diff --git a/doclet/resources/classes.edn b/doclet/resources/classes.edn
index d52304f..5b26d33 100644
--- a/doclet/resources/classes.edn
+++ b/doclet/resources/classes.edn
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@
                  "polygon-shape!" :methods}
  "Polyline" {"polyline" :methods
              "polyline!" :methods}
+ "Preferences" {"pref!" :methods}
  "PrismaticJointDef" {"joint-def :prismatic" :fields}
  "ProgressBar.ProgressBarStyle" {"style :progress-bar" :constructors}
  "PulleyJointDef" {"joint-def :pulley" :fields}
diff --git a/src/play_clj/core.clj b/src/play_clj/core.clj
index e154612..1c71ef1 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/core.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/core.clj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
             [play-clj.math :as m]
             [play-clj.utils :as u])
   (:import [com.badlogic.gdx Application Audio Files Game Gdx Graphics Input
-            InputMultiplexer InputProcessor Net Screen]
+            InputMultiplexer InputProcessor Net Preferences Screen]
            [com.badlogic.gdx.audio Sound]
            [com.badlogic.gdx.assets AssetManager]
            [com.badlogic.gdx.assets.loaders AsynchronousAssetLoader]
diff --git a/src/play_clj/core_utils.clj b/src/play_clj/core_utils.clj
index a9d9010..0f04991 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/core_utils.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/core_utils.clj
@@ -49,6 +49,27 @@ specified path.
       (PixmapIO/writePNG handle pic)
       (pixmap! pic :dispose))))
 
+(defmacro pref!
+  "Retrieves and stores preferences. The `name` should be a unique string.
+
+    ; define the name we'll be using
+    (def ^:const pref-name \"my-game.settings\")
+    ; store a single preference
+    (pref! pref-name :put-float \"player-health\" 40)
+    ; store multiple preferences
+    (pref! pref-name :put {\"player-health\" 40
+                           \"player-x\" 20
+                           \"player-y\" 50})
+    ; you may want to call this to make sure it's stored on disk
+    (pref! pref-name :flush)
+    ; retrieve a single preference
+    (pref! pref-name :get-float \"player-health\")"
+  [name k & options]
+  `(let [^Preferences p# (if (string? ~name)
+                           (app! :get-preferences ~name)
+                           ~name)]
+     (u/call! p# ~k ~@options)))
+
 ; static fields
 
 (defmacro scaling