diff --git a/src/openrct2-cli/Cli.cpp b/src/openrct2-cli/Cli.cpp
index c9deea36e2..5e2a37ff0b 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-cli/Cli.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-cli/Cli.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv)
 {
     int32_t rc = EXIT_SUCCESS;
     int runGame = CommandLineRun(argv, argc);
-    Platform::CoreInit();
     if (runGame == EXITCODE_CONTINUE)
     {
         gOpenRCT2Headless = true;
diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/Ui.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/Ui.cpp
index eeda41160d..3364bb29e8 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/Ui.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/Ui.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv)
     std::unique_ptr<IContext> context;
     int32_t rc = EXIT_SUCCESS;
     int runGame = CommandLineRun(argv, argc);
-    Platform::CoreInit();
     RegisterBitmapReader();
     if (runGame == EXITCODE_CONTINUE)
     {
diff --git a/src/openrct2/command_line/BenchSpriteSort.cpp b/src/openrct2/command_line/BenchSpriteSort.cpp
index 3b360a6c5d..e24c76c812 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/command_line/BenchSpriteSort.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/command_line/BenchSpriteSort.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ static void fixup_pointers(std::vector<RecordedPaintSession>& s)
 
 static std::vector<RecordedPaintSession> extract_paint_session(std::string_view parkFileName)
 {
-    Platform::CoreInit();
     gOpenRCT2Headless = true;
     auto context = OpenRCT2::CreateContext();
     std::vector<RecordedPaintSession> sessions;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/command_line/BenchUpdate.cpp b/src/openrct2/command_line/BenchUpdate.cpp
index ec1b628197..d87777a8da 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/command_line/BenchUpdate.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/command_line/BenchUpdate.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ static int CommandLineForBenchSpriteSort(int argc, const char* const* argv)
     if (::benchmark::ReportUnrecognizedArguments(argc, &argv_for_benchmark[0]))
         return -1;
 
-    Platform::CoreInit();
     gOpenRCT2Headless = true;
 
     ::benchmark::RunSpecifiedBenchmarks();
diff --git a/src/openrct2/command_line/SimulateCommands.cpp b/src/openrct2/command_line/SimulateCommands.cpp
index 1dfc7526dc..22fdca0712 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/command_line/SimulateCommands.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/command_line/SimulateCommands.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ static exitcode_t HandleSimulate(CommandLineArgEnumerator* argEnumerator)
         return EXITCODE_FAIL;
     }
 
-    Platform::CoreInit();
-
     const char* inputPath = argv[0];
     uint32_t ticks = atol(argv[1]);
 
diff --git a/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.cpp b/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.cpp
index dbdbe752a8..5b46494e2c 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.cpp
@@ -709,30 +709,34 @@ ImageCatalogue ImageId::GetCatalogue() const
     return ImageCatalogue::UNKNOWN;
 }
 
-void (*MaskFn)(
-    int32_t width, int32_t height, const uint8_t* RESTRICT maskSrc, const uint8_t* RESTRICT colourSrc, uint8_t* RESTRICT dst,
-    int32_t maskWrap, int32_t colourWrap, int32_t dstWrap)
-    = nullptr;
-
-void MaskInit()
+static auto GetMaskFunction()
 {
     if (AVX2Available())
     {
         LOG_VERBOSE("registering AVX2 mask function");
-        MaskFn = MaskAvx2;
+        return MaskAvx2;
     }
     else if (SSE41Available())
     {
         LOG_VERBOSE("registering SSE4.1 mask function");
-        MaskFn = MaskSse4_1;
+        return MaskSse4_1;
     }
     else
     {
         LOG_VERBOSE("registering scalar mask function");
-        MaskFn = MaskScalar;
+        return MaskScalar;
     }
 }
 
+static const auto MaskFunc = GetMaskFunction();
+
+void MaskFn(
+    int32_t width, int32_t height, const uint8_t* RESTRICT maskSrc, const uint8_t* RESTRICT colourSrc, uint8_t* RESTRICT dst,
+    int32_t maskWrap, int32_t colourWrap, int32_t dstWrap)
+{
+    MaskFunc(width, height, maskSrc, colourSrc, dst, maskWrap, colourWrap, dstWrap);
+}
+
 void GfxFilterPixel(DrawPixelInfo& dpi, const ScreenCoordsXY& coords, FilterPaletteID palette)
 {
     GfxFilterRect(dpi, { coords, coords }, palette);
diff --git a/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.h b/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.h
index 690b6c3e30..35da0cfd23 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/drawing/Drawing.h
@@ -597,9 +597,8 @@ void MaskSse4_1(
 void MaskAvx2(
     int32_t width, int32_t height, const uint8_t* RESTRICT maskSrc, const uint8_t* RESTRICT colourSrc, uint8_t* RESTRICT dst,
     int32_t maskWrap, int32_t colourWrap, int32_t dstWrap);
-void MaskInit();
 
-extern void (*MaskFn)(
+void MaskFn(
     int32_t width, int32_t height, const uint8_t* RESTRICT maskSrc, const uint8_t* RESTRICT colourSrc, uint8_t* RESTRICT dst,
     int32_t maskWrap, int32_t colourWrap, int32_t dstWrap);
 
diff --git a/src/openrct2/interface/Screenshot.cpp b/src/openrct2/interface/Screenshot.cpp
index 5533aad5f6..24ec108206 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/interface/Screenshot.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/interface/Screenshot.cpp
@@ -490,7 +490,6 @@ int32_t CommandLineForGfxbench(const char** argv, int32_t argc)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    Platform::CoreInit();
     int32_t iterationCount = 5;
     if (argc == 2)
     {
@@ -587,7 +586,6 @@ int32_t CommandLineForScreenshot(const char** argv, int32_t argc, ScreenshotOpti
     DrawPixelInfo dpi;
     try
     {
-        Platform::CoreInit();
         bool customLocation = false;
         bool centreMapX = false;
         bool centreMapY = false;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/libopenrct2.vcxproj b/src/openrct2/libopenrct2.vcxproj
index f502c74a9b..950019c42e 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/libopenrct2.vcxproj
+++ b/src/openrct2/libopenrct2.vcxproj
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="object\WaterEntry.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="object\WaterObject.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="OpenRCT2.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="openrct2_pch.h" Condition="'$(UsePCH)'=='true'"/>
+    <ClInclude Include="openrct2_pch.h" Condition="'$(UsePCH)'=='true'" />
     <ClInclude Include="paint\Boundbox.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="paint\Paint.Entity.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="paint\Paint.h" />
@@ -875,10 +875,10 @@
     <ClCompile Include="PlatformEnvironment.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="platform\Crash.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="platform\Platform.Android.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="platform\Platform.Common.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="platform\Platform.Linux.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="platform\Platform.Posix.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="platform\Platform.Win32.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="platform\Shared.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="profiling\Profiling.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="rct12\RCT12.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="rct12\SawyerChunk.cpp" />
@@ -1054,9 +1054,10 @@
     <ClCompile Include="world\Wall.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\thirdparty\duktape\duktape.cpp">
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <ForcedIncludeFiles></ForcedIncludeFiles>
+      <ForcedIncludeFiles>
+      </ForcedIncludeFiles>
       <WarningLevel>TurnOffAllWarnings</WarningLevel>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-</Project>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Android.cpp b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Android.cpp
index 8ca55ac3c4..068432d18d 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Android.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Android.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ AndroidClassLoader::~AndroidClassLoader()
 jobject AndroidClassLoader::_classLoader;
 jmethodID AndroidClassLoader::_findClassMethod;
 
-static std::shared_ptr<AndroidClassLoader> acl;
+static std::shared_ptr<AndroidClassLoader> acl = std::make_shared<AndroidClassLoader>();
 
 namespace Platform
 {
@@ -173,11 +173,6 @@ namespace Platform
         return displayScale;
     }
 
-    void AndroidInitClassLoader()
-    {
-        acl = std::make_shared<AndroidClassLoader>();
-    }
-
     jclass AndroidFindClass(JNIEnv* env, std::string_view name)
     {
         return static_cast<jclass>(env->CallObjectMethod(
diff --git a/src/openrct2/platform/Shared.cpp b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Common.cpp
similarity index 88%
rename from src/openrct2/platform/Shared.cpp
rename to src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Common.cpp
index 661f9aebf3..bbb492db7d 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/platform/Shared.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Common.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <array>
+#include <chrono>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <thread>
 #include <time.h>
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -35,23 +37,6 @@ static constexpr std::array _prohibitedCharacters = { '/' };
 
 namespace Platform
 {
-    void CoreInit()
-    {
-        static bool initialised = false;
-        if (!initialised)
-        {
-            initialised = true;
-
-#ifdef __ANDROID__
-            Platform::AndroidInitClassLoader();
-#endif // __ANDROID__
-
-            InitTicks();
-            BitCountInit();
-            MaskInit();
-        }
-    }
-
     CurrencyType GetCurrencyValue(const char* currCode)
     {
         if (currCode == nullptr || strlen(currCode) < 3)
@@ -136,4 +121,18 @@ namespace Platform
         return 1;
     }
 #endif
+
+    void Sleep(uint32_t ms)
+    {
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(ms));
+    }
+
+    static const auto _processStartTime = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+
+    uint32_t GetTicks()
+    {
+        const auto processTime = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() - _processStartTime;
+        return static_cast<uint32_t>(std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(processTime).count());
+    }
+
 } // namespace Platform
diff --git a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Posix.cpp b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Posix.cpp
index 76606501d3..381d96100f 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Posix.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Posix.cpp
@@ -379,25 +379,6 @@ namespace Platform
         return u8"app_285330" PATH_SEPARATOR u8"depot_285331";
     }
 
-    void Sleep(uint32_t ms)
-    {
-        usleep(ms * 1000);
-    }
-
-    void InitTicks()
-    {
-    }
-
-    uint32_t GetTicks()
-    {
-        struct timespec ts;
-        if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts) != 0)
-        {
-            LOG_FATAL("clock_gettime failed");
-            exit(-1);
-        }
-        return static_cast<uint32_t>(ts.tv_sec * 1000 + ts.tv_nsec / 1000000);
-    }
 } // namespace Platform
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Win32.cpp b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Win32.cpp
index 85178dc975..402848f9e9 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Win32.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Win32.cpp
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@
 #    pragma comment(                                                                                                           \
         linker,                                                                                                                \
         "\"/manifestdependency:type='win32' name='Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls' version='6.0.0.0' processorArchitecture='*' publicKeyToken='6595b64144ccf1df' language='*'\"")
-
-static uint32_t _frequency = 0;
-static LARGE_INTEGER _entryTimestamp;
-
 // The name of the mutex used to prevent multiple instances of the game from running
 static constexpr wchar_t SINGLE_INSTANCE_MUTEX_NAME[] = L"RollerCoaster Tycoon 2_GSKMUTEX";
 
@@ -901,29 +897,6 @@ namespace Platform
         return false;
     }
 
-    uint32_t GetTicks()
-    {
-        LARGE_INTEGER pfc;
-        QueryPerformanceCounter(&pfc);
-
-        LARGE_INTEGER runningDelta;
-        runningDelta.QuadPart = pfc.QuadPart - _entryTimestamp.QuadPart;
-
-        return static_cast<uint32_t>(runningDelta.QuadPart / _frequency);
-    }
-
-    void Sleep(uint32_t ms)
-    {
-        ::Sleep(ms);
-    }
-
-    void InitTicks()
-    {
-        LARGE_INTEGER freq;
-        QueryPerformanceFrequency(&freq);
-        _frequency = static_cast<uint32_t>(freq.QuadPart / 1000);
-        QueryPerformanceCounter(&_entryTimestamp);
-    }
 } // namespace Platform
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.h b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.h
index 1384fa3661..ce97861555 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.h
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ struct RealWorldTime;
 
 namespace Platform
 {
-    // Called very early in the program before parsing commandline arguments.
-    void CoreInit();
     std::string GetEnvironmentVariable(std::string_view name);
     std::string GetFolderPath(SPECIAL_FOLDER folder);
     std::string GetInstallPath();
@@ -103,7 +101,6 @@ namespace Platform
     bool SetupUriProtocol();
 #endif
 #ifdef __ANDROID__
-    void AndroidInitClassLoader();
     jclass AndroidFindClass(JNIEnv* env, std::string_view name);
 #endif
 
@@ -125,7 +122,6 @@ namespace Platform
     uint32_t GetTicks();
 
     void Sleep(uint32_t ms);
-    void InitTicks();
 } // namespace Platform
 
 #ifdef __ANDROID__
diff --git a/src/openrct2/util/Util.cpp b/src/openrct2/util/Util.cpp
index b8a0806d15..7979d9a75f 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/util/Util.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/util/Util.cpp
@@ -204,12 +204,7 @@ static int32_t BitCountLut(uint32_t source)
         + BitsSetTable256[source >> 24];
 }
 
-static int32_t (*BitCountFn)(uint32_t);
-
-void BitCountInit()
-{
-    BitCountFn = BitCountPopcntAvailable() ? BitCountPopcnt : BitCountLut;
-}
+static const auto BitCountFn = BitCountPopcntAvailable() ? BitCountPopcnt : BitCountLut;
 
 int32_t BitCount(uint32_t source)
 {
diff --git a/src/openrct2/util/Util.h b/src/openrct2/util/Util.h
index 5ec8b7e6fb..ef3809a0b2 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/util/Util.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/util/Util.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ bool AVX2Available();
 
 int32_t UtilBitScanForward(int32_t source);
 int32_t UtilBitScanForward(int64_t source);
-void BitCountInit();
 int32_t BitCount(uint32_t source);
 int32_t StrLogicalCmp(char const* a, char const* b);
 char* SafeStrCpy(char* destination, const char* source, size_t num);
diff --git a/test/tests/MultiLaunch.cpp b/test/tests/MultiLaunch.cpp
index fc1146bca3..ed0af996eb 100644
--- a/test/tests/MultiLaunch.cpp
+++ b/test/tests/MultiLaunch.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ TEST(MultiLaunchTest, all)
     gOpenRCT2Headless = true;
     gOpenRCT2NoGraphics = true;
 
-    Platform::CoreInit();
     for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
     {
         auto context = CreateContext();
diff --git a/test/tests/Pathfinding.cpp b/test/tests/Pathfinding.cpp
index 32aa2c93f5..71fbe3038e 100644
--- a/test/tests/Pathfinding.cpp
+++ b/test/tests/Pathfinding.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ class PathfindingTestBase : public testing::Test
 public:
     static void SetUpTestCase()
     {
-        Platform::CoreInit();
-
         gOpenRCT2Headless = true;
         gOpenRCT2NoGraphics = true;
         _context = CreateContext();
diff --git a/test/tests/PlayTests.cpp b/test/tests/PlayTests.cpp
index 43c147d540..238e89b839 100644
--- a/test/tests/PlayTests.cpp
+++ b/test/tests/PlayTests.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ static std::unique_ptr<IContext> localStartGame(const std::string& parkPath)
 {
     gOpenRCT2Headless = true;
     gOpenRCT2NoGraphics = true;
-    Platform::CoreInit();
 
     auto context = CreateContext();
     if (!context->Initialise())
diff --git a/test/tests/ReplayTests.cpp b/test/tests/ReplayTests.cpp
index 7aee8464de..4d450480b4 100644
--- a/test/tests/ReplayTests.cpp
+++ b/test/tests/ReplayTests.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ TEST_P(ReplayTests, RunReplay)
 {
     gOpenRCT2Headless = true;
     gOpenRCT2NoGraphics = true;
-    Platform::CoreInit();
 
     auto testData = GetParam();
     auto replayFile = testData.filePath;
diff --git a/test/tests/RideRatings.cpp b/test/tests/RideRatings.cpp
index ba75d89d20..9ec03030a2 100644
--- a/test/tests/RideRatings.cpp
+++ b/test/tests/RideRatings.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ protected:
         gOpenRCT2Headless = true;
         gOpenRCT2NoGraphics = true;
 
-        Platform::CoreInit();
         auto context = CreateContext();
         bool initialised = context->Initialise();
         ASSERT_TRUE(initialised);
diff --git a/test/tests/S6ImportExportTests.cpp b/test/tests/S6ImportExportTests.cpp
index 58436b15fd..5cd4541094 100644
--- a/test/tests/S6ImportExportTests.cpp
+++ b/test/tests/S6ImportExportTests.cpp
@@ -187,8 +187,6 @@ TEST(S6ImportExportBasic, all)
     gOpenRCT2Headless = true;
     gOpenRCT2NoGraphics = true;
 
-    Platform::CoreInit();
-
     MemoryStream importBuffer;
     MemoryStream exportBuffer;
     MemoryStream snapshotStream;
@@ -233,8 +231,6 @@ TEST(S6ImportExportAdvanceTicks, all)
     gOpenRCT2Headless = true;
     gOpenRCT2NoGraphics = true;
 
-    Platform::CoreInit();
-
     MemoryStream importBuffer;
     MemoryStream exportBuffer;
     MemoryStream snapshotStream;