diff --git a/data/tr2/ship/cfg/TR2X_strings.json5 b/data/tr2/ship/cfg/TR2X_strings.json5
index 7875a5e49..1ec20cd31 100644
--- a/data/tr2/ship/cfg/TR2X_strings.json5
+++ b/data/tr2/ship/cfg/TR2X_strings.json5
@@ -187,6 +187,44 @@
         },
     ],
 
+    "demos": [
+        {
+            "title": "Venice",
+            "objects": {
+                "key_1": {"name": "Boathouse Key"},
+                "key_2": {"name": "Steel Key"},
+                "key_3": {"name": "Iron Key"},
+            },
+        },
+
+        {
+            "title": "Wreck of the Maria Doria",
+            "objects": {
+                 "key_1": {"name": "Rest Room Key"},
+                 "key_2": {"name": "Rusty Key"},
+                 "key_3": {"name": "Cabin Key"},
+                 "puzzle_1": {"name": "Circuit Breaker"},
+            },
+        },
+
+        {
+            "title": "Tibetan Foothills",
+            "objects": {
+                "tiger": {"name": "Snow Leopard"},
+                "key_1": {"name": "Drawbridge Key"},
+                "key_2": {"name": "Hut Key"},
+                "puzzle_4": {"name": "The Seraph"},
+            },
+        },
+    ],
+
+    "cutscenes": [
+        {"title": "Cutscene 1"},
+        {"title": "Cutscene 2"},
+        {"title": "Cutscene 3"},
+        {"title": "Cutscene 4"},
+    ],
+
     "objects": {
         "small_medipack":        {"name": "Small Medipack"},
         "large_medipack":        {"name": "Large Medipack"},
diff --git a/src/libtrx/game/game_string_table/common.c b/src/libtrx/game/game_string_table/common.c
index 2740ab3df..3abbc2f6f 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/game/game_string_table/common.c
+++ b/src/libtrx/game/game_string_table/common.c
@@ -81,24 +81,59 @@ static void M_Apply(const GS_TABLE *const table)
     }
 }
 
-void GameStringTable_Apply(const int32_t level_num)
+void GameStringTable_Apply(const GAME_FLOW_LEVEL *const level)
 {
     const GS_FILE *const gs_file = &g_GST_File;
 
-    if (level_num < -1 || level_num >= gs_file->level_count) {
-        LOG_WARNING(
-            "Trying to apply unavailable strings for level %d", level_num);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    LOG_DEBUG("loading file %d", level_num);
     Object_ResetNames();
     M_Apply(&gs_file->global);
     for (int32_t i = 0; i < GF_GetLevelCount(GFL_NORMAL); i++) {
-        GF_SetLevelTitle(GF_GetLevel(i, GFL_NORMAL), gs_file->levels[i].title);
+        GF_SetLevelTitle(
+            GF_GetLevel(i, GFL_NORMAL), gs_file->levels.entries[i].title);
+    }
+
+#if TR_VERSION == 2
+    // TODO: TR1 still has everything in a single linear sequence
+    for (int32_t i = 0; i < GF_GetLevelCount(GFL_DEMO); i++) {
+        GF_SetLevelTitle(
+            GF_GetLevel(i, GFL_DEMO), gs_file->demos.entries[i].title);
+    }
+    for (int32_t i = 0; i < GF_GetLevelCount(GFL_CUTSCENE); i++) {
+        GF_SetLevelTitle(
+            GF_GetLevel(i, GFL_CUTSCENE), gs_file->cutscenes.entries[i].title);
     }
-    if (level_num != -1) {
-        M_Apply(&gs_file->levels[level_num].table);
+#endif
+
+    if (level != NULL) {
+#if TR_VERSION == 1
+        // TODO: TR1 still has everything in a single linear sequence
+        const GS_LEVEL_TABLE *const level_table = &gs_file->levels;
+#elif TR_VERSION == 2
+        const GS_LEVEL_TABLE *level_table = NULL;
+        switch (level->type) {
+        case GFL_NORMAL:
+        case GFL_SAVED:
+            level_table = &gs_file->levels;
+            break;
+        case GFL_DEMO:
+            level_table = &gs_file->demos;
+            break;
+        case GFL_CUTSCENE:
+            level_table = &gs_file->cutscenes;
+            break;
+        case GFL_TITLE:
+            level_table = NULL;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ASSERT_FAIL();
+        }
+#endif
+
+        if (level_table != NULL) {
+            ASSERT(level->num >= 0);
+            ASSERT(level->num < level_table->count);
+            M_Apply(&level_table->entries[level->num].table);
+        }
     }
     M_DoObjectAliases();
 }
diff --git a/src/libtrx/game/game_string_table/priv.c b/src/libtrx/game/game_string_table/priv.c
index 482ced7d0..619357a51 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/game/game_string_table/priv.c
+++ b/src/libtrx/game/game_string_table/priv.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "memory.h"
 
-void GS_Table_Free(GS_TABLE *const gs_table)
+static void M_FreeTable(GS_TABLE *const gs_table)
 {
     if (gs_table == NULL) {
         return;
@@ -31,18 +31,25 @@ void GS_Table_Free(GS_TABLE *const gs_table)
     }
 }
 
+static void M_FreeLevelsTable(GS_LEVEL_TABLE *const levels)
+{
+    if (levels->entries != NULL) {
+        for (int32_t i = 0; i < levels->count; i++) {
+            Memory_FreePointer(&levels->entries[i].title);
+            M_FreeTable(&levels->entries[i].table);
+        }
+    }
+    levels->count = 0;
+}
+
 void GS_File_Free(GS_FILE *const gs_file)
 {
     if (gs_file == NULL) {
         return;
     }
-    GS_Table_Free(&gs_file->global);
-    if (gs_file->levels != NULL) {
-        for (int32_t i = 0; i < gs_file->level_count; i++) {
-            Memory_FreePointer(&gs_file->levels[i].title);
-            GS_Table_Free(&gs_file->levels[i].table);
-        }
-    }
+    M_FreeTable(&gs_file->global);
+    M_FreeLevelsTable(&gs_file->levels);
+    M_FreeLevelsTable(&gs_file->demos);
+    M_FreeLevelsTable(&gs_file->cutscenes);
     Memory_FreePointer(&gs_file->levels);
-    gs_file->level_count = 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/libtrx/game/game_string_table/priv.h b/src/libtrx/game/game_string_table/priv.h
index fb56a157f..6f037e3e3 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/game/game_string_table/priv.h
+++ b/src/libtrx/game/game_string_table/priv.h
@@ -24,9 +24,15 @@ typedef struct {
 } GS_LEVEL;
 
 typedef struct {
-    int32_t level_count;
+    int32_t count;
+    GS_LEVEL *entries;
+} GS_LEVEL_TABLE;
+
+typedef struct {
     GS_TABLE global;
-    GS_LEVEL *levels;
+    GS_LEVEL_TABLE levels;
+    GS_LEVEL_TABLE demos;
+    GS_LEVEL_TABLE cutscenes;
 } GS_FILE;
 
 extern GS_FILE g_GST_File;
diff --git a/src/libtrx/game/game_string_table/reader.c b/src/libtrx/game/game_string_table/reader.c
index f73fb2d01..6776a36eb 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/game/game_string_table/reader.c
+++ b/src/libtrx/game/game_string_table/reader.c
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 #include "memory.h"
 
 static void M_LoadTableFromJSON(JSON_OBJECT *root_obj, GS_TABLE *out_table);
-static void M_LoadLevelsFromJSON(JSON_OBJECT *obj, GS_FILE *gs_file);
+static void M_LoadLevelsFromJSON(
+    JSON_OBJECT *obj, const char *key, GAME_FLOW_LEVEL_TYPE level_type,
+    GS_LEVEL_TABLE *gs_level_table);
 
 static void M_LoadTableFromJSON(
     JSON_OBJECT *const root_obj, GS_TABLE *const out_table)
@@ -76,27 +78,29 @@ static void M_LoadTableFromJSON(
     }
 }
 
-static void M_LoadLevelsFromJSON(JSON_OBJECT *const obj, GS_FILE *const gs_file)
+static void M_LoadLevelsFromJSON(
+    JSON_OBJECT *const obj, const char *const key,
+    const GAME_FLOW_LEVEL_TYPE level_type, GS_LEVEL_TABLE *const gs_level_table)
 {
-    JSON_ARRAY *const jlvl_arr = JSON_ObjectGetArray(obj, "levels");
+    JSON_ARRAY *const jlvl_arr = JSON_ObjectGetArray(obj, key);
     if (jlvl_arr == NULL) {
-        Shell_ExitSystem("'levels' must be a list");
+        Shell_ExitSystemFmt("'%s' must be a list", key);
         return;
     }
 
-    if (jlvl_arr->length != (size_t)GF_GetLevelCount(GFL_NORMAL)) {
+    if (jlvl_arr->length != (size_t)GF_GetLevelCount(level_type)) {
         Shell_ExitSystemFmt(
-            "'levels' length must match with the game flow level count (got: "
+            "'%s' length must match with the game flow level count (got: "
             "%d, expected: %d)",
-            jlvl_arr->length, GF_GetLevelCount(GFL_NORMAL));
+            key, jlvl_arr->length, GF_GetLevelCount(level_type));
     }
 
-    gs_file->level_count = jlvl_arr->length;
-    gs_file->levels = Memory_Alloc(sizeof(GS_LEVEL) * jlvl_arr->length);
+    gs_level_table->count = jlvl_arr->length;
+    gs_level_table->entries = Memory_Alloc(sizeof(GS_LEVEL) * jlvl_arr->length);
 
     JSON_ARRAY_ELEMENT *jlvl_elem = jlvl_arr->start;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < jlvl_arr->length; i++, jlvl_elem = jlvl_elem->next) {
-        GS_LEVEL *const level = &gs_file->levels[i];
+        GS_LEVEL *const level = &gs_level_table->entries[i];
 
         JSON_OBJECT *const jlvl_obj = JSON_ValueAsObject(jlvl_elem->value);
         if (jlvl_obj == NULL) {
@@ -141,7 +145,13 @@ void GameStringTable_LoadFromFile(const char *const path)
     GS_FILE *const gs_file = &g_GST_File;
     JSON_OBJECT *root_obj = JSON_ValueAsObject(root);
     M_LoadTableFromJSON(root_obj, &gs_file->global);
-    M_LoadLevelsFromJSON(root_obj, gs_file);
+    M_LoadLevelsFromJSON(root_obj, "levels", GFL_NORMAL, &gs_file->levels);
+#if TR_VERSION == 2
+    // TODO: TR1 still has everything in a single linear sequence
+    M_LoadLevelsFromJSON(root_obj, "demos", GFL_DEMO, &gs_file->demos);
+    M_LoadLevelsFromJSON(
+        root_obj, "cutscenes", GFL_CUTSCENE, &gs_file->cutscenes);
+#endif
 
     if (root != NULL) {
         JSON_ValueFree(root);
diff --git a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/game_string_table.h b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/game_string_table.h
index 302bfd08f..1b918a468 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/game_string_table.h
+++ b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/game_string_table.h
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 void GameStringTable_LoadFromFile(const char *path);
-void GameStringTable_Apply(int32_t level_num);
+void GameStringTable_Apply(const GAME_FLOW_LEVEL *level);
 void GameStringTable_Shutdown(void);
diff --git a/src/tr1/game/level.c b/src/tr1/game/level.c
index 166c4ab40..bcc103ddd 100644
--- a/src/tr1/game/level.c
+++ b/src/tr1/game/level.c
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ bool Level_Initialise(const GAME_FLOW_LEVEL *const level)
 
     Lara_InitialiseLoad(NO_ITEM);
     Level_Load(level);
-    GameStringTable_Apply(level_num);
+    GameStringTable_Apply(level);
 
     if (g_Lara.item_num != NO_ITEM) {
         Lara_Initialise(level);
diff --git a/src/tr2/decomp/decomp.c b/src/tr2/decomp/decomp.c
index eb32a04de..d3472adad 100644
--- a/src/tr2/decomp/decomp.c
+++ b/src/tr2/decomp/decomp.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static CAMERA_INFO m_LocalCamera = {};
 
 GAME_FLOW_COMMAND TitleSequence(void)
 {
-    GameStringTable_Apply(-1);
+    GameStringTable_Apply(NULL);
     if (!Level_Initialise(0, GFL_TITLE)) {
         return (GAME_FLOW_COMMAND) { .action = GF_EXIT_GAME };
     }
diff --git a/src/tr2/game/game_flow/sequencer.c b/src/tr2/game/game_flow/sequencer.c
index 33d0b7d19..3c6019f45 100644
--- a/src/tr2/game/game_flow/sequencer.c
+++ b/src/tr2/game/game_flow/sequencer.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ GAME_FLOW_COMMAND GF_DoCutsceneSequence(const int32_t cutscene_num)
 
 bool GF_DoFrontendSequence(void)
 {
-    GameStringTable_Apply(-1);
     if (g_GameFlow.title_level == NULL) {
         return false;
     }
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ bool GF_DoFrontendSequence(void)
 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(GFL_NORMAL) - 1) {
diff --git a/src/tr2/game/level.c b/src/tr2/game/level.c
index 766f1b647..f8e7f1473 100644
--- a/src/tr2/game/level.c
+++ b/src/tr2/game/level.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <libtrx/engine/audio.h>
 #include <libtrx/filesystem.h>
 #include <libtrx/game/game_buf.h>
+#include <libtrx/game/game_string_table.h>
 #include <libtrx/game/level.h>
 #include <libtrx/log.h>
 #include <libtrx/memory.h>
@@ -811,6 +812,7 @@ bool Level_Initialise(
     if (!Level_Load(level)) {
         return false;
     }
+    GameStringTable_Apply(level);
 
     if (g_Lara.item_num != NO_ITEM) {
         Lara_Initialise(level);