diff --git a/game/README.md b/game/README.md
index 9b6bbc3..ca342ff 100644
--- a/game/README.md
+++ b/game/README.md
@@ -55,3 +55,8 @@ F2 shows the contact slope and slide state. Yellow one-way decks catch falling f
 Down + Jump drops through them. W/S, up/down arrows or gamepad up/down enter and
 move along blue climb zones at 70px/s. Release to hold, move sideways or jump to
 leave. `Player.canAttack` is false while climbing. Reserved ledge points stay inactive.
+
+The camera leads movement by up to 120px and eases vertical changes, clamped to
+the complete chunk grid. Rendered camera coordinates stay on whole pixels; layers
+retain the export's scroll factors. Development `?inspect` keeps manual drag panning
+instead of following the hero, for collision review.
diff --git a/game/src/core/scaffold.ts b/game/src/core/scaffold.ts
index 1292e06..40ac39e 100644
--- a/game/src/core/scaffold.ts
+++ b/game/src/core/scaffold.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { StageManifest, RegionState } from '../stage/manifest';
 import { loadCollisions, type CollisionChunk } from '../stage/collision';
 import { collisionDebug } from '../stage/collision-debug';
 import { Player } from '../player/player';
+import { cameraFollow } from '../stage/camera';
 
 // Bootstrap-only scenes live in lane B until lane A provides story/UI scenes.
 export class Boot extends Phaser.Scene {
@@ -28,13 +29,16 @@ export class Preload extends Phaser.Scene {
 
 export class Stage extends Phaser.Scene {
   private player?: Player;
+  private follow?: ReturnType<typeof cameraFollow>;
   constructor() { super('Stage'); }
   create(data: { manifest: StageManifest; state: RegionState; collisions: CollisionChunk[] }) {
     drawStage(this, data.manifest, data.state);
     collisionDebug(this, data.collisions);
     this.player = new Player(this, data.collisions);
+    this.follow = import.meta.env.DEV && new URLSearchParams(location.search).has('inspect')
+      ? undefined : cameraFollow(this, data.manifest);
     this.scene.launch('UI');
-    // Development inspection only; camera follow is implemented separately in #32.
+    // Inspection mode keeps manual panning for annotation review.
     if (import.meta.env.DEV && new URLSearchParams(location.search).has('inspect')) {
       this.input.on('pointermove', (pointer: Phaser.Input.Pointer) => {
         if (pointer.isDown) {
@@ -44,7 +48,10 @@ export class Stage extends Phaser.Scene {
       });
     }
   }
-  update(_time: number, delta: number) { this.player?.update(delta); }
+  update(_time: number, delta: number) {
+    this.player?.update(delta);
+    if (this.player) this.follow?.(this.player.body, delta);
+  }
 }
 
 export class UI extends Phaser.Scene {
diff --git a/game/src/stage/camera.test.ts b/game/src/stage/camera.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f38717a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/src/stage/camera.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { follow, gridBounds } from './camera';
+import type { StageManifest } from './manifest';
+const bounds = { x: 0, y: 0, width: 6480, height: 1440 };
+describe('camera follow', () => {
+  it('leads in the move direction and smoothly follows vertical changes', () => {
+    const state = { x: 1000, y: 0, lead: 0 };
+    const first = follow(state, { x: 2000, y: 1000, vx: 258 }, bounds, 1 / 60);
+    expect(first.x).toBeGreaterThan(1000); expect(first.y).toBeGreaterThan(0); expect(first.y).toBeLessThan(539);
+    for (let i = 0; i < 240; i++) follow(state, { x: 2000, y: 1000, vx: 258 }, bounds, 1 / 60);
+    expect(state.lead).toBeCloseTo(120); expect(state.x).toBeCloseTo(1480, 0);
+    for (let i = 0; i < 240; i++) follow(state, { x: 2000, y: 1000, vx: -258 }, bounds, 1 / 60);
+    expect(state.lead).toBeCloseTo(-120); expect(state.x).toBeCloseTo(1240, 0);
+  });
+  it('clamps all edges and returns whole pixels, including negative chunks', () => {
+    const negative = { x: -2160, y: -720, width: 6480, height: 2160 };
+    for (const value of [-10000, 10000]) {
+      const state = { x: value, y: value, lead: 0 };
+      const result = follow(state, { x: value, y: value, vx: 258 }, negative, 0.1);
+      expect(Number.isInteger(result.x)).toBe(true); expect(Number.isInteger(result.y)).toBe(true);
+      expect(result.x).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(-2160); expect(result.x).toBeLessThanOrEqual(3040);
+      expect(result.y).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(-720); expect(result.y).toBeLessThanOrEqual(720);
+    }
+  });
+  it('derives bounds from a four-direction chunk grid', () => {
+    const manifest = { chunkSize: [2160, 720], chunks: [{ x: -1, y: -1 }, { x: 1, y: 1 }] } as StageManifest;
+    expect(gridBounds(manifest)).toEqual({ x: -2160, y: -720, width: 6480, height: 2160 });
+  });
+  it('keeps static vertical follow independent of rendered frame rate', () => {
+    const run = (fps: number) => {
+      const state = { x: 0, y: 0, lead: 0 };
+      for (let i = 0; i < fps; i++) follow(state, { x: 2000, y: 1000, vx: 0 }, bounds, 1 / fps);
+      return state;
+    };
+    expect(run(30).x).toBeCloseTo(run(120).x, 7); expect(run(30).y).toBeCloseTo(run(120).y, 7);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/game/src/stage/camera.ts b/game/src/stage/camera.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c25fa6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/src/stage/camera.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import type Phaser from 'phaser';
+import type { StageManifest } from './manifest';
+export interface Bounds { x: number; y: number; width: number; height: number }
+export interface Follow { x: number; y: number; lead: number }
+export interface Target { x: number; y: number; vx: number }
+export function gridBounds(manifest: StageManifest): Bounds {
+  const xs = manifest.chunks.map(c => c.x * manifest.chunkSize[0]);
+  const ys = manifest.chunks.map(c => c.y * manifest.chunkSize[1]);
+  return { x: Math.min(...xs), y: Math.min(...ys),
+    width: Math.max(...xs) - Math.min(...xs) + manifest.chunkSize[0],
+    height: Math.max(...ys) - Math.min(...ys) + manifest.chunkSize[1] };
+}
+const clamp = (v: number, min: number, max: number) => Math.max(min, Math.min(max, v));
+const ease = (from: number, to: number, rate: number, dt: number) => from + (to - from) * (1 - Math.exp(-rate * dt));
+/** Keep fractional smoothing state, but only expose integer camera coordinates. */
+export function follow(state: Follow, target: Target, bounds: Bounds, dt: number, width = 1280, height = 720) {
+  state.lead = ease(state.lead, clamp(target.vx / 258, -1, 1) * 120, 7, dt);
+  const maxX = bounds.x + Math.max(0, bounds.width - width);
+  const maxY = bounds.y + Math.max(0, bounds.height - height);
+  state.x = clamp(ease(state.x, clamp(target.x - width / 2 + state.lead, bounds.x, maxX), 8, dt), bounds.x, maxX);
+  state.y = clamp(ease(state.y, clamp(target.y - height * 0.64, bounds.y, maxY), 5, dt), bounds.y, maxY);
+  return { x: Math.round(state.x), y: Math.round(state.y) };
+}
+export function cameraFollow(scene: Phaser.Scene, manifest: StageManifest) {
+  const camera = scene.cameras.main, bounds = gridBounds(manifest);
+  camera.roundPixels = true;
+  const state = { x: camera.scrollX, y: camera.scrollY, lead: 0 };
+  return (target: Target, milliseconds: number) => {
+    const position = follow(state, target, bounds, Math.min(milliseconds / 1000, 0.1), camera.width, camera.height);
+    camera.setScroll(position.x, position.y);
+  };
+}
diff --git a/game/src/stage/render.ts b/game/src/stage/render.ts
index 7eafa08..1e8375f 100644
--- a/game/src/stage/render.ts
+++ b/game/src/stage/render.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 import type Phaser from 'phaser';
 import { stageLayers, type StageManifest, type RegionState } from './manifest';
 import { textureKey } from './assets';
+import { gridBounds } from './camera';
 
 /** z describes the art role; manifest list order describes alpha composition. */
 export function drawStage(scene: Phaser.Scene, manifest: StageManifest, state: RegionState) {
   const images = stageLayers(manifest, state).map(layer => scene.add.image(layer.x, layer.y,
     textureKey(manifest.region, layer.file)).setOrigin(0).setScrollFactor(layer.scroll).setDepth(layer.order));
-  const xs = manifest.chunks.map(c => c.x * manifest.chunkSize[0]);
-  const ys = manifest.chunks.map(c => c.y * manifest.chunkSize[1]);
-  scene.cameras.main.setBounds(Math.min(...xs), Math.min(...ys),
-    Math.max(...xs) - Math.min(...xs) + manifest.chunkSize[0],
-    Math.max(...ys) - Math.min(...ys) + manifest.chunkSize[1]);
+  const bounds = gridBounds(manifest);
+  scene.cameras.main.setBounds(bounds.x, bounds.y, bounds.width, bounds.height);
   return images;
 }