diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1395ee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "deps/semver"]
+	path = deps/semver
+	url = git@github.com:h2non/semver.c.git
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fefea0f..3a8e92a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ add_custom_command(
 # Add include directories
 include_directories(${SDL3_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 add_library(akgl SHARED
+  deps/semver/semver.c
   src/actor.c
   src/actor_state_string_names.c
   src/text.c
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ add_library(akgl SHARED
 
 
 add_executable(charviewer util/charviewer.c)
-
 add_executable(test_actor tests/actor.c)
 add_executable(test_bitmasks tests/bitmasks.c)
 add_executable(test_character tests/character.c)
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ add_executable(test_sprite tests/sprite.c)
 add_executable(test_staticstring tests/staticstring.c)
 add_executable(test_tilemap tests/tilemap.c)
 add_executable(test_util tests/util.c)
+add_executable(test_semver_unit deps/semver/semver_unit.c)
 add_test(NAME actor COMMAND test_actor)
 add_test(NAME bitmasks COMMAND test_bitmasks)
 add_test(NAME character COMMAND test_character)
@@ -72,10 +73,12 @@ add_test(NAME sprite COMMAND test_sprite)
 add_test(NAME staticstring COMMAND test_staticstring)
 add_test(NAME tilemap COMMAND test_tilemap)
 add_test(NAME util COMMAND test_util)
+add_test(NAME semver_unit COMMAND test_semver_unit)
 
 # Specify include directories for the library's headers (if applicable)
 target_include_directories(akgl PUBLIC
-    include/
+  include/
+  deps/semver/
   )
 
 target_link_libraries(akgl
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ target_link_libraries(charviewer PRIVATE akerror::akerror akgl SDL3::SDL3 SDL3_t
 set(main_lib_dest "lib/akgl-${MY_LIBRARY_VERSION}")
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/akgl.pc DESTINATION "lib/pkgconfig/")
 install(TARGETS akgl DESTINATION "lib/")
+install(FILES "deps/semver/semver.h" DESTINATION "include/")
 install(FILES "include/akgl/actor.h" DESTINATION "include/akgl/")
 install(FILES "include/akgl/types.h" DESTINATION "include/akgl/")
 install(FILES "include/akgl/text.h" DESTINATION "include/akgl/")
diff --git a/deps/semver b/deps/semver
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..bd1db23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deps/semver
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit bd1db234a68f305ed10268bd023df1ad672061d7
diff --git a/include/akgl/SDL_GameControllerDB.h b/include/akgl/SDL_GameControllerDB.h
index 09109b2..87fc184 100644
--- a/include/akgl/SDL_GameControllerDB.h
+++ b/include/akgl/SDL_GameControllerDB.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _SDL_GAMECONTROLLERDB_H_
 #define _SDL_GAMECONTROLLERDB_H_
 
-// Taken from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdqinc/SDL_GameControllerDB/refs/heads/master/gamecontrollerdb.txt on Fri May  8 10:15:45 PM EDT 2026
+// Taken from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdqinc/SDL_GameControllerDB/refs/heads/master/gamecontrollerdb.txt on Fri May  8 11:02:47 PM EDT 2026
 
 #define AKGL_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER_DB_LEN         2227
 
diff --git a/src/game.c b/src/game.c
index b8601dc..f2318bc 100644
--- a/src/game.c
+++ b/src/game.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <akerror.h>
+#include <semver.h>
 
 #include <akgl/game.h>
 #include <akgl/controller.h>
@@ -127,34 +128,61 @@ akerr_ErrorContext AKERR_NOIGNORE *akgl_game_save(char *fpath)
     PREPARE_ERROR(errctx);
 
     FAIL_ZERO_RETURN(errctx, fpath, AKERR_NULLPOINTER, "NULL file path");
-    fp = fopen(fpath, "rb");
+    fp = fopen(fpath, "wb");
+    FAIL_ZERO_RETURN(errctx, fp, errno, "%s", fpath);
+    fwrite(&game, 1, sizeof(akgl_Game), fp);
     fclose(fp);
-    SUCCEED(errctx); // SUCCEED_NORETURN if in main().
+    SUCCEED_RETURN(errctx); // SUCCEED_NORETURN if in main().
 }
 
 akerr_ErrorContext AKERR_NOIGNORE *akgl_game_load(char *fpath)
 {
     FILE *fp = NULL;
-    char version[32];
+    char versionstr[32];
+    semver_t current_version = {};
+    semver_t compare_version = {};
     
     PREPARE_ERROR(errctx);
     FAIL_ZERO_RETURN(errctx, fpath, AKERR_NULLPOINTER, "NULL file path");
-    fp = fopen(fpath, "rb");
-    FAIL_ZERO_RETURN(
-	errctx,
-	(fread((void *)&version, 1, 32, fp) < 32),
-	AKERR_IO,
+    
+    ATTEMPT {
+	FAIL_NONZERO_BREAK(
+	    errctx,
+	    semver_parse((const char *)&game.version, &current_version),
+	    AKERR_VALUE,
+	    "Invalid semantic version in current game: %s",
+	    (char *)&current_version);
+	fp = fopen(fpath, "rb");
+	FAIL_NONZERO_BREAK(
+	    errctx,
+	    (fread((void *)&versionstr, 1, 32, fp) < 32),
+	    AKERR_IO,
+	    "Corrupt save file");
+	FAIL_NONZERO_BREAK(
+	    errctx,
+	    semver_parse((const char *)&versionstr, &compare_version),
+	    AKERR_VALUE,
+	    "Invalid semantic version in save game: %s",
+	    (char *)&versionstr);
+	FAIL_ZERO_BREAK(
+	    errctx,
+	    semver_satisfies(compare_version, current_version, "^"),
+	    AKERR_API,
+	    "Incompatible save game version");
+	rewind(fp);
+	FAIL_NONZERO_BREAK(
+	    errctx,
+	    (fread((void *)&game, 1, sizeof(akgl_Game), fp) < sizeof(akgl_Game)),
+	    AKERR_IO,
 	"Corrupt save file");
-    FAIL_ZERO_RETURN(
-	errctx,
-	strncmp((char *)&game.version, (char *)&version, 32),
-	AKERR_API,
-	"Save game can not be loaded, it is from an incompatible version");
-    rewind(fp);
-    FAIL_ZERO_RETURN(
-	errctx,
-	(fread((void *)&game, 1, sizeof(akgl_Game), fp) < sizeof(akgl_Game)),
-	AKERR_IO,
-	"Corrupt save file");
-    SUCCEED(errctx);
+    } CLEANUP {
+	if ( fp != NULL ) {
+	    fclose(fp);
+	}
+	semver_free(&current_version);
+	semver_free(&compare_version);
+    } PROCESS(errctx) {
+    } FINISH(errctx, true);
+    
+    SUCCEED_RETURN(errctx);
 }