diff --git a/src/console.rs b/src/console.rs
index 7bc2da68..44735379 100644
--- a/src/console.rs
+++ b/src/console.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ pub trait Console {
     /// drawing walls between tiles.
     fn set_offset(&mut self, x: f32, y: f32);
 
+    /// Specify a scale of the scale. A scale above 1.0 will make the text larger.
+    /// The center of the scale is at character position (center_x, center_y).
+    fn set_scale(&mut self, scale: f32, center_x: i32, center_y: i32);
+
     // Produces the implementor as an Any that can be matched to determine type and access
     // natively.
     fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any;
diff --git a/src/hal/amethyst_be/dummy.rs b/src/hal/amethyst_be/dummy.rs
index 33774d2f..46953f9a 100644
--- a/src/hal/amethyst_be/dummy.rs
+++ b/src/hal/amethyst_be/dummy.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ impl SimpleConsoleBackend {
         _tiles: &[crate::Tile],
         _offset_x: f32,
         _offset_y: f32,
+        _scale: f32,
+        _scale_center: (i32, i32),
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ impl SparseConsoleBackend {
         _width: u32,
         _offset_x: f32,
         _offset_y: f32,
+        _scale: f32,
+        _scale_center: (i32, i32),
         _tiles: &[crate::sparse_console::SparseTile],
     ) {
     }
diff --git a/src/hal/curses/simple_console_backing.rs b/src/hal/curses/simple_console_backing.rs
index ddb2211a..2b4cbe2b 100644
--- a/src/hal/curses/simple_console_backing.rs
+++ b/src/hal/curses/simple_console_backing.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ impl SimpleConsoleBackend {
         tiles: &[crate::Tile],
         _offset_x: f32,
         _offset_y: f32,
+        _scale: f32,
+        _scale_center: (i32, i32),
     ) {
         self.tiles.clear();
         for t in tiles.iter() {
diff --git a/src/hal/curses/sparse_console_backing.rs b/src/hal/curses/sparse_console_backing.rs
index 2bacfa4d..68dd9e2c 100644
--- a/src/hal/curses/sparse_console_backing.rs
+++ b/src/hal/curses/sparse_console_backing.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ impl SparseConsoleBackend {
         width: u32,
         _offset_x: f32,
         _offset_y: f32,
+        _scale: f32,
+        _scale_center: (i32, i32),
         _tiles: &[crate::sparse_console::SparseTile],
     ) {
         self.width = width;
diff --git a/src/hal/dummy/mod.rs b/src/hal/dummy/mod.rs
index cd9a08f9..bf3d712f 100644
--- a/src/hal/dummy/mod.rs
+++ b/src/hal/dummy/mod.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ impl SimpleConsoleBackend {
         _tiles: &[crate::Tile],
         _offset_x: f32,
         _offset_y: f32,
+        _scale: f32,
+        _scale_center: (i32, i32),
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -116,6 +118,8 @@ impl SparseConsoleBackend {
         _width: u32,
         _offset_x: f32,
         _offset_y: f32,
+        _scale: f32,
+        _scale_center: (i32, i32),
         _tiles: &[crate::sparse_console::SparseTile],
     ) {
     }
diff --git a/src/hal/native/simple_console_backing.rs b/src/hal/native/simple_console_backing.rs
index 8ebd95e1..01b41803 100644
--- a/src/hal/native/simple_console_backing.rs
+++ b/src/hal/native/simple_console_backing.rs
@@ -153,19 +153,21 @@ impl SimpleConsoleBackend {
         tiles: &[Tile],
         offset_x: f32,
         offset_y: f32,
+        scale: f32,
+        scale_center: (i32, i32),
     ) {
         self.vertex_counter = 0;
         self.index_counter = 0;
         let glyph_size_x: f32 = 1.0f32 / 16.0f32;
         let glyph_size_y: f32 = 1.0f32 / 16.0f32;
 
-        let step_x: f32 = 2.0f32 / width as f32;
-        let step_y: f32 = 2.0f32 / height as f32;
+        let step_x: f32 = scale * 2.0f32 / width as f32;
+        let step_y: f32 = scale * 2.0f32 / height as f32;
 
         let mut index_count: i32 = 0;
-        let mut screen_y: f32 = -1.0f32;
+        let mut screen_y: f32 = -1.0 * scale + 2.0 * (scale_center.1 - height as i32/2) as f32 * (scale - 1.0) / height as f32;
         for y in 0..height {
-            let mut screen_x: f32 = -1.0f32;
+            let mut screen_x: f32 = -1.0 * scale - 2.0 * (scale_center.0 - width as i32/2) as f32 * (scale - 1.0) / width as f32;
             for x in 0..width {
                 let fg = tiles[((y * width) + x) as usize].fg;
                 let bg = tiles[((y * width) + x) as usize].bg;
diff --git a/src/hal/native/sparse_console_backing.rs b/src/hal/native/sparse_console_backing.rs
index 309aee9b..1f8751bf 100644
--- a/src/hal/native/sparse_console_backing.rs
+++ b/src/hal/native/sparse_console_backing.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ impl SparseConsoleBackend {
         width: u32,
         offset_x: f32,
         offset_y: f32,
+        scale: f32,
+        scale_center: (i32, i32),
         tiles: &[SparseTile],
     ) {
         if tiles.is_empty() {
@@ -113,16 +115,18 @@ impl SparseConsoleBackend {
         let glyph_size_x: f32 = 1.0 / 16.0;
         let glyph_size_y: f32 = 1.0 / 16.0;
 
-        let step_x: f32 = 2.0 / width as f32;
-        let step_y: f32 = 2.0 / height as f32;
+        let step_x: f32 = scale * 2.0 / width as f32;
+        let step_y: f32 = scale * 2.0 / height as f32;
 
         let mut index_count: i32 = 0;
+        let screen_x_start: f32 = -1.0 * scale - 2.0 * (scale_center.0 - width as i32/2) as f32 * (scale - 1.0) / width as f32;
+        let screen_y_start: f32 = -1.0 * scale + 2.0 * (scale_center.1 - height as i32/2) as f32 * (scale - 1.0) / height as f32;
         for t in tiles.iter() {
             let x = t.idx % width as usize;
             let y = t.idx / width as usize;
 
-            let screen_x = ((step_x * x as f32) - 1.0) + offset_x;
-            let screen_y = ((step_y * y as f32) - 1.0) + offset_y;
+            let screen_x = ((step_x * x as f32) + screen_x_start) + offset_x;
+            let screen_y = ((step_y * y as f32) + screen_y_start) + offset_y;
             let fg = t.fg;
             let bg = t.bg;
             let glyph = t.glyph;
diff --git a/src/hal/wasm/simple_console_backing.rs b/src/hal/wasm/simple_console_backing.rs
index 5d81325f..d9a79aec 100644
--- a/src/hal/wasm/simple_console_backing.rs
+++ b/src/hal/wasm/simple_console_backing.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ impl SimpleConsoleBackend {
         tiles: &Vec<Tile>,
         offset_x: f32,
         offset_y: f32,
+        _scale: f32,
+        _scale_center: (i32, i32),
     ) {
         let gl = &platform.platform.gl;
         unsafe {
diff --git a/src/hal/wasm/sparse_console_backing.rs b/src/hal/wasm/sparse_console_backing.rs
index e0fb1032..2c15806b 100644
--- a/src/hal/wasm/sparse_console_backing.rs
+++ b/src/hal/wasm/sparse_console_backing.rs
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ impl SparseConsoleBackend {
         width: u32,
         offset_x: f32,
         offset_y: f32,
+        _scale: f32,
+        _scale_center: (i32, i32),
         tiles: &Vec<SparseTile>,
     ) {
         let gl = &platform.platform.gl;
diff --git a/src/initializer.rs b/src/initializer.rs
index 298560d5..1f12a6e4 100644
--- a/src/initializer.rs
+++ b/src/initializer.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ enum ConsoleType {
         height: u32,
         font: String,
     },
+    SparseConsoleNoBg {
+        width: u32,
+        height: u32,
+        font: String
+    }
 }
 
 /// Provides a builder mechanism for initializing RLTK. You can chain builders together,
@@ -248,6 +253,18 @@ impl RltkBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Adds a sparse console with no bg rendering layer to the RLTK builder.
+    pub fn with_sparse_console_no_bg<S:ToString, T>(mut self, width: T, height: T, font: S) -> Self
+    where T: TryInto<u32>
+    {
+        self.consoles.push(ConsoleType::SparseConsoleNoBg{
+            width : width.try_into().ok().unwrap(),
+            height : height.try_into().ok().unwrap(),
+            font : font.to_string()
+        });
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Enables you to override the vsync default for native rendering.
     pub fn with_vsync(mut self, vsync: bool) -> Self {
         self.platform_hints.vsync = vsync;
@@ -308,6 +325,11 @@ impl RltkBuilder {
                         font_id,
                     );
                 }
+                ConsoleType::SparseConsoleNoBg{width, height, font} => {
+                    let font_path = format!("{}/{}", self.resource_path, font);
+                    let font_id = font_map[&font_path];
+                    context.register_console_no_bg(SparseConsole::init(*width, *height, &context.backend), font_id);
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/rltk.rs b/src/rltk.rs
index 430f9e01..7cb84402 100644
--- a/src/rltk.rs
+++ b/src/rltk.rs
@@ -355,6 +355,10 @@ impl Console for Rltk {
     fn set_offset(&mut self, x: f32, y: f32) {
         self.consoles[self.active_console].console.set_offset(x, y);
     }
+    fn set_scale(&mut self, scale: f32, center_x: i32, center_y: i32) {
+        self.consoles[self.active_console].console.set_scale(scale, center_x, center_y);
+    }
+
     fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
         self
     }
diff --git a/src/simple_console.rs b/src/simple_console.rs
index dce5d305..3b0263c9 100644
--- a/src/simple_console.rs
+++ b/src/simple_console.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ pub struct SimpleConsole {
     offset_x: f32,
     offset_y: f32,
 
+    scale: f32,
+    scale_center: (i32, i32),
+
     backend: hal::SimpleConsoleBackend,
 }
 
@@ -37,6 +40,8 @@ impl SimpleConsole {
             is_dirty: true,
             offset_x: 0.0,
             offset_y: 0.0,
+            scale: 1.0,
+            scale_center: (width as i32 / 2, height as i32 / 2),
             backend: hal::SimpleConsoleBackend::new(platform, width as usize, height as usize),
         };
 
@@ -51,6 +56,8 @@ impl SimpleConsole {
             &self.tiles,
             self.offset_x,
             self.offset_y,
+            self.scale,
+            self.scale_center,
         );
     }
 }
@@ -272,6 +279,11 @@ impl Console for SimpleConsole {
         self.offset_y = y * (2.0 / self.height as f32);
     }
 
+    fn set_scale(&mut self, scale: f32, center_x: i32, center_y: i32) {
+        self.scale = scale;
+        self.scale_center = (center_x, center_y);
+    }
+
     fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
         self
     }
diff --git a/src/sparse_console.rs b/src/sparse_console.rs
index c56a1387..940fd19a 100644
--- a/src/sparse_console.rs
+++ b/src/sparse_console.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ pub struct SparseConsole {
     offset_x: f32,
     offset_y: f32,
 
+    scale: f32,
+    scale_center: (i32, i32),
+
     backend: hal::SparseConsoleBackend,
 }
 
@@ -36,6 +39,8 @@ impl SparseConsole {
             is_dirty: true,
             offset_x: 0.0,
             offset_y: 0.0,
+            scale: 1.0,
+            scale_center: (width as i32 / 2, height as i32 / 2),
             backend: hal::SparseConsoleBackend::new(platform, width as usize, height as usize),
         };
 
@@ -49,6 +54,8 @@ impl SparseConsole {
             self.width,
             self.offset_x,
             self.offset_y,
+            self.scale,
+            self.scale_center,
             &self.tiles,
         );
     }
@@ -277,6 +284,11 @@ impl Console for SparseConsole {
         self.offset_y = y * (2.0 / self.height as f32);
     }
 
+    fn set_scale(&mut self, scale: f32, center_x: i32, center_y: i32) {
+        self.scale = scale;
+        self.scale_center = (center_x, center_y);
+    }
+
     fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
         self
     }