diff --git a/flixel/FlxG.hx b/flixel/FlxG.hx
index baad5bdbb7..39095b983d 100644
--- a/flixel/FlxG.hx
+++ b/flixel/FlxG.hx
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ class FlxG
 	 */
 	public static function addChildBelowMouse<T:DisplayObject>(child:T, indexModifier = 0):T
 	{
-		var index = game.getChildIndex(game._inputContainer);
+		var index = game.getChildIndex(game.inputContainer);
 		var max = game.numChildren;
 
 		index = FlxMath.maxAdd(index, indexModifier, max);
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ class FlxG
 		#end
 
 		#if FLX_MOUSE
-		mouse = inputs.addInput(new FlxMouse(game._inputContainer));
+		mouse = inputs.addInput(new FlxMouse(game.inputContainer));
 		#end
 
 		#if FLX_TOUCH
diff --git a/flixel/FlxGame.hx b/flixel/FlxGame.hx
index 6f9eb08b3b..b65533ad89 100644
--- a/flixel/FlxGame.hx
+++ b/flixel/FlxGame.hx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import openfl.display.StageAlign;
 import openfl.display.StageScaleMode;
 import openfl.events.Event;
 import openfl.filters.BitmapFilter;
+import openfl.geom.Rectangle;
 #if desktop
 import openfl.events.FocusEvent;
 #end
@@ -155,9 +156,24 @@ class FlxGame extends Sprite
 	/**
 	 * Mouse cursor.
 	 */
-	@:allow(flixel.FlxG)
-	@:allow(flixel.system.frontEnds.CameraFrontEnd)
-	var _inputContainer:Sprite;
+	@:deprecated("_inputContainer is deprecated, use")
+	final _inputContainer:Sprite;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Container for the `FlxMouse` cursor, reads mouse input
+	 */
+	public final inputContainer = new Sprite();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Container for all sprites that will be affected by game filters. By default, includes
+	 * `cameraContainer`, the mouse and the sound tray
+	 */
+	public final filteredContainer = new Sprite();
+	
+	/**
+	 * The container that all cameras are added to, when passed into `FlxG.cameras.add`
+	 */
+	public final cameraContainer = new Sprite();
 
 	#if FLX_SOUND_TRAY
 	/**
@@ -239,6 +255,7 @@ class FlxGame extends Sprite
 	 *
 	 * @see [scale modes](https://api.haxeflixel.com/flixel/system/scaleModes/index.html)
 	 */
+	@:haxe.warning("-WDeprecated")
 	public function new(gameWidth = 0, gameHeight = 0, ?initialState:InitialState, updateFramerate = 60, drawFramerate = 60, skipSplash = false,
 			startFullscreen = false)
 	{
@@ -248,8 +265,7 @@ class FlxGame extends Sprite
 		_startFullscreen = startFullscreen;
 		#end
 
-		// Super high priority init stuff
-		_inputContainer = new Sprite();
+		_inputContainer = inputContainer;
 
 		if (gameWidth == 0)
 			gameWidth = FlxG.stage.stageWidth;
@@ -257,6 +273,7 @@ class FlxGame extends Sprite
 			gameHeight = FlxG.stage.stageHeight;
 
 		// Basic display and update setup stuff
+		filteredContainer.scrollRect = new Rectangle(0, 0, FlxG.stage.stageWidth, FlxG.stage.stageHeight);
 		FlxG.init(this, gameWidth, gameHeight);
 
 		FlxG.updateFramerate = updateFramerate;
@@ -304,7 +321,8 @@ class FlxGame extends Sprite
 		stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT;
 		stage.frameRate = FlxG.drawFramerate;
 
-		addChild(_inputContainer);
+		addChild(filteredContainer);
+		filteredContainer.addChild(cameraContainer);
 
 		// Creating the debugger overlay
 		#if FLX_DEBUG
@@ -317,12 +335,14 @@ class FlxGame extends Sprite
 		// Volume display tab
 		#if FLX_SOUND_TRAY
 		soundTray = Type.createInstance(_customSoundTray, []);
-		addChild(soundTray);
+		filteredContainer.addChild(soundTray);
 		#end
+		
+		filteredContainer.addChild(inputContainer);
 
 		#if FLX_FOCUS_LOST_SCREEN
 		_focusLostScreen = Type.createInstance(_customFocusLostScreen, []);
-		addChild(_focusLostScreen);
+		filteredContainer.addChild(_focusLostScreen);
 		#end
 		#end
 
@@ -709,7 +729,7 @@ class FlxGame extends Sprite
 		}
 		#end
 
-		filters = filtersEnabled ? _filters : null;
+		filteredContainer.filters = filtersEnabled ? _filters : null;
 	}
 
 	function updateElapsed():Void
diff --git a/flixel/system/debug/FlxDebugger.hx b/flixel/system/debug/FlxDebugger.hx
index afc67bb790..c4cbf8d9ab 100644
--- a/flixel/system/debug/FlxDebugger.hx
+++ b/flixel/system/debug/FlxDebugger.hx
@@ -325,8 +325,6 @@ class FlxDebugger extends openfl.display.Sprite
 		resetButtonLayout();
 		resetLayout();
 		scaleX = scaleY = scale;
-		x = -FlxG.scaleMode.offset.x;
-		y = -FlxG.scaleMode.offset.y;
 	}
 
 	function updateBounds():Void
diff --git a/flixel/system/frontEnds/CameraFrontEnd.hx b/flixel/system/frontEnds/CameraFrontEnd.hx
index 965d0eff3d..fec47af59b 100644
--- a/flixel/system/frontEnds/CameraFrontEnd.hx
+++ b/flixel/system/frontEnds/CameraFrontEnd.hx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package flixel.system.frontEnds;
 
-import openfl.geom.Rectangle;
 import flixel.FlxCamera;
 import flixel.FlxG;
 import flixel.util.FlxAxes;
 import flixel.util.FlxColor;
 import flixel.util.FlxSignal.FlxTypedSignal;
+import openfl.geom.Rectangle;
 
 using flixel.util.FlxArrayUtil;
 
@@ -62,17 +62,17 @@ class CameraFrontEnd
 	 *                            `FlxBasics` will not render to it unless you add it to their `cameras` list.
 	 * @return	This FlxCamera instance.
 	 */
-	public function add<T:FlxCamera>(NewCamera:T, DefaultDrawTarget:Bool = true):T
+	public function add<T:FlxCamera>(cam:T, defaultDrawTarget = true):T
 	{
-		FlxG.game.addChildAt(NewCamera.flashSprite, FlxG.game.getChildIndex(FlxG.game._inputContainer));
+		FlxG.game.cameraContainer.addChild(cam.flashSprite);
 		
-		list.push(NewCamera);
-		if (DefaultDrawTarget)
-			defaults.push(NewCamera);
+		list.push(cam);
+		if (defaultDrawTarget)
+			defaults.push(cam);
 		
-		NewCamera.ID = list.length - 1;
-		cameraAdded.dispatch(NewCamera);
-		return NewCamera;
+		cam.ID = list.length - 1;
+		cameraAdded.dispatch(cam);
+		return cam;
 	}
 	
 	/**
diff --git a/flixel/system/scaleModes/BaseScaleMode.hx b/flixel/system/scaleModes/BaseScaleMode.hx
index 48d6cd11e2..0003967740 100644
--- a/flixel/system/scaleModes/BaseScaleMode.hx
+++ b/flixel/system/scaleModes/BaseScaleMode.hx
@@ -89,8 +89,9 @@ class BaseScaleMode
 		if (FlxG.game == null)
 			return;
 
-		FlxG.game.x = offset.x;
-		FlxG.game.y = offset.y;
+		final rect = FlxG.game.filteredContainer.scrollRect;
+		rect.setTo(-offset.x, -offset.y, deviceSize.x, deviceSize.y);
+		FlxG.game.filteredContainer.scrollRect = rect;
 	}
 
 	function set_horizontalAlign(value:FlxHorizontalAlign):FlxHorizontalAlign
diff --git a/flixel/system/scaleModes/FillScaleMode.hx b/flixel/system/scaleModes/FillScaleMode.hx
index ea98e24426..04d85a32af 100644
--- a/flixel/system/scaleModes/FillScaleMode.hx
+++ b/flixel/system/scaleModes/FillScaleMode.hx
@@ -8,10 +8,4 @@ import flixel.FlxG;
  * 
  * To enable it in your project, use `FlxG.scaleMode = new FillScaleMode();`.
  */
-class FillScaleMode extends BaseScaleMode
-{
-	override function updateGamePosition():Void
-	{
-		FlxG.game.x = FlxG.game.y = 0;
-	}
-}
+class FillScaleMode extends BaseScaleMode {}