diff --git a/tools/playground/Cargo.toml b/tools/playground/Cargo.toml
index 42ec02d..c1c5c5d 100644
--- a/tools/playground/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tools/playground/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ edition.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.65"
+clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
 glam = "0.23.0"
 tracing = "0.1.37"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.16"
diff --git a/tools/playground/src/main.rs b/tools/playground/src/main.rs
index b1498cb..6d9a94f 100644
--- a/tools/playground/src/main.rs
+++ b/tools/playground/src/main.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     clippy::dbg_macro
 )]
 
+use clap::Parser;
 use tracing::Level;
 use valence::app::App;
 
@@ -23,9 +24,17 @@ use valence::app::App;
 mod extras;
 mod playground;
 
+#[derive(Parser)]
+struct Args {
+    #[arg(short, default_value_t = Level::DEBUG)]
+    log_level: Level,
+}
+
 fn main() {
+    let args = Args::parse();
+
     tracing_subscriber::fmt()
-        .with_max_level(Level::DEBUG)
+        .with_max_level(args.log_level)
         .init();
 
     let mut app = App::new();