diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index e162bac..837232f 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,11 +66,10 @@ IF(SDL2_FOUND)
 	target_link_libraries(freerct ${SDL2_LIBRARY})
 ENDIF()
 
-find_package(SDL2_ttf REQUIRED)
-# Legacy variable names
-IF(SDL2_TTF_FOUND)
-	include_directories(${SDL2TTF_INCLUDE_DIR})
-	target_link_libraries(freerct ${SDL2TTF_LIBRARY})
+find_package(Freetype REQUIRED)
+IF(FREETYPE_FOUND)
+	include_directories(${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+	target_link_libraries(freerct ${FREETYPE_LIBRARIES})
 ENDIF()
 
 # Translated messages are bad
diff --git a/src/video.cpp b/src/video.cpp
index 11141ad..c7f3f0f 100644
--- a/src/video.cpp
+++ b/src/video.cpp
@@ -185,29 +185,17 @@ std::string VideoSystem::Initialize(const char *font_name, int font_size)
 		printf("Could not set window icon (%s)\n", SDL_GetError());
 	}
 
-	if (TTF_Init() != 0) {
-		SDL_Quit();
-		delete[] this->mem;
-		std::string err = "TTF font initialization failed: ";
-		err += TTF_GetError();
-		return err;
+	if (FT_Init_FreeType(&this->library) != 0) {
 	}
 
-	this->font = TTF_OpenFont(font_name, font_size);
-	if (this->font == nullptr) {
-		std::string err = "TTF Opening font \"";
-		err += font_name;
-		err += "\" size ";
-		err += std::to_string(font_size);
-		err += " failed: ";
-		err += TTF_GetError();
-		TTF_Quit();
-		SDL_Quit();
-		delete[] this->mem;
-		return err;
+	if (FT_New_Face(this->library, font_name, 0, &this->face) != 0) {
+	}
+
+	/** @todo use actual screen dpi? */
+	if (FT_Set_Char_Size(this->face, 0, font_size * 64, 0, 0) != 0) {
 	}
 
-	this->font_height = TTF_FontLineSkip(this->font);
+	this->font_height = this->face->height / 64;
 	this->initialized = true;
 	this->dirty = true; // Ensure it gets painted.
 	this->missing_sprites = false;
@@ -454,8 +442,8 @@ void VideoSystem::MainLoop()
 void VideoSystem::Shutdown()
 {
 	if (this->initialized) {
-		TTF_CloseFont(this->font);
-		TTF_Quit();
+		FT_Done_Face(this->face);
+		FT_Done_FreeType(this->library);
 		SDL_Quit();
 		delete[] this->mem;
 		this->initialized = false;
@@ -856,9 +844,29 @@ void VideoSystem::BlitImages(int32 x_base, int32 y_base, const ImageData *spr, u
  */
 void VideoSystem::GetTextSize(const uint8 *text, int *width, int *height)
 {
-	if (TTF_SizeUTF8(this->font, (const char *)text, width, height) != 0) {
-		*width = 0;
-		*height = 0;
+	*width = 0;
+	*height = 0;
+
+	bool use_kerning = FT_HAS_KERNING(this->face);
+	uint previous = 0;
+	FT_GlyphSlot slot = this->face->glyph;
+
+	for (int n = 0; n < strlen((const char*)text); n++) {
+		uint glyph = FT_Get_Char_Index(this->face, text[n]);
+
+		if (use_kerning && previous && glyph) {
+			FT_Vector delta;
+			FT_Get_Kerning(this->face, previous, glyph, FT_KERNING_DEFAULT, &delta);
+
+			*width += delta.x / 64;
+		}
+
+		if (FT_Load_Glyph(this->face, glyph, FT_LOAD_RENDER) != 0) {
+		}
+		*width += slot->advance.x / 64;
+		*height = std::max(*height, (int)slot->metrics.height / 64);
+
+		previous = glyph;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -911,18 +919,37 @@ void VideoSystem::GetNumberRangeSize(int64 smallest, int64 biggest, int *width,
  */
 void VideoSystem::BlitText(const uint8 *text, uint32 colour, int xpos, int ypos, int width, Alignment align)
 {
-	SDL_Color col = {0, 0, 0}; // Font colour does not matter as only the bitmap is used.
-	SDL_Surface *surf = TTF_RenderUTF8_Solid(this->font, (const char *)text, col);
-	if (surf == nullptr) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Rendering text failed (%s)\n", TTF_GetError());
-		return;
-	}
+	bool use_kerning = FT_HAS_KERNING(this->face);
+	uint previous = 0;
+	FT_GlyphSlot slot = this->face->glyph;
 
-	if (surf->format->BitsPerPixel != 8 || surf->format->BytesPerPixel != 1) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Rendering text failed (Wrong surface format)\n");
-		return;
+	for (int n = 0; n < strlen((const char*)tex); n++) {
+		uint glyph = FT_Get_Char_Index(this->face, tex[n]);
+
+		if (use_kerning && previous && glyph) {
+			FT_Vector delta;
+			FT_Get_Kerning(this->face, previous, glyph, FT_KERNING_DEFAULT, &delta);
+
+		}
+
+		if (FT_Load_Glyph(this->face, glyph, FT_LOAD_RENDER) != 0) {
+		}
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < slot->bitmap.rows; i++) {
+			for (int j = 0; j < slot->bitmap.pitch; j++) {
+				printf("%02x ", slot->bitmap.buffer[i * slot->bitmap.pitch + j]);
+			}
+			printf("\n");
+		}
+
+		printf("\n");
+
+		previous = glyph;
 	}
 
+	SDL_Surface *surf = nullptr;
+	return;
+
 	int real_w = std::min(surf->w, width);
 	switch (align) {
 		case ALG_LEFT:
diff --git a/src/video.h b/src/video.h
index 6f435a9..f5bbb2b 100644
--- a/src/video.h
+++ b/src/video.h
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@
 #define VIDEO_H
 
 #include <set>
+
 #include <SDL.h>
-#include <SDL_ttf.h>
+#include <ft2build.h>
+#include FT_FREETYPE_H
+
 #include "geometry.h"
 #include "palette.h"
 
@@ -160,7 +163,9 @@ private:
 	bool initialized; ///< Video system is initialized.
 	bool dirty;       ///< Video display needs being repainted.
 
-	TTF_Font *font;             ///< Opened text font.
+	FT_Library library;
+	FT_Face face;
+
 	SDL_Window *window;         ///< %Window of the application.
 	SDL_Renderer *renderer;     ///< GPU renderer to the application window.
 	SDL_Texture *texture;       ///< GPU Texture storage of the application window.