diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerPlayer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerPlayer.cs
index ef34d40497..2ba04b75d6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerPlayer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerPlayer.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer;
 using osu.Game.Online.Rooms;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
-using osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Playlists;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Ranking;
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer
 {
-    public class MultiplayerPlayer : PlaylistsPlayer
+    public class MultiplayerPlayer : RoomSubmittingPlayer
     {
         protected override bool PauseOnFocusLost => false;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Playlists/PlaylistsPlayer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Playlists/PlaylistsPlayer.cs
index a6aff5e43f..260d4961ff 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Playlists/PlaylistsPlayer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Playlists/PlaylistsPlayer.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
-using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Online.Rooms;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
@@ -20,12 +19,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Playlists
     {
         public Action Exited;
 
-        protected readonly PlaylistItem PlaylistItem;
-
         public PlaylistsPlayer(PlaylistItem playlistItem, PlayerConfiguration configuration = null)
-            : base(configuration)
+            : base(playlistItem, configuration)
         {
-            PlaylistItem = playlistItem;
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
@@ -42,10 +38,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Playlists
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Current Mods do not match PlaylistItem's RequiredMods");
         }
 
-        protected override APIRequest<APIScoreToken> CreateTokenRequestRequest() => new CreateRoomScoreRequest(RoomId.Value ?? 0, PlaylistItem.ID, Game.VersionHash);
-
-        public override APIRequest<MultiplayerScore> CreateSubmissionRequest(Score score, int token) => new SubmitRoomScoreRequest(token, RoomId.Value ?? 0, PlaylistItem.ID, score.ScoreInfo);
-
         public override bool OnExiting(IScreen next)
         {
             if (base.OnExiting(next))
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/RoomSubmittingPlayer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/RoomSubmittingPlayer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c695e99874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/RoomSubmittingPlayer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Game.Online.API;
+using osu.Game.Online.Rooms;
+using osu.Game.Scoring;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A player instance which submits to a room backing. This is generally used by playlists and multiplayer.
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class RoomSubmittingPlayer : SubmittingPlayer
+    {
+        [Resolved(typeof(Room), nameof(Room.RoomID))]
+        protected Bindable<long?> RoomId { get; private set; }
+
+        protected readonly PlaylistItem PlaylistItem;
+
+        protected RoomSubmittingPlayer(PlaylistItem playlistItem, PlayerConfiguration configuration = null)
+            : base(configuration)
+        {
+            PlaylistItem = playlistItem;
+        }
+
+        protected override APIRequest<APIScoreToken> CreateTokenRequestRequest() => new CreateRoomScoreRequest(RoomId.Value ?? 0, PlaylistItem.ID, Game.VersionHash);
+
+        public override APIRequest<MultiplayerScore> CreateSubmissionRequest(Score score, int token) => new SubmitRoomScoreRequest(token, RoomId.Value ?? 0, PlaylistItem.ID, score.ScoreInfo);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SubmittingPlayer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SubmittingPlayer.cs
index 250e308b3c..5577683f05 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SubmittingPlayer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SubmittingPlayer.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Logging;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
@@ -14,17 +13,9 @@ using osu.Game.Scoring;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 {
-    public abstract class RoomSubmittingPlayer : SubmittingPlayer
-    {
-        [Resolved(typeof(Room), nameof(Room.RoomID))]
-        protected Bindable<long?> RoomId { get; private set; }
-
-        protected RoomSubmittingPlayer(PlayerConfiguration configuration)
-            : base(configuration)
-        {
-        }
-    }
-
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A player instance which supports submitting scores to an online store.
+    /// </summary>
     public abstract class SubmittingPlayer : Player
     {
         protected long? Token { get; private set; }