diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayer.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayer.cs
index e18fa96218..7c151ffac3 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayer.cs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
         {
             AddStep("create room", () =>
             {
-                API.Queue(new CreateRoomRequest(new Room
+                multiplayerScreen.RoomManager.AddRoom(new Room
                 {
                     Name = { Value = "Test Room" },
                     Playlist =
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
                             Ruleset = { Value = new OsuRuleset().RulesetInfo },
                         }
                     }
-                }));
+                });
             });
 
             AddStep("refresh rooms", () => multiplayerScreen.RoomManager.Filter.Value = new FilterCriteria());
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
         {
             AddStep("create room", () =>
             {
-                API.Queue(new CreateRoomRequest(new Room
+                multiplayerScreen.RoomManager.AddRoom(new Room
                 {
                     Name = { Value = "Test Room" },
                     Password = { Value = "password" },
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
                             Ruleset = { Value = new OsuRuleset().RulesetInfo },
                         }
                     }
-                }));
+                });
             });
 
             AddStep("refresh rooms", () => multiplayerScreen.RoomManager.Filter.Value = new FilterCriteria());
@@ -433,9 +433,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
 
         private class TestMultiplayer : Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer.Multiplayer
         {
-            public new TestMultiplayerRoomManager RoomManager { get; private set; }
+            public new TestRequestHandlingMultiplayerRoomManager RoomManager { get; private set; }
 
-            protected override RoomManager CreateRoomManager() => RoomManager = new TestMultiplayerRoomManager();
+            protected override RoomManager CreateRoomManager() => RoomManager = new TestRequestHandlingMultiplayerRoomManager();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneScreenNavigation.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneScreenNavigation.cs
index 52401d32e5..7188a4e57f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneScreenNavigation.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneScreenNavigation.cs
@@ -353,10 +353,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Navigation
 
             public TestMultiplayer()
             {
-                Client = new TestMultiplayerClient((TestMultiplayerRoomManager)RoomManager);
+                Client = new TestMultiplayerClient((TestRequestHandlingMultiplayerRoomManager)RoomManager);
             }
 
-            protected override RoomManager CreateRoomManager() => new TestMultiplayerRoomManager();
+            protected override RoomManager CreateRoomManager() => new TestRequestHandlingMultiplayerRoomManager();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/IMultiplayerTestSceneDependencies.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/IMultiplayerTestSceneDependencies.cs
index 204c189591..3362ebbbd6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/IMultiplayerTestSceneDependencies.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/IMultiplayerTestSceneDependencies.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
         /// <summary>
         /// The cached <see cref="IRoomManager"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        new TestMultiplayerRoomManager RoomManager { get; }
+        new TestRequestHandlingMultiplayerRoomManager RoomManager { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The cached <see cref="UserLookupCache"/>.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/MultiplayerTestScene.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/MultiplayerTestScene.cs
index b7d3793ab1..42345b7266 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/MultiplayerTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/MultiplayerTestScene.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
         public const int PLAYER_2_ID = 56;
 
         public TestMultiplayerClient Client => OnlinePlayDependencies.Client;
-        public new TestMultiplayerRoomManager RoomManager => OnlinePlayDependencies.RoomManager;
+        public new TestRequestHandlingMultiplayerRoomManager RoomManager => OnlinePlayDependencies.RoomManager;
         public TestUserLookupCache LookupCache => OnlinePlayDependencies?.LookupCache;
         public TestSpectatorClient SpectatorClient => OnlinePlayDependencies?.SpectatorClient;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/MultiplayerTestSceneDependencies.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/MultiplayerTestSceneDependencies.cs
index a2b0b066a7..2e13fb6a56 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/MultiplayerTestSceneDependencies.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/MultiplayerTestSceneDependencies.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
         public TestMultiplayerClient Client { get; }
         public TestUserLookupCache LookupCache { get; }
         public TestSpectatorClient SpectatorClient { get; }
-        public new TestMultiplayerRoomManager RoomManager => (TestMultiplayerRoomManager)base.RoomManager;
+        public new TestRequestHandlingMultiplayerRoomManager RoomManager => (TestRequestHandlingMultiplayerRoomManager)base.RoomManager;
 
         public MultiplayerTestSceneDependencies()
         {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
             CacheAs<SpectatorClient>(SpectatorClient);
         }
 
-        protected override IRoomManager CreateRoomManager() => new TestMultiplayerRoomManager();
+        protected override IRoomManager CreateRoomManager() => new TestRequestHandlingMultiplayerRoomManager();
 
         protected virtual TestSpectatorClient CreateSpectatorClient() => new TestSpectatorClient();
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestMultiplayerClient.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestMultiplayerClient.cs
index 1528ed0bc8..3349d670c8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestMultiplayerClient.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestMultiplayerClient.cs
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
         [Resolved]
         private BeatmapManager beatmaps { get; set; } = null!;
 
-        private readonly TestMultiplayerRoomManager roomManager;
+        private readonly TestRequestHandlingMultiplayerRoomManager roomManager;
 
-        public TestMultiplayerClient(TestMultiplayerRoomManager roomManager)
+        public TestMultiplayerClient(TestRequestHandlingMultiplayerRoomManager roomManager)
         {
             this.roomManager = roomManager;
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestMultiplayerRoomManager.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestRequestHandlingMultiplayerRoomManager.cs
similarity index 85%
rename from osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestMultiplayerRoomManager.cs
rename to osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestRequestHandlingMultiplayerRoomManager.cs
index 59679f3d66..2e56c8a094 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestMultiplayerRoomManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestRequestHandlingMultiplayerRoomManager.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
     /// <summary>
     /// A <see cref="RoomManager"/> for use in multiplayer test scenes. Should generally not be used by itself outside of a <see cref="MultiplayerTestScene"/>.
     /// </summary>
-    public class TestMultiplayerRoomManager : MultiplayerRoomManager
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// This implementation will pretend to be a server, handling room retrieval and manipulation requests
+    /// and returning a roughly expected state, without the need for a server to be running.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public class TestRequestHandlingMultiplayerRoomManager : MultiplayerRoomManager
     {
         [Resolved]
         private IAPIProvider api { get; set; }
@@ -33,13 +37,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
 
         public new readonly List<Room> Rooms = new List<Room>();
 
+        private int currentRoomId;
+        private int currentPlaylistItemId;
+
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
             int currentScoreId = 0;
-            int currentRoomId = 0;
-            int currentPlaylistItemId = 0;
 
+            // Handling here is pretending to be a server, while also updating the local state to match
+            // how the server would eventually respond and update the RoomManager.
             ((DummyAPIAccess)api).HandleRequest = req =>
             {
                 switch (req)
@@ -48,19 +55,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
                         var apiRoom = new Room();
 
                         apiRoom.CopyFrom(createRoomRequest.Room);
-                        apiRoom.RoomID.Value ??= currentRoomId++;
 
                         // Passwords are explicitly not copied between rooms.
                         apiRoom.HasPassword.Value = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(createRoomRequest.Room.Password.Value);
                         apiRoom.Password.Value = createRoomRequest.Room.Password.Value;
 
-                        for (int i = 0; i < apiRoom.Playlist.Count; i++)
-                            apiRoom.Playlist[i].ID = currentPlaylistItemId++;
+                        AddRoom(apiRoom);
 
                         var responseRoom = new APICreatedRoom();
                         responseRoom.CopyFrom(createResponseRoom(apiRoom, false));
 
-                        Rooms.Add(apiRoom);
                         createRoomRequest.TriggerSuccess(responseRoom);
                         return true;
 
@@ -128,6 +132,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
             };
         }
 
+        public void AddRoom(Room room)
+        {
+            room.RoomID.Value ??= currentRoomId++;
+            for (int i = 0; i < room.Playlist.Count; i++)
+                room.Playlist[i].ID = currentPlaylistItemId++;
+
+            Rooms.Add(room);
+        }
+
+        public new void RemoveRoom(Room room) => base.RemoveRoom(room);
+
         private Room createResponseRoom(Room room, bool withParticipants)
         {
             var responseRoom = new Room();