_sets.contains(type_id))
 		{
-			m_sparsed_sets[type_id] = create_scope<SparseSet<T, Entity>>();
+			m_sparsed_sets[type_id] = create_scope<SparseSet<T, EntityId>>();
 		}
 
 		auto *base_set = m_sparsed_sets[type_id].get();
-		auto *derived_set = dynamic_cast<SparseSet<T, Entity> *>(base_set);
+		auto *derived_set = dynamic_cast<SparseSet<T, EntityId> *>(base_set);
 		ensure(derived_set, "Failed to downcast to derived set");
 
 		return *derived_set;
 	}
 
-	Entity m_current;
+	EntityId m_current;
 
 	TypeId m_entity_count;
 
diff --git a/modules/ecs/public/sparse_set.hpp b/modules/ecs/public/sparse_set.hpp
index 833b89b..3b93d1a 100644
--- a/modules/ecs/public/sparse_set.hpp
+++ b/modules/ecs/public/sparse_set.hpp
@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@ public:
 		return m_dense.end();
 	}
 
+	[[nodiscard]] auto at(Identifier_T identifier) const -> const Dense_T &
+	{
+		return m_dense.at(m_sparse.at(identifier));
+	}
+
 	[[nodiscard]] auto at(Identifier_T identifier) -> Dense_T &
 	{
 		return m_dense.at(m_sparse.at(identifier));