diff --git a/game/main.c b/game/main.c
index 433c0e7..88a828e 100644
--- a/game/main.c
+++ b/game/main.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	SDL_Rect src;
 	SDL_Texture *tex;
 	dbox_t bbox;
+	int ysortoffset;
 } objtype_t;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	unsigned type;
 	ivec_t pos;
 	dbox_t bbox;
+	int ysortoffset;
 } objentity_t;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -280,7 +282,7 @@ static unsigned load_objtype(
 		state->objtypes[id].src.w = prop_int(node, "width");
 		state->objtypes[id].src.h = prop_int(node, "height");
 
-		// Load bounding box from sprites document
+		// Load bounding box and y-sort offset from sprites document
 		const int sid = prop_int(node, "gid") - sidoff;
 		xmlNodePtr snode = sprites->xmlChildrenNode;
 		while (snode
@@ -299,10 +301,27 @@ static unsigned load_objtype(
 		       && xmlStrcmp(snode->name, (const xmlChar *)"object") != 0)
 			snode = snode->next;
 		assert(snode);
-		state->objtypes[id].bbox.off.x = (double)prop_int(snode, "x");
-		state->objtypes[id].bbox.off.y = (double)prop_int(snode, "y");
-		state->objtypes[id].bbox.ext.x = (double)prop_int(snode, "width");
-		state->objtypes[id].bbox.ext.y = (double)prop_int(snode, "height");
+		bool gotbb = false, gotysort = false;
+		while (snode) {
+			if (xmlStrcmp(snode->name, (const xmlChar *)"object") == 0) {
+				if (xmlHasProp(snode, (const xmlChar *)"width")) {
+					state->objtypes[id].bbox.off.x
+					    = (double)prop_int(snode, "x");
+					state->objtypes[id].bbox.off.y
+					    = (double)prop_int(snode, "y");
+					state->objtypes[id].bbox.ext.x
+					    = (double)prop_int(snode, "width");
+					state->objtypes[id].bbox.ext.y
+					    = (double)prop_int(snode, "height");
+					gotbb = true;
+				} else {
+					state->objtypes[id].ysortoffset = prop_int(snode, "y");
+					gotysort = true;
+				}
+			}
+			snode = snode->next;
+		}
+		assert(gotbb && gotysort);
 
 		// Load custom properties
 		node = node->xmlChildrenNode;
@@ -382,8 +401,9 @@ load_objects(gamestate_t *state, xmlNodePtr node, SDL_Renderer *renderer)
 		o->pos.x = prop_int(node, "x");
 		o->pos.y = prop_int(node, "y") - type->src.h;
 
-		// Load bounding box from object type
+		// Load bounding box and ysortoffset from object type
 		o->bbox = type->bbox;
+		o->ysortoffset = type->ysortoffset;
 	} while ((node = node->next) != NULL);
 
 	xmlFreeDoc(spritesdoc);
@@ -630,7 +650,7 @@ static inline double dynentity_bottom(const dynentity_t *e)
 
 static inline double objentity_bottom(const objentity_t *e)
 {
-	return (double)e->pos.y + e->bbox.off.y + e->bbox.ext.y;
+	return (double)(e->pos.y + e->ysortoffset);
 }
 
 static inline double entity_bottom(entity_t *e)