diff --git a/libs/ecs/src/main.zig b/libs/ecs/src/main.zig
index e9efb826..b333d7e3 100644
--- a/libs/ecs/src/main.zig
+++ b/libs/ecs/src/main.zig
@@ -83,5 +83,5 @@ test "example" {
     try world.entities.setComponent(player2, .physics, .id, 1234);
     try world.entities.setComponent(player3, .physics, .id, 1234);
 
-    world.tick();
+    world.send(.tick);
 }
diff --git a/libs/ecs/src/systems.zig b/libs/ecs/src/systems.zig
index 2fcc5ab2..41c2fb2f 100644
--- a/libs/ecs/src/systems.zig
+++ b/libs/ecs/src/systems.zig
@@ -268,13 +268,13 @@ pub fn World(comptime modules: anytype) type {
             ) = value;
         }
 
-        /// Tick sends the global 'tick' message to all modules that are subscribed to it.
-        pub fn tick(world: *Self) void {
+        /// Broadcasts a global message to all modules that are subscribed to it.
+        pub fn send(world: *Self, comptime msg_tag: anytype) void {
             _ = world;
             inline for (std.meta.fields(@TypeOf(modules))) |module_field| {
                 const module = @field(modules, module_field.name);
                 if (@hasField(@TypeOf(module), "messages")) {
-                    if (@hasField(module.messages, "tick")) module.update(.tick);
+                    if (@hasField(module.messages, @tagName(msg_tag))) module.update(msg_tag);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/engine.zig b/src/engine.zig
index a598c844..ac159a81 100644
--- a/src/engine.zig
+++ b/src/engine.zig
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn App(
         }
 
         pub fn update(app: *@This()) !bool {
-            app.engine.tick();
+            app.engine.send(.tick);
             return false;
         }
     };