diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
index 762216e93c..a63e59f3d3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
@@ -205,31 +205,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
             dependencies.CacheAs(this);
             dependencies.CacheAs(LocalConfig);
 
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/osuFont");
-
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Torus/Torus-Regular");
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Torus/Torus-Light");
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Torus/Torus-SemiBold");
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Torus/Torus-Bold");
-
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Inter/Inter-Regular");
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Inter/Inter-RegularItalic");
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Inter/Inter-Light");
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Inter/Inter-LightItalic");
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Inter/Inter-SemiBold");
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Inter/Inter-SemiBoldItalic");
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Inter/Inter-Bold");
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Inter/Inter-BoldItalic");
-
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Noto/Noto-Basic");
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Noto/Noto-Hangul");
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Noto/Noto-CJK-Basic");
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Noto/Noto-CJK-Compatibility");
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Noto/Noto-Thai");
-
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Venera/Venera-Light");
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Venera/Venera-Bold");
-            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Venera/Venera-Black");
+            InitialiseFonts();
 
             Audio.Samples.PlaybackConcurrency = SAMPLE_CONCURRENCY;
 
@@ -368,6 +344,35 @@ namespace osu.Game
             Ruleset.BindValueChanged(onRulesetChanged);
         }
 
+        protected virtual void InitialiseFonts()
+        {
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/osuFont");
+
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Torus/Torus-Regular");
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Torus/Torus-Light");
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Torus/Torus-SemiBold");
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Torus/Torus-Bold");
+
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Inter/Inter-Regular");
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Inter/Inter-RegularItalic");
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Inter/Inter-Light");
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Inter/Inter-LightItalic");
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Inter/Inter-SemiBold");
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Inter/Inter-SemiBoldItalic");
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Inter/Inter-Bold");
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Inter/Inter-BoldItalic");
+
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Noto/Noto-Basic");
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Noto/Noto-Hangul");
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Noto/Noto-CJK-Basic");
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Noto/Noto-CJK-Compatibility");
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Noto/Noto-Thai");
+
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Venera/Venera-Light");
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Venera/Venera-Bold");
+            AddFont(Resources, @"Fonts/Venera/Venera-Black");
+        }
+
         private IDisposable blocking;
 
         private void updateThreadStateChanged(ValueChangedEvent<GameThreadState> state)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuTestScene.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuTestScene.cs
index ef9181c8a6..03434961ea 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuTestScene.cs
@@ -367,6 +367,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
                 Add(runner = new TestSceneTestRunner.TestRunner());
             }
 
+            protected override void InitialiseFonts()
+            {
+                // skip fonts load as it's not required for testing purposes.
+            }
+
             public void RunTestBlocking(TestScene test) => runner.RunTestBlocking(test);
         }
     }