diff --git a/doc/flame/effects.md b/doc/flame/effects.md
index 452ce8e75..5a57baecb 100644
--- a/doc/flame/effects.md
+++ b/doc/flame/effects.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ There are multiple effects provided by Flame, and you can also
 - [`ColorEffect`](#coloreffect)
 - [`SequenceEffect`](#sequenceeffect)
 - [`RemoveEffect`](#removeeffect)
+- [`FunctionEffect`](#functioneffect)
 
 An `EffectController` is an object that describes how the effect should evolve over time. If you
 think of the initial value of the effect as 0% progress, and the final value as 100% progress, then
@@ -575,6 +576,43 @@ effect can't be mixed with other `ColorEffect`s, when more than one is added to
 the last one will have effect.
 
 
+### `FunctionEffect`
+
+The `FunctionEffect` class is a very generic Effect that allows you to do almost anything without
+having to define a new effect.
+
+It runs a function that takes the target and the progress of the effect and then the user can
+decide what to do with that input.
+
+This could for example be used to make game state changes that happen over time, but that isn't
+necessarily visual, like most other effects are.
+
+In the following example we have a `PlayerState` enum that we want to change over time. We want to
+change the state to `yawn` when the progress is over 50% and then back to `idle` when the progress
+is over 80%.
+
+```dart
+enum PlayerState {
+  idle,
+  yawn,
+}
+
+final effect = FunctionEffect<SpriteAnimationGroupComponent<PlayerState>>(
+  (target, progress) {
+    if (progress > 0.5) {
+      target.current = PlayerState.yawn;
+    } else if(progress > 0.8) {
+      target.current = PlayerState.idle;
+    }
+  },
+  EffectController(
+    duration: 10,
+    infinite: true,
+  ),
+);
+```
+
+
 ## Creating new effects
 
 Although Flame provides a wide array of built-in effects, eventually you may find them to be
diff --git a/examples/lib/stories/effects/effects.dart b/examples/lib/stories/effects/effects.dart
index 2eb012f53..62392318c 100644
--- a/examples/lib/stories/effects/effects.dart
+++ b/examples/lib/stories/effects/effects.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import 'package:examples/commons/commons.dart';
 import 'package:examples/stories/effects/color_effect_example.dart';
 import 'package:examples/stories/effects/dual_effect_removal_example.dart';
 import 'package:examples/stories/effects/effect_controllers_example.dart';
+import 'package:examples/stories/effects/function_effect_example.dart';
 import 'package:examples/stories/effects/move_effect_example.dart';
 import 'package:examples/stories/effects/opacity_effect_example.dart';
 import 'package:examples/stories/effects/remove_effect_example.dart';
@@ -75,6 +76,12 @@ void addEffectsStories(Dashbook dashbook) {
       codeLink: baseLink('effects/remove_effect_example.dart'),
       info: RemoveEffectExample.description,
     )
+    ..add(
+      'Function Effect',
+      (_) => GameWidget(game: FunctionEffectExample()),
+      codeLink: baseLink('effects/function_effect_example.dart'),
+      info: FunctionEffectExample.description,
+    )
     ..add(
       'EffectControllers',
       (_) => GameWidget(game: EffectControllersExample()),
diff --git a/examples/lib/stories/effects/function_effect_example.dart b/examples/lib/stories/effects/function_effect_example.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9820f01f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/lib/stories/effects/function_effect_example.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import 'package:flame/components.dart';
+import 'package:flame/effects.dart';
+import 'package:flame/game.dart';
+import 'package:flame/input.dart';
+
+enum RobotState {
+  idle,
+  running,
+}
+
+class FunctionEffectExample extends FlameGame with TapDetector {
+  static const String description = '''
+This example shows how to use the FunctionEffect to create custom effects.
+
+The robot will switch between running and idle animations over the duration of
+10 seconds.
+''';
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> onLoad() async {
+    final running = await loadSpriteAnimation(
+      'animations/robot.png',
+      SpriteAnimationData.sequenced(
+        amount: 8,
+        stepTime: 0.2,
+        textureSize: Vector2(16, 18),
+      ),
+    );
+    final idle = await loadSpriteAnimation(
+      'animations/robot-idle.png',
+      SpriteAnimationData.sequenced(
+        amount: 4,
+        stepTime: 0.4,
+        textureSize: Vector2(16, 18),
+      ),
+    );
+    final robotSize = Vector2(64, 72);
+
+    final functionEffect =
+        FunctionEffect<SpriteAnimationGroupComponent<RobotState>>(
+      (target, progress) {
+        if (progress > 0.7) {
+          target.current = RobotState.idle;
+        } else if (progress > 0.3) {
+          target.current = RobotState.running;
+        }
+      },
+      EffectController(duration: 10.0, infinite: true),
+    );
+    final component = SpriteAnimationGroupComponent<RobotState>(
+      animations: {
+        RobotState.running: running,
+        RobotState.idle: idle,
+      },
+      current: RobotState.idle,
+      position: size / 2,
+      anchor: Anchor.center,
+      size: robotSize,
+      children: [functionEffect],
+    );
+
+    add(component);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/flame/lib/effects.dart b/packages/flame/lib/effects.dart
index 755850c70..76d88d065 100644
--- a/packages/flame/lib/effects.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/lib/effects.dart
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export 'src/effects/controllers/speed_effect_controller.dart';
 export 'src/effects/controllers/zigzag_effect_controller.dart';
 export 'src/effects/effect.dart';
 export 'src/effects/effect_target.dart';
+export 'src/effects/function_effect.dart';
 export 'src/effects/glow_effect.dart';
 export 'src/effects/move_along_path_effect.dart';
 export 'src/effects/move_by_effect.dart';
diff --git a/packages/flame/lib/src/effects/function_effect.dart b/packages/flame/lib/src/effects/function_effect.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abad4c0a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/flame/lib/src/effects/function_effect.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import 'package:flame/src/effects/effect.dart';
+import 'package:flame/src/effects/effect_target.dart';
+
+/// The `FunctionEffect` class is a very generic Effect that allows you to
+/// do almost anything without having to define a new effect.
+///
+/// It runs a function that takes the target and the progress of the effect and
+/// then the user can decide what to do with that input.
+///
+/// This could for example be used to make game state changes that happen over
+/// time, but that isn't necessarily visual, like most other effects are.
+class FunctionEffect<T> extends Effect with EffectTarget<T> {
+  FunctionEffect(
+    this.function,
+    super.controller, {
+    super.onComplete,
+    super.key,
+  });
+
+  void Function(T target, double progress) function;
+
+  @override
+  void apply(double progress) {
+    function(target, progress);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/flame/test/effects/function_effect_test.dart b/packages/flame/test/effects/function_effect_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09281691d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/flame/test/effects/function_effect_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import 'package:flame/components.dart';
+import 'package:flame/src/effects/controllers/effect_controller.dart';
+import 'package:flame/src/effects/function_effect.dart';
+import 'package:flame_test/flame_test.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group('FunctionEffect', () {
+    testWithFlameGame('applies function correctly', (game) async {
+      final effect = FunctionEffect<PositionComponent>(
+        (target, progress) {
+          target.x = progress * 100;
+        },
+        EffectController(duration: 1),
+      );
+      final component = PositionComponent(children: [effect]);
+      await game.ensureAdd(component);
+
+      effect.update(0);
+      expect(component.x, 0);
+
+      effect.update(0.5);
+      expect(component.x, 50);
+
+      effect.update(0.5);
+      expect(component.x, 100);
+    });
+
+    testWithFlameGame('completes correctly', (game) async {
+      final effect = FunctionEffect<PositionComponent>(
+        (target, progress) {
+          target.x = progress * 100;
+        },
+        EffectController(duration: 1),
+      );
+      final component = PositionComponent(children: [effect]);
+      await game.ensureAdd(component);
+
+      effect.update(1);
+      expect(component.x, 100);
+      expect(effect.controller.completed, true);
+    });
+
+    testWithFlameGame('removes on finish', (game) async {
+      final effect = FunctionEffect<PositionComponent>(
+        (target, progress) {
+          target.x = progress * 100;
+        },
+        EffectController(duration: 1),
+      );
+      final component = PositionComponent(children: [effect]);
+      await game.ensureAdd(component);
+
+      expect(component.children.length, 1);
+      game.update(1);
+      expect(effect.controller.completed, true);
+      game.update(0);
+      expect(component.children.length, 0);
+    });
+
+    testWithFlameGame('does not remove on finish', (game) async {
+      final effect = FunctionEffect<PositionComponent>(
+        (target, progress) {
+          target.x = progress * 100;
+        },
+        EffectController(duration: 1),
+      );
+      effect.removeOnFinish = false;
+      final component = PositionComponent(children: [effect]);
+      await game.ensureAdd(component);
+
+      expect(component.children.length, 1);
+      game.update(1);
+      expect(effect.controller.completed, true);
+      game.update(0);
+      expect(component.children.length, 1);
+    });
+  });
+}