diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7fe6d0f..fefa185 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 <!-- next-header -->
 ## [Unreleased] - ReleaseDate
 
+## BREAKING CHANGES
+
+- `.play_sfx()` now takes a volume level from `0.0` to `1.0` as a second argument, e.g. `.play_sfx(SfxPreset::Congratulations, 1.0)`
+
+## Other Changes
+
 - (meta) Improved CI times by using sccache together with GitHub Actions caching
 
 ## [2.0.1] - 2021-11-15
diff --git a/examples/collision.rs b/examples/collision.rs
index e8812b2..cd1f887 100644
--- a/examples/collision.rs
+++ b/examples/collision.rs
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ fn logic(game_state: &mut GameState) {
         match event.state {
             CollisionState::Begin => {
                 text_actor.text = format!("{:?}", event.pair);
-                game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(SfxPreset::Switch1)
+                game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(SfxPreset::Switch1, 1.0)
             }
             CollisionState::End => {
                 text_actor.text = "".into();
-                game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(SfxPreset::Switch2)
+                game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(SfxPreset::Switch2, 1.0)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/examples/scenarios/car_shoot.rs b/examples/scenarios/car_shoot.rs
index 91dbf66..2e8af08 100644
--- a/examples/scenarios/car_shoot.rs
+++ b/examples/scenarios/car_shoot.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ fn game_logic(game_state: &mut GameState) {
             marble.translation.x = player_x;
             marble.layer = 5.0;
             marble.collision = true;
-            game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(SfxPreset::Impact2);
+            game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(SfxPreset::Impact2, 0.7);
         }
     }
 
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ fn game_logic(game_state: &mut GameState) {
         if event.pair.1.starts_with("marble") {
             game_state.string_vec.push(event.pair.1);
         }
-        game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(SfxPreset::Confirmation1);
+        game_state
+            .audio_manager
+            .play_sfx(SfxPreset::Confirmation1, 0.5);
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/scenarios/extreme_drivers_ed.rs b/examples/scenarios/extreme_drivers_ed.rs
index 21f9d83..d01fec2 100644
--- a/examples/scenarios/extreme_drivers_ed.rs
+++ b/examples/scenarios/extreme_drivers_ed.rs
@@ -1180,7 +1180,9 @@ fn logic(game_state: &mut GameState) {
                 event.pair.1.clone()
             };
             game_state.actors.remove(&shiny_label);
-            game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(SfxPreset::Confirmation1);
+            game_state
+                .audio_manager
+                .play_sfx(SfxPreset::Confirmation1, 1.0);
             *score += 1;
             score_text.text = format!("Score: {}", score);
             if *score >= win_amount {
@@ -1193,14 +1195,14 @@ fn logic(game_state: &mut GameState) {
         // Crash!
         *game_state.bool_map.get_mut("crashed").unwrap() = true;
         //game_state.add_text_actor("crashed", "You crashed. You fail. :-(");
-        game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(SfxPreset::Jingle3);
+        game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(SfxPreset::Jingle3, 1.0);
         game_state.audio_manager.stop_music();
     }
 
     if win {
         game_state
             .audio_manager
-            .play_sfx(SfxPreset::Congratulations);
+            .play_sfx(SfxPreset::Congratulations, 1.0);
         let mut you_win = game_state.add_text_actor("you win", "You Win!");
         you_win.font_size = 120.0;
         you_win.translation.y = -50.0;
diff --git a/examples/scenarios/road_race.rs b/examples/scenarios/road_race.rs
index fba9162..17925be 100644
--- a/examples/scenarios/road_race.rs
+++ b/examples/scenarios/road_race.rs
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ fn game_logic(game_state: &mut GameState) {
         if *health_amount > 0 {
             *health_amount -= 1;
             health_message.text = format!("Health: {}", *health_amount);
-            game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(SfxPreset::Impact3);
+            game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(SfxPreset::Impact3, 0.5);
         }
     }
     if *health_amount == 0 {
         let game_over = game_state.add_text_actor("game over", "Game Over");
         game_over.font_size = 128.0;
         game_state.audio_manager.stop_music();
-        game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(SfxPreset::Jingle3);
+        game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(SfxPreset::Jingle3, 0.5);
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/sfx.rs b/examples/sfx.rs
index 43a819c..2d4b4ac 100644
--- a/examples/sfx.rs
+++ b/examples/sfx.rs
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ fn logic(game_state: &mut GameState) {
         // None of the timers repeat, and they're all set to different times, so when the timer in
         // index X goes off, play sound effect in index X
         if timer.tick(game_state.delta).just_finished() {
-            // Play a new sound effect
+            // Play a new sound effect at full volume
             let sfx = SfxPreset::variant_iter().nth(i).unwrap();
-            game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(sfx);
+            game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(sfx, 1.0);
             // Update the text to show which sound effect we are playing
             let sfx_label = game_state.text_actors.get_mut("sfx_label").unwrap();
             sfx_label.text = format!("{:?}", sfx);
diff --git a/scenarios/road_race.md b/scenarios/road_race.md
index 3aa20b0..d5546dd 100644
--- a/scenarios/road_race.md
+++ b/scenarios/road_race.md
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ Now we need to actually handle the health.  At **_the bottom_** of the `game_log
     1. If `*health_amount` is greater than `0` (we don't want to try to subtract from an unsigned number without checking first)
         1. Subtract `1` from `*health_amount`
         1. Set `health_message` to the string "Health: {}", where "{}" is the value of `*health-amount`.
-        1. Use the `audio_manager` to play `SfxPreset::Impact3`
+        1. Use the `audio_manager` to play `SfxPreset::Impact3` at full volume. The value for volume ranges from `0.0` (silent) to `1.0` (full volume).
 1. Try it!  The game should mostly work, just with a sort of odd, frozen ending, with music still playing.
 
 ```rust
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ for event in game_state.collision_events.drain(..) {
     if *health_amount > 0 {
         *health_amount -= 1;
         health_message.text = format!("Health: {}", *health_amount);
-        game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(SfxPreset::Impact3);
+        game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(SfxPreset::Impact3, 1.0);
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ Finally, at the very end of the `game_logic()` function we can do a bit of clean
     1. Create a text actor, and set its text to `"Game Over"`
     1. Using the mutable reference from creating the text actor, set its `font_size` to `128.0` (if this crashes on your system, reduce the font size to a smaller number)
     1. Use the `audio_manager` to stop the music.
-    1. Use the `audio_manager` to play `SfxPreset::Jingle3` (it's a sad sound)
+    1. Use the `audio_manager` to play `SfxPreset::Jingle3` at full volume (it's a sad sound)
 1. Try it!
 
 ```rust
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ if *health_amount == 0 {
     let game_over = game_state.add_text_actor("game over", "Game Over");
     game_over.font_size = 128.0;
     game_state.audio_manager.stop_music();
-    game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(SfxPreset::Jingle3);
+    game_state.audio_manager.play_sfx(SfxPreset::Jingle3, 1.0);
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/audio.rs b/src/audio.rs
index f35559a..b465f65 100644
--- a/src/audio.rs
+++ b/src/audio.rs
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ use std::array::IntoIter;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub struct AudioManager {
-    sfx_queue: Vec<SfxPreset>,
+    sfx_queue: Vec<(SfxPreset, f32)>,
     music_queue: Vec<Option<(MusicPreset, f32)>>,
     playing: AudioChannel,
 }
 
 impl AudioManager {
-    /// Play a sound
-    pub fn play_sfx(&mut self, sfx_preset: SfxPreset) {
-        self.sfx_queue.push(sfx_preset);
+    /// Play a sound, `volume` ranges from `0.0` to `1.0`.
+    pub fn play_sfx(&mut self, sfx_preset: SfxPreset, volume: f32) {
+        self.sfx_queue.push((sfx_preset, volume.clamp(0.0, 1.0)));
     }
     /// Play looping music. `volume` ranges from `0.0` to `1.0`.  Any music already playing will be
     /// stopped.
@@ -138,21 +138,28 @@ pub fn queue_managed_audio_system(
     audio: Res<Audio>,
     mut game_state: ResMut<GameState>,
 ) {
-    for sfx in game_state.audio_manager.sfx_queue.drain(..) {
-        let sfx_handle = asset_server.load(sfx.to_path());
-        audio.play(sfx_handle);
+    for (sfx_preset, volume) in game_state.audio_manager.sfx_queue.drain(..) {
+        let sfx_path = sfx_preset.to_path();
+        let sfx_handle = asset_server.load(sfx_path);
+        // To be able to set the volume of a sound effect, we need the channel it is being played
+        // in. We'll start by naively creating a new channel for every single sound effect. If this
+        // ends up being a performance or correctness problem, we'll need to circle back and do
+        // something more sophisticated (like keep a set number of channels around at different
+        // volumes).
+        let new_sfx_channel = AudioChannel::new(sfx_path.into());
+        audio.set_volume_in_channel(volume, &new_sfx_channel);
+        audio.play_in_channel(sfx_handle, &new_sfx_channel);
     }
-    let playing = game_state.audio_manager.playing.clone();
-    let mut new_playing = playing.clone();
+    let mut playing_music = game_state.audio_manager.playing.clone();
     for item in game_state.audio_manager.music_queue.drain(..) {
-        audio.stop_channel(&playing);
+        audio.stop_channel(&playing_music);
         if let Some((music, volume)) = item {
             let music_path = music.to_path();
             let music_handle = asset_server.load(music_path);
-            new_playing = AudioChannel::new(music_path.into());
-            audio.set_volume_in_channel(volume, &new_playing);
-            audio.play_looped_in_channel(music_handle, &new_playing);
+            playing_music = AudioChannel::new(music_path.into());
+            audio.set_volume_in_channel(volume, &playing_music);
+            audio.play_looped_in_channel(music_handle, &playing_music);
         }
     }
-    game_state.audio_manager.playing = new_playing;
+    game_state.audio_manager.playing = playing_music;
 }