diff --git a/data/tr2/ship/cfg/TR2X_gameflow.json5 b/data/tr2/ship/cfg/TR2X_gameflow.json5
index 229b26fc4..ead177e7f 100644
--- a/data/tr2/ship/cfg/TR2X_gameflow.json5
+++ b/data/tr2/ship/cfg/TR2X_gameflow.json5
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
                 {"type": "add_secret_reward", "item": "grenade_launcher_ammo", "qty": 2},
                 {"type": "add_secret_reward", "item": "small_medipack"},
                 {"type": "play_level"},
-                {"type": "set_cutscene_angle", "angle": 0},
                 {"type": "play_cutscene", "cutscene_num": 0},
                 {"type": "level_complete"},
             ],
@@ -259,7 +258,6 @@
                 {"type": "play_fmv", "fmv_num": 6},
                 {"type": "add_secret_reward", "item": "uzis_ammo", "qty": 8},
                 {"type": "play_level"},
-                {"type": "set_cutscene_angle", "angle": 0},
                 {"type": "play_cutscene", "cutscene_num": 3},
                 {"type": "level_complete"},
             ],
@@ -366,7 +364,8 @@
             "path": "data/cut1.tr2",
             "music_track": 3,
             "sequence": [
-                {"type": "play_level"}
+                {"type": "set_cutscene_angle", "angle": 0},
+                {"type": "play_level"},
             ],
         },
         {
@@ -382,7 +381,10 @@
         {
             "path": "data/cut4.tr2",
             "music_track": 30,
-            "sequence": [{"type": "play_level"}],
+            "sequence": [
+                {"type": "set_cutscene_angle", "angle": 0},
+                {"type": "play_level"},
+            ],
         },
     ],
 
diff --git a/src/libtrx/game/game_flow/sequencer.c b/src/libtrx/game/game_flow/sequencer.c
index 783f455dc..8c79ab187 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/game/game_flow/sequencer.c
+++ b/src/libtrx/game/game_flow/sequencer.c
@@ -39,10 +39,27 @@ GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_ShowInventoryKeys(const GAME_OBJECT_ID receptacle_type_id)
     return GF_ShowInventory(INV_KEYS_MODE);
 }
 
-GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_PlayCutscene(const int32_t cutscene_num)
+GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_RunDemo(const int32_t demo_num)
+{
+    PHASE *const demo_phase = Phase_Demo_Create(demo_num);
+    const GAME_FLOW_COMMAND gf_cmd = PhaseExecutor_Run(demo_phase);
+    Phase_Demo_Destroy(demo_phase);
+    return gf_cmd;
+}
+
+GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_RunCutscene(const int32_t cutscene_num)
 {
     PHASE *const cutscene_phase = Phase_Cutscene_Create(cutscene_num);
     const GAME_FLOW_COMMAND gf_cmd = PhaseExecutor_Run(cutscene_phase);
     Phase_Cutscene_Destroy(cutscene_phase);
     return gf_cmd;
 }
+
+GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_RunGame(
+    const int32_t level_num, const GAME_FLOW_LEVEL_TYPE level_type)
+{
+    PHASE *const phase = Phase_Game_Create(level_num, level_type);
+    const GAME_FLOW_COMMAND gf_cmd = PhaseExecutor_Run(phase);
+    Phase_Game_Destroy(phase);
+    return gf_cmd;
+}
diff --git a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/game_flow/sequencer.h b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/game_flow/sequencer.h
index c76f6ecc2..e97ebee84 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/game_flow/sequencer.h
+++ b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/game_flow/sequencer.h
@@ -7,4 +7,7 @@ GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_EnterPhotoMode(void);
 GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_PauseGame(void);
 GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_ShowInventory(INVENTORY_MODE inv_mode);
 GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_ShowInventoryKeys(GAME_OBJECT_ID receptacle_type_id);
-GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_PlayCutscene(int32_t cutscene_num);
+GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_RunDemo(int32_t demo_num);
+GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_RunCutscene(int32_t cutscene_num);
+GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_RunGame(
+    int32_t level_num, GAME_FLOW_LEVEL_TYPE level_type);
diff --git a/src/tr1/game/game_flow/sequencer.c b/src/tr1/game/game_flow/sequencer.c
index 8d5964e08..c7f3a030e 100644
--- a/src/tr1/game/game_flow/sequencer.c
+++ b/src/tr1/game/game_flow/sequencer.c
@@ -80,23 +80,20 @@ GF_InterpretSequence(int32_t level_num, GAME_FLOW_LEVEL_TYPE level_type)
         case GFS_PLAY_LEVEL:
             if (g_GameFlow.levels[level_num].level_type == GFL_CUTSCENE) {
                 if (level_type != GFL_SAVED) {
-                    command = GF_PlayCutscene((int32_t)(intptr_t)event->data);
+                    command = GF_RunCutscene((int32_t)(intptr_t)event->data);
                     if (command.action != GF_NOOP
                         && command.action != GF_LEVEL_COMPLETE) {
                         return command;
                     }
                 }
             } else if (level_type == GFL_DEMO) {
-                PHASE *const phase = Phase_Demo_Create(level_num);
-                const GAME_FLOW_COMMAND gf_cmd = PhaseExecutor_Run(phase);
-                Phase_Demo_Destroy(phase);
-                return gf_cmd;
+                return GF_RunDemo(level_num);
             } else {
                 if (level_type != GFL_SAVED
                     && level_num != g_GameFlow.first_level_num) {
                     Lara_RevertToPistolsIfNeeded();
                 }
-                command = GF_PlayLevel(level_num, level_type);
+                command = GF_RunGame(level_num, level_type);
                 if (command.action != GF_NOOP
                     && command.action != GF_LEVEL_COMPLETE) {
                     return command;
@@ -309,7 +306,7 @@ GF_StorySoFar(const GAME_FLOW_SEQUENCE *const sequence, int32_t savegame_level)
         case GFS_PLAY_LEVEL: {
             const int32_t level_num = (int32_t)(intptr_t)event->data;
             if (g_GameFlow.levels[level_num].level_type == GFL_CUTSCENE) {
-                command = GF_PlayCutscene((int32_t)(intptr_t)event->data);
+                command = GF_RunCutscene((int32_t)(intptr_t)event->data);
                 if (command.action != GF_NOOP
                     && command.action != GF_LEVEL_COMPLETE) {
                     return command;
@@ -395,23 +392,6 @@ GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_LoadLevel(
     return (GAME_FLOW_COMMAND) { .action = GF_NOOP };
 }
 
-GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_PlayLevel(
-    const int32_t level_num, const GAME_FLOW_LEVEL_TYPE level_type)
-{
-    PHASE *const phase = Phase_Game_Create(level_num, level_type);
-    const GAME_FLOW_COMMAND gf_cmd = PhaseExecutor_Run(phase);
-    Phase_Game_Destroy(phase);
-    return gf_cmd;
-}
-
-GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_PlayDemo(const int32_t level_num)
-{
-    PHASE *const phase = Phase_Demo_Create(level_num);
-    const GAME_FLOW_COMMAND gf_cmd = PhaseExecutor_Run(phase);
-    Phase_Demo_Destroy(phase);
-    return gf_cmd;
-}
-
 GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_DoDemoSequence(int32_t demo_num)
 {
     const int32_t level_num = Demo_ChooseLevel(demo_num);
diff --git a/src/tr1/game/game_flow/sequencer.h b/src/tr1/game/game_flow/sequencer.h
index 020c4d5c7..91af575c6 100644
--- a/src/tr1/game/game_flow/sequencer.h
+++ b/src/tr1/game/game_flow/sequencer.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 GAME_FLOW_COMMAND
 GF_InterpretSequence(int32_t level_num, GAME_FLOW_LEVEL_TYPE level_type);
 GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_DoDemoSequence(int32_t demo_num);
+GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_DoCutsceneSequence(int32_t demo_num);
 GAME_FLOW_COMMAND
 GF_StorySoFar(const GAME_FLOW_SEQUENCE *sequence, int32_t savegame_level);
 GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_PlayAvailableStory(int32_t slot_num);
diff --git a/src/tr2/game/game_flow/sequencer.c b/src/tr2/game/game_flow/sequencer.c
index 3ad6ffd06..dc94e1050 100644
--- a/src/tr2/game/game_flow/sequencer.c
+++ b/src/tr2/game/game_flow/sequencer.c
@@ -22,20 +22,10 @@ GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_DoDemoSequence(int32_t demo_num)
     return GF_InterpretSequence(&g_GameFlow.demos[demo_num].sequence, GFL_DEMO);
 }
 
-GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_StartGame(
-    const int32_t level_num, const GAME_FLOW_LEVEL_TYPE level_type)
+GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_DoCutsceneSequence(const int32_t cutscene_num)
 {
-    if (level_type == GFL_DEMO) {
-        PHASE *const demo_phase = Phase_Demo_Create(level_num);
-        const GAME_FLOW_COMMAND gf_cmd = PhaseExecutor_Run(demo_phase);
-        Phase_Demo_Destroy(demo_phase);
-        return gf_cmd;
-    } else {
-        PHASE *const phase = Phase_Game_Create(level_num, level_type);
-        const GAME_FLOW_COMMAND gf_cmd = PhaseExecutor_Run(phase);
-        Phase_Game_Destroy(phase);
-        return gf_cmd;
-    }
+    return GF_InterpretSequence(
+        &g_GameFlow.cutscenes[cutscene_num].sequence, GFL_CUTSCENE);
 }
 
 bool GF_DoFrontendSequence(void)
@@ -49,6 +39,43 @@ bool GF_DoFrontendSequence(void)
     return gf_cmd.action == GF_EXIT_GAME;
 }
 
+GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_DoLevelSequence(
+    const int32_t start_level, const GAME_FLOW_LEVEL_TYPE type)
+{
+    GameStringTable_Apply(start_level);
+    int32_t current_level = start_level;
+    while (true) {
+        if (current_level > GF_GetLevelCount() - 1) {
+            return (GAME_FLOW_COMMAND) { .action = GF_EXIT_TO_TITLE };
+        }
+
+        LOG_DEBUG("running sequence for level=%d type=%d", current_level, type);
+        const GAME_FLOW_COMMAND gf_cmd = GF_InterpretSequence(
+            &g_GameFlow.levels[current_level].sequence, type);
+        LOG_DEBUG("sequence finished");
+        current_level++;
+
+        if (g_GameFlow.single_level >= 0) {
+            return gf_cmd;
+        }
+        if (gf_cmd.action != GF_LEVEL_COMPLETE) {
+            return gf_cmd;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_RunLevel(
+    const int32_t level_num, const GAME_FLOW_LEVEL_TYPE level_type)
+{
+    if (level_type == GFL_DEMO) {
+        return GF_RunDemo(level_num);
+    } else if (level_type == GFL_CUTSCENE) {
+        return GF_RunCutscene(level_num);
+    } else {
+        return GF_RunGame(level_num, level_type);
+    }
+}
+
 GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_InterpretSequence(
     const GAME_FLOW_SEQUENCE *sequence, GAME_FLOW_LEVEL_TYPE type)
 {
@@ -95,7 +122,7 @@ GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_InterpretSequence(
                 if (type == GFL_MID_STORY) {
                     return (GAME_FLOW_COMMAND) { .action = GF_EXIT_TO_TITLE };
                 }
-                gf_cmd = GF_StartGame(level_num, type);
+                gf_cmd = GF_RunLevel(level_num, type);
                 if (type == GFL_SAVED) {
                     type = GFL_NORMAL;
                 }
@@ -109,10 +136,7 @@ GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_InterpretSequence(
         case GFS_PLAY_CUTSCENE: {
             const int16_t cutscene_num = (int16_t)(intptr_t)event->data;
             if (type != GFL_SAVED) {
-                if (cutscene_num < 0 || cutscene_num >= GF_GetCutsceneCount()) {
-                    LOG_ERROR("Invalid cutscene number: %d", cutscene_num);
-                }
-                gf_cmd = GF_PlayCutscene(cutscene_num);
+                gf_cmd = GF_DoCutsceneSequence(cutscene_num);
                 if (gf_cmd.action != GF_NOOP
                     && gf_cmd.action != GF_LEVEL_COMPLETE) {
                     return gf_cmd;
@@ -236,28 +260,3 @@ GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_InterpretSequence(
     }
     return gf_cmd;
 }
-
-GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_DoLevelSequence(
-    const int32_t start_level, const GAME_FLOW_LEVEL_TYPE type)
-{
-    GameStringTable_Apply(start_level);
-    int32_t current_level = start_level;
-    while (true) {
-        if (current_level > GF_GetLevelCount() - 1) {
-            return (GAME_FLOW_COMMAND) { .action = GF_EXIT_TO_TITLE };
-        }
-
-        LOG_DEBUG("running sequence for level=%d type=%d", current_level, type);
-        const GAME_FLOW_COMMAND gf_cmd = GF_InterpretSequence(
-            &g_GameFlow.levels[current_level].sequence, type);
-        LOG_DEBUG("sequence finished");
-        current_level++;
-
-        if (g_GameFlow.single_level >= 0) {
-            return gf_cmd;
-        }
-        if (gf_cmd.action != GF_LEVEL_COMPLETE) {
-            return gf_cmd;
-        }
-    }
-}