diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index efc08f2..d0f9b24 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ int main (int, char* parArgv[]) {
 #else
 	std::srand(static_cast<unsigned int>(DEF_RANDOM_SEED));
 #endif
-	std::cout << GameName << " v" << GameVersionMajor << "." << GameVersionMinor << std::endl;
+	std::cout << GameName << " v" << GameVersionMajor << "." << GameVersionMinor << '\n';
+	std::cout << "Built with PhysicsFS v" << cloonel::PhysicsFSWrapper::CompiledVersion() << ", using v" << cloonel::PhysicsFSWrapper::LinkedVersion() << '\n';
 
 	int retVal = 0;
 	cloonel::SDLMain sdlmain(GameName, cloonel::ushort2(DEF_WIN_WIDTH, DEF_WIN_HEIGHT), cloonel::ushort2(REFERENCE_WIDTH, REFERENCE_HEIGHT));
diff --git a/src/physicsfswrapper.cpp b/src/physicsfswrapper.cpp
index 40facf1..9fe4cb6 100644
--- a/src/physicsfswrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/physicsfswrapper.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,19 @@
 #include <cassert>
 
 namespace cloonel {
+	uint32_t PhysicsFSWrapper::m_init_count = 0;
+
 	namespace {
+		///---------------------------------------------------------------------
+		///---------------------------------------------------------------------
+		std::string ver_to_string (const PHYSFS_Version& parVer) {
+			std::ostringstream oss;
+			oss << static_cast<int>(parVer.major) << '.'
+				<< static_cast<int>(parVer.minor) << '.'
+				<< static_cast<int>(parVer.patch);
+			return oss.str();
+		}
+
 		///---------------------------------------------------------------------
 		///---------------------------------------------------------------------
 		PHYSFS_File* OpenPhysFSFile (const char* parPath, PhysicsFSFile::OpenMode parMode) {
@@ -45,10 +57,18 @@ namespace cloonel {
 	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	PhysicsFSWrapper::PhysicsFSWrapper (const char* parBasePath) {
-		if (not PHYSFS_init(parBasePath)) {
-			std::ostringstream oss;
-			oss << "Error during PhysicsFS initialization: " << PHYSFS_getLastError();
-			throw std::runtime_error(oss.str());
+		if (IsInitialized()) {
+			assert(m_init_count > 0);
+			++m_init_count;
+		}
+		else {
+			assert(0 == m_init_count);
+			if (not PHYSFS_init(parBasePath)) {
+				std::ostringstream oss;
+				oss << "Error during PhysicsFS initialization: " << PHYSFS_getLastError();
+				throw std::runtime_error(oss.str());
+			}
+			m_init_count = 1;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -57,9 +77,17 @@ namespace cloonel {
 	///are not checking in its return value as we can't throw anyways.
 	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	PhysicsFSWrapper::~PhysicsFSWrapper() noexcept {
-		const bool succeeded = static_cast<bool>(PHYSFS_deinit());
-		(void)succeeded;
-		assert(succeeded);
+		assert(m_init_count > 0 and IsInitialized());
+		if (m_init_count > 0) {
+			--m_init_count;
+			if (0 == m_init_count) {
+				const bool succeeded = static_cast<bool>(PHYSFS_deinit());
+#if defined(NDEBUG)
+				static_cast<void>(succeeded);
+#endif
+				assert(succeeded);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -76,6 +104,34 @@ namespace cloonel {
 		}
 	}
 
+	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	std::string PhysicsFSWrapper::LinkedVersion() {
+		PHYSFS_Version ver;
+		PHYSFS_getLinkedVersion(&ver);
+
+		return ver_to_string(ver);
+	}
+
+	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	std::string PhysicsFSWrapper::CompiledVersion() {
+		PHYSFS_Version ver;
+		PHYSFS_VERSION(&ver);
+
+		return ver_to_string(ver);
+	}
+
+	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	bool PhysicsFSWrapper::IsInitialized() const noexcept {
+		const bool initialized = static_cast<bool>(PHYSFS_isInit());
+		return initialized;
+	}
+
+
+
+
 
 	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -84,7 +140,7 @@ namespace cloonel {
 	{
 		if (not m_handle) {
 			std::ostringstream oss;
-			oss << "Error opening " << parDescCategory << " file: \"" <<
+			oss << "Error opening " << parDescCategory << " file: \"";
 			oss << parPath << "\": ";
 			oss << PHYSFS_getLastError();
 			throw std::runtime_error(oss.str());
diff --git a/src/physicsfswrapper.hpp b/src/physicsfswrapper.hpp
index 305ab9d..027b32a 100644
--- a/src/physicsfswrapper.hpp
+++ b/src/physicsfswrapper.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define idC54817CCCC0F454F931AE9082DFE9FDA
 
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <string>
 
 #define DEF_PHYSICSFS_BUFFERED true
 
@@ -31,6 +32,13 @@ namespace cloonel {
 		~PhysicsFSWrapper ( void ) noexcept;
 
 		void Append ( const char* parRelativePath, const char* parMountPoint );
+		bool IsInitialized ( void ) const noexcept;
+
+		static std::string LinkedVersion();
+		static std::string CompiledVersion();
+
+	private:
+		static uint32_t m_init_count;
 	};
 
 	class PhysicsFSFile {