diff --git a/CHANGELOG.adoc b/CHANGELOG.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b091620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+= Changelog
+
+== Unreleased
+
+=== Added
+
+- implement decompilation for `.strings` files
diff --git a/crates/dtmt/src/cmd/dictionary.rs b/crates/dtmt/src/cmd/dictionary.rs
index d9709f8..dc09ad6 100644
--- a/crates/dtmt/src/cmd/dictionary.rs
+++ b/crates/dtmt/src/cmd/dictionary.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use tokio_stream::StreamExt;
 pub enum HashGroup {
     Filename,
     Filetype,
+    Strings,
     Other,
 }
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ impl From<HashGroup> for sdk::murmur::HashGroup {
         match value {
             HashGroup::Filename => sdk::murmur::HashGroup::Filename,
             HashGroup::Filetype => sdk::murmur::HashGroup::Filetype,
+            HashGroup::Strings => sdk::murmur::HashGroup::Strings,
             HashGroup::Other => sdk::murmur::HashGroup::Other,
         }
     }
diff --git a/lib/sdk/src/bundle/file.rs b/lib/sdk/src/bundle/file.rs
index f1d68c3..1f5f675 100644
--- a/lib/sdk/src/bundle/file.rs
+++ b/lib/sdk/src/bundle/file.rs
@@ -359,6 +359,10 @@ impl BundleFileVariant {
         self.header.size
     }
 
+    pub fn kind(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.header.variant
+    }
+
     pub fn data(&self) -> &[u8] {
         &self.data
     }
@@ -543,6 +547,11 @@ impl BundleFile {
             );
         }
 
+        if file_type == BundleFileType::Strings {
+            let ctx = ctx.read().await;
+            return strings::decompile(&ctx, &self.variants);
+        }
+
         let tasks = self.variants.iter().map(|variant| {
             let ctx = ctx.clone();
 
diff --git a/lib/sdk/src/filetype/mod.rs b/lib/sdk/src/filetype/mod.rs
index e1a2715..c62c503 100644
--- a/lib/sdk/src/filetype/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/sdk/src/filetype/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 pub mod lua;
 pub mod package;
+pub mod strings;
diff --git a/lib/sdk/src/filetype/strings.rs b/lib/sdk/src/filetype/strings.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc48e0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/sdk/src/filetype/strings.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::io::{Cursor, Read};
+
+use color_eyre::{Report, Result};
+
+use crate::binary::sync::ReadExt;
+use crate::bundle::file::{BundleFileVariant, UserFile};
+use crate::murmur::HashGroup;
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, serde::Serialize)]
+#[serde(untagged)]
+pub enum Language {
+    #[serde(rename = "en")]
+    English,
+    #[serde(serialize_with = "Language::serialize_unnamed")]
+    Unnamed(u32),
+}
+
+impl Language {
+    fn serialize_unnamed<S>(field: &u32, ser: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: serde::Serializer,
+    {
+        ser.serialize_str(&format!("lang_{}", field))
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(serde::Serialize)]
+pub struct Strings(HashMap<String, HashMap<Language, String>>);
+
+fn read_string<R>(r: R) -> Result<String>
+where
+    R: Read,
+{
+    r.bytes()
+        .take_while(|b| b.as_ref().map(|b| *b != 0).unwrap_or(false))
+        .map(|b| b.map_err(Report::new))
+        .collect::<Result<_>>()
+        .and_then(|bytes| String::from_utf8(bytes).map_err(Report::new))
+}
+
+impl Strings {
+    #[tracing::instrument(skip_all, fields(languages = variants.len()))]
+    pub fn from_variants(ctx: &crate::Context, variants: &Vec<BundleFileVariant>) -> Result<Self> {
+        let mut map: HashMap<String, HashMap<Language, String>> = HashMap::new();
+
+        for (i, variant) in variants.iter().enumerate() {
+            let _span = tracing::trace_span!("variant {}", i);
+            let mut r = Cursor::new(variant.data());
+            let _header = r.read_u32()?;
+            let count = r.read_u32()? as usize;
+
+            for _ in 0..count {
+                let name = ctx.lookup_hash_short(r.read_u32()?, HashGroup::Strings);
+                let address = r.read_u32()? as u64;
+
+                let pos = r.position();
+
+                r.set_position(address);
+                let s = read_string(&mut r)?;
+                r.set_position(pos);
+
+                map.entry(name)
+                    .or_default()
+                    .insert(Language::Unnamed(variant.kind()), s);
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self(map))
+    }
+
+    #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
+    pub fn to_sjson(&self) -> Result<String> {
+        serde_sjson::to_string(&self.0).map_err(Report::new)
+    }
+}
+
+#[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
+pub fn decompile(ctx: &crate::Context, variants: &Vec<BundleFileVariant>) -> Result<Vec<UserFile>> {
+    let strings = Strings::from_variants(ctx, variants)?;
+    let content = strings.to_sjson()?;
+
+    Ok(vec![UserFile::new(content.into_bytes())])
+}
diff --git a/lib/sdk/src/murmur/dictionary.rs b/lib/sdk/src/murmur/dictionary.rs
index a293f6a..abf90b7 100644
--- a/lib/sdk/src/murmur/dictionary.rs
+++ b/lib/sdk/src/murmur/dictionary.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use super::{murmurhash64, Murmur32, Murmur64, SEED};
 pub enum HashGroup {
     Filename,
     Filetype,
+    Strings,
     Other,
 }
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for HashGroup {
         match self {
             HashGroup::Filename => write!(f, "filename"),
             HashGroup::Filetype => write!(f, "filetype"),
+            HashGroup::Strings => write!(f, "strings"),
             HashGroup::Other => write!(f, "other"),
         }
     }