diff --git a/thunks/zlib/zlib.cpp b/thunks/zlib/zlib.cpp
index b534d02..042a707 100644
--- a/thunks/zlib/zlib.cpp
+++ b/thunks/zlib/zlib.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ typedef struct AAsset_impl{
     zip_int64_t index;
     zip_file_t *file;
     int mode;
+    off_t current_offset;
+    bool persistent_read;
 } AAsset_impl;
 
 /*
@@ -70,6 +72,9 @@ ABI_ATTR void *AAssetManager_open_impl(void *mgr, const char *filename, int mode
     AAsset_impl* asset = (AAsset_impl*)malloc(sizeof(AAsset_impl));
     asset->mgr = asset_mgr;
     asset->mode = mode;
+    asset->persistent_read = false;
+    asset->file = NULL;
+    asset->current_offset = 0;
 
     if(!asset_mgr->apk)
     {
@@ -116,26 +121,149 @@ ABI_ATTR off_t AAsset_read_impl(void *f, void *buf, size_t count)
 {
     AAsset_impl* asset = (AAsset_impl*)f;
     int nread;
-    if((asset->file = zip_fopen_index(asset->mgr->apk, asset->index, ZIP_FL_UNCHANGED)) == NULL)
-    {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot open the file (index = %ld)\n",__func__, asset->index);
-        return 0;
+
+    // Games that don't use seek need to reopen the file for every read
+    if (!asset->persistent_read || !asset->file) {
+
+        if((asset->file = zip_fopen_index(asset->mgr->apk, asset->index, ZIP_FL_UNCHANGED)) == NULL)
+        {
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot open the file (index = %ld)\n", __func__, asset->index);
+            return 0;
+        }
     }
 
     if((nread=zip_fread(asset->file, buf, count)) == -1)
     {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot read the file\n",__func__);
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot read the file\n", __func__);
         return 0;
     }
-    
+
+    asset->current_offset += nread;
+
+    if (!asset->persistent_read && nread < count)
+    {
+        zip_fclose(asset->file);
+        asset->file = NULL;
+    }
+
     return nread;
 }
 
 ABI_ATTR void AAsset_close_impl(void *f)
 {
     AAsset_impl* asset = (AAsset_impl*)f;
-    free(asset->file);
-    free(asset);
+    if (asset) {
+        if (asset->file) {
+            zip_fclose(asset->file);
+            asset->file = NULL;
+        }
+        free(asset);
+    }
+}
+
+ABI_ATTR off_t AAsset_seek_impl(void* asset_ptr, off_t offset, int whence)
+{
+    AAsset_impl* asset = (AAsset_impl*)asset_ptr;
+    asset->persistent_read = true;
+    
+    if (!asset) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s: asset not initialized\n", __func__);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    // Get file size for validation
+    zip_stat_t stt = {};
+    zip_stat_init(&stt);
+    if (zip_stat_index(asset->mgr->apk, asset->index, ZIP_STAT_SIZE, &stt) == -1) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot get file size for index %ld\n", __func__, asset->index);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    off_t file_size = stt.size;
+
+    // If file is open, ensure it matches the current index
+    if (asset->file) {
+        zip_file_t* new_file = zip_fopen_index(asset->mgr->apk, asset->index, ZIP_FL_UNCHANGED);
+        if (!new_file || new_file != asset->file) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s: file handle mismatch, resetting (index = %ld)\n", __func__, asset->index);
+            zip_fclose(asset->file);
+            asset->file = NULL;
+            asset->current_offset = 0;  // Reset offset on mismatch
+        } else {
+            zip_fclose(new_file);  // Close temp handle, we don’t need it
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Open file if not already open
+    if (!asset->file) {
+        asset->file = zip_fopen_index(asset->mgr->apk, asset->index, ZIP_FL_UNCHANGED);
+        if (!asset->file) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot open file for seeking (index = %ld)\n", __func__, asset->index);
+            return -1;
+        }
+        asset->current_offset = 0;
+    }
+
+    // Calculate new offset
+    off_t new_offset;
+    switch (whence) {
+        case SEEK_SET:
+            new_offset = offset;
+            break;
+        case SEEK_CUR:
+            new_offset = asset->current_offset + offset;
+            break;
+        case SEEK_END:
+            new_offset = file_size + offset;
+            break;
+        default:
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s: invalid whence value %d\n", __func__, whence);
+            return -1;
+    }
+
+    // Validate new offset
+    if (new_offset < 0 || new_offset > file_size) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s: seek offset %ld out of bounds (size=%ld)\n", 
+            __func__, new_offset, file_size);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    // libzip doesn't support direct seeking, so we need to:
+    // 1. Close the current file handle
+    // 2. Reopen and read/skip to the desired position
+    if (asset->file) {
+        zip_fclose(asset->file);
+    }
+
+    // Reopen the file
+    asset->file = zip_fopen_index(asset->mgr->apk, asset->index, ZIP_FL_UNCHANGED);
+    if (!asset->file) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot reopen file for seeking (index = %ld)\n", 
+               __func__, asset->index);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    // If not seeking to start, skip bytes to reach target position
+    if (new_offset > 0) {
+        char buffer[1024];
+        off_t remaining = new_offset;
+        
+        while (remaining > 0) {
+            size_t to_read = remaining < sizeof(buffer) ? remaining : sizeof(buffer);
+            zip_int64_t nread = zip_fread(asset->file, buffer, to_read);
+            
+            if (nread <= 0) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "%s: failed to seek to position %ld\n", __func__, new_offset);
+                zip_fclose(asset->file);
+                asset->file = NULL;
+                return -1;
+            }
+            remaining -= nread;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Update the tracked offset and return it
+    asset->current_offset = new_offset;
+    return new_offset;
 }
 
 DynLibFunction symtable_zlib[] = {
@@ -158,6 +286,7 @@ DynLibFunction symtable_zlib[] = {
     NO_THUNK("AAsset_getLength", (uintptr_t)&AAsset_getLength_impl),
     NO_THUNK("AAsset_read", (uintptr_t)&AAsset_read_impl),
     NO_THUNK("AAsset_close", (uintptr_t)&AAsset_close_impl),
+    NO_THUNK("AAsset_seek", (uintptr_t)&AAsset_seek_impl),
     
     {NULL, (uintptr_t)NULL}
 };