diff --git a/osu.Game/Localisation/GameplayMenuOverlayStrings.cs b/osu.Game/Localisation/GameplayMenuOverlayStrings.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1a65ab430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Localisation/GameplayMenuOverlayStrings.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using osu.Framework.Localisation;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Localisation
+{
+    public static class GameplayMenuOverlayStrings
+    {
+        private const string prefix = @"osu.Game.Resources.Localisation.GameplayMenuOverlay";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "Continue"
+        /// </summary>
+        public static LocalisableString Continue => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"continue"), @"Continue");
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "Retry"
+        /// </summary>
+        public static LocalisableString Retry => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"retry"), @"Retry");
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "Quit"
+        /// </summary>
+        public static LocalisableString Quit => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"quit"), @"Quit");
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "failed"
+        /// </summary>
+        public static LocalisableString FailedHeader => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"failed_header"), @"failed");
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "paused"
+        /// </summary>
+        public static LocalisableString PausedHeader => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"paused_header"), @"paused");
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "Retry count: "
+        /// </summary>
+        public static LocalisableString RetryCount => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"retry_count"), @"Retry count: ");
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "Song progress: "
+        /// </summary>
+        public static LocalisableString SongProgress => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"song_progress"), @"Song progress: ");
+
+        private static string getKey(string key) => $@"{prefix}:{key}";
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/FailOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/FailOverlay.cs
index f1dd2abc4a..abfc401998 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/FailOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/FailOverlay.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
+using osu.Framework.Localisation;
+using osu.Game.Localisation;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 {
@@ -22,13 +24,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
     {
         public Func<Task<ScoreInfo>> SaveReplay;
 
-        public override string Header => "failed";
+        public override LocalisableString Header => GameplayMenuOverlayStrings.FailedHeader;
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OsuColour colours)
         {
-            AddButton("Retry", colours.YellowDark, () => OnRetry?.Invoke());
-            AddButton("Quit", new Color4(170, 27, 39, 255), () => OnQuit?.Invoke());
+            AddButton(GameplayMenuOverlayStrings.Retry, colours.YellowDark, () => OnRetry?.Invoke());
+            AddButton(GameplayMenuOverlayStrings.Quit, new Color4(170, 27, 39, 255), () => OnQuit?.Invoke());
             // from #10339 maybe this is a better visual effect
             Add(new Container
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/GameplayMenuOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/GameplayMenuOverlay.cs
index 3a2e381f97..0680842891 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/GameplayMenuOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/GameplayMenuOverlay.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Effects;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
+using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Input.Bindings;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Localisation;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 {
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         /// </summary>
         protected virtual Action SelectAction => () => InternalButtons.Selected?.TriggerClick();
 
-        public abstract string Header { get; }
+        public abstract LocalisableString Header { get; }
 
         protected SelectionCycleFillFlowContainer<DialogButton> InternalButtons = null!;
         public IReadOnlyList<DialogButton> Buttons => InternalButtons;
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         protected override bool OnMouseMove(MouseMoveEvent e) => true;
 
-        protected void AddButton(string text, Color4 colour, Action? action)
+        protected void AddButton(LocalisableString text, Color4 colour, Action? action)
         {
             var button = new Button
             {
@@ -209,13 +211,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         private void updateInfoText()
         {
             playInfoText.Clear();
-            playInfoText.AddText("Retry count: ");
+            playInfoText.AddText(GameplayMenuOverlayStrings.RetryCount);
             playInfoText.AddText(retries.ToString(), cp => cp.Font = cp.Font.With(weight: FontWeight.Bold));
 
             if (getSongProgress() is int progress)
             {
                 playInfoText.NewLine();
-                playInfoText.AddText("Song progress: ");
+                playInfoText.AddText(GameplayMenuOverlayStrings.SongProgress);
                 playInfoText.AddText($"{progress}%", cp => cp.Font = cp.Font.With(weight: FontWeight.Bold));
             }
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseOverlay.cs
index 984f43d77a..88561ada71 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseOverlay.cs
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Audio;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
+using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Input.Bindings;
+using osu.Game.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         public override bool IsPresent => base.IsPresent || pauseLoop.IsPlaying;
 
-        public override string Header => "paused";
+        public override LocalisableString Header => GameplayMenuOverlayStrings.PausedHeader;
 
         private SkinnableSound pauseLoop;
 
@@ -32,9 +34,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OsuColour colours)
         {
-            AddButton("Continue", colours.Green, () => OnResume?.Invoke());
-            AddButton("Retry", colours.YellowDark, () => OnRetry?.Invoke());
-            AddButton("Quit", new Color4(170, 27, 39, 255), () => OnQuit?.Invoke());
+            AddButton(GameplayMenuOverlayStrings.Continue, colours.Green, () => OnResume?.Invoke());
+            AddButton(GameplayMenuOverlayStrings.Retry, colours.YellowDark, () => OnRetry?.Invoke());
+            AddButton(GameplayMenuOverlayStrings.Quit, new Color4(170, 27, 39, 255), () => OnQuit?.Invoke());
 
             AddInternal(pauseLoop = new SkinnableSound(new SampleInfo("Gameplay/pause-loop"))
             {