diff --git a/localization/languages.json b/localization/languages.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c214334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localization/languages.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "languages": {
+    "en": {
+      "name": "English",
+      "display_name": "English"
+    },
+    "es": {
+      "name": "Spanish",
+      "display_name": "Español"
+    },
+    "fr": {
+      "name": "French",
+      "display_name": "Français"
+    },
+    "de": {
+      "name": "German",
+      "display_name": "Deutsch"
+    },
+    "ru": {
+      "name": "Russian",
+      "display_name": "Русский"
+    }
+  },
+  "default_language": "en"
+}
diff --git a/scripts/SettingsManager.gd b/scripts/SettingsManager.gd
index 5af10fd..7301ea3 100644
--- a/scripts/SettingsManager.gd
+++ b/scripts/SettingsManager.gd
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ var settings = {
 	"language": "en"
 }
 
+var languages_data = {}
+
 func _ready():
 	print("SettingsManager ready")
+	load_languages()
 	load_settings()
 
 func load_settings():
@@ -37,3 +40,21 @@ func get_setting(key: String):
 func set_setting(key: String, value):
 	settings[key] = value
 	save_settings()
+
+func load_languages():
+	var file = FileAccess.open("res://localization/languages.json", FileAccess.READ)
+	if file:
+		var json_string = file.get_as_text()
+		file.close()
+		var json = JSON.new()
+		var parse_result = json.parse(json_string)
+		if parse_result == OK:
+			languages_data = json.data
+			print("Languages loaded: ", languages_data.languages.keys())
+		else:
+			print("Error parsing languages.json")
+	else:
+		print("Could not open languages.json")
+
+func get_languages_data():
+	return languages_data
diff --git a/scripts/SettingsMenu.gd b/scripts/SettingsMenu.gd
index 83b9aaa..db104f6 100644
--- a/scripts/SettingsMenu.gd
+++ b/scripts/SettingsMenu.gd
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ signal back_to_main_menu
 @onready var sfx_slider = $SettingsContainer/SFXVolumeContainer/SFXVolumeSlider
 @onready var language_selector = $SettingsContainer/LanguageContainer/LanguageSelector
 
+var language_codes = []
+
 func _ready():
 	print("SettingsMenu ready")
 	# Load current settings into sliders
@@ -19,10 +21,9 @@ func _ready():
 	music_slider.value_changed.connect(_on_music_volume_changed)
 	sfx_slider.value_changed.connect(_on_sfx_volume_changed)
 
-	# Load language setting
-	var current_lang = SettingsManager.get_setting("language")
-	var lang_index = get_language_index(current_lang)
-	language_selector.selected = lang_index
+	# Setup language selector from JSON data
+	setup_language_selector()
+
 
 func _on_master_volume_changed(value: float):
 	SettingsManager.set_setting("master_volume", value)
@@ -46,15 +47,26 @@ func _on_back_button_pressed():
 	print("Back button pressed")
 	back_to_main_menu.emit()
 
-func get_language_index(lang_code: String) -> int:
-	match lang_code:
-		"en": return 0
-		"es": return 1
-		"fr": return 2
-		"de": return 3
-		_: return 0
+func setup_language_selector():
+	var languages_data = SettingsManager.get_languages_data()
+	if languages_data.has("languages"):
+		language_selector.clear()
+		language_codes.clear()
 
+		for lang_code in languages_data.languages.keys():
+			language_codes.append(lang_code)
+			var display_name = languages_data.languages[lang_code]["display_name"]
+			language_selector.add_item(display_name)
+
+		# Set current language selection
+		var current_lang = SettingsManager.get_setting("language")
+		var lang_index = language_codes.find(current_lang)
+		if lang_index >= 0:
+			language_selector.selected = lang_index
+
+# Remove the old get_language_index function and update this one:
 func _on_language_selector_item_selected(index: int):
-	var lang_codes = ["en", "es", "fr", "de"]
-	SettingsManager.set_setting("language", lang_codes[index])
-	print("Language changed to: ", lang_codes[index])
+	if index < language_codes.size():
+		var selected_lang = language_codes[index]
+		SettingsManager.set_setting("language", selected_lang)
+		print("Language changed to: ", selected_lang)