diff --git a/Facepunch.Steamworks.Test/Client/FriendsTest.cs b/Facepunch.Steamworks.Test/Client/FriendsTest.cs
index 4a0b06d..e0548df 100644
--- a/Facepunch.Steamworks.Test/Client/FriendsTest.cs
+++ b/Facepunch.Steamworks.Test/Client/FriendsTest.cs
@@ -2,32 +2,49 @@
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
 using System.Linq;
 
-namespace Facepunch.Steamworks.Test
+namespace Steamworks
 {
     [DeploymentItem( "steam_api64.dll" )]
     [TestClass]
-    public class Friends
+    public class FriendsTest
     {
         [TestMethod]
-        public void FriendList()
+        public void GetFriends()
         {
-            using ( var client = new Facepunch.Steamworks.Client( 252490 ) )
-            {
-                Assert.IsTrue( client.IsValid );
+			foreach ( var friend in Friends.GetFriends() )
+			{
+				Console.WriteLine( $"{friend.Id.Value}: {friend.Name} (Friend:{friend.IsFriend}) (Blocked:{friend.IsBlocked})" );
+				Console.WriteLine( $"		{string.Join( ", ", friend.NameHistory)}" );
 
-                client.Friends.Refresh();
-
-                Assert.IsNotNull( client.Friends.All );
-
-                foreach ( var friend in client.Friends.All )
-                {
-                    Console.WriteLine( "{0}: {1} (Friend:{2}) (Blocked:{3})", friend.Id, friend.Name, friend.IsFriend, friend.IsBlocked );
-
-                    Assert.IsNotNull(friend.GetAvatar( Steamworks.Friends.AvatarSize.Medium ));
-                }
-            }
+				//	Assert.IsNotNull( friend.GetAvatar( Steamworks.Friends.AvatarSize.Medium ) );
+			}
         }
 
+		[TestMethod]
+		public void GetBlocked()
+		{
+			foreach ( var friend in Friends.GetBlocked() )
+			{
+				Console.WriteLine( $"{friend.Id.Value}: {friend.Name} (Friend:{friend.IsFriend}) (Blocked:{friend.IsBlocked})" );
+				Console.WriteLine( $"		{string.Join( ", ", friend.NameHistory )}" );
+
+				//	Assert.IsNotNull( friend.GetAvatar( Steamworks.Friends.AvatarSize.Medium ) );
+			}
+		}
+
+		[TestMethod]
+		public void GetPlayedWith()
+		{
+			foreach ( var friend in Friends.GetPlayedWith() )
+			{
+				Console.WriteLine( $"{friend.Id.Value}: {friend.Name} (Friend:{friend.IsFriend}) (Blocked:{friend.IsBlocked})" );
+				Console.WriteLine( $"		{string.Join( ", ", friend.NameHistory )}" );
+
+				//	Assert.IsNotNull( friend.GetAvatar( Steamworks.Friends.AvatarSize.Medium ) );
+			}
+		}
+
+		/*
         [TestMethod]
         public void FriendListWithoutRefresh()
         {
@@ -119,5 +136,6 @@ namespace Facepunch.Steamworks.Test
                 Console.WriteLine( str );
             }
         }
-    }
+		*/
+	}
 }
diff --git a/Facepunch.Steamworks/Redux/Friends.cs b/Facepunch.Steamworks/Redux/Friends.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7310e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Facepunch.Steamworks/Redux/Friends.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using SteamNative;
+
+namespace Steamworks
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Undocumented Parental Settings
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class Friends
+	{
+		static Internal.ISteamFriends _internal;
+		internal static Internal.ISteamFriends Internal
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				if ( _internal == null )
+					_internal = new Internal.ISteamFriends();
+
+				return _internal;
+			}
+		}
+
+		internal static void InstallEvents()
+		{
+			//new Event<BroadcastUploadStart_t>( x => OnBroadcastStarted?.Invoke() );
+			//new Event<BroadcastUploadStop_t>( x => OnBroadcastStopped?.Invoke( x.Result ) );
+		}
+
+		//	public static event Action OnBroadcastStarted;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// returns the local players name - guaranteed to not be NULL.
+		/// this is the same name as on the users community profile page
+		/// </summary>
+		public static string PersonaName => Internal.GetPersonaName();
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// gets the status of the current user
+		/// </summary>
+		public static PersonaState PersonaState => Internal.GetPersonaState();
+
+		public static IEnumerable<Friend> GetFriends()
+		{
+			for ( int i=0; i<Internal.GetFriendCount( (int) FriendFlags.Immediate ); i++ )
+			{
+				yield return new Friend( Internal.GetFriendByIndex( i, 0xFFFF ) );
+			}
+		}
+
+		public static IEnumerable<Friend> GetBlocked()
+		{
+			for ( int i = 0; i < Internal.GetFriendCount( (int)FriendFlags.Blocked ); i++ )
+			{
+				yield return new Friend( Internal.GetFriendByIndex( i, 0xFFFF ) );
+			}
+		}
+
+		public static IEnumerable<Friend> GetPlayedWith()
+		{
+			for ( int i = 0; i < Internal.GetFriendCount( (int)FriendFlags.Blocked ); i++ )
+			{
+				yield return new Friend( Internal.GetFriendByIndex( i, 0xFFFF ) );
+			}
+		}
+
+
+
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Facepunch.Steamworks/Redux/Structs/Friend.cs b/Facepunch.Steamworks/Redux/Structs/Friend.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94fa561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Facepunch.Steamworks/Redux/Structs/Friend.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+using SteamNative;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text;
+
+
+namespace Steamworks
+{
+	public struct Friend
+	{
+		public CSteamID Id;
+
+		public Friend( CSteamID steamid )
+		{
+			Id = steamid;
+		}
+
+		public bool IsFriend => Relationship == FriendRelationship.Friend;
+		public bool IsBlocked => Relationship == FriendRelationship.Blocked;
+
+
+		public FriendRelationship Relationship => Friends.Internal.GetFriendRelationship( Id );
+		public PersonaState State => Friends.Internal.GetFriendPersonaState( Id );
+		public string Name => Friends.Internal.GetFriendPersonaName( Id );
+		public IEnumerable<string> NameHistory
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				for( int i=0; i<32; i++ )
+				{
+					var n = Friends.Internal.GetFriendPersonaNameHistory( Id, i );
+					if ( string.IsNullOrEmpty( n ) )
+						break;
+
+					yield return n;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		public int SteamLevel => Friends.Internal.GetFriendSteamLevel( Id );
+
+
+
+		public FriendGameInfo? GameInfo
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				FriendGameInfo_t gameInfo = default( FriendGameInfo_t );
+				if ( !Friends.Internal.GetFriendGamePlayed( Id, ref gameInfo ) )
+					return null;
+
+				return FriendGameInfo.From( gameInfo );
+			}
+		}
+
+		public struct FriendGameInfo
+		{
+			internal ulong GameID; // m_gameID class CGameID
+			internal uint GameIP; // m_unGameIP uint32
+			internal ushort GamePort; // m_usGamePort uint16
+			internal ushort QueryPort; // m_usQueryPort uint16
+			internal ulong SteamIDLobby; // m_steamIDLobby class CSteamID
+
+			public static FriendGameInfo From( FriendGameInfo_t i )
+			{
+				return new FriendGameInfo
+				{
+					GameID = i.GameID,
+					GameIP = i.GameIP,
+					GamePort = i.GamePort,
+					QueryPort = i.QueryPort,
+					SteamIDLobby = i.SteamIDLobby,
+				};
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Facepunch.Steamworks/Utility/BaseSteamInterface.cs b/Facepunch.Steamworks/Utility/BaseSteamInterface.cs
index ccf2b18..da2bd9c 100644
--- a/Facepunch.Steamworks/Utility/BaseSteamInterface.cs
+++ b/Facepunch.Steamworks/Utility/BaseSteamInterface.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ namespace Steamworks.Internal
 
 		internal string GetString( IntPtr p )
 		{
+			if ( p == IntPtr.Zero )
+				return null;
+
 			// return Marshal.PtrToStringUTF8( p );
 			lock ( stringbuffer )
 			{