diff --git a/Userland/Games/Flood/CMakeLists.txt b/Userland/Games/Flood/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ca43fe1e6..6737cb6c27 100644
--- a/Userland/Games/Flood/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Userland/Games/Flood/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,20 +4,17 @@ serenity_component(
     TARGETS Flood
 )
 
-stringify_gml(FloodWindow.gml FloodWindowGML.h flood_window_gml)
-stringify_gml(SettingsDialog.gml SettingsDialogGML.h settings_dialog_gml)
+compile_gml(FloodWindow.gml FloodWindowGML.cpp)
+compile_gml(SettingsWidget.gml SettingsWidgetGML.cpp)
 
 set(SOURCES
     Board.cpp
     BoardWidget.cpp
+    FloodWindowGML.cpp
     SettingsDialog.cpp
+    SettingsWidgetGML.cpp
     main.cpp
 )
 
-set(GENERATED_SOURCES
-    FloodWindowGML.h
-    SettingsDialogGML.h
-)
-
 serenity_app(Flood ICON app-flood)
 target_link_libraries(Flood PRIVATE LibConfig LibCore LibDesktop LibGfx LibGUI LibMain)
diff --git a/Userland/Games/Flood/FloodWindow.gml b/Userland/Games/Flood/FloodWindow.gml
index 17703a0abb..a556732a44 100644
--- a/Userland/Games/Flood/FloodWindow.gml
+++ b/Userland/Games/Flood/FloodWindow.gml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@GUI::Frame {
+@Flood::MainWidget {
     fill_with_background_color: true
     layout: @GUI::VerticalBoxLayout {}
 
diff --git a/Userland/Games/Flood/MainWidget.h b/Userland/Games/Flood/MainWidget.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09889ab6dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Userland/Games/Flood/MainWidget.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, the SerenityOS developers
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <LibGUI/Widget.h>
+
+namespace Flood {
+
+class MainWidget : public GUI::Widget {
+    C_OBJECT_ABSTRACT(MainWidget)
+public:
+    static ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<MainWidget>> try_create();
+    virtual ~MainWidget() override = default;
+
+private:
+    MainWidget() = default;
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsDialog.cpp b/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsDialog.cpp
index e63e5ef9c6..d927acbac4 100644
--- a/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsDialog.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsDialog.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include "SettingsDialog.h"
 #include <AK/IntegralMath.h>
 #include <AK/QuickSort.h>
-#include <Games/Flood/SettingsDialogGML.h>
 #include <LibCore/DirIterator.h>
 #include <LibGUI/BoxLayout.h>
 #include <LibGUI/Button.h>
@@ -19,13 +18,12 @@
 
 ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<SettingsDialog>> SettingsDialog::try_create(GUI::Window* parent, size_t board_rows, size_t board_columns)
 {
-    auto settings_widget = GUI::Widget::construct();
-    TRY(settings_widget->load_from_gml(settings_dialog_gml));
+    auto settings_widget = TRY(Flood::SettingsWidget::try_create());
     auto settings_dialog = TRY(adopt_nonnull_ref_or_enomem(new (nothrow) SettingsDialog(move(settings_widget), move(parent), move(board_rows), move(board_columns))));
     return settings_dialog;
 }
 
-SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(NonnullRefPtr<GUI::Widget> settings_widget, GUI::Window* parent, size_t board_rows, size_t board_columns)
+SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(NonnullRefPtr<Flood::SettingsWidget> settings_widget, GUI::Window* parent, size_t board_rows, size_t board_columns)
     : GUI::Dialog(parent)
     , m_board_rows(board_rows)
     , m_board_columns(board_columns)
diff --git a/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsDialog.h b/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsDialog.h
index 95dde32476..15d133e2f6 100644
--- a/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsDialog.h
+++ b/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsDialog.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "SettingsWidget.h"
 #include <AK/Types.h>
 #include <LibGUI/Dialog.h>
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ public:
     size_t board_columns() const { return m_board_columns; }
 
 private:
-    SettingsDialog(NonnullRefPtr<GUI::Widget> settings_widget, GUI::Window* parent, size_t board_rows, size_t board_columns);
+    SettingsDialog(NonnullRefPtr<Flood::SettingsWidget> settings_widget, GUI::Window* parent, size_t board_rows, size_t board_columns);
 
     size_t m_board_rows;
     size_t m_board_columns;
diff --git a/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsDialog.gml b/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsWidget.gml
similarity index 97%
rename from Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsDialog.gml
rename to Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsWidget.gml
index f743f2e17c..3a365b99e2 100644
--- a/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsDialog.gml
+++ b/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsWidget.gml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@GUI::Frame {
+@Flood::SettingsWidget {
     fill_with_background_color: true
     layout: @GUI::VerticalBoxLayout {
         margins: [4]
diff --git a/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsWidget.h b/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsWidget.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7532d1f4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsWidget.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, the SerenityOS developers
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <LibGUI/Widget.h>
+
+namespace Flood {
+
+class SettingsWidget : public GUI::Widget {
+    C_OBJECT_ABSTRACT(SettingsWidget)
+public:
+    static ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<SettingsWidget>> try_create();
+    virtual ~SettingsWidget() override = default;
+
+private:
+    SettingsWidget() = default;
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/Userland/Games/Flood/main.cpp b/Userland/Games/Flood/main.cpp
index 2611684f5b..457685038d 100644
--- a/Userland/Games/Flood/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Games/Flood/main.cpp
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
  */
 
 #include "BoardWidget.h"
+#include "MainWidget.h"
 #include "SettingsDialog.h"
 #include <AK/URL.h>
-#include <Games/Flood/FloodWindowGML.h>
 #include <LibConfig/Client.h>
 #include <LibCore/System.h>
 #include <LibDesktop/Launcher.h>
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     window->set_title("Flood");
     window->resize(304, 325);
 
-    auto main_widget = TRY(window->set_main_widget<GUI::Widget>());
-    TRY(main_widget->load_from_gml(flood_window_gml));
+    auto main_widget = TRY(Flood::MainWidget::try_create());
+    window->set_main_widget(main_widget);
 
     auto board_widget = TRY(main_widget->find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::Widget>("board_widget_container")->try_add<BoardWidget>(board_rows, board_columns));
     board_widget->board()->randomize();