diff --git a/engines/sci/console.cpp b/engines/sci/console.cpp
index 540b7c84d84..f73932bcb1f 100644
--- a/engines/sci/console.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/console.cpp
@@ -421,10 +421,9 @@ const char *selector_name(EngineState *s, int selector) {
 bool Console::cmdGetVersion(int argc, const char **argv) {
 	const char *viewTypeDesc[] = { "Unknown", "EGA", "VGA", "VGA SCI1.1", "Amiga" };
 
-	EngineState *s = _engine->_gamestate;
 	bool hasVocab997 = g_sci->getResMan()->testResource(ResourceId(kResourceTypeVocab, VOCAB_RESOURCE_SELECTORS)) ? true : false;
 
-	DebugPrintf("Game ID: %s\n", s->_gameId.c_str());
+	DebugPrintf("Game ID: %s\n", _engine->getGameID());
 	DebugPrintf("Emulated interpreter version: %s\n", getSciVersionDesc(getSciVersion()));
 	DebugPrintf("\n");
 	DebugPrintf("Detected features:\n");
diff --git a/engines/sci/detection.cpp b/engines/sci/detection.cpp
index beea025aeac..fc81a4671db 100644
--- a/engines/sci/detection.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/detection.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,140 @@ static const PlainGameDescriptor SciGameTitles[] = {
 	{0, 0}
 };
 
+struct OldNewIdTableEntry {
+	const char *oldId;
+	const char *newId;
+	SciVersion version;
+};
+
+static const OldNewIdTableEntry s_oldNewTable[] = {
+	{ "arthur",		"camelot",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "brain",      "castlebrain",      SCI_VERSION_1_MIDDLE },	// Amiga
+	{ "brain",      "castlebrain",      SCI_VERSION_1_LATE   },
+	{ "demo",		"christmas1988",	SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "card",       "christmas1990",    SCI_VERSION_1_EARLY, },
+	{ "card",       "christmas1992",    SCI_VERSION_1_1      },
+	{ "RH Budget",	"cnick-longbow",	SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	// iceman is the same
+	{ "icedemo",	"iceman",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	// longbow is the same
+	{ "eco",		"ecoquest",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "eco2",		"ecoquest2",		SCI_VERSION_NONE     },	// EcoQuest 2 demo
+	{ "rain",		"ecoquest2",		SCI_VERSION_NONE     },	// EcoQuest 2 full
+	{ "fp",			"freddypharkas",	SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "emc",		"funseeker",		SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "gk",			"gk1",				SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "hoyledemo",	"hoyle1",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "cardgames",	"hoyle1",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "solitare",	"hoyle2",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	// hoyle3 is the same
+	// hoyle4 is the same
+	{ "brain",      "islandbrain",      SCI_VERSION_1_1      },
+	{ "demo000",	"kq1sci",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "kq1",		"kq1sci",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "kq4",		"kq4sci",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "mm1",		"laurabow",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "cb1",		"laurabow",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "lb2",		"laurabow2",		SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "rh",			"longbow",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "ll1",		"lsl1sci",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "lsl1",		"lsl1sci",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	// lsl2 is the same
+	{ "lsl3",		"lsl3",				SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "ll5",		"lsl5",				SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	// lsl5 is the same
+	// lsl6 is the same
+	{ "mg",			"mothergoose",		SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "twisty",		"pepper",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "pq1",		"pq1sci",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "pq",			"pq2",				SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	// pq3 is the same
+	// pq4 is the same
+	{ "tales",		"fairytales",		SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "hq",			"qfg1",				SCI_VERSION_NONE     },	// QFG1 SCI0/EGA
+	{ "glory",      "qfg1",             SCI_VERSION_0_LATE   },	// QFG1 SCI0/EGA
+	{ "trial",		"qfg2",				SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "hq2demo",	"qfg2",				SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "thegame",	"slater",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "sq1demo",	"sq1sci",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	{ "sq1",		"sq1sci",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
+	// sq3 is the same
+	// sq4 is the same
+	// sq5 is the same
+	// torin is the same
+
+	// TODO: SCI2.1, SCI3 IDs
+
+	{ "", "", SCI_VERSION_NONE }
+};
+
+Common::String convertSierraGameId(Common::String sierraId, uint32 *gameFlags, ResourceManager *resMan) {
+	// Convert the id to lower case, so that we match all upper/lower case variants.
+	sierraId.toLowercase();
+
+	// If the game has less than the expected scripts, it's a demo
+	uint32 demoThreshold = 100;
+	// ...but there are some exceptions
+	if (sierraId == "brain" || sierraId == "lsl1" ||
+		sierraId == "mg" || sierraId == "pq" ||
+		sierraId == "jones" ||
+		sierraId == "cardgames" || sierraId == "solitare" ||
+		sierraId == "hoyle3" || sierraId == "hoyle4")
+		demoThreshold = 40;
+	if (sierraId == "fp" || sierraId == "gk" || sierraId == "pq4")
+		demoThreshold = 150;
+
+	Common::List<ResourceId> *resources = resMan->listResources(kResourceTypeScript, -1);
+	if (resources->size() < demoThreshold) {
+		*gameFlags |= ADGF_DEMO;
+
+		// Crazy Nick's Picks
+		if (sierraId == "lsl1" && resources->size() == 34)
+			return "cnick-lsl";
+		if (sierraId == "sq4" && resources->size() == 34)
+			return "cnick-sq";
+
+		// TODO: cnick-kq, cnick-laurabow and cnick-longbow (their resources can't be read)
+
+		// Handle Astrochicken 1 (SQ3) and 2 (SQ4)
+		if (sierraId == "sq3" && resources->size() == 20)
+			return "astrochicken";
+		if (sierraId == "sq4")
+			return "msastrochicken";
+	}
+
+	for (const OldNewIdTableEntry *cur = s_oldNewTable; cur->oldId[0]; ++cur) {
+		if (sierraId == cur->oldId) {
+			// Distinguish same IDs from the SCI version
+			if (cur->version != SCI_VERSION_NONE && cur->version != getSciVersion())
+				continue;
+
+			return cur->newId;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (sierraId == "glory") {
+		// This could either be qfg1 VGA, qfg3 or qfg4 demo (all SCI1.1),
+		// or qfg4 full (SCI2)
+		// qfg1 VGA doesn't have view 1
+		if (!resMan->testResource(ResourceId(kResourceTypeView, 1)))
+			return "qfg1";
+
+		// qfg4 full is SCI2
+		if (getSciVersion() == SCI_VERSION_2)
+			return "qfg4";
+
+		// qfg4 demo has less than 50 scripts
+		if (resources->size() < 50)
+			return "qfg4";
+
+		// Otherwise it's qfg3
+		return "qfg3";
+	}
+
+	return sierraId;
+}
+
 #include "sci/detection_tables.h"
 
 /**
@@ -205,42 +339,6 @@ Common::Language charToScummVMLanguage(const char c) {
 	}
 }
 
-#define READ_UINT16(ptr) (!resMan->isSci11Mac() ? READ_LE_UINT16(ptr) : READ_BE_UINT16(ptr))
-
-// Finds the internal ID of the current game from script 0
-Common::String getSierraGameId(ResourceManager *resMan) {
-	Resource *script = resMan->findResource(ResourceId(kResourceTypeScript, 0), false);
-	// In SCI0-SCI1, the heap is embedded in the script. In SCI1.1+, it's separated
-	Resource *heap = 0;
-	byte *seeker = 0;
-
-	// Seek to the name selector of the first export
-	if (getSciVersion() < SCI_VERSION_1_1) {
-		const int nameSelector = 3;
-		int extraSci0EarlyBytes = (getSciVersion() == SCI_VERSION_0_EARLY) ? 2 : 0;
-		byte *exportPtr = script->data + extraSci0EarlyBytes + 4 + 2;
-		seeker = script->data + READ_UINT16(script->data + READ_UINT16(exportPtr) + nameSelector * 2);
-	} else {
-		const int nameSelector = 5 + 3;
-		heap = resMan->findResource(ResourceId(kResourceTypeHeap, 0), false);
-		byte *exportPtr = script->data + 4 + 2 + 2;
-		seeker = heap->data + READ_UINT16(heap->data + READ_UINT16(exportPtr) + nameSelector * 2);
-	}
-
-	char sierraId[20];
-	int i = 0;
-	byte curChar = 0;
-
-	do {
-		curChar = *(seeker + i);
-		sierraId[i++] = curChar;
-	} while (curChar != 0);
-
-	return sierraId;
-}
-
-#undef READ_UINT16
-
 const ADGameDescription *SciMetaEngine::fallbackDetect(const Common::FSList &fslist) const {
 	bool foundResMap = false;
 	bool foundRes000 = false;
@@ -352,7 +450,7 @@ const ADGameDescription *SciMetaEngine::fallbackDetect(const Common::FSList &fsl
 		s_fallbackDesc.platform = Common::kPlatformAmiga;
 
 	// Determine the game id
-	Common::String gameId = convertSierraGameId(getSierraGameId(resMan).c_str(), &s_fallbackDesc.flags, resMan);
+	Common::String gameId = convertSierraGameId(resMan->findSierraGameId(), &s_fallbackDesc.flags, resMan);
 	strncpy(s_fallbackGameIdBuf, gameId.c_str(), sizeof(s_fallbackGameIdBuf) - 1);
 	s_fallbackGameIdBuf[sizeof(s_fallbackGameIdBuf) - 1] = 0;	// Make sure string is NULL terminated
 	s_fallbackDesc.gameid = s_fallbackGameIdBuf;
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/game.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/game.cpp
index 4ac2a22531f..d7fdd9be6e0 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/game.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/game.cpp
@@ -41,141 +41,6 @@
 
 namespace Sci {
 
-struct OldNewIdTableEntry {
-	const char *oldId;
-	const char *newId;
-	SciVersion version;
-};
-
-static const OldNewIdTableEntry s_oldNewTable[] = {
-	{ "arthur",		"camelot",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "brain",      "castlebrain",      SCI_VERSION_1_MIDDLE },	// Amiga
-	{ "brain",      "castlebrain",      SCI_VERSION_1_LATE   },
-	{ "demo",		"christmas1988",	SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "card",       "christmas1990",    SCI_VERSION_1_EARLY, },
-	{ "card",       "christmas1992",    SCI_VERSION_1_1      },
-	{ "RH Budget",	"cnick-longbow",	SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	// iceman is the same
-	{ "icedemo",	"iceman",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	// longbow is the same
-	{ "eco",		"ecoquest",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "eco2",		"ecoquest2",		SCI_VERSION_NONE     },	// EcoQuest 2 demo
-	{ "rain",		"ecoquest2",		SCI_VERSION_NONE     },	// EcoQuest 2 full
-	{ "fp",			"freddypharkas",	SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "emc",		"funseeker",		SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "gk",			"gk1",				SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "hoyledemo",	"hoyle1",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "cardgames",	"hoyle1",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "solitare",	"hoyle2",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	// hoyle3 is the same
-	// hoyle4 is the same
-	{ "brain",      "islandbrain",      SCI_VERSION_1_1      },
-	{ "demo000",	"kq1sci",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "kq1",		"kq1sci",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "kq4",		"kq4sci",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "mm1",		"laurabow",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "cb1",		"laurabow",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "lb2",		"laurabow2",		SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "rh",			"longbow",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "ll1",		"lsl1sci",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "lsl1",		"lsl1sci",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	// lsl2 is the same
-	{ "lsl3",		"lsl3",				SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "ll5",		"lsl5",				SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	// lsl5 is the same
-	// lsl6 is the same
-	{ "mg",			"mothergoose",		SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "twisty",		"pepper",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "pq1",		"pq1sci",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "pq",			"pq2",				SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	// pq3 is the same
-	// pq4 is the same
-	{ "tales",		"fairytales",		SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "hq",			"qfg1",				SCI_VERSION_NONE     },	// QFG1 SCI0/EGA
-	{ "glory",      "qfg1",             SCI_VERSION_0_LATE   },	// QFG1 SCI0/EGA
-	{ "trial",		"qfg2",				SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "hq2demo",	"qfg2",				SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "thegame",	"slater",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "sq1demo",	"sq1sci",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	{ "sq1",		"sq1sci",			SCI_VERSION_NONE     },
-	// sq3 is the same
-	// sq4 is the same
-	// sq5 is the same
-	// torin is the same
-
-	// TODO: SCI2.1, SCI3 IDs
-
-	{ "", "", SCI_VERSION_NONE }
-};
-
-Common::String convertSierraGameId(const char *gameId, uint32 *gameFlags, ResourceManager *resMan) {
-	// Convert the id to lower case, so that we match all upper/lower case variants.
-	Common::String sierraId = gameId;
-	sierraId.toLowercase();
-
-	// If the game has less than the expected scripts, it's a demo
-	uint32 demoThreshold = 100;
-	// ...but there are some exceptions
-	if (sierraId == "brain" || sierraId == "lsl1" ||
-		sierraId == "mg" || sierraId == "pq" ||
-		sierraId == "jones" ||
-		sierraId == "cardgames" || sierraId == "solitare" ||
-		sierraId == "hoyle3" || sierraId == "hoyle4")
-		demoThreshold = 40;
-	if (sierraId == "fp" || sierraId == "gk" || sierraId == "pq4")
-		demoThreshold = 150;
-
-	Common::List<ResourceId> *resources = resMan->listResources(kResourceTypeScript, -1);
-	if (resources->size() < demoThreshold) {
-		*gameFlags |= ADGF_DEMO;
-
-		// Crazy Nick's Picks
-		if (sierraId == "lsl1" && resources->size() == 34)
-			return "cnick-lsl";
-		if (sierraId == "sq4" && resources->size() == 34)
-			return "cnick-sq";
-
-		// TODO: cnick-kq, cnick-laurabow and cnick-longbow (their resources can't be read)
-
-		// Handle Astrochicken 1 (SQ3) and 2 (SQ4)
-		if (sierraId == "sq3" && resources->size() == 20)
-			return "astrochicken";
-		if (sierraId == "sq4")
-			return "msastrochicken";
-	}
-
-	for (const OldNewIdTableEntry *cur = s_oldNewTable; cur->oldId[0]; ++cur) {
-		if (sierraId == cur->oldId) {
-			// Distinguish same IDs from the SCI version
-			if (cur->version != SCI_VERSION_NONE && cur->version != getSciVersion())
-				continue;
-
-			return cur->newId;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (sierraId == "glory") {
-		// This could either be qfg1 VGA, qfg3 or qfg4 demo (all SCI1.1),
-		// or qfg4 full (SCI2)
-		// qfg1 VGA doesn't have view 1
-		if (!resMan->testResource(ResourceId(kResourceTypeView, 1)))
-			return "qfg1";
-
-		// qfg4 full is SCI2
-		if (getSciVersion() == SCI_VERSION_2)
-			return "qfg4";
-
-		// qfg4 demo has less than 50 scripts
-		if (resources->size() < 50)
-			return "qfg4";
-
-		// Otherwise it's qfg3
-		return "qfg3";
-	}
-
-	return sierraId;
-}
-
 #ifdef USE_OLD_MUSIC_FUNCTIONS
 int game_init_sound(EngineState *s, int sound_flags, SciVersion soundVersion) {
 	if (getSciVersion() > SCI_VERSION_0_LATE)
@@ -265,10 +130,6 @@ int game_init(EngineState *s) {
 //	script_dissect(0, s->_selectorNames);
 	// The first entry in the export table of script 0 points to the game object
 	s->_gameObj = s->_segMan->lookupScriptExport(0, 0);
-	uint32 gameFlags = 0;	// unused
-	s->_gameId = convertSierraGameId(s->_segMan->getObjectName(s->_gameObj), &gameFlags, g_sci->getResMan());
-
-	debug(2, " \"%s\" at %04x:%04x", s->_gameId.c_str(), PRINT_REG(s->_gameObj));
 
 #ifdef USE_OLD_MUSIC_FUNCTIONS
 	if (s->sfx_init_flags & SFX_STATE_FLAG_NOSOUND)
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/kgraphics.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/kgraphics.cpp
index d587790b6c4..abc7efd7438 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/kgraphics.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/kgraphics.cpp
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ reg_t kBaseSetter(EngineState *s, int argc, reg_t *argv) {
 
 	// WORKAROUND for a problem in LSL1VGA. This allows the casino door to be opened,
 	// till the actual problem is found
-	if (s->_gameId == "lsl1sci" && s->currentRoomNumber() == 300) {
+	if (!strcmp(g_sci->getGameID(), "lsl1sci") && s->currentRoomNumber() == 300) {
 		int top = GET_SEL32V(s->_segMan, object, SELECTOR(brTop));
 		PUT_SEL32V(s->_segMan, object, SELECTOR(brTop), top + 2);
 	}
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ void _k_GenericDrawControl(EngineState *s, reg_t controlObject, bool hilite) {
 			//  ALL other games use a hardcoded -1 (madness!)
 			// We are detecting jones/talkie as "jones" as well, but the sierra interpreter of talkie doesnt have this
 			//  "hack". Hopefully it wont cause regressions (the code causes regressions if used against kq5/floppy)
-			if (s->_gameId == "jones")
+			if (!strcmp(g_sci->getGameID(), "jones"))
 				priority = GET_SEL32V(s->_segMan, controlObject, SELECTOR(priority));
 			else
 				priority = -1;
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ reg_t kDrawCel(EngineState *s, int argc, reg_t *argv) {
 	bool hiresMode = (argc > 7) ? true : false;
 	reg_t upscaledHiresHandle = (argc > 7) ? argv[7] : NULL_REG;
 
-	if ((s->_gameId == "freddypharkas") || (s->_gameId == "freddypharkas-demo")) {
+	if (!strcmp(g_sci->getGameID(), "freddypharkas") || !strcmp(g_sci->getGameID(), "freddypharkas-demo")) {
 		// WORKAROUND
 		// Script 24 contains code that draws the game menu on screen. It uses a temp variable for setting priority that
 		//  is not set. in Sierra sci this happens to be 8250h. In our sci temporary variables are initialized thus we would
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ reg_t kDrawCel(EngineState *s, int argc, reg_t *argv) {
 			priority = 15;
 	}
 
-	if (s->_gameId == "laurabow2") {
+	if (!strcmp(g_sci->getGameID(), "laurabow2")) {
 		// WORKAROUND
 		// see the one above
 		if ((viewId == 995) && (priority == 0))
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/kmisc.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/kmisc.cpp
index 450dca37709..74368b8c714 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/kmisc.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/kmisc.cpp
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ reg_t kGameIsRestarting(EngineState *s, int argc, reg_t *argv) {
 	// LSL3 calculates a machinespeed variable during game startup (right after the filthy questions)
 	//  This one would go through w/o throttling resulting in having to do 1000 pushups or something
 	//  Another way of handling this would be delaying incrementing of "machineSpeed" selector
-	if (s->_gameId == "lsl3" && s->currentRoomNumber() == 290)
+	if (!strcmp(g_sci->getGameID(), "lsl3") && s->currentRoomNumber() == 290)
 		s->_throttleTrigger = true;
-	if (s->_gameId == "iceman" && s->currentRoomNumber() == 27) {
+	if (!strcmp(g_sci->getGameID(), "iceman") && s->currentRoomNumber() == 27) {
 		s->_throttleTrigger = true;
 		neededSleep = 60;
 	}
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/kmovement.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/kmovement.cpp
index fcaf0d7ea01..5acda3a3254 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/kmovement.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/kmovement.cpp
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ reg_t kDoBresen(EngineState *s, int argc, reg_t *argv) {
 	}
 
 	// FIXME: find out why iceman needs this and we ask for version > SCI01
-	if ((getSciVersion() > SCI_VERSION_01) || (s->_gameId == "iceman"))
+	if ((getSciVersion() > SCI_VERSION_01) || !strcmp(g_sci->getGameID(), "iceman"))
 		if (completed)
 			invoke_selector(INV_SEL(s, mover, moveDone, kStopOnInvalidSelector), 0);
 
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/kpathing.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/kpathing.cpp
index 25d967c247e..1152addeba1 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/kpathing.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/kpathing.cpp
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ static Polygon *convert_polygon(EngineState *s, reg_t polygon) {
 
 	// WORKAROUND: broken polygon in lsl1sci, room 350, after opening elevator
 	// Polygon has 17 points but size is set to 19
-	if ((size == 19) && (s->_gameId == "lsl1sci")) {
+	if ((size == 19) && !strcmp(g_sci->getGameID(), "lsl1sci")) {
 		if ((s->currentRoomNumber() == 350)
 		&& (read_point(segMan, points, 18) == Common::Point(108, 137))) {
 			debug(1, "Applying fix for broken polygon in lsl1sci, room 350");
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ static PathfindingState *convert_polygon_set(EngineState *s, reg_t poly_list, Co
 
 		// WORKAROUND LSL5 room 660. Priority glitch due to us choosing a different path
 		// than SSCI. Happens when Patti walks to the control room.
-		if ((s->_gameId == "lsl5") && (s->currentRoomNumber() == 660) && (Common::Point(67, 131) == *new_start) && (Common::Point(229, 101) == *new_end)) {
+		if (!strcmp(g_sci->getGameID(), "lsl5") && (s->currentRoomNumber() == 660) && (Common::Point(67, 131) == *new_start) && (Common::Point(229, 101) == *new_end)) {
 			debug(1, "[avoidpath] Applying fix for priority problem in LSL5, room 660");
 			pf_s->_prependPoint = new_start;
 			new_start = new Common::Point(77, 107);
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp
index fef2b9a19e1..2532d174a1f 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp
@@ -997,7 +997,6 @@ void gamestate_restore(EngineState *s, Common::SeekableReadStream *fh) {
 		retval->_voc->parser_base = make_reg(s->sys_strings_segment, SYS_STRING_PARSER_BASE);
 
 	retval->successor = NULL;
-	retval->_gameId = s->_gameId;
 
 #ifdef USE_OLD_MUSIC_FUNCTIONS
 	retval->_sound._it = NULL;
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/state.h b/engines/sci/engine/state.h
index c4b995806f9..ad2b0f70585 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/state.h
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/state.h
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ public:
 	SegManager *_segMan; /**< The segment manager */
 	Vocabulary *_voc;
 
-	Common::String _gameId; /**< Designation of the primary object (which inherits from Game) */
-
 	/* Non-VM information */
 
 	SciEvent *_event; // Event handling
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/vm.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/vm.cpp
index e2ee2e19717..bf447419e8a 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/vm.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/vm.cpp
@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@ static EngineState *_game_run(EngineState *&s) {
 int game_run(EngineState **_s) {
 	EngineState *s = *_s;
 
-	debugC(2, kDebugLevelVM, "Calling %s::play()", s->_gameId.c_str());
+	debugC(2, kDebugLevelVM, "Calling %s::play()", g_sci->getGameID());
 	_init_stack_base_with_selector(s, g_sci->getKernel()->_selectorCache.play); // Call the play selector
 
 	// Now: Register the first element on the execution stack-
diff --git a/engines/sci/graphics/gui.cpp b/engines/sci/graphics/gui.cpp
index 46f7fcd6890..29ab64ddb27 100644
--- a/engines/sci/graphics/gui.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/graphics/gui.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void SciGui::resetEngineState(EngineState *s) {
 }
 
 void SciGui::init(bool usesOldGfxFunctions) {
-	_ports->init(usesOldGfxFunctions, this, _paint16, _text16, _s->_gameId);
+	_ports->init(usesOldGfxFunctions, this, _paint16, _text16);
 	_paint16->init(_animate, _text16);
 }
 
diff --git a/engines/sci/graphics/ports.cpp b/engines/sci/graphics/ports.cpp
index ab3291dd79d..cdb6fe4ae11 100644
--- a/engines/sci/graphics/ports.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/graphics/ports.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ GfxPorts::~GfxPorts() {
 	delete _menuPort;
 }
 
-void GfxPorts::init(bool usesOldGfxFunctions, SciGui *gui, GfxPaint16 *paint16, GfxText16 *text16, Common::String gameId) {
+void GfxPorts::init(bool usesOldGfxFunctions, SciGui *gui, GfxPaint16 *paint16, GfxText16 *text16) {
 	int16 offTop = 10;
 
 	_usesOldGfxFunctions = usesOldGfxFunctions;
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ void GfxPorts::init(bool usesOldGfxFunctions, SciGui *gui, GfxPaint16 *paint16,
 	// Jones, Slater and Hoyle 3 were called with parameter -Nw 0 0 200 320.
 	// Mother Goose (SCI1) uses -Nw 0 0 159 262. The game will later use SetPort so we don't need to set the other fields.
 	// This actually meant not skipping the first 10 pixellines in windowMgrPort
+	Common::String gameId = g_sci->getGameID();
 	if (gameId == "jones" || gameId == "slater" || gameId == "hoyle3" || (gameId == "mothergoose" && getSciVersion() == SCI_VERSION_1_EARLY))
 		offTop = 0;
 
diff --git a/engines/sci/graphics/ports.h b/engines/sci/graphics/ports.h
index 0876d9e4424..c8ce6b34703 100644
--- a/engines/sci/graphics/ports.h
+++ b/engines/sci/graphics/ports.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public:
 	GfxPorts(SegManager *segMan, GfxScreen *screen);
 	~GfxPorts();
 
-	void init(bool usesOldGfxFunctions, SciGui *gui, GfxPaint16 *paint16, GfxText16 *text16, Common::String gameId);
+	void init(bool usesOldGfxFunctions, SciGui *gui, GfxPaint16 *paint16, GfxText16 *text16);
 
 	void kernelSetActive(uint16 portId);
 	Common::Rect kernelGetPicWindow(int16 &picTop, int16 &picLeft);
diff --git a/engines/sci/resource.cpp b/engines/sci/resource.cpp
index 4888dbd4cb1..aa3b8019de0 100644
--- a/engines/sci/resource.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/resource.cpp
@@ -2329,6 +2329,41 @@ bool ResourceManager::hasSci1Voc900() {
 	return offset == res->size;
 }
 
+#define READ_UINT16(ptr) (!isSci11Mac() ? READ_LE_UINT16(ptr) : READ_BE_UINT16(ptr))
+
+Common::String ResourceManager::findSierraGameId() {
+	Resource *script = findResource(ResourceId(kResourceTypeScript, 0), false);
+	// In SCI0-SCI1, the heap is embedded in the script. In SCI1.1+, it's separated
+	Resource *heap = 0;
+	byte *seeker = 0;
+
+	// Seek to the name selector of the first export
+	if (getSciVersion() < SCI_VERSION_1_1) {
+		const int nameSelector = 3;
+		int extraSci0EarlyBytes = (getSciVersion() == SCI_VERSION_0_EARLY) ? 2 : 0;
+		byte *exportPtr = script->data + extraSci0EarlyBytes + 4 + 2;
+		seeker = script->data + READ_UINT16(script->data + READ_UINT16(exportPtr) + nameSelector * 2);
+	} else {
+		const int nameSelector = 5 + 3;
+		heap = findResource(ResourceId(kResourceTypeHeap, 0), false);
+		byte *exportPtr = script->data + 4 + 2 + 2;
+		seeker = heap->data + READ_UINT16(heap->data + READ_UINT16(exportPtr) + nameSelector * 2);
+	}
+
+	char sierraId[20];
+	int i = 0;
+	byte curChar = 0;
+
+	do {
+		curChar = *(seeker + i);
+		sierraId[i++] = curChar;
+	} while (curChar != 0);
+
+	return sierraId;
+}
+
+#undef READ_UINT16
+
 SoundResource::SoundResource(uint32 resNumber, ResourceManager *resMan, SciVersion soundVersion) : _resMan(resMan), _soundVersion(soundVersion) {
 	Resource *resource = _resMan->findResource(ResourceId(kResourceTypeSound, resNumber), true);
 	int trackNr, channelNr;
diff --git a/engines/sci/resource.h b/engines/sci/resource.h
index 48b5f095b18..befda072e08 100644
--- a/engines/sci/resource.h
+++ b/engines/sci/resource.h
@@ -273,6 +273,11 @@ public:
 	// Detects, if standard font of current game includes extended characters (>0x80)
 	bool detectFontExtended();
 
+	/**
+	 * Finds the internal Sierra ID of the current game from script 0
+	 */
+	Common::String findSierraGameId();
+
 protected:
 	// Maximum number of bytes to allow being allocated for resources
 	// Note: maxMemory will not be interpreted as a hard limit, only as a restriction
diff --git a/engines/sci/sci.cpp b/engines/sci/sci.cpp
index 4862d0579ac..bb5124b88bf 100644
--- a/engines/sci/sci.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/sci.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ Common::Error SciEngine::run() {
 	}
 
 	// Add the after market GM patches for the specified game, if they exist
-	_resMan->addNewGMPatch(_gamestate->_gameId);
+	_resMan->addNewGMPatch(getGameID());
 
 	script_adjust_opcode_formats(_gamestate);
 	_kernel->loadKernelNames(getGameID());