diff --git a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseTaikoPlayfield.cs b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseTaikoPlayfield.cs
index 74f59f3fdb..ecd6fe813e 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseTaikoPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseTaikoPlayfield.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ private void addMissJudgement()
             });
         }
 
+        private void addSwell()
+        {
+            playfield.Add(new DrawableSwell(new Swell
+            {
+                StartTime = Time.Current + 1000,
+                EndTime = Time.Current + 5000,
+                PreEmpt = 1000
+            }));
+        }
+        
         private void addDrumRoll(bool strong)
         {
             var d = new DrumRoll
@@ -85,16 +95,6 @@ private void addDrumRoll(bool strong)
             playfield.Add(strong ? new DrawableStrongDrumRoll(d) : new DrawableDrumRoll(d));
         }
 
-        private void addSwell()
-        {
-            playfield.Add(new DrawableSwell(new Swell
-            {
-                StartTime = Time.Current + 1000,
-                EndTime = Time.Current + 5000,
-                PreEmpt = 1000
-            }));
-        }
-
         private void addCentreHit(bool strong)
         {
             Hit h = new Hit
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/UI/TaikoHitRenderer.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/UI/TaikoHitRenderer.cs
index e70e2d3811..5640e1df30 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/UI/TaikoHitRenderer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/UI/TaikoHitRenderer.cs
@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Drawables;
-using osu.Game.Modes.Replays;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects;
-using osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Replays;
+using osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects.Drawable;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Modes.UI;
+using osu.Game.Modes.Replays;
+using osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Replays;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.UI
 {
@@ -27,9 +29,44 @@ public TaikoHitRenderer(WorkingBeatmap beatmap)
 
         protected override IBeatmapProcessor<TaikoHitObject> CreateBeatmapProcessor() => new TaikoBeatmapProcessor();
 
-        protected override Playfield<TaikoHitObject, TaikoJudgement> CreatePlayfield() => new TaikoPlayfield();
+        protected override Playfield<TaikoHitObject, TaikoJudgement> CreatePlayfield() => new TaikoPlayfield
+        {
+            Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+            Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft
+        };
 
-        protected override DrawableHitObject<TaikoHitObject, TaikoJudgement> GetVisualRepresentation(TaikoHitObject h) => null;
+        protected override DrawableHitObject<TaikoHitObject, TaikoJudgement> GetVisualRepresentation(TaikoHitObject h)
+        {
+            var centreHit = h as CentreHit;
+            if (centreHit != null)
+            {
+                if (h.IsStrong)
+                    return new DrawableStrongCentreHit(centreHit);
+                return new DrawableCentreHit(centreHit);
+            }
+
+            var rimHit = h as RimHit;
+            if (rimHit != null)
+            {
+                if (h.IsStrong)
+                    return new DrawableStrongRimHit(rimHit);
+                return new DrawableRimHit(rimHit);
+            }
+
+            var drumRoll = h as DrumRoll;
+            if (drumRoll != null)
+            {
+                if (h.IsStrong)
+                    return new DrawableStrongDrumRoll(drumRoll);
+                return new DrawableDrumRoll(drumRoll);
+            }
+
+            var swell = h as Swell;
+            if (swell != null)
+                return new DrawableSwell(swell);
+
+            return null;
+        }
 
         protected override FramedReplayInputHandler CreateReplayInputHandler(Replay replay) => new TaikoFramedReplayInputHandler(replay);
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 5bdb629393..c678e9bf37 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ private void load(AudioManager audio, BeatmapDatabase beatmaps, OsuConfigManager
         {
             var beatmap = Beatmap.Beatmap;
 
-            if (beatmap.BeatmapInfo?.Mode > PlayMode.Osu)
+            if (beatmap.BeatmapInfo?.Mode > PlayMode.Taiko)
             {
                 //we only support osu! mode for now because the hitobject parsing is crappy and needs a refactor.
                 Exit();