FlipH and shift sprite when moving left

game/scenes/characters/Player/Player.gd

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ class_name Player
 @onready var state_machine := $PlayerStateMachine as PlayerStateMachine
 
 var elapsed_time: float = 0
+var sprite_x_pos_right: float = 10.5
+var sprite_x_pos_left: float = 9.5
 
 func _process(delta: float):
 	elapsed_time += delta
@@ -32,3 +34,11 @@ func _on_terrain_generator_entered_water(body: Node2D):
 func _on_terrain_generator_exited_water(body: Node2D):
 	if body is Player:
 		state_machine.transition_to(state_machine.states.jumping)
+
+func face_left():
+	sprite.flip_h = true
+	sprite.position.x = sprite_x_pos_left
+
+func face_right():
+	sprite.flip_h = false
+	sprite.position.x = sprite_x_pos_right

game/scenes/systems/PlayerStateMachine/PlayerStateMachine.gd

@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ func _handle_basic_movement():
 	if current_state.movement_allowed():
 		var movement = Input.get_axis("move_left", "move_right")
 		player.velocity.x = movement * movement_speed
+		if movement != 0:
+			if movement < 0:
+				player.face_left()
+			else:
+				player.face_right()
+
 	player.move_and_slide()
 	_handle_speed_updates()