diff --git a/pkg/api/worker.go b/pkg/api/worker.go
index b82d19146..b206c5c17 100644
--- a/pkg/api/worker.go
+++ b/pkg/api/worker.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ type (
 		PlayerIndex int      `json:"player_index"`
 	}
 	GameInfo struct {
-		Name   string `json:"name"`
 		Base   string `json:"base"`
+		Name   string `json:"name"`
 		Path   string `json:"path"`
 		System string `json:"system"`
 		Type   string `json:"type"`
diff --git a/pkg/coordinator/workerapi.go b/pkg/coordinator/workerapi.go
index 65b57589b..cc21bec37 100644
--- a/pkg/coordinator/workerapi.go
+++ b/pkg/coordinator/workerapi.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (w *Worker) StartGame(id com.Uid, app games.AppMeta, req api.GameStartUserR
 	return api.UnwrapChecked[api.StartGameResponse](
 		w.Send(api.StartGame, api.StartGameRequest[com.Uid]{
 			StatefulRoom: StateRoom(id, req.RoomId),
-			Game:         api.GameInfo{Name: app.Name, Base: app.Base, Path: app.Path, System: app.System, Type: app.Type},
+			Game:         api.GameInfo(app),
 			PlayerIndex:  req.PlayerIndex,
 			Record:       req.Record,
 			RecordUser:   req.RecordUser,
diff --git a/pkg/games/launcher.go b/pkg/games/launcher.go
index af5be8dfc..78bcdae35 100644
--- a/pkg/games/launcher.go
+++ b/pkg/games/launcher.go
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ type Launcher interface {
 }
 
 type AppMeta struct {
-	Name   string
-	Type   string
 	Base   string
+	Name   string
 	Path   string
 	System string
+	Type   string
 }
 
 type GameLauncher struct {
diff --git a/pkg/games/library.go b/pkg/games/library.go
index d46b80933..0fde5023f 100644
--- a/pkg/games/library.go
+++ b/pkg/games/library.go
@@ -56,14 +56,11 @@ type WithEmulatorInfo interface {
 }
 
 type GameMetadata struct {
-	// the display name of the game
-	Name string
-	// the game file extension (e.g. nes, n64)
-	Type string
-	Base string
-	// the game path relative to the library base path
-	Path   string
+	Base   string
+	Name   string // the display name of the game
+	Path   string // the game path relative to the library base path
 	System string
+	Type   string // the game file extension (e.g. nes, n64)
 }
 
 func (g GameMetadata) FullPath(base string) string {
diff --git a/pkg/worker/coordinatorhandlers.go b/pkg/worker/coordinatorhandlers.go
index 420aaaeff..c530c61a2 100644
--- a/pkg/worker/coordinatorhandlers.go
+++ b/pkg/worker/coordinatorhandlers.go
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ func (c *coordinator) HandleGameStart(rq api.StartGameRequest[com.Uid], w *Worke
 	if room == nil {
 		room = NewRoom(
 			rq.Room.Rid,
-			games.GameMetadata{
-				Name: rq.Game.Name, Base: rq.Game.Base, Type: rq.Game.Type, Path: rq.Game.Path, System: rq.Game.System,
-			},
+			games.GameMetadata(rq.Game),
 			func(room *Room) {
 				w.router.SetRoom(nil)
 				c.CloseRoom(room.id)