diff --git a/nbt/read.go b/nbt/read.go
index 9767168..2f7ce11 100644
--- a/nbt/read.go
+++ b/nbt/read.go
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ func (d *Decoder) unmarshal(val reflect.Value, tagType byte, tagName string) err
 		}
 
 	case TagCompound:
-		var buf map[string]interface{}
 		switch vk := val.Kind(); vk {
 		default:
 			return errors.New("cannot parse TagCompound as " + vk.String())
@@ -323,12 +322,28 @@ func (d *Decoder) unmarshal(val reflect.Value, tagType byte, tagName string) err
 				}
 			}
 		case reflect.Map:
-			if !reflect.TypeOf(buf).AssignableTo(val.Type()) {
-				return errors.New("cannot parse TagCompound as " + vk.String())
+			if val.Type().Key().Kind() != reflect.String {
+				return errors.New("cannot parse TagCompound as " + val.Type().String())
+			}
+			if val.IsNil() {
+				val.Set(reflect.MakeMap(val.Type()))
+			}
+			for {
+				tt, tn, err := d.readTag()
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if tt == TagEnd {
+					break
+				}
+				v := reflect.New(val.Type().Elem())
+				if err = d.unmarshal(v.Elem(), tt, tn); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				val.SetMapIndex(reflect.ValueOf(tn), v.Elem())
 			}
-			fallthrough
 		case reflect.Interface:
-			buf = make(map[string]interface{})
+			buf := make(map[string]interface{})
 			for {
 				tt, tn, err := d.readTag()
 				if err != nil {
diff --git a/save/level.go b/save/level.go
index cc5510d..63d1aa2 100644
--- a/save/level.go
+++ b/save/level.go
@@ -1,4 +1,70 @@
 package save
 
+import (
+	"github.com/Tnze/go-mc/nbt"
+	"io"
+)
+
 type Level struct {
+	Data struct {
+		DataVersion int32
+		NBTVersion  int32 `nbt:"version"`
+		Version     struct {
+			ID       int32 `nbt:"Id"`
+			Name     string
+			Snapshot byte
+		}
+		GameType         int32
+		Difficulty       byte
+		DifficultyLocked byte
+		HardCore         byte `nbt:"hardcore"`
+		Initialized      byte `nbt:"initialized"`
+		AllowCommands    byte `nbt:"allowCommands"`
+
+		MapFeatures      byte
+		LevelName        string
+		GeneratorName    string `nbt:"generatorName"`
+		GeneratorVersion int32  `nbt:"generatorVersion"`
+		RandomSeed       int64
+
+		SpawnX, SpawnY, SpawnZ int32
+
+		BorderCenterX, BorderCenterZ float64
+		BorderDamagePerBlock         float64
+		BorderSafeZone               float64
+		BorderSize                   float64
+		BorderSizeLerpTarget         float64
+		BorderSizeLerpTime           int64
+		BorderWarningBlocks          float64
+		BorderWarningTime            float64
+
+		GameRules map[string]string
+		DataPacks struct {
+			Enabled, Disabled []string
+		}
+		DimensionData struct {
+			TheEnd struct {
+				DragonFight struct {
+					Gateways         []int32
+					DragonKilled     byte
+					PreviouslyKilled byte
+				}
+			} `nbt:"1"`
+		}
+
+		Raining          byte  `nbt:"raining"`
+		Thundering       byte  `nbt:"thundering"`
+		RainTime         int32 `nbt:"rainTime"`
+		ThunderTime      int32 `nbt:"thunderTime"`
+		ClearWeatherTime int32 `nbt:"clearWeatherTime"`
+
+		Time       int64
+		DayTime    int64
+		LastPlayed int64
+	}
+}
+
+func ReadLevel(r io.Reader) (data Level, err error) {
+	err = nbt.NewDecoder(r).Decode(&data)
+	return
 }
diff --git a/save/level_test.go b/save/level_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b9aa6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/save/level_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package save
+
+import (
+	"compress/gzip"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestLevel(t *testing.T) {
+	f, err := os.Open("testdata/level.dat")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	r, err := gzip.NewReader(f)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	data, err := ReadLevel(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	//want := PlayerData{
+	//	Pos:    [3]float64{-41.5, 65, -89.5},
+	//	Motion: [3]float64{0, -0.0784000015258789, 0},
+	//	Rotation: [2]float32{0,0},
+	//}
+
+	t.Logf("%+v", data)
+	//if data != want {
+	//	t.Errorf("player data parse error: get %v, want %v", data, want)
+	//}
+}