diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/GameManager.cpp
index 94ebc40be9..42f8c4d122 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameManager.cpp
@@ -1684,6 +1684,15 @@ NotesType GameManager::StringToNotesType( CString sNotesType )
 	return NOTES_TYPE_DANCE_SINGLE;
 }
 
+Game GameManager::StringToGameType( CString sGameType )
+{
+	for( int i=0; i<NUM_GAMES; i++ )
+		if( !sGameType.CompareNoCase(g_GameDefs[i].m_szName) )
+			return Game(i);
+
+	return GAME_INVALID;
+}
+
 CString GameManager::NotesTypeToString( NotesType nt )
 {
 	if(nt >= NUM_NOTES_TYPES)
diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameManager.h b/stepmania/src/GameManager.h
index 3dfe300498..b9979d0649 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameManager.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public:
 	static int NotesTypeToNumTracks( NotesType nt );
 	static NotesType StringToNotesType( CString sNotesType );
 	static CString NotesTypeToString( NotesType nt );
+	static Game StringToGameType( CString sGameType );
 
 protected: