diff --git a/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/PhysicsEngine.cs b/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/PhysicsEngine.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Numerics;
+
+namespace AcDream.Core.Physics;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Top-level physics resolver that combines <see cref="TerrainSurface"/> and
+/// <see cref="CellSurface"/> to resolve entity movement with step-height
+/// enforcement and outdoor/indoor cell transitions.
+///
+/// <para>
+/// Landblocks are registered via <see cref="AddLandblock"/> with their
+/// terrain, indoor cells, and world-space offsets. <see cref="Resolve"/>
+/// takes a current position, the entity's current cell ID, a movement delta,
+/// and a step-up height limit; it returns the validated new position, the
+/// updated cell ID, and whether the entity is standing on a surface.
+/// </para>
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class PhysicsEngine
+{
+    private readonly Dictionary<uint, LandblockPhysics> _landblocks = new();
+
+    private sealed record LandblockPhysics(
+        TerrainSurface Terrain,
+        IReadOnlyList<CellSurface> Cells,
+        float WorldOffsetX,
+        float WorldOffsetY);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Register a landblock with its terrain surface, indoor cells, and
+    /// world-space origin offset.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void AddLandblock(uint landblockId, TerrainSurface terrain,
+        IReadOnlyList<CellSurface> cells, float worldOffsetX, float worldOffsetY)
+    {
+        _landblocks[landblockId] = new LandblockPhysics(terrain, cells, worldOffsetX, worldOffsetY);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Remove a previously registered landblock.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void RemoveLandblock(uint landblockId) => _landblocks.Remove(landblockId);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Resolve an entity's movement from <paramref name="currentPos"/> by
+    /// applying <paramref name="delta"/> (XY only) and computing the correct Z
+    /// from the terrain or indoor cell floor beneath the candidate position.
+    ///
+    /// <para>
+    /// Step-height enforcement rejects horizontal movement when the upward Z
+    /// change exceeds <paramref name="stepUpHeight"/>. Downhill movement is
+    /// always accepted. Returns <see cref="ResolveResult.IsOnGround"/> false
+    /// when no loaded landblock covers the candidate position.
+    /// </para>
+    /// </summary>
+    public ResolveResult Resolve(Vector3 currentPos, uint cellId, Vector3 delta, float stepUpHeight)
+    {
+        var candidatePos = currentPos + new Vector3(delta.X, delta.Y, 0f);
+
+        // Find the landblock this candidate position falls in.
+        LandblockPhysics? physics = null;
+        foreach (var kvp in _landblocks)
+        {
+            var lb = kvp.Value;
+            float localX = candidatePos.X - lb.WorldOffsetX;
+            float localY = candidatePos.Y - lb.WorldOffsetY;
+            if (localX >= 0 && localX < 192f && localY >= 0 && localY < 192f)
+            {
+                physics = lb;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (physics is null)
+            return new ResolveResult(candidatePos, cellId, IsOnGround: false);
+
+        float localCandX = candidatePos.X - physics.WorldOffsetX;
+        float localCandY = candidatePos.Y - physics.WorldOffsetY;
+
+        // Check if the candidate position falls on any indoor cell floor.
+        // Pick the cell whose floor Z is closest to the entity's current Z.
+        CellSurface? bestCell = null;
+        float? bestCellZ = null;
+        float bestZDist = float.MaxValue;
+
+        foreach (var cell in physics.Cells)
+        {
+            float? floorZ = cell.SampleFloorZ(candidatePos.X, candidatePos.Y);
+            if (floorZ is not null)
+            {
+                float dist = MathF.Abs(floorZ.Value - currentPos.Z);
+                if (dist < bestZDist)
+                {
+                    bestCell = cell;
+                    bestCellZ = floorZ;
+                    bestZDist = dist;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Determine target surface Z and cell.
+        float terrainZ = physics.Terrain.SampleZ(localCandX, localCandY);
+        float targetZ;
+        uint targetCellId;
+
+        bool currentlyIndoor = cellId >= 0x0100;
+
+        if (currentlyIndoor && bestCellZ is not null)
+        {
+            // Stay indoors on the best cell's floor.
+            targetZ = bestCellZ.Value;
+            targetCellId = bestCell!.CellId;
+        }
+        else if (currentlyIndoor && bestCellZ is null)
+        {
+            // Walked out of the current cell — transition to outdoor.
+            targetZ = terrainZ;
+            targetCellId = physics.Terrain.ComputeOutdoorCellId(localCandX, localCandY);
+        }
+        else if (!currentlyIndoor && bestCellZ is not null
+                 && MathF.Abs(bestCellZ.Value - currentPos.Z) < stepUpHeight + 2f)
+        {
+            // Walked into an indoor cell from outdoor — transition to indoor.
+            targetZ = bestCellZ.Value;
+            targetCellId = bestCell!.CellId;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Stay outdoors on terrain.
+            targetZ = terrainZ;
+            targetCellId = physics.Terrain.ComputeOutdoorCellId(localCandX, localCandY);
+        }
+
+        // Step-height enforcement: block upward movement that exceeds the limit.
+        float zDelta = targetZ - currentPos.Z;
+        if (zDelta > stepUpHeight)
+        {
+            // Too steep to step up — reject horizontal movement.
+            return new ResolveResult(currentPos, cellId, IsOnGround: true);
+        }
+
+        return new ResolveResult(
+            new Vector3(candidatePos.X, candidatePos.Y, targetZ),
+            targetCellId,
+            IsOnGround: true);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/ResolveResult.cs b/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/ResolveResult.cs
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+using System.Numerics;
+
+namespace AcDream.Core.Physics;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Result of <see cref="PhysicsEngine.Resolve"/>: the validated
+/// position after collision, the cell the entity ended up in,
+/// and whether they're standing on a surface.
+/// </summary>
+public readonly record struct ResolveResult(
+    Vector3 Position,
+    uint CellId,
+    bool IsOnGround);
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Physics/PhysicsEngineTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Physics/PhysicsEngineTests.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Numerics;
+using AcDream.Core.Physics;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace AcDream.Core.Tests.Physics;
+
+public class PhysicsEngineTests
+{
+    private static float[] LinearHeightTable()
+    {
+        var table = new float[256];
+        for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++) table[i] = i * 1.0f;
+        return table;
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] FlatHeightmap(byte value = 50)
+    {
+        var heights = new byte[81];
+        Array.Fill(heights, value);
+        return heights;
+    }
+
+    private PhysicsEngine MakeFlatEngine(float terrainZ = 50f)
+    {
+        var engine = new PhysicsEngine();
+        var terrain = new TerrainSurface(FlatHeightmap((byte)terrainZ), LinearHeightTable());
+        engine.AddLandblock(0xA9B4FFFFu, terrain, Array.Empty<CellSurface>(),
+            worldOffsetX: 0f, worldOffsetY: 0f);
+        return engine;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolve_FlatTerrain_ZMatchesTerrain()
+    {
+        var engine = MakeFlatEngine(terrainZ: 50f);
+
+        var result = engine.Resolve(
+            new Vector3(96f, 96f, 50f), cellId: 0x0001, delta: new Vector3(1f, 0f, 0f),
+            stepUpHeight: 2f);
+
+        Assert.Equal(50f, result.Position.Z, precision: 1);
+        Assert.True(result.IsOnGround);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolve_WalkUpSmallSlope_Accepted()
+    {
+        // Heights slope from 50 to 52 across X — small enough for step height.
+        var heights = new byte[81];
+        for (int x = 0; x < 9; x++)
+            for (int y = 0; y < 9; y++)
+                heights[x * 9 + y] = (byte)(50 + x / 4);  // gentle slope
+
+        var engine = new PhysicsEngine();
+        var terrain = new TerrainSurface(heights, LinearHeightTable());
+        engine.AddLandblock(0xA9B4FFFFu, terrain, Array.Empty<CellSurface>(),
+            worldOffsetX: 0f, worldOffsetY: 0f);
+
+        var result = engine.Resolve(
+            new Vector3(48f, 96f, 50f), cellId: 0x0001, delta: new Vector3(48f, 0f, 0f),
+            stepUpHeight: 5f);
+
+        Assert.True(result.IsOnGround);
+        Assert.True(result.Position.Z >= 50f);  // moved uphill
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolve_StepUpExceedsHeight_MovementBlocked()
+    {
+        // Heights jump sharply: left half = 50, right half = 100.
+        var heights = new byte[81];
+        for (int x = 0; x < 9; x++)
+            for (int y = 0; y < 9; y++)
+                heights[x * 9 + y] = (byte)(x < 5 ? 50 : 100);
+
+        var engine = new PhysicsEngine();
+        var terrain = new TerrainSurface(heights, LinearHeightTable());
+        engine.AddLandblock(0xA9B4FFFFu, terrain, Array.Empty<CellSurface>(),
+            worldOffsetX: 0f, worldOffsetY: 0f);
+
+        // Try to walk from the low side to the high side.
+        var result = engine.Resolve(
+            new Vector3(96f, 96f, 50f), cellId: 0x0001, delta: new Vector3(48f, 0f, 0f),
+            stepUpHeight: 2f);
+
+        // Movement should be blocked — Z delta (50→100) exceeds step height (2).
+        Assert.Equal(96f, result.Position.X, precision: 1);  // didn't move
+        Assert.True(result.IsOnGround);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolve_EnterIndoorCell_TransitionsToCell()
+    {
+        var engine = new PhysicsEngine();
+        var terrain = new TerrainSurface(FlatHeightmap(50), LinearHeightTable());
+
+        // Indoor cell with a floor at Z=55 covering (40..60, 40..60).
+        var cellVerts = new Dictionary<ushort, Vector3>
+        {
+            [0] = new(40f, 40f, 55f),
+            [1] = new(60f, 40f, 55f),
+            [2] = new(60f, 60f, 55f),
+            [3] = new(40f, 60f, 55f),
+        };
+        var cellPolys = new List<List<short>> { new() { 0, 1, 2, 3 } };
+        var cell = new CellSurface(0x0100, cellVerts, cellPolys);
+
+        engine.AddLandblock(0xA9B4FFFFu, terrain, new[] { cell },
+            worldOffsetX: 0f, worldOffsetY: 0f);
+
+        // Walk from outdoor (30, 50) into the cell's floor area (50, 50).
+        var result = engine.Resolve(
+            new Vector3(30f, 50f, 50f), cellId: 0x0001, delta: new Vector3(20f, 0f, 0f),
+            stepUpHeight: 10f);
+
+        // Should transition to the indoor cell and snap to its floor Z.
+        Assert.Equal(0x0100u, result.CellId);
+        Assert.Equal(55f, result.Position.Z, precision: 1);
+        Assert.True(result.IsOnGround);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolve_LeaveIndoorCell_TransitionsToOutdoor()
+    {
+        var engine = new PhysicsEngine();
+        var terrain = new TerrainSurface(FlatHeightmap(50), LinearHeightTable());
+
+        var cellVerts = new Dictionary<ushort, Vector3>
+        {
+            [0] = new(40f, 40f, 55f),
+            [1] = new(60f, 40f, 55f),
+            [2] = new(60f, 60f, 55f),
+            [3] = new(40f, 60f, 55f),
+        };
+        var cellPolys = new List<List<short>> { new() { 0, 1, 2, 3 } };
+        var cell = new CellSurface(0x0100, cellVerts, cellPolys);
+
+        engine.AddLandblock(0xA9B4FFFFu, terrain, new[] { cell },
+            worldOffsetX: 0f, worldOffsetY: 0f);
+
+        // Start inside the cell, walk out.
+        var result = engine.Resolve(
+            new Vector3(50f, 50f, 55f), cellId: 0x0100, delta: new Vector3(-20f, 0f, 0f),
+            stepUpHeight: 10f);
+
+        // Should transition back to outdoor.
+        Assert.True(result.CellId < 0x0100u);
+        Assert.Equal(50f, result.Position.Z, precision: 1);
+        Assert.True(result.IsOnGround);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolve_NoSurfaceUnderEntity_NotOnGround()
+    {
+        var engine = new PhysicsEngine();
+        // No landblocks loaded — entity is floating in void.
+
+        var result = engine.Resolve(
+            new Vector3(0f, 0f, 100f), cellId: 0x0001, delta: Vector3.Zero,
+            stepUpHeight: 2f);
+
+        Assert.False(result.IsOnGround);
+    }
+}