diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 00e4a56a..0be6ee4e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 rayon = "1.3"
 legion = "0.3"
 bevy_ecs = "0.3"
-hecs = "0.3"
+hecs = { version = "0.5", features = ["column-serialize", "row-serialize"] }
 shipyard = "0.4"
 specs = {version = "0.16.1", features = ["serde"] }
 specs-derive = "0.4.1"
diff --git a/benches/benchmarks.rs b/benches/benchmarks.rs
index c54df5d0..b31544dd 100644
--- a/benches/benchmarks.rs
+++ b/benches/benchmarks.rs
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ fn bench_serialize_text(c: &mut Criterion) {
         let mut bench = legion::serialize_text::Benchmark::new();
         b.iter(move || bench.run());
     });
+    group.bench_function("hecs", |b| {
+        let mut bench = hecs::serialize_text::Benchmark::new();
+        b.iter(move || bench.run());
+    });
     // group.bench_function("bevy", |b| {
     //     let mut bench = bevy::serialize_text::Benchmark::new();
     //     b.iter(move || bench.run());
@@ -183,6 +187,10 @@ fn bench_serialize_binary(c: &mut Criterion) {
         let mut bench = legion::serialize_binary::Benchmark::new();
         b.iter(move || bench.run());
     });
+    group.bench_function("hecs", |b| {
+        let mut bench = hecs::serialize_binary::Benchmark::new();
+        b.iter(move || bench.run());
+    });
     // group.bench_function("bevy", |b| {
     //     let mut bench = bevy::serialize_text::Benchmark::new();
     //     b.iter(move || bench.run());
diff --git a/src/hecs/mod.rs b/src/hecs/mod.rs
index f5b01289..efa2a923 100644
--- a/src/hecs/mod.rs
+++ b/src/hecs/mod.rs
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ pub mod frag_iter;
 pub mod heavy_compute;
 pub mod simple_insert;
 pub mod simple_iter;
+pub mod serialize_binary;
+pub mod serialize_text;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/hecs/serialize_binary.rs b/src/hecs/serialize_binary.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3aec7f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hecs/serialize_binary.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+use hecs::{serialize::column::*, *};
+use serde::{de::SeqAccess, ser::SerializeTuple, Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+#[derive(Default, Copy, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct Transform([f32; 16]);
+
+#[derive(Default, Copy, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct Position {
+    x: f32,
+    y: f32,
+    z: f32,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default, Copy, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct Rotation {
+    x: f32,
+    y: f32,
+    z: f32,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default, Copy, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct Velocity {
+    x: f32,
+    y: f32,
+    z: f32,
+}
+
+struct SerContext;
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+enum ComponentId {
+    Transform,
+    Position,
+    Rotation,
+    Velocity,
+}
+
+impl SerializeContext for SerContext {
+    fn component_count(&self, archetype: &Archetype) -> usize {
+        use std::any::TypeId;
+        archetype
+            .component_types()
+            .filter(|&x| {
+                x == TypeId::of::<Transform>()
+                    || x == TypeId::of::<Position>()
+                    || x == TypeId::of::<Rotation>()
+                    || x == TypeId::of::<Velocity>()
+            })
+            .count()
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_component_ids<S: SerializeTuple>(
+        &mut self,
+        archetype: &Archetype,
+        out: &mut S,
+    ) -> Result<(), S::Error> {
+        if archetype.has::<Transform>() {
+            out.serialize_element(&ComponentId::Transform)?;
+        }
+        if archetype.has::<Position>() {
+            out.serialize_element(&ComponentId::Position)?;
+        }
+        if archetype.has::<Rotation>() {
+            out.serialize_element(&ComponentId::Rotation)?;
+        }
+        if archetype.has::<Velocity>() {
+            out.serialize_element(&ComponentId::Velocity)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_components<S: SerializeTuple>(
+        &mut self,
+        archetype: &Archetype,
+        out: &mut S,
+    ) -> Result<(), S::Error> {
+        try_serialize::<Transform, _>(archetype, out)?;
+        try_serialize::<Position, _>(archetype, out)?;
+        try_serialize::<Rotation, _>(archetype, out)?;
+        try_serialize::<Velocity, _>(archetype, out)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+struct DeContext {
+    components: Vec<ComponentId>,
+}
+
+impl DeserializeContext for DeContext {
+    fn deserialize_component_ids<'de, A>(&mut self, mut seq: A) -> Result<ColumnBatchType, A::Error>
+    where
+        A: SeqAccess<'de>,
+    {
+        self.components.clear();
+        let mut batch = ColumnBatchType::new();
+        while let Some(id) = seq.next_element()? {
+            match id {
+                ComponentId::Transform => {
+                    batch.add::<Transform>();
+                }
+                ComponentId::Position => {
+                    batch.add::<Position>();
+                }
+                ComponentId::Rotation => {
+                    batch.add::<Rotation>();
+                }
+                ComponentId::Velocity => {
+                    batch.add::<Velocity>();
+                }
+            }
+            self.components.push(id);
+        }
+        Ok(batch)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize_components<'de, A>(
+        &mut self,
+        entity_count: u32,
+        mut seq: A,
+        batch: &mut ColumnBatchBuilder,
+    ) -> Result<(), A::Error>
+    where
+        A: SeqAccess<'de>,
+    {
+        for &component in &self.components {
+            match component {
+                ComponentId::Transform => {
+                    deserialize_column::<Transform, _>(entity_count, &mut seq, batch)?;
+                }
+                ComponentId::Position => {
+                    deserialize_column::<Position, _>(entity_count, &mut seq, batch)?;
+                }
+                ComponentId::Rotation => {
+                    deserialize_column::<Rotation, _>(entity_count, &mut seq, batch)?;
+                }
+                ComponentId::Velocity => {
+                    deserialize_column::<Velocity, _>(entity_count, &mut seq, batch)?;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Benchmark(World);
+
+impl Benchmark {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let mut world = World::new();
+
+        world.spawn_batch((0..1000).map(|_| {
+            (
+                Transform::default(),
+                Position::default(),
+                Rotation::default(),
+                Velocity::default(),
+            )
+        }));
+
+        Self(world)
+    }
+
+    pub fn run(&mut self) {
+        let Self(world) = self;
+        let mut encoded = Vec::new();
+        serialize(
+            &world,
+            &mut SerContext,
+            &mut bincode::Serializer::new(&mut encoded, bincode::options()),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        deserialize(
+            &mut DeContext {
+                components: Vec::new(),
+            },
+            &mut bincode::Deserializer::from_slice(&encoded, bincode::options()),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/hecs/serialize_text.rs b/src/hecs/serialize_text.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61240fc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hecs/serialize_text.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+use hecs::{serialize::row::*, *};
+use serde::{de::MapAccess, ser::SerializeMap, Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+#[derive(Default, Copy, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct Transform([f32; 16]);
+
+#[derive(Default, Copy, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct Position {
+    x: f32,
+    y: f32,
+    z: f32,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default, Copy, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct Rotation {
+    x: f32,
+    y: f32,
+    z: f32,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default, Copy, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct Velocity {
+    x: f32,
+    y: f32,
+    z: f32,
+}
+
+struct SerContext;
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+enum ComponentId {
+    Transform,
+    Position,
+    Rotation,
+    Velocity,
+}
+
+impl SerializeContext for SerContext {
+    fn serialize_entity<S: SerializeMap>(
+        &mut self,
+        entity: EntityRef<'_>,
+        map: &mut S,
+    ) -> Result<(), S::Error> {
+        try_serialize::<Transform, _, _>(&entity, &ComponentId::Transform, map)?;
+        try_serialize::<Position, _, _>(&entity, &ComponentId::Position, map)?;
+        try_serialize::<Rotation, _, _>(&entity, &ComponentId::Rotation, map)?;
+        try_serialize::<Velocity, _, _>(&entity, &ComponentId::Velocity, map)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+struct DeContext;
+
+impl DeserializeContext for DeContext {
+    fn deserialize_entity<'de, M>(
+        &mut self,
+        mut map: M,
+        entity: &mut EntityBuilder,
+    ) -> Result<(), M::Error>
+    where
+        M: MapAccess<'de>,
+    {
+        while let Some(key) = map.next_key()? {
+            match key {
+                ComponentId::Transform => {
+                    entity.add::<Transform>(map.next_value()?);
+                }
+                ComponentId::Position => {
+                    entity.add::<Position>(map.next_value()?);
+                }
+                ComponentId::Rotation => {
+                    entity.add::<Rotation>(map.next_value()?);
+                }
+                ComponentId::Velocity => {
+                    entity.add::<Velocity>(map.next_value()?);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Benchmark(World);
+
+impl Benchmark {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let mut world = World::new();
+
+        world.spawn_batch((0..1000).map(|_| {
+            (
+                Transform::default(),
+                Position::default(),
+                Rotation::default(),
+                Velocity::default(),
+            )
+        }));
+
+        Self(world)
+    }
+
+    pub fn run(&mut self) {
+        let Self(world) = self;
+        let mut encoded = Vec::new();
+        serialize(
+            &world,
+            &mut SerContext,
+            &mut ron::Serializer::new(&mut encoded, None, false).unwrap(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        deserialize(
+            &mut DeContext,
+            &mut ron::Deserializer::from_bytes(&encoded).unwrap(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    }
+}