diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
index 3e1c98ca..5fb0613b 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
@@ -4100,33 +4100,33 @@ void Game::gethardestroom(void)
     if (currentroomdeaths > hardestroomdeaths)
     {
         hardestroomdeaths = currentroomdeaths;
-        hardestroom = map.roomname;
+        hardestroom = loc::gettext_roomname(map.custommode, roomx, roomy, map.roomname, map.roomname_special);
         if (SDL_strcmp(map.roomname, "glitch") == 0)
         {
             if (roomx == 42 && roomy == 51)
             {
-                hardestroom = "Rear Vindow";
+                hardestroom = loc::gettext_roomname_special("Rear Vindow");
             }
             else if (roomx == 48 && roomy == 51)
             {
-                hardestroom = "On the Vaterfront";
+                hardestroom = loc::gettext_roomname_special("On the Vaterfront");
             }
             else if (roomx == 49 && roomy == 51)
             {
-                hardestroom = "The Untouchavles";
+                hardestroom = loc::gettext_roomname_special("The Untouchavles");
             }
         }
         else if (SDL_strcmp(map.roomname, "change") == 0)
         {
-            if (roomx == 45 && roomy == 51) hardestroom =map.specialnames[3];
-            if (roomx == 46 && roomy == 51) hardestroom =map.specialnames[4];
-            if (roomx == 47 && roomy == 51) hardestroom =map.specialnames[5];
-            if (roomx == 50 && roomy == 53) hardestroom =map.specialnames[6];
-            if (roomx == 50 && roomy == 54) hardestroom = map.specialnames[7];
+            if (roomx == 45 && roomy == 51) hardestroom = loc::gettext_roomname_special(map.specialnames[3]);
+            if (roomx == 46 && roomy == 51) hardestroom = loc::gettext_roomname_special(map.specialnames[4]);
+            if (roomx == 47 && roomy == 51) hardestroom = loc::gettext_roomname_special(map.specialnames[5]);
+            if (roomx == 50 && roomy == 53) hardestroom = loc::gettext_roomname_special(map.specialnames[6]);
+            if (roomx == 50 && roomy == 54) hardestroom = loc::gettext_roomname_special(map.specialnames[7]);
         }
         else if (map.roomname[0] == '\0')
         {
-            hardestroom = map.hiddenname;
+            hardestroom = loc::gettext_roomname_special(map.hiddenname);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
index f2641486..0c8eaffa 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
@@ -2926,7 +2926,7 @@ static void mapmenuactionpress(const bool version2_2)
         game.savearea = map.currentarea(map.area(game.roomx, game.roomy));
         game.savetrinkets = game.trinkets();
 
-        if (game.roomx >= 102 && game.roomx <= 104 && game.roomy >= 110 && game.roomy <= 111) game.savearea = "The Ship";
+        if (game.roomx >= 102 && game.roomx <= 104 && game.roomy >= 110 && game.roomy <= 111) game.savearea = loc::gettext_roomname_special("The Ship");
 
         bool success;
 #if !defined(NO_CUSTOM_LEVELS)
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Map.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Map.cpp
index 1691d286..faa3018f 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Map.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Map.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "Game.h"
 #include "GlitchrunnerMode.h"
 #include "Graphics.h"
+#include "Localization.h"
 #include "MakeAndPlay.h"
 #include "Music.h"
 #include "Script.h"
@@ -1348,43 +1349,43 @@ const char* mapclass::currentarea(int t)
     switch(t)
     {
     case 0:
-        return "Dimension VVVVVV";
+        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Dimension VVVVVV");
         break;
     case 1:
-        return "Dimension VVVVVV";
+        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Dimension VVVVVV");
         break;
     case 2:
-        return "Laboratory";
+        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Laboratory");
         break;
     case 3:
-        return "The Tower";
+        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("The Tower");
         break;
     case 4:
-        return "Warp Zone";
+        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Warp Zone");
         break;
     case 5:
-        return "Space Station";
+        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Space Station");
         break;
     case 6:
-        return "Outside Dimension VVVVVV";
+        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Outside Dimension VVVVVV");
         break;
     case 7:
-        return "Outside Dimension VVVVVV";
+        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Outside Dimension VVVVVV");
         break;
     case 8:
-        return "Outside Dimension VVVVVV";
+        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Outside Dimension VVVVVV");
         break;
     case 9:
-        return "Outside Dimension VVVVVV";
+        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Outside Dimension VVVVVV");
         break;
     case 10:
-        return "Outside Dimension VVVVVV";
+        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Outside Dimension VVVVVV");
         break;
     case 11:
-        return "The Tower";
+        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("The Tower");
         break;
     }
-    return "???";
+    return loc::gettext_roomname_special("???");
 }
 
 static void copy_short_to_int(int* dest, const short* src, const size_t size)
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
index 288352ad..c2c06903 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
@@ -3046,7 +3046,7 @@ void scriptclass::hardreset(void)
     game.timetrialcheater = false;
 
     game.totalflips = 0;
-    game.hardestroom = "Welcome Aboard";
+    game.hardestroom = loc::gettext_roomname(false, 13, 5, "Welcome Aboard", false);
     game.hardestroomdeaths = 0;
     game.currentroomdeaths=0;