diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/FailOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/FailOverlay.cs
index 86af45be76..9fa95b008e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/FailOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/FailOverlay.cs
@@ -18,84 +18,8 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 {
-    public class FailOverlay : OverlayContainer
+    public class FailOverlay : InGameOverlay
     {
-        private const int transition_duration = 200;
-        private const int button_height = 70;
-        private const float background_alpha = 0.75f;
-
-        protected override bool HideOnEscape => false;
-
-        public Action OnRetry;
-        public Action OnQuit;
-
-        private string title;
-        private string description;
-
-        public string Title
-        {
-            get { return title; }
-            set { title = value; }
-        }
-
-        public string Description
-        {
-            get { return description; }
-            set { description = value; }
-        }
-
-        private FillFlowContainer buttons;
-
-        public int Retries
-        {
-            set
-            {
-                if (retryCounterContainer != null)
-                {
-                    // "You've retried 1,065 times in this session"
-                    // "You've retried 1 time in this session"
-
-                    retryCounterContainer.Children = new Drawable[]
-                    {
-                        new OsuSpriteText
-                        {
-                            Text = "You've retried ",
-                            Shadow = true,
-                            ShadowColour = new Color4(0, 0, 0, 0.25f),
-                            TextSize = 18
-                        },
-                        new OsuSpriteText
-                        {
-                            Text = $"{value:n0}",
-                            Font = @"Exo2.0-Bold",
-                            Shadow = true,
-                            ShadowColour = new Color4(0, 0, 0, 0.25f),
-                            TextSize = 18
-                        },
-                        new OsuSpriteText
-                        {
-                            Text = $" time{(value == 1 ? "" : "s")} in this session",
-                            Shadow = true,
-                            ShadowColour = new Color4(0, 0, 0, 0.25f),
-                            TextSize = 18
-                        }
-                    };
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        private FillFlowContainer retryCounterContainer;
-
-        public override bool HandleInput => State == Visibility.Visible;
-
-        protected override void PopIn() => FadeIn(transition_duration, EasingTypes.In);
-        protected override void PopOut() => FadeOut(transition_duration, EasingTypes.In);
-
-        // Don't let mouse down events through the overlay or people can click circles while paused.
-        protected override bool OnMouseDown(InputState state, MouseDownEventArgs args) => true;
-
-        protected override bool OnMouseMove(InputState state) => true;
-
         protected override bool OnKeyDown(InputState state, KeyDownEventArgs args)
         {
             if (args.Key == Key.Escape)
@@ -107,122 +31,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
             return base.OnKeyDown(state, args);
         }
-
-        public void AddButton(string text, Color4 colour, Action action)
-        {
-            buttons.Add(new PauseButton
-            {
-                Text = text,
-                ButtonColour = colour,
-                Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                Height = button_height,
-                Action = delegate {
-                    action?.Invoke();
-                    Hide();
-                }
-            });
-        }
-
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OsuColour colours)
-        {
-            Children = new Drawable[]
-            {
-                new Box
-                {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Colour = Color4.Black,
-                    Alpha = background_alpha,
-                },
-                new FillFlowContainer
-                {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                    Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
-                    Spacing = new Vector2(0, 50),
-                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                    Children = new Drawable[]
-                    {
-                        new FillFlowContainer
-                        {
-                            Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                            Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                            Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
-                            Spacing = new Vector2(0, 20),
-                            Children = new Drawable[]
-                            {
-                                new OsuSpriteText
-                                {
-                                    Text = Title,
-                                    Font = @"Exo2.0-Medium",
-                                    Spacing = new Vector2(5, 0),
-                                    Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                                    Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                                    TextSize = 30,
-                                    Colour = colours.Yellow,
-                                    Shadow = true,
-                                    ShadowColour = new Color4(0, 0, 0, 0.25f)
-                                },
-                                new OsuSpriteText
-                                {
-                                    Text = Description,
-                                    Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                                    Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                                    Shadow = true,
-                                    ShadowColour = new Color4(0, 0, 0, 0.25f)
-                                }
-                            }
-                        },
-                        buttons = new FillFlowContainer
-                        {
-                            Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                            Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                            Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
-                            Masking = true,
-                            EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffect
-                            {
-                                Type = EdgeEffectType.Shadow,
-                                Colour = Color4.Black.Opacity(0.6f),
-                                Radius = 50
-                            },
-                        },
-                        retryCounterContainer = new FillFlowContainer
-                        {
-                            Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                            Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        }
-                    }
-                },
-                new PauseProgressBar
-                {
-                    Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
-                    Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,
-                    Width = 1f
-                }
-            };
-
-            Retries = 0;
-
-            AddButtons(colours);
-        }
-
-        protected virtual void AddButtons(OsuColour colours)
-        {
-            AddButton(@"Retry", colours.YellowDark, OnRetry);
-            AddButton(@"Quit to Main Menu", new Color4(170, 27, 39, 255), OnQuit);
-        }
-
-        public FailOverlay()
-        {
-            AlwaysReceiveInput = true;
-            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;            
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/InGameOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/InGameOverlay.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4efe47399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/InGameOverlay.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using System;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Transforms;
+using osu.Framework.Input;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play.Pause;
+using OpenTK;
+using OpenTK.Graphics;
+using OpenTK.Input;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
+{
+    public class InGameOverlay : OverlayContainer
+    {
+        private const int transition_duration = 200;
+        private const int button_height = 70;
+        private const float background_alpha = 0.75f;
+
+        protected override bool HideOnEscape => false;
+
+        public Action OnRetry;
+        public Action OnQuit;
+
+        private string title;
+        private string description;
+
+        public string Title
+        {
+            get { return title; }
+            set { title = value; }
+        }
+
+        public string Description
+        {
+            get { return description; }
+            set { description = value; }
+        }
+
+        private FillFlowContainer buttons;
+
+        public int Retries
+        {
+            set
+            {
+                if (retryCounterContainer != null)
+                {
+                    // "You've retried 1,065 times in this session"
+                    // "You've retried 1 time in this session"
+
+                    retryCounterContainer.Children = new Drawable[]
+                    {
+                        new OsuSpriteText
+                        {
+                            Text = "You've retried ",
+                            Shadow = true,
+                            ShadowColour = new Color4(0, 0, 0, 0.25f),
+                            TextSize = 18
+                        },
+                        new OsuSpriteText
+                        {
+                            Text = $"{value:n0}",
+                            Font = @"Exo2.0-Bold",
+                            Shadow = true,
+                            ShadowColour = new Color4(0, 0, 0, 0.25f),
+                            TextSize = 18
+                        },
+                        new OsuSpriteText
+                        {
+                            Text = $" time{(value == 1 ? "" : "s")} in this session",
+                            Shadow = true,
+                            ShadowColour = new Color4(0, 0, 0, 0.25f),
+                            TextSize = 18
+                        }
+                    };
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private FillFlowContainer retryCounterContainer;
+
+        public override bool HandleInput => State == Visibility.Visible;
+
+        protected override void PopIn() => FadeIn(transition_duration, EasingTypes.In);
+        protected override void PopOut() => FadeOut(transition_duration, EasingTypes.In);
+
+        // Don't let mouse down events through the overlay or people can click circles while paused.
+        protected override bool OnMouseDown(InputState state, MouseDownEventArgs args) => true;
+
+        protected override bool OnMouseMove(InputState state) => true;
+
+        public void AddButton(string text, Color4 colour, Action action)
+        {
+            buttons.Add(new PauseButton
+            {
+                Text = text,
+                ButtonColour = colour,
+                Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                Height = button_height,
+                Action = delegate {
+                    action?.Invoke();
+                    Hide();
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuColour colours)
+        {
+            Children = new Drawable[]
+            {
+                new Box
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Colour = Color4.Black,
+                    Alpha = background_alpha,
+                },
+                new FillFlowContainer
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                    Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
+                    Spacing = new Vector2(0, 50),
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Children = new Drawable[]
+                    {
+                        new FillFlowContainer
+                        {
+                            Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                            Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                            Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
+                            Spacing = new Vector2(0, 20),
+                            Children = new Drawable[]
+                            {
+                                new OsuSpriteText
+                                {
+                                    Text = Title,
+                                    Font = @"Exo2.0-Medium",
+                                    Spacing = new Vector2(5, 0),
+                                    Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                                    Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                                    TextSize = 30,
+                                    Colour = colours.Yellow,
+                                    Shadow = true,
+                                    ShadowColour = new Color4(0, 0, 0, 0.25f)
+                                },
+                                new OsuSpriteText
+                                {
+                                    Text = Description,
+                                    Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                                    Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                                    Shadow = true,
+                                    ShadowColour = new Color4(0, 0, 0, 0.25f)
+                                }
+                            }
+                        },
+                        buttons = new FillFlowContainer
+                        {
+                            Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                            Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                            Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
+                            Masking = true,
+                            EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffect
+                            {
+                                Type = EdgeEffectType.Shadow,
+                                Colour = Color4.Black.Opacity(0.6f),
+                                Radius = 50
+                            },
+                        },
+                        retryCounterContainer = new FillFlowContainer
+                        {
+                            Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                            Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+                new PauseProgressBar
+                {
+                    Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                    Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                    Width = 1f
+                }
+            };
+
+            Retries = 0;
+
+            AddButtons(colours);
+        }
+
+        protected virtual void AddButtons(OsuColour colours)
+        {
+            AddButton(@"Retry", colours.YellowDark, OnRetry);
+            AddButton(@"Quit to Main Menu", new Color4(170, 27, 39, 255), OnQuit);
+        }
+
+        public InGameOverlay()
+        {
+            AlwaysReceiveInput = true;
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseOverlay.cs
index bad7050d7a..f359fc3a78 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseOverlay.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ using OpenTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 {
-    public class PauseOverlay : FailOverlay
+    public class PauseOverlay : InGameOverlay
     {
         public Action OnResume;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index e3faa6544f..c049b810f0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Screens\Multiplayer\Match.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Screens\Multiplayer\MatchCreate.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Screens\Play\FailOverlay.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Screens\Play\InGameOverlay.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Screens\Play\KeyConversionInputManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Screens\Play\PauseOverlay.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Screens\Play\Pause\PauseButton.cs" />