diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/drawing/engines/opengl/OpenGLDrawingEngine.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/drawing/engines/opengl/OpenGLDrawingEngine.cpp
index 8de27007f7..ad97cf38dd 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/drawing/engines/opengl/OpenGLDrawingEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/drawing/engines/opengl/OpenGLDrawingEngine.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 #include <openrct2/config/Config.h>
 #include <openrct2/core/Console.hpp>
-#include <openrct2/core/Exception.hpp>
 #include <openrct2/core/Math.hpp>
 #include <openrct2/core/Memory.hpp>
 #include <openrct2/drawing/IDrawingContext.h>
@@ -182,13 +181,13 @@ public:
         {
             char szRequiredVersion[32];
             snprintf(szRequiredVersion, 32, "OpenGL %d.%d", requiredVersion.Major, requiredVersion.Minor);
-            throw Exception(std::string(szRequiredVersion) + std::string(" not available."));
+            throw std::runtime_error(std::string(szRequiredVersion) + std::string(" not available."));
         }
         SDL_GL_MakeCurrent(_window, _context);
 
         if (!OpenGLAPI::Initialise())
         {
-            throw Exception("Unable to initialise OpenGL.");
+            throw std::runtime_error("Unable to initialise OpenGL.");
         }
 
         _drawingContext->Initialise();
diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/drawing/engines/opengl/OpenGLShaderProgram.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/drawing/engines/opengl/OpenGLShaderProgram.cpp
index cfaab921a7..4a8d18f3be 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/drawing/engines/opengl/OpenGLShaderProgram.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/drawing/engines/opengl/OpenGLShaderProgram.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #ifndef DISABLE_OPENGL
 
 #include <openrct2/core/Console.hpp>
-#include <openrct2/core/Exception.hpp>
 #include <openrct2/core/FileStream.hpp>
 #include <openrct2/core/Memory.hpp>
 #include <openrct2/core/Path.hpp>
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ OpenGLShader::OpenGLShader(const char * name, GLenum type)
         Console::Error::WriteLine("Error compiling %s", path);
         Console::Error::WriteLine(buffer);
 
-        throw Exception("Error compiling shader.");
+        throw std::runtime_error("Error compiling shader.");
     }
 }
 
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ OpenGLShaderProgram::OpenGLShaderProgram(const char * name)
         Console::Error::WriteLine("Error linking %s", name);
         Console::Error::WriteLine(buffer);
 
-        throw Exception("Failed to link OpenGL shader.");
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to link OpenGL shader.");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/input/KeyboardShortcuts.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/input/KeyboardShortcuts.cpp
index 642856b713..3d52632612 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/input/KeyboardShortcuts.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/input/KeyboardShortcuts.cpp
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ bool KeyboardShortcuts::Load()
             }
         }
     }
-    catch (const Exception &ex)
+    catch (const std::exception &ex)
     {
-        Console::WriteLine("Error reading shortcut keys: %s", ex.GetMessage());
+        Console::WriteLine("Error reading shortcut keys: %s", ex.what());
     }
     return result;
 }
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ bool KeyboardShortcuts::Save()
         }
         result = true;
     }
-    catch (const Exception &ex)
+    catch (const std::exception &ex)
     {
-        Console::WriteLine("Error writing shortcut keys: %s", ex.GetMessage());
+        Console::WriteLine("Error writing shortcut keys: %s", ex.what());
     }
     return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/openrct2/Context.cpp b/src/openrct2/Context.cpp
index 26cd6d9e8e..811676692e 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/Context.cpp
@@ -448,9 +448,9 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
                             handle_park_load_failure_with_title_opt(&result, path.c_str(), loadTitleScreenFirstOnFail);
                         }
                     }
-                    catch (const Exception& e)
+                    catch (const std::exception &e)
                     {
-                        Console::Error::WriteLine(e.GetMessage());
+                        Console::Error::WriteLine(e.what());
                     }
                 }
                 else
diff --git a/src/openrct2/FileClassifier.cpp b/src/openrct2/FileClassifier.cpp
index a536a9cd94..7231889b58 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/FileClassifier.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/FileClassifier.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ bool TryClassifyFile(const std::string &path, ClassifiedFileInfo * result)
         auto fs = FileStream(path, FILE_MODE_OPEN);
         return TryClassifyFile(&fs, result);
     }
-    catch (Exception)
+    catch (const std::exception &)
     {
         return false;
     }
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ static bool TryClassifyAsS6(IStream * stream, ClassifiedFileInfo * result)
         result->Version = s6Header.version;
         success = true;
     }
-    catch (const Exception& e)
+    catch (const std::exception &e)
     {
         // Exceptions are likely to occur if file is not S6 format
-        log_verbose(e.GetMessage());
+        log_verbose(e.what());
     }
     stream->SetPosition(originalPosition);
     return success;
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ static bool TryClassifyAsS4(IStream * stream, ClassifiedFileInfo * result)
             success = true;
         }
     }
-    catch (const Exception& e)
+    catch (const std::exception &e)
     {
-        Console::Error::WriteLine(e.GetMessage());
+        Console::Error::WriteLine(e.what());
     }
 
     stream->SetPosition(originalPosition);
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ static bool TryClassifyAsTD4_TD6(IStream * stream, ClassifiedFileInfo * result)
             }
         }
     }
-    catch (const Exception& e)
+    catch (const std::exception& e)
     {
-        Console::Error::WriteLine(e.GetMessage());
+        Console::Error::WriteLine(e.what());
     }
 
     return success;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/Imaging.cpp b/src/openrct2/Imaging.cpp
index d5ad89f49b..6d3ec2e1c6 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/Imaging.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/Imaging.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #pragma warning(disable : 4611) // interaction between '_setjmp' and C++ object destruction is non-portable
 
 #include <png.h>
-#include "core/Exception.hpp"
 #include "core/FileStream.hpp"
 #include "core/Guard.hpp"
 #include "core/Memory.hpp"
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ namespace Imaging
 
             return true;
         }
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             *pixels = nullptr;
             if (width != nullptr) *width = 0;
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ namespace Imaging
             // Set error handler
             if (setjmp(png_jmpbuf(png_ptr)))
             {
-                throw Exception("PNG ERROR");
+                throw std::runtime_error("PNG ERROR");
             }
 
             // Write header
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ namespace Imaging
             png_write_end(png_ptr, nullptr);
             result = true;
         }
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
         }
 
@@ -243,7 +242,7 @@ namespace Imaging
             // Set error handler
             if (setjmp(png_jmpbuf(png_ptr)))
             {
-                throw Exception("PNG ERROR");
+                throw std::runtime_error("PNG ERROR");
             }
 
             // Write header
@@ -265,7 +264,7 @@ namespace Imaging
             png_write_end(png_ptr, nullptr);
             result = true;
         }
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/src/openrct2/PlatformEnvironment.cpp b/src/openrct2/PlatformEnvironment.cpp
index 9a1e80783a..850f9d3777 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/PlatformEnvironment.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/PlatformEnvironment.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 #include "config/Config.h"
 #include "core/Console.hpp"
-#include "core/Exception.hpp"
 #include "core/Guard.hpp"
 #include "core/Path.hpp"
 #include "core/String.hpp"
diff --git a/src/openrct2/audio/Audio.cpp b/src/openrct2/audio/Audio.cpp
index 68a6e2d1f4..cada0c7df3 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/audio/Audio.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/audio/Audio.cpp
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ void audio_init_ride_sounds_and_info()
                     rideMusicInfo->length = fs.GetLength();
                 }
             }
-            catch (const Exception &)
+            catch (const std::exception &)
             {
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/openrct2/cmdline/ConvertCommand.cpp b/src/openrct2/cmdline/ConvertCommand.cpp
index 9ce7206972..a246af1794 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/cmdline/ConvertCommand.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/cmdline/ConvertCommand.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include "../common.h"
 #include "../core/Console.hpp"
-#include "../core/Exception.hpp"
 #include "../core/Guard.hpp"
 #include "../core/Path.hpp"
 #include "../FileClassifier.h"
@@ -112,9 +111,9 @@ exitcode_t CommandLine::HandleCommandConvert(CommandLineArgEnumerator * enumerat
         importer->Load(sourcePath);
         importer->Import();
     }
-    catch (const Exception &ex)
+    catch (const std::exception &ex)
     {
-        Console::Error::WriteLine(ex.GetMessage());
+        Console::Error::WriteLine(ex.what());
         return EXITCODE_FAIL;
     }
 
@@ -143,9 +142,9 @@ exitcode_t CommandLine::HandleCommandConvert(CommandLineArgEnumerator * enumerat
             exporter->SaveGame(destinationPath);
         }
     }
-    catch (const Exception &ex)
+    catch (const std::exception &ex)
     {
-        Console::Error::WriteLine(ex.GetMessage());
+        Console::Error::WriteLine(ex.what());
         return EXITCODE_FAIL;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/openrct2/config/Config.cpp b/src/openrct2/config/Config.cpp
index 911809759b..71f6dfb2b9 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/config/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/config/Config.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include "../Context.h"
 #include "../core/Console.hpp"
-#include "../core/Exception.hpp"
 #include "../core/File.h"
 #include "../core/FileStream.hpp"
 #include "../core/Memory.hpp"
@@ -538,7 +537,7 @@ namespace Config
             ReadFont(reader.get());
             return true;
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             return false;
         }
@@ -559,7 +558,7 @@ namespace Config
             ReadFont(reader.get());
             return true;
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             return false;
         }
@@ -580,10 +579,10 @@ namespace Config
             WriteFont(writer.get());
             return true;
         }
-        catch (const Exception &ex)
+        catch (const std::exception &ex)
         {
             Console::WriteLine("Error saving to '%s'", path.c_str());
-            Console::WriteLine(ex.GetMessage());
+            Console::WriteLine(ex.what());
             return false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/openrct2/core/Diagnostics.cpp b/src/openrct2/core/Diagnostics.cpp
index 9ef48d0921..c88d974bc3 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/core/Diagnostics.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/core/Diagnostics.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #if defined(DEBUG) && defined(_WIN32)
     #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
     #include <windows.h>
-    #undef GetMessage
 #endif
 
 #include "Diagnostics.hpp"
diff --git a/src/openrct2/core/Exception.hpp b/src/openrct2/core/Exception.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 382c58c4b0..0000000000
--- a/src/openrct2/core/Exception.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-#pragma region Copyright (c) 2014-2017 OpenRCT2 Developers
-/*****************************************************************************
- * OpenRCT2, an open source clone of Roller Coaster Tycoon 2.
- *
- * OpenRCT2 is the work of many authors, a full list can be found in contributors.md
- * For more information, visit https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2
- *
- * OpenRCT2 is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * A full copy of the GNU General Public License can be found in licence.txt
- *****************************************************************************/
-#pragma endregion
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include "../common.h"
-
-#include <exception>
-#include <string>
-
-class Exception : public std::exception
-{
-public:
-    Exception() : Exception("") { }
-    explicit Exception(const char * message) : Exception(std::string(message)) { }
-    explicit Exception(const std::string &message) : std::exception(), _message(message) { }
-
-    virtual ~Exception() { }
-
-    const char * what()       const throw() override { return _message.c_str(); }
-    const char * GetMessage() const                  { return _message.c_str(); }
-
-private:
-    std::string _message;
-};
diff --git a/src/openrct2/core/File.cpp b/src/openrct2/core/File.cpp
index 03bde506ca..aea292af82 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/core/File.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/core/File.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ extern "C"
             *outBuffer = File::ReadAllBytes(String::ToStd(path), outLength);
             return true;
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             return false;
         }
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ extern "C"
             File::WriteAllBytes(String::ToStd(path), buffer, length);
             return true;
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/src/openrct2/core/Guard.cpp b/src/openrct2/core/Guard.cpp
index 265b27ec99..833e51f7ec 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/core/Guard.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/core/Guard.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #include <windows.h>
-#undef GetMessage
 #endif
 
 #include "../Version.h"
diff --git a/src/openrct2/core/IStream.hpp b/src/openrct2/core/IStream.hpp
index 1be8d4b3ff..ab99d822be 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/core/IStream.hpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/core/IStream.hpp
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
 #include "../common.h"
-#include "Exception.hpp"
 #include "Memory.hpp"
 
 enum {
@@ -112,9 +112,8 @@ interface IStream
     void WriteString(const std::string &string);
 };
 
-class IOException : public Exception
+class IOException : public std::runtime_error
 {
 public:
-    explicit IOException(const char * message) : Exception(message) { }
-    explicit IOException(const std::string &message) : Exception(message) { }
+    explicit IOException(const std::string &message) : std::runtime_error(message) { }
 };
diff --git a/src/openrct2/core/Json.hpp b/src/openrct2/core/Json.hpp
index 726b2f00e4..f31f22a2ea 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/core/Json.hpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/core/Json.hpp
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include <jansson.h>
 
 #include "../common.h"
-#include "Exception.hpp"
 
 namespace Json
 {
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ namespace Json
     void     WriteToFile(const utf8 * path, const json_t * json, size_t flags = 0);
 }
 
-class JsonException final : public Exception
+class JsonException final : public std::runtime_error
 {
 private:
     json_error_t _jsonError = { 0 };
 
 public:
-    explicit JsonException(const char * message) : Exception(message) { }
+    explicit JsonException(const std::string &message) : std::runtime_error(message) { }
 
     explicit JsonException(const json_error_t * jsonError) : JsonException(jsonError->text)
     {
diff --git a/src/openrct2/core/Zip.cpp b/src/openrct2/core/Zip.cpp
index de7b34c757..b58e27f6b5 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/core/Zip.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/core/Zip.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ namespace Zip
         {
             result = new ZipArchive(path, access);
         }
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
         }
         return result;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/core/ZipAndroid.cpp b/src/openrct2/core/ZipAndroid.cpp
index 726bb82281..59bd4c43b1 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/core/ZipAndroid.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/core/ZipAndroid.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ namespace Zip {
         try {
             result = new ZipArchive(path, access);
         }
-        catch (Exception) {
+        catch (const std::exception &) {
         }
         return result;
     }
diff --git a/src/openrct2/drawing/NewDrawing.cpp b/src/openrct2/drawing/NewDrawing.cpp
index 336d94f450..347704b860 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/drawing/NewDrawing.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/drawing/NewDrawing.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include "../Context.h"
 #include "../ui/UiContext.h"
-#include "../core/Exception.hpp"
 #include "../interface/Screenshot.h"
 #include "../paint/Painter.h"
 #include "IDrawingContext.h"
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ extern "C"
                 drawingEngine->SetVSync(gConfigGeneral.use_vsync);
                 _drawingEngine = drawingEngine;
             }
-            catch (const Exception &ex)
+            catch (const std::exception &ex)
             {
                 delete _painter;
                 _painter = nullptr;
@@ -117,13 +116,13 @@ extern "C"
                 if (_drawingEngineType == DRAWING_ENGINE_SOFTWARE)
                 {
                     _drawingEngineType = DRAWING_ENGINE_NONE;
-                    log_error(ex.GetMessage());
+                    log_error(ex.what());
                     log_fatal("Unable to initialise a drawing engine.");
                     exit(-1);
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    log_error(ex.GetMessage());
+                    log_error(ex.what());
                     log_error("Unable to initialise drawing engine. Falling back to software.");
 
                     // Fallback to software
diff --git a/src/openrct2/drawing/Sprite.cpp b/src/openrct2/drawing/Sprite.cpp
index e00ed9927d..9770497b7d 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/drawing/Sprite.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/drawing/Sprite.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #pragma endregion
 
 #include <memory>
-
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include "../common.h"
 #include "../config/Config.h"
 #include "../Context.h"
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static inline uint32 rctc_to_rct2_index(uint32 image)
     else if (image >= 23804 && image < 24670) return image - 43;
     else if (image >= 24674 && image < 28244) return image - 47;
     else if (image >= 28246                 ) return image - 49;
-    else throw Exception("Invalid RCTC g1.dat file");
+    else throw std::runtime_error("Invalid RCTC g1.dat file");
 }
 
 static void read_and_convert_gxdat(IStream * stream, size_t count, bool is_rctc, rct_g1_element *elements)
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ extern "C"
 
             if (header.num_entries < SPR_G1_END)
             {
-                throw Exception("Not enough elements in g1.dat");
+                throw std::runtime_error("Not enough elements in g1.dat");
             }
 
             // Read element headers
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ extern "C"
             }
             return true;
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             log_fatal("Unable to load g1 graphics");
             if (!gOpenRCT2Headless)
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ extern "C"
             }
             return true;
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             log_fatal("Unable to load g2 graphics");
             if (!gOpenRCT2Headless)
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ extern "C"
             _csgLoaded = true;
             return true;
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             log_error("Unable to load csg graphics");
             return false;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/interface/Theme.cpp b/src/openrct2/interface/Theme.cpp
index cb95d8d5d7..30d8e13676 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/interface/Theme.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/interface/Theme.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #pragma warning(disable : 4706) // assignment within conditional expression
 
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include <vector>
 #include <jansson.h>
 
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ static const WindowThemeDesc * GetWindowThemeDescriptor(const utf8 * windowClass
 
 static void ThrowThemeLoadException()
 {
-    throw Exception("Invalid JSON UI theme entry.");
+    throw std::runtime_error("Invalid JSON UI theme entry.");
 }
 
 #pragma region UIThemeEntry
@@ -412,9 +413,9 @@ bool UITheme::WriteToFile(const utf8 * path) const
         Json::WriteToFile(path, jsonTheme, JSON_INDENT(4) | JSON_PRESERVE_ORDER);
         result = true;
     }
-    catch (const Exception & ex)
+    catch (const std::exception & ex)
     {
-        log_error("Unable to save %s: %s", path, ex.GetMessage());
+        log_error("Unable to save %s: %s", path, ex.what());
         result = false;
     }
 
@@ -467,7 +468,7 @@ UITheme * UITheme::FromJson(const json_t * json)
 
         return result;
     }
-    catch (const Exception &)
+    catch (const std::exception &)
     {
         delete result;
         throw;
@@ -483,7 +484,7 @@ UITheme * UITheme::FromFile(const utf8 * path)
         json = Json::ReadFromFile(path);
         result = UITheme::FromJson(json);
     }
-    catch (const Exception &)
+    catch (const std::exception &)
     {
         log_error("Unable to read theme: %s", path);
         result = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/localisation/LanguagePack.cpp b/src/openrct2/localisation/LanguagePack.cpp
index e2e3c916f9..3902399728 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/localisation/LanguagePack.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/localisation/LanguagePack.cpp
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ public:
             fs.Read(fileData, fileLength);
             fileData[fileLength] = '\0';
         }
-        catch (const Exception &ex)
+        catch (const std::exception &ex)
         {
             Memory::Free(fileData);
-            log_error("Unable to open %s: %s", path, ex.GetMessage());
+            log_error("Unable to open %s: %s", path, ex.what());
             return nullptr;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/openrct2/network/Network.cpp b/src/openrct2/network/Network.cpp
index 4c6b7006cf..2e8dc73a1c 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/network/Network.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/network/Network.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 #pragma endregion
 
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include "../Context.h"
 #include "../core/Guard.hpp"
 #include "../OpenRCT2.h"
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ bool Network::BeginClient(const char* host, uint16 port)
             auto fs = FileStream(keyPath, FILE_MODE_WRITE);
             _key.SavePrivate(&fs);
         }
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             log_error("Unable to save private key at %s.", keyPath);
             return false;
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ bool Network::BeginClient(const char* host, uint16 port)
             auto fs = FileStream(keyPath, FILE_MODE_WRITE);
             _key.SavePublic(&fs);
         }
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             log_error("Unable to save public key at %s.", keyPath);
             return false;
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ bool Network::BeginClient(const char* host, uint16 port)
             auto fs = FileStream(keyPath, FILE_MODE_OPEN);
             ok = _key.LoadPrivate(&fs);
         }
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             log_error("Unable to read private key from %s.", keyPath);
             return false;
@@ -312,9 +313,9 @@ bool Network::BeginServer(uint16 port, const char* address)
     {
         listening_socket->Listen(address, port);
     }
-    catch (const Exception &ex)
+    catch (const std::exception &ex)
     {
-        Console::Error::WriteLine(ex.GetMessage());
+        Console::Error::WriteLine(ex.what());
         Close();
         return false;
     }
@@ -816,9 +817,9 @@ void Network::SaveGroups()
         {
             Json::WriteToFile(path, jsonGroupsCfg, JSON_INDENT(4) | JSON_PRESERVE_ORDER);
         }
-        catch (const Exception &ex)
+        catch (const std::exception &ex)
         {
-            log_error("Unable to save %s: %s", path, ex.GetMessage());
+            log_error("Unable to save %s: %s", path, ex.what());
         }
 
         json_decref(jsonGroupsCfg);
@@ -865,8 +866,8 @@ void Network::LoadGroups()
     if (platform_file_exists(path)) {
         try {
             json = Json::ReadFromFile(path);
-        } catch (const Exception &e) {
-            log_error("Failed to read %s as JSON. Setting default groups. %s", path, e.GetMessage());
+        } catch (const std::exception &e) {
+            log_error("Failed to read %s as JSON. Setting default groups. %s", path, e.what());
         }
     }
 
@@ -929,9 +930,9 @@ void Network::AppendLog(std::ostream &fs, const std::string &s)
             fs.write(buffer, strlen(buffer));
         }
     }
-    catch (const Exception &ex)
+    catch (const std::exception &ex)
     {
-        log_error("%s", ex.GetMessage());
+        log_error("%s", ex.what());
     }
 }
 
@@ -1680,10 +1681,10 @@ void Network::Client_Handle_TOKEN(NetworkConnection& connection, NetworkPacket&
         auto fs = FileStream(keyPath, FILE_MODE_OPEN);
         if (!_key.LoadPrivate(&fs))
         {
-            throw Exception();
+            throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load private key.");
         }
     }
-    catch (Exception)
+    catch (const std::exception &)
     {
         log_error("Failed to load key %s", keyPath);
         connection.SetLastDisconnectReason(STR_MULTIPLAYER_VERIFICATION_FAILURE);
@@ -1887,13 +1888,13 @@ void Network::Server_Handle_AUTH(NetworkConnection& connection, NetworkPacket& p
                 const char *signature = (const char *)packet.Read(sigsize);
                 if (signature == nullptr)
                 {
-                    throw Exception();
+                    throw std::runtime_error("Failed to read packet.");
                 }
 
                 auto ms = MemoryStream(pubkey, strlen(pubkey));
                 if (!connection.Key.LoadPublic(&ms))
                 {
-                    throw Exception();
+                    throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load public key.");
                 }
 
                 bool verified = connection.Key.Verify(connection.Challenge.data(), connection.Challenge.size(), signature, sigsize);
@@ -1917,7 +1918,7 @@ void Network::Server_Handle_AUTH(NetworkConnection& connection, NetworkPacket& p
                     log_verbose("Signature verification failed!");
                 }
             }
-            catch (Exception)
+            catch (const std::exception &)
             {
                 connection.AuthStatus = NETWORK_AUTH_VERIFICATIONFAILURE;
                 log_verbose("Signature verification failed, invalid data!");
@@ -2079,7 +2080,7 @@ bool Network::LoadMap(IStream * stream)
         gLastAutoSaveUpdate = AUTOSAVE_PAUSE;
         result = true;
     }
-    catch (const Exception &)
+    catch (const std::exception &)
     {
     }
     return result;
@@ -2125,7 +2126,7 @@ bool Network::SaveMap(IStream * stream, const std::vector<const ObjectRepository
 
         result = true;
     }
-    catch (const Exception &)
+    catch (const std::exception &)
     {
     }
     return result;
@@ -3178,7 +3179,7 @@ void network_send_password(const char* password)
         auto fs = FileStream(keyPath, FILE_MODE_OPEN);
         gNetwork._key.LoadPrivate(&fs);
     }
-    catch (Exception)
+    catch (const std::exception &)
     {
         log_error("Error reading private key from %s.", keyPath);
         return;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/network/NetworkGroup.cpp b/src/openrct2/network/NetworkGroup.cpp
index a44e3a04ae..17f61355ca 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/network/NetworkGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/network/NetworkGroup.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include "NetworkTypes.h"
 #include "NetworkAction.h"
 #include "NetworkGroup.h"
-#include "../core/Exception.hpp"
 
 NetworkGroup::NetworkGroup()
 {
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ NetworkGroup NetworkGroup::FromJson(const json_t * json)
 
     if (jsonId == nullptr || jsonName == nullptr || jsonPermissions == nullptr)
     {
-        throw Exception("Missing group data");
+        throw std::runtime_error("Missing group data");
     }
 
     group.Id    = (uint8)json_integer_value(jsonId);
diff --git a/src/openrct2/network/NetworkUser.cpp b/src/openrct2/network/NetworkUser.cpp
index de20d9e158..acb7aba633 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/network/NetworkUser.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/network/NetworkUser.cpp
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ void NetworkUserManager::Load()
             }
             json_decref(jsonUsers);
         }
-        catch (const Exception &ex)
+        catch (const std::exception &ex)
         {
-            Console::Error::WriteLine("Failed to read %s as JSON. %s", path, ex.GetMessage());
+            Console::Error::WriteLine("Failed to read %s as JSON. %s", path, ex.what());
         }
     }
 }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void NetworkUserManager::Save()
             jsonUsers = Json::ReadFromFile(path);
         }
     }
-    catch (const Exception &)
+    catch (const std::exception &)
     {
     }
 
diff --git a/src/openrct2/network/ServerList.cpp b/src/openrct2/network/ServerList.cpp
index 25f4292572..7557fe1ac6 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/network/ServerList.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/network/ServerList.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extern "C"
                 serverInfo->maxplayers = 0;
             }
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             Memory::FreeArray(entries, numEntries);
             numEntries = 0;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ extern "C"
             }
             return true;
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/src/openrct2/network/TcpSocket.cpp b/src/openrct2/network/TcpSocket.cpp
index 03a3364c14..7f95ab865b 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/network/TcpSocket.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/network/TcpSocket.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <cmath>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <future>
+#include <string>
 #include <thread>
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@
     #include <winsock2.h>
     #include <ws2tcpip.h>
 
-    #undef GetMessage
     #define LAST_SOCKET_ERROR() WSAGetLastError()
     #undef EWOULDBLOCK
     #define EWOULDBLOCK WSAEWOULDBLOCK
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
     #endif // defined(__linux__)
 #endif // _WIN32
 
-#include "../core/Exception.hpp"
 #include "TcpSocket.h"
 
 constexpr auto CONNECT_TIMEOUT = std::chrono::milliseconds(3000);
@@ -70,11 +69,10 @@ constexpr auto CONNECT_TIMEOUT = std::chrono::milliseconds(3000);
 
 class TcpSocket;
 
-class SocketException : public Exception
+class SocketException : public std::runtime_error
 {
 public:
-    explicit SocketException(const char * message) : Exception(message) { }
-    explicit SocketException(const std::string &message) : Exception(message) { }
+    explicit SocketException(const std::string &message) : std::runtime_error(message) { }
 };
 
 class TcpSocket final : public ITcpSocket
@@ -121,7 +119,7 @@ public:
     {
         if (_status != SOCKET_STATUS_CLOSED)
         {
-            throw Exception("Socket not closed.");
+            throw std::runtime_error("Socket not closed.");
         }
 
         sockaddr_storage ss;
@@ -168,7 +166,7 @@ public:
                 throw SocketException("Failed to set non-blocking mode.");
             }
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             CloseSocket();
             throw;
@@ -182,7 +180,7 @@ public:
     {
         if (_status != SOCKET_STATUS_LISTENING)
         {
-            throw Exception("Socket not listening.");
+            throw std::runtime_error("Socket not listening.");
         }
         struct sockaddr_storage client_addr;
         socklen_t client_len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage);
@@ -229,7 +227,7 @@ public:
     {
         if (_status != SOCKET_STATUS_CLOSED)
         {
-            throw Exception("Socket not closed.");
+            throw std::runtime_error("Socket not closed.");
         }
 
         try
@@ -311,7 +309,7 @@ public:
             // Connection request timed out
             throw SocketException("Connection timed out.");
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             CloseSocket();
             throw;
@@ -322,7 +320,7 @@ public:
     {
         if (_status != SOCKET_STATUS_CLOSED)
         {
-            throw Exception("Socket not closed.");
+            throw std::runtime_error("Socket not closed.");
         }
 
         auto saddress = std::string(address);
@@ -334,9 +332,9 @@ public:
             {
                 Connect(saddress.c_str(), port);
             }
-            catch (const Exception &ex)
+            catch (const std::exception &ex)
             {
-                _error = std::string(ex.GetMessage());
+                _error = std::string(ex.what());
             }
             barrier2.set_value();
         }, std::move(barrier));
@@ -355,7 +353,7 @@ public:
     {
         if (_status != SOCKET_STATUS_CONNECTED)
         {
-            throw Exception("Socket not connected.");
+            throw std::runtime_error("Socket not connected.");
         }
 
         size_t totalSent = 0;
@@ -377,7 +375,7 @@ public:
     {
         if (_status != SOCKET_STATUS_CONNECTED)
         {
-            throw Exception("Socket not connected.");
+            throw std::runtime_error("Socket not connected.");
         }
 
         sint32 readBytes = recv(_socket, (char *)buffer, (sint32)size, 0);
diff --git a/src/openrct2/object/ImageTable.cpp b/src/openrct2/object/ImageTable.cpp
index 824bb12897..793c0f8309 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/object/ImageTable.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/object/ImageTable.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 #pragma endregion
 
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include "../core/IStream.hpp"
 #include "../core/Memory.hpp"
 #include "../OpenRCT2.h"
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ void ImageTable::Read(IReadObjectContext * context, IStream * stream)
         if (_data == nullptr)
         {
             context->LogError(OBJECT_ERROR_BAD_IMAGE_TABLE, "Image table too large.");
-            throw Exception();
+            throw std::runtime_error("Image table too large.");
         }
 
         // Read g1 element headers
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ void ImageTable::Read(IReadObjectContext * context, IStream * stream)
 
         // TODO validate the image data to prevent crashes in-game
     }
-    catch (const Exception &)
+    catch (const std::exception &)
     {
         context->LogError(OBJECT_ERROR_BAD_IMAGE_TABLE, "Bad image table.");
         throw;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/object/ObjectFactory.cpp b/src/openrct2/object/ObjectFactory.cpp
index d5ef899ad0..854be09457 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/object/ObjectFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/object/ObjectFactory.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace ObjectFactory
             // TODO check that ex is really EOF and not some other error
             context->LogError(OBJECT_ERROR_UNEXPECTED_EOF, "Unexpectedly reached end of file.");
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             context->LogError(OBJECT_ERROR_UNKNOWN, nullptr);
         }
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ namespace ObjectFactory
             ReadObjectLegacy(result, &readContext, &chunkStream);
             if (readContext.WasError())
             {
-                throw Exception("Object has errors");
+                throw std::runtime_error("Object has errors");
             }
         }
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             Console::Error::WriteLine("Unable to open or read '%s'", path);
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ namespace ObjectFactory
             result = new StexObject(entry);
             break;
         default:
-            throw Exception("Invalid object type");
+            throw std::runtime_error("Invalid object type");
         }
         return result;
     }
diff --git a/src/openrct2/object/ObjectRepository.cpp b/src/openrct2/object/ObjectRepository.cpp
index 681a34ef55..f706d129cb 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/object/ObjectRepository.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/object/ObjectRepository.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ public:
                 SaveObject(path, objectEntry, data, dataSize);
                 ScanObject(path);
             }
-            catch (const Exception &)
+            catch (const std::exception &)
             {
                 Console::Error::WriteLine("Failed saving object: [%s] to '%s'.", objectName, path);
             }
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ private:
                     Memory::Free(newData);
                     Memory::Free(extraBytes);
                 }
-                catch (const Exception &)
+                catch (const std::exception &)
                 {
                     Memory::Free(newData);
                     Memory::Free(extraBytes);
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ private:
 
             Memory::Free(encodedDataBuffer);
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             Memory::Free(encodedDataBuffer);
             throw;
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ private:
         const ObjectRepositoryItem * item = FindObject(entry);
         if (item == nullptr)
         {
-            throw Exception(String::StdFormat("Unable to find object '%.8s'", entry->name));
+            throw std::runtime_error(String::StdFormat("Unable to find object '%.8s'", entry->name));
         }
 
         // Read object data from file
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ private:
         auto fileEntry = fs.ReadValue<rct_object_entry>();
         if (!object_entry_compare(entry, &fileEntry))
         {
-            throw Exception("Header found in object file does not match object to pack.");
+            throw std::runtime_error("Header found in object file does not match object to pack.");
         }
         auto chunkReader = SawyerChunkReader(&fs);
         auto chunk = chunkReader.ReadChunk();
diff --git a/src/openrct2/object/StringTable.cpp b/src/openrct2/object/StringTable.cpp
index d1fc9f14d4..6884b72dae 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/object/StringTable.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/object/StringTable.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void StringTable::Read(IReadObjectContext * context, IStream * stream, uint8 id)
             _strings.push_back(entry);
         }
     }
-    catch (const Exception &)
+    catch (const std::exception &)
     {
         context->LogError(OBJECT_ERROR_BAD_STRING_TABLE, "Bad string table.");
         throw;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/platform/Crash.cpp b/src/openrct2/platform/Crash.cpp
index 514beb34ea..96b4076772 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/platform/Crash.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/platform/Crash.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ extern "C"
 }
 
 #include "../core/Console.hpp"
-#include "../core/Exception.hpp"
 #include "../rct2/S6Exporter.h"
 #include "../Version.h"
 
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ static bool OnCrash(const wchar_t * dumpPath,
         exporter->SaveGame(saveFilePathUTF8);
         savedGameDumped = true;
     }
-    catch (const Exception &)
+    catch (const std::exception &)
     {
     }
     free(saveFilePathUTF8);
diff --git a/src/openrct2/rct1/S4Importer.cpp b/src/openrct2/rct1/S4Importer.cpp
index 36107b44f2..08b2ca8f72 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/rct1/S4Importer.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/rct1/S4Importer.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include "../core/Collections.hpp"
 #include "../core/Console.hpp"
-#include "../core/Exception.hpp"
 #include "../core/FileStream.hpp"
 #include "../core/Guard.hpp"
 #include "../core/IStream.hpp"
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ public:
         }
         else
         {
-            throw Exception("Invalid RCT1 park extension.");
+            throw std::runtime_error("Invalid RCT1 park extension.");
         }
     }
 
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ public:
         }
         else
         {
-            throw Exception("Unable to decode park.");
+            throw std::runtime_error("Unable to decode park.");
         }
         return ParkLoadResult::CreateOK();
     }
@@ -1829,7 +1828,7 @@ private:
             if (object == nullptr && objectType != OBJECT_TYPE_SCENERY_GROUP)
             {
                 log_error("Failed to load %s.", objectName);
-                throw Exception("Failed to load object.");
+                throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load object.");
             }
 
             entryIndex++;
@@ -2746,7 +2745,7 @@ extern "C"
                 s4Importer->Import();
             }
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             delete result;
             result = new ParkLoadResult(ParkLoadResult::CreateUnknown());
@@ -2766,7 +2765,7 @@ extern "C"
                 s4Importer->Import();
             }
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             delete result;
             result = new ParkLoadResult(ParkLoadResult::CreateUnknown());
diff --git a/src/openrct2/rct12/SawyerChunkReader.cpp b/src/openrct2/rct12/SawyerChunkReader.cpp
index 629f77069d..67305db8ba 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/rct12/SawyerChunkReader.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/rct12/SawyerChunkReader.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 #pragma endregion
 
-#include "../core/Exception.hpp"
 #include "../core/IStream.hpp"
 #include "../core/Math.hpp"
 #include "../core/Memory.hpp"
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ void SawyerChunkReader::SkipChunk()
         auto header = _stream->ReadValue<sawyercoding_chunk_header>();
         _stream->Seek(header.length, STREAM_SEEK_CURRENT);
     }
-    catch (Exception)
+    catch (const std::exception &)
     {
         // Rewind stream back to original position
         _stream->SetPosition(originalPosition);
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<SawyerChunk> SawyerChunkReader::ReadChunk()
             uint8 * buffer = Memory::Allocate<uint8>(bufferSize);
             if (buffer == nullptr)
             {
-                throw Exception("Unable to allocate buffer.");
+                throw std::runtime_error("Unable to allocate buffer.");
             }
 
             size_t uncompressedLength = DecodeChunk(buffer, bufferSize, compressedData.get(), header);
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<SawyerChunk> SawyerChunkReader::ReadChunk()
             buffer = Memory::Reallocate(buffer, uncompressedLength);
             if (buffer == nullptr)
             {
-                throw Exception("Unable to reallocate buffer.");
+                throw std::runtime_error("Unable to reallocate buffer.");
             }
 
             return std::make_shared<SawyerChunk>((SAWYER_ENCODING)header.encoding, buffer, uncompressedLength);
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<SawyerChunk> SawyerChunkReader::ReadChunk()
             throw SawyerChunkException(EXCEPTION_MSG_INVALID_CHUNK_ENCODING);
         }
     }
-    catch (Exception)
+    catch (const std::exception &)
     {
         // Rewind stream back to original position
         _stream->SetPosition(originalPosition);
diff --git a/src/openrct2/rct12/SawyerChunkWriter.cpp b/src/openrct2/rct12/SawyerChunkWriter.cpp
index 4853b1b49f..5cfad2fd70 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/rct12/SawyerChunkWriter.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/rct12/SawyerChunkWriter.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 #pragma endregion
 
-#include "../core/Exception.hpp"
 #include "../core/IStream.hpp"
 #include "../core/Math.hpp"
 #include "SawyerChunkWriter.h"
diff --git a/src/openrct2/rct12/SawyerEncoding.cpp b/src/openrct2/rct12/SawyerEncoding.cpp
index 32602035bf..dda1ff6dfa 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/rct12/SawyerEncoding.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/rct12/SawyerEncoding.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace SawyerEncoding
             stream->SetPosition(initialPosition);
             return checksum == fileChecksum;
         }
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             // Rewind back to original position
             stream->SetPosition(initialPosition);
diff --git a/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Exporter.cpp b/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Exporter.cpp
index acd609f4a6..3be7f3eab9 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Exporter.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Exporter.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 #pragma endregion
 
-#include "../core/Exception.hpp"
 #include "../core/FileStream.hpp"
 #include "../core/IStream.hpp"
 #include "../core/String.hpp"
@@ -737,7 +736,7 @@ extern "C"
             }
             result = true;
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
         }
         delete s6exporter;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Importer.cpp b/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Importer.cpp
index 5f9d972df4..4c5aec5a5c 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Importer.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Importer.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #pragma endregion
 
 #include "../core/Console.hpp"
-#include "../core/Exception.hpp"
 #include "../core/FileStream.hpp"
 #include "../core/IStream.hpp"
 #include "../core/Path.hpp"
@@ -50,11 +49,11 @@
 #include "../world/map_animation.h"
 #include "../world/Park.h"
 
-class ObjectLoadException : public Exception
+class ObjectLoadException : public std::runtime_error
 {
 public:
-    ObjectLoadException() : Exception("Unable to load objects.") { }
-    explicit ObjectLoadException(const char * message) : Exception(message) { }
+    ObjectLoadException() : std::runtime_error("Unable to load objects.") { }
+    explicit ObjectLoadException(const std::string &message) : std::runtime_error(message) { }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ public:
         }
         else
         {
-            throw Exception("Invalid RCT2 park extension.");
+            throw std::runtime_error("Invalid RCT2 park extension.");
         }
     }
 
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ public:
         {
             if (_s6.header.type != S6_TYPE_SCENARIO)
             {
-                throw Exception("Park is not a scenario.");
+                throw std::runtime_error("Park is not a scenario.");
             }
             chunkReader.ReadChunk(&_s6.info, sizeof(_s6.info));
         }
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ public:
         {
             if (_s6.header.type != S6_TYPE_SAVEDGAME)
             {
-                throw Exception("Park is not a saved game.");
+                throw std::runtime_error("Park is not a saved game.");
             }
         }
 
@@ -818,7 +817,7 @@ extern "C"
             gErrorType     = ERROR_TYPE_FILE_LOAD;
             gErrorStringId = STR_GAME_SAVE_FAILED;
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             gErrorType     = ERROR_TYPE_FILE_LOAD;
             gErrorStringId = STR_FILE_CONTAINS_INVALID_DATA;
@@ -867,7 +866,7 @@ extern "C"
             gErrorType     = ERROR_TYPE_FILE_LOAD;
             gErrorStringId = STR_GAME_SAVE_FAILED;
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             gErrorType     = ERROR_TYPE_FILE_LOAD;
             gErrorStringId = STR_FILE_CONTAINS_INVALID_DATA;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/scenario/ScenarioRepository.cpp b/src/openrct2/scenario/ScenarioRepository.cpp
index 3b3c289b9a..eaa6dc4893 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/scenario/ScenarioRepository.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/scenario/ScenarioRepository.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ private:
                         result = true;
                     }
                 }
-                catch (Exception)
+                catch (const std::exception &)
                 {
                 }
                 return result;
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ private:
                 }
             }
         }
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             Console::Error::WriteLine("Unable to read scenario: '%s'", path.c_str());
         }
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ private:
                 highscore->timestamp = fs.ReadValue<datetime64>();
             }
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             Console::Error::WriteLine("Error reading highscores.");
         }
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ private:
                 }
             }
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             Console::Error::WriteLine("Error reading legacy scenario scores file: '%s'", path.c_str());
         }
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ private:
                 fs.WriteValue(highscore->timestamp);
             }
         }
-        catch (const Exception &)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             Console::Error::WriteLine("Unable to save highscores to '%s'", path.c_str());
         }
diff --git a/src/openrct2/title/TitleSequence.cpp b/src/openrct2/title/TitleSequence.cpp
index 094d885729..ea9c6ba424 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/title/TitleSequence.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/title/TitleSequence.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ extern "C"
                 }
                 catch (const IOException& exception)
                 {
-                    Console::Error::WriteLine(exception.GetMessage());
+                    Console::Error::WriteLine(exception.what());
                 }
 
                 if (fileStream != nullptr)
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ extern "C"
                 fs.Write(script, String::SizeOf(script));
                 success = true;
             }
-            catch (Exception)
+            catch (const std::exception &)
             {
             }
         }
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ extern "C"
                 delete zip;
                 Memory::Free(fdata);
             }
-            catch (const Exception &ex)
+            catch (const std::exception &ex)
             {
-                Console::Error::WriteLine(ex.GetMessage());
+                Console::Error::WriteLine(ex.what());
             }
         }
         else
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ static void * ReadScriptFile(const utf8 * path, size_t * outSize)
         buffer = Memory::Allocate<void>(size);
         fs.Read(buffer, size);
     }
-    catch (Exception)
+    catch (const std::exception &)
     {
         Memory::Free(buffer);
         buffer = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/title/TitleSequencePlayer.cpp b/src/openrct2/title/TitleSequencePlayer.cpp
index 6e1a06cd0f..aef9a38d53 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/title/TitleSequencePlayer.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/title/TitleSequencePlayer.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "../common.h"
 #include "../Context.h"
 #include "../core/Console.hpp"
-#include "../core/Exception.hpp"
 #include "../core/Guard.hpp"
 #include "../core/Math.hpp"
 #include "../core/Path.hpp"
@@ -180,7 +179,7 @@ public:
     {
         if (targetPosition < 0 || targetPosition >= (sint32)_sequence->NumCommands)
         {
-            throw Exception("Invalid position.");
+            throw std::runtime_error("Invalid position.");
         }
         if (_position >= targetPosition)
         {
@@ -421,7 +420,7 @@ private:
             PrepareParkForPlayback();
             success = true;
         }
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             Console::Error::WriteLine("Unable to load park: %s", path);
         }
@@ -456,7 +455,7 @@ private:
             PrepareParkForPlayback();
             success = true;
         }
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (const std::exception &)
         {
             Console::Error::WriteLine("Unable to load park: %s", hintPath.c_str());
         }