diff --git a/common/space_lua/eval.test.ts b/common/space_lua/eval.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bc7380f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/space_lua/eval.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { assertEquals } from "@std/assert/equals";
+import {
+    evalExpression,
+    LuaEnv,
+    LuaNativeJSFunction,
+    singleResult,
+} from "./eval.ts";
+import { type LuaFunctionCallStatement, parse } from "./parse.ts";
+
+function evalExpr(s: string, e = new LuaEnv()): any {
+    return evalExpression(
+        (parse(`e(${s})`).statements[0] as LuaFunctionCallStatement).call
+            .args[0],
+        e,
+    );
+}
+
+Deno.test("Evaluator test", async () => {
+    const env = new LuaEnv();
+    env.set("test", new LuaNativeJSFunction(() => 3));
+    env.set("asyncTest", new LuaNativeJSFunction(() => Promise.resolve(3)));
+    assertEquals(evalExpr(`1 + 2`), 3);
+
+    assertEquals(singleResult(evalExpr(`test()`, env)), 3);
+    assertEquals(singleResult(await evalExpr(`asyncTest() + 1`, env)), 4);
+});
diff --git a/common/space_lua/eval.ts b/common/space_lua/eval.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b4efd9bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/space_lua/eval.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+import type {
+    LuaExpression,
+    LuaFunctionBody,
+} from "$common/space_lua/parse.ts";
+import { evalPromiseValues } from "$common/space_lua/util.ts";
+
+export class LuaEnv {
+    variables = new Map<string, any>();
+    constructor(readonly parent?: LuaEnv) {
+    }
+
+    set(name: string, value: any) {
+        this.variables.set(name, value);
+    }
+
+    get(name: string): any {
+        if (this.variables.has(name)) {
+            return this.variables.get(name);
+        }
+        if (this.parent) {
+            return this.parent.get(name);
+        }
+        return undefined;
+    }
+}
+
+export class LuaMultiRes {
+    constructor(readonly values: any[]) {
+    }
+
+    unwrap(): any {
+        if (this.values.length !== 1) {
+            throw new Error("Cannot unwrap multiple values");
+        }
+        return this.values[0];
+    }
+}
+
+export function singleResult(value: any): any {
+    if (value instanceof LuaMultiRes) {
+        return value.unwrap();
+    } else {
+        return value;
+    }
+}
+
+interface ILuaFunction {
+    call(...args: any[]): Promise<LuaMultiRes> | LuaMultiRes;
+}
+
+export class LuaFunction implements ILuaFunction {
+    constructor(readonly body: LuaFunctionBody) {
+    }
+
+    call(...args: any[]): Promise<LuaMultiRes> | LuaMultiRes {
+        throw new Error("Not yet implemented funciton call");
+    }
+}
+
+export class LuaNativeJSFunction implements ILuaFunction {
+    constructor(readonly fn: (...args: any[]) => any) {
+    }
+
+    call(...args: any[]): Promise<LuaMultiRes> | LuaMultiRes {
+        const result = this.fn(...args);
+        if (result instanceof Promise) {
+            return result.then((result) => new LuaMultiRes([result]));
+        } else {
+            return new LuaMultiRes([result]);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+export class LuaTable {
+    constructor(readonly entries: Map<any, any> = new Map()) {
+    }
+
+    get(key: any): any {
+        return this.entries.get(key);
+    }
+
+    set(key: any, value: any) {
+        this.entries.set(key, value);
+    }
+}
+
+function luaSet(obj: any, key: any, value: any) {
+    if (obj instanceof LuaTable) {
+        obj.set(key, value);
+    } else {
+        obj[key] = value;
+    }
+}
+
+function luaGet(obj: any, key: any): any {
+    if (obj instanceof LuaTable) {
+        return obj.get(key);
+    } else {
+        return obj[key];
+    }
+}
+
+export function evalExpression(
+    e: LuaExpression,
+    env: LuaEnv,
+): Promise<any> | any {
+    switch (e.type) {
+        case "String":
+            // TODO: Deal with escape sequences
+            return e.value;
+        case "Number":
+            return e.value;
+        case "Boolean":
+            return e.value;
+        case "Nil":
+            return null;
+        case "Binary": {
+            const values = evalPromiseValues([
+                evalExpression(e.left, env),
+                evalExpression(e.right, env),
+            ]);
+            if (values instanceof Promise) {
+                return values.then(([left, right]) =>
+                    luaOp(e.operator, singleResult(left), singleResult(right))
+                );
+            } else {
+                return luaOp(
+                    e.operator,
+                    singleResult(values[0]),
+                    singleResult(values[1]),
+                );
+            }
+        }
+        case "TableAccess": {
+            const values = evalPromiseValues([
+                evalPrefixExpression(e.object, env),
+                evalExpression(e.key, env),
+            ]);
+            if (values instanceof Promise) {
+                return values.then(([table, key]) =>
+                    luaGet(singleResult(table), singleResult(key))
+                );
+            } else {
+                return luaGet(singleResult(values[0]), singleResult(values[1]));
+            }
+        }
+        case "Variable":
+        case "FunctionCall":
+            return evalPrefixExpression(e, env);
+        default:
+            throw new Error(`Unknown expression type ${e.type}`);
+    }
+}
+
+function evalPrefixExpression(
+    e: LuaExpression,
+    env: LuaEnv,
+): Promise<any> | any {
+    switch (e.type) {
+        case "Variable": {
+            const value = env.get(e.name);
+            if (value === undefined) {
+                throw new Error(`Undefined variable ${e.name}`);
+            } else {
+                return value;
+            }
+        }
+        case "Parenthesized":
+            return evalExpression(e.expression, env);
+        case "FunctionCall": {
+            const fn = evalPrefixExpression(e.prefix, env);
+            if (fn instanceof Promise) {
+                return fn.then((fn: ILuaFunction) => {
+                    if (!fn.call) {
+                        throw new Error(`Not a function: ${fn}`);
+                    }
+                    const args = evalPromiseValues(
+                        e.args.map((arg) => evalExpression(arg, env)),
+                    );
+                    if (args instanceof Promise) {
+                        return args.then((args) => fn.call(...args));
+                    } else {
+                        return fn.call(...args);
+                    }
+                });
+            } else {
+                if (!fn.call) {
+                    throw new Error(`Not a function: ${fn}`);
+                }
+                const args = evalPromiseValues(
+                    e.args.map((arg) => evalExpression(arg, env)),
+                );
+                if (args instanceof Promise) {
+                    return args.then((args) => fn.call(...args));
+                } else {
+                    return fn.call(...args);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        default:
+            throw new Error(`Unknown prefix expression type ${e.type}`);
+    }
+}
+
+function luaOp(op: string, left: any, right: any): any {
+    switch (op) {
+        case "+":
+            return left + right;
+        case "-":
+            return left - right;
+        case "*":
+            return left * right;
+        case "/":
+            return left / right;
+        case "%":
+            return left % right;
+        case "^":
+            return left ** right;
+        case "..":
+            return left + right;
+        case "==":
+            return left === right;
+        case "~=":
+            return left !== right;
+        case "<":
+            return left < right;
+        case "<=":
+            return left <= right;
+        case ">":
+            return left > right;
+        case ">=":
+            return left >= right;
+        case "and":
+            return left && right;
+        case "or":
+            return left || right;
+        default:
+            throw new Error(`Unknown operator ${op}`);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/common/space_lua/util.test.ts b/common/space_lua/util.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8854bdc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/space_lua/util.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { evalPromiseValues } from "$common/space_lua/util.ts";
+import { assertEquals } from "@std/assert/equals";
+import { assert } from "@std/assert";
+
+Deno.test("Test promise helpers", async () => {
+    const r = evalPromiseValues([1, 2, 3]);
+    // should return the same array not as a promise
+    assertEquals(r, [1, 2, 3]);
+    const asyncR = evalPromiseValues([
+        new Promise((resolve) => {
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                resolve(1);
+            }, 5);
+        }),
+        Promise.resolve(2),
+        3,
+    ]);
+    // should return a promise
+    assert(asyncR instanceof Promise);
+    assertEquals(await asyncR, [1, 2, 3]);
+});
diff --git a/common/space_lua/util.ts b/common/space_lua/util.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dfd628ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/space_lua/util.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+export function evalPromiseValues(vals: any[]): Promise<any[]> | any[] {
+    const promises = [];
+    const promiseResults = new Array(vals.length);
+    for (let i = 0; i < vals.length; i++) {
+        if (vals[i] instanceof Promise) {
+            promises.push(vals[i].then((v: any) => promiseResults[i] = v));
+        } else {
+            promiseResults[i] = vals[i];
+        }
+    }
+    if (promises.length === 0) {
+        return promiseResults;
+    } else {
+        return Promise.all(promises).then(() => promiseResults);
+    }
+}