diff --git a/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp b/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp
index 142934d1..d3806157 100644
--- a/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ void AssetsLoader::add(
     const std::string& alias,
     std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg> settings
 ) {
+    if (enqueued.find({tag, alias}) != enqueued.end()){
+        return;
+    }
     entries.push(aloader_entry {tag, filename, alias, std::move(settings)});
+    enqueued.insert({tag, alias});
 }
 
 bool AssetsLoader::hasNext() const {
@@ -148,6 +152,16 @@ void AssetsLoader::processPreload(
                 std::make_shared<SoundCfg>(map.at("keep-pcm").get(keepPCM)));
             break;
         }
+        case AssetType::ATLAS: {
+            std::string typeName = "atlas";
+            map.at("type").get(typeName);
+            auto type = AtlasType::ATLAS;
+            if (typeName == "separate") {
+                type = AtlasType::SEPARATE;
+            }
+            add(tag, path, name, std::make_shared<AtlasCfg>(type));
+            break;
+        }
         default:
             add(tag, path, name);
             break;
diff --git a/src/assets/AssetsLoader.hpp b/src/assets/AssetsLoader.hpp
index 2321f9a3..cd6db950 100644
--- a/src/assets/AssetsLoader.hpp
+++ b/src/assets/AssetsLoader.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <functional>
 #include <map>
+#include <set>
 #include <memory>
 #include <queue>
 #include <string>
@@ -37,6 +38,17 @@ struct SoundCfg : AssetCfg {
     }
 };
 
+enum class AtlasType {
+    ATLAS, SEPARATE
+};
+
+struct AtlasCfg : AssetCfg {
+    AtlasType type;
+
+    AtlasCfg(AtlasType type) : type(type) {
+    }
+};
+
 using aloader_func = std::function<
     assetload::
         postfunc(AssetsLoader*, const ResPaths*, const std::string&, const std::string&, std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>)>;
@@ -52,6 +64,7 @@ class AssetsLoader {
     Assets* assets;
     std::map<AssetType, aloader_func> loaders;
     std::queue<aloader_entry> entries;
+    std::set<std::pair<AssetType, std::string>> enqueued;
     const ResPaths* paths;
 
     void tryAddSound(const std::string& name);
diff --git a/src/assets/assetload_funcs.cpp b/src/assets/assetload_funcs.cpp
index ce8b65c9..813d1c87 100644
--- a/src/assets/assetload_funcs.cpp
+++ b/src/assets/assetload_funcs.cpp
@@ -103,12 +103,25 @@ static bool append_atlas(AtlasBuilder& atlas, const fs::path& file) {
 }
 
 assetload::postfunc assetload::atlas(
-    AssetsLoader*,
+    AssetsLoader* loader,
     const ResPaths* paths,
     const std::string& directory,
     const std::string& name,
-    const std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>&
+    const std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>& config
 ) {
+    auto atlasConfig = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<AtlasCfg>(config);
+    if (atlasConfig && atlasConfig->type == AtlasType::SEPARATE) {
+        for (const auto& file : paths->listdir(directory)) {
+            if (!imageio::is_read_supported(file.extension().u8string()))
+                continue;
+            loader->add(
+                AssetType::TEXTURE,
+                directory + "/" + file.stem().u8string(),
+                name + "/" + file.stem().u8string()
+            );
+        }
+        return [](auto){};
+    }
     AtlasBuilder builder;
     for (const auto& file : paths->listdir(directory)) {
         if (!imageio::is_read_supported(file.extension().u8string())) continue;