diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 454a9e74c..6523dedbb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## [next]
 - Updated the doc structure and minor language fixes
+- Adding AssetsCache.readBinaryFile
 
 ## 0.20.2
 - Fix text component bug with anchor being applied twice
diff --git a/docs/examples/animations/.gitignore b/docs/examples/animations/.gitignore
index 07488ba61..58f685d7f 100644
--- a/docs/examples/animations/.gitignore
+++ b/docs/examples/animations/.gitignore
@@ -68,3 +68,8 @@
 !**/ios/**/default.pbxuser
 !**/ios/**/default.perspectivev3
 !/packages/flutter_tools/test/data/dart_dependencies_test/**/.packages
+
+lib/generated_plugin_registrant.dart
+macos/
+test/
+web/
diff --git a/docs/examples/aseprite/lib/main.dart b/docs/examples/aseprite/lib/main.dart
index 7dc038c29..df7d9434c 100644
--- a/docs/examples/aseprite/lib/main.dart
+++ b/docs/examples/aseprite/lib/main.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:flame/components/animation_component.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
 void main() async {
+  WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
   final Size size = await Flame.util.initialDimensions();
   runApp(MyGame(size).widget);
 }
diff --git a/lib/assets_cache.dart b/lib/assets_cache.dart
index 393320ff0..156ad4486 100644
--- a/lib/assets_cache.dart
+++ b/lib/assets_cache.dart
@@ -1,31 +1,61 @@
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart' show rootBundle;
+import 'dart:typed_data';
 
 /// A class that loads, and cache files
 ///
 /// it automatically looks for files on the assets folder
 class AssetsCache {
-  Map<String, String> textFiles = {};
+  final Map<String, _Asset> _files = {};
 
   /// Removes the file from the cache
   void clear(String file) {
-    textFiles.remove(file);
+    _files.remove(file);
   }
 
   /// Removes all the files from the cache
   void clearCache() {
-    textFiles.clear();
+    _files.clear();
   }
 
   /// Reads a file from assets folder
   Future<String> readFile(String fileName) async {
-    if (!textFiles.containsKey(fileName)) {
-      textFiles[fileName] = await _readFile(fileName);
+    if (!_files.containsKey(fileName)) {
+      _files[fileName] = await _readFile(fileName);
     }
 
-    return textFiles[fileName];
+    assert(_files[fileName] is _StringAsset, '"${fileName}" is not a String Asset');
+
+    return _files[fileName].value;
   }
 
-  Future<String> _readFile(String fileName) async {
-    return await rootBundle.loadString('assets/$fileName');
+  /// Reads a binary file from assets folder
+  Future<List<int>> readBinaryFile(String fileName) async {
+    if (!_files.containsKey(fileName)) {
+      _files[fileName] = await _readBinary(fileName);
+    }
+
+    assert(_files[fileName] is _BinaryAsset, '"${fileName}" is not a Binary Asset');
+
+    return _files[fileName].value;
+  }
+
+  Future<_StringAsset> _readFile(String fileName) async {
+    final string = await rootBundle.loadString('assets/$fileName');
+    return _StringAsset()..value = string;
+  }
+
+  Future<_BinaryAsset> _readBinary(String fileName) async {
+    final data = await rootBundle.load('assets/$fileName');
+    final Uint8List list = Uint8List.view(data.buffer);
+
+    final bytes = List.from(list).cast<int>();
+    return _BinaryAsset()..value = bytes;
   }
 }
+
+class _Asset <T> {
+  T value;
+}
+
+class _StringAsset extends _Asset<String>{}
+class _BinaryAsset extends _Asset<List<int>>{}