diff --git a/storm/file/SFileNative.cpp b/storm/file/SFileNative.cpp
index c137c8d..a1e85c2 100644
--- a/storm/file/SFileNative.cpp
+++ b/storm/file/SFileNative.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,32 @@
 #include "storm/File.hpp"
+#include <fstream>
+#include <limits>
+#include <string>
 
-// TODO: implement native filesystem-backed SFile functions. same functionality as whoa's SFile?
+namespace {
+    struct NativeFileHandle {
+        std::ifstream stream;
+        std::streamsize size = 0;
+    };
+
+    std::string NormalizePath(const char* filename) {
+        std::string path = filename ? filename : "";
+        for (char& ch : path) {
+            if (ch == '\\') {
+                ch = '/';
+            }
+        }
+        return path;
+    }
+}
 
 int32_t STORMAPI SFileOpenArchive(const char* archivename, int32_t priority, uint32_t flags, HSARCHIVE* handle) {
     (void)archivename;
     (void)priority;
     (void)flags;
-    (void)handle;
+    if (handle) {
+        *handle = nullptr;
+    }
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -17,42 +37,116 @@ int32_t STORMAPI SFileCloseArchive(HSARCHIVE handle) {
 
 int32_t STORMAPI SFileOpenFileEx(HSARCHIVE archivehandle, const char* filename, uint32_t flags, HSFILE* handle) {
     (void)archivehandle;
-    (void)filename;
     (void)flags;
-    (void)handle;
-    return 0;
+
+    if (!filename || !handle) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    auto file = new NativeFileHandle();
+    file->stream.open(NormalizePath(filename), std::ios::in | std::ios::binary | std::ios::ate);
+
+    if (!file->stream.is_open()) {
+        delete file;
+        *handle = nullptr;
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    file->stream.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
+    file->stream.ignore(std::numeric_limits<std::streamsize>::max());
+    file->size = file->stream.gcount();
+    file->stream.clear();
+    file->stream.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
+
+    *handle = reinterpret_cast<HSFILE>(file);
+    return 1;
 }
 
 int32_t STORMAPI SFileReadFile(HSFILE handle, void* buffer, uint32_t bytestoread, uint32_t* bytesread, LPOVERLAPPED overlapped) {
-    (void)handle;
-    (void)buffer;
-    (void)bytestoread;
     (void)overlapped;
-    if (bytesread) {
-        *bytesread = 0;
+
+    if (!handle || !buffer) {
+        if (bytesread) {
+            *bytesread = 0;
+        }
+        return 0;
     }
-    return 0;
+
+    auto file = reinterpret_cast<NativeFileHandle*>(handle);
+    file->stream.read(static_cast<char*>(buffer), bytestoread);
+
+    if (bytesread) {
+        *bytesread = static_cast<uint32_t>(file->stream.gcount());
+    }
+
+    return 1;
 }
 
 uint32_t STORMAPI SFileGetFileSize(HSFILE handle, uint32_t* filesizehigh) {
-    (void)handle;
-    if (filesizehigh) {
-        *filesizehigh = 0;
+    if (!handle) {
+        if (filesizehigh) {
+            *filesizehigh = 0;
+        }
+        return 0;
     }
-    return 0;
+
+    auto file = reinterpret_cast<NativeFileHandle*>(handle);
+    uint64_t size = static_cast<uint64_t>(file->size);
+
+    if (filesizehigh) {
+        *filesizehigh = static_cast<uint32_t>(size >> 32);
+    }
+
+    return static_cast<uint32_t>(size & 0xFFFFFFFFu);
 }
 
 uint32_t STORMAPI SFileSetFilePointer(HSFILE handle, int32_t distancetomove, int32_t* distancetomovehigh, uint32_t movemethod) {
-    (void)handle;
-    (void)distancetomove;
-    (void)movemethod;
-    if (distancetomovehigh) {
-        *distancetomovehigh = 0;
+    if (!handle) {
+        if (distancetomovehigh) {
+            *distancetomovehigh = 0;
+        }
+        return 0;
     }
-    return 0;
+
+    int64_t offset = static_cast<int64_t>(distancetomove);
+    if (distancetomovehigh) {
+        offset |= (static_cast<int64_t>(*distancetomovehigh) << 32);
+    }
+
+    std::ios_base::seekdir dir = std::ios::beg;
+    switch (movemethod) {
+        case 1:
+            dir = std::ios::cur;
+            break;
+        case 2:
+            dir = std::ios::end;
+            break;
+        default:
+            dir = std::ios::beg;
+            break;
+    }
+
+    auto file = reinterpret_cast<NativeFileHandle*>(handle);
+    file->stream.clear();
+    file->stream.seekg(static_cast<std::streamoff>(offset), dir);
+
+    std::streamoff pos = file->stream.tellg();
+    uint64_t upos = pos < 0 ? 0 : static_cast<uint64_t>(pos);
+
+    if (distancetomovehigh) {
+        *distancetomovehigh = static_cast<int32_t>(upos >> 32);
+    }
+
+    return static_cast<uint32_t>(upos & 0xFFFFFFFFu);
 }
 
 int32_t STORMAPI SFileCloseFile(HSFILE handle) {
-    (void)handle;
-    return 0;
+    if (!handle) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    auto file = reinterpret_cast<NativeFileHandle*>(handle);
+    file->stream.close();
+    delete file;
+    return 1;
 }