diff --git a/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs b/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
index b234207848..cd3fb7eb61 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
@@ -10,14 +10,11 @@ using System.Runtime.Versioning;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.Win32;
 using osu.Desktop.Security;
-using osu.Desktop.Overlays;
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Game;
 using osu.Desktop.Updater;
 using osu.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Logging;
-using osu.Framework.Screens;
-using osu.Game.Screens.Menu;
 using osu.Game.Updater;
 using osu.Desktop.Windows;
 using osu.Framework.Threading;
@@ -27,13 +24,9 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
 {
     internal class OsuGameDesktop : OsuGame
     {
-        private readonly bool noVersionOverlay;
-        private VersionManager versionManager;
-
         public OsuGameDesktop(string[] args = null)
             : base(args)
         {
-            noVersionOverlay = args?.Any(a => a == "--no-version-overlay") ?? false;
         }
 
         public override StableStorage GetStorageForStableInstall()
@@ -114,9 +107,6 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
 
-            if (!noVersionOverlay)
-                LoadComponentAsync(versionManager = new VersionManager { Depth = int.MinValue }, ScreenContainer.Add);
-
             LoadComponentAsync(new DiscordRichPresence(), Add);
 
             if (RuntimeInfo.OS == RuntimeInfo.Platform.Windows)
@@ -125,23 +115,6 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
             LoadComponentAsync(new ElevatedPrivilegesChecker(), Add);
         }
 
-        protected override void ScreenChanged(IScreen lastScreen, IScreen newScreen)
-        {
-            base.ScreenChanged(lastScreen, newScreen);
-
-            switch (newScreen)
-            {
-                case IntroScreen _:
-                case MainMenu _:
-                    versionManager?.Show();
-                    break;
-
-                default:
-                    versionManager?.Hide();
-                    break;
-            }
-        }
-
         public override void SetHost(GameHost host)
         {
             base.SetHost(host);
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index 21d84a365b..6730f2cf65 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ namespace osu.Game
 
         private MainMenu menuScreen;
 
+        private VersionManager versionManager;
+
         [CanBeNull]
         private IntroScreen introScreen;
 
@@ -743,6 +745,9 @@ namespace osu.Game
             ScreenStack.ScreenPushed += screenPushed;
             ScreenStack.ScreenExited += screenExited;
 
+            if (!args?.Any(a => a == @"--no-version-overlay") ?? true)
+                loadComponentSingleFile(versionManager = new VersionManager { Depth = int.MinValue }, ScreenContainer.Add);
+
             loadComponentSingleFile(osuLogo, logo =>
             {
                 logoContainer.Add(logo);
@@ -1126,10 +1131,16 @@ namespace osu.Game
             {
                 case IntroScreen intro:
                     introScreen = intro;
+                    versionManager?.Show();
                     break;
 
                 case MainMenu menu:
                     menuScreen = menu;
+                    versionManager?.Show();
+                    break;
+
+                default:
+                    versionManager?.Hide();
                     break;
             }
 
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/Overlays/VersionManager.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/VersionManager.cs
similarity index 98%
rename from osu.Desktop/Overlays/VersionManager.cs
rename to osu.Game/Overlays/VersionManager.cs
index e4a3451651..fe6613fba2 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/Overlays/VersionManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/VersionManager.cs
@@ -7,13 +7,12 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
-using osu.Game;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
-namespace osu.Desktop.Overlays
+namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 {
     public class VersionManager : VisibilityContainer
     {