diff --git a/kiosk/src/App.tsx b/kiosk/src/App.tsx
index d79b9ef9cd0a..c38bdcff9127 100644
--- a/kiosk/src/App.tsx
+++ b/kiosk/src/App.tsx
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ function App() {
                 if (cfg) {
                     dispatch(Actions.setTargetConfig(cfg));
                     if (cfg.kiosk) {
-                        dispatch(Actions.setGameList(cfg.kiosk.games));
+                        if (!state.clean) {
+                            dispatch(Actions.setGameList(cfg.kiosk.games));
+                        }
                         // Load user-added games from local storage.
                         dispatch(Actions.loadUserAddedGames());
-                        // Select the first game in the list.
-                        dispatch(Actions.setSelectedGameId(cfg.kiosk.games[0].id));
                     }
                 } else {
                     // TODO: Handle this better
diff --git a/kiosk/src/Components/GameList.tsx b/kiosk/src/Components/GameList.tsx
index 44f322b8676a..1a459ee79145 100644
--- a/kiosk/src/Components/GameList.tsx
+++ b/kiosk/src/Components/GameList.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const GameList: React.FC<IProps> = ({}) => {
     const [userInitiatedTransition, setUserInitiatedTransition] =
         React.useState(false);
     const [pageInited, setPageInited] = React.useState(false);
+    const [generation, setGeneration] = React.useState(0);
 
     const handleLocalSwiper = (swiper: SwiperClass) => {
         setLocalSwiper(swiper);
@@ -116,11 +117,12 @@ const GameList: React.FC<IProps> = ({}) => {
     };
 
     const slideChangeTransitionEnd = () => {
+        setGeneration(generation + 1); // This will force GameSlides to re-render
         if (userInitiatedTransition) {
             syncSelectedGame();
             setUserInitiatedTransition(false);
         }
-    }
+    };
 
     if (!kiosk.allGames?.length) {
         return (
@@ -134,7 +136,6 @@ const GameList: React.FC<IProps> = ({}) => {
         <div className="carouselWrap">
             <Swiper
                 focusableElements="div"
-                slideActiveClass="swiper-slide-active"
                 tabIndex={0}
                 loop={true}
                 slidesPerView={1.8}
@@ -143,14 +144,16 @@ const GameList: React.FC<IProps> = ({}) => {
                 onSwiper={handleLocalSwiper}
                 allowTouchMove={true}
                 modules={[Pagination]}
-                onSlideChangeTransitionStart={() => slideChangeTransitionStart()}
+                onSlideChangeTransitionStart={() =>
+                    slideChangeTransitionStart()
+                }
                 onSlideChangeTransitionEnd={() => slideChangeTransitionEnd()}
                 onTouchStart={() => setUserInitiatedTransition(true)}
             >
                 {kiosk.allGames.map((game, index) => {
                     return (
                         <SwiperSlide key={index}>
-                            <GameSlide game={game} />
+                            <GameSlide game={game} generation={generation} />
                         </SwiperSlide>
                     );
                 })}
diff --git a/kiosk/src/Components/GameSlide.tsx b/kiosk/src/Components/GameSlide.tsx
index 93236c8f140c..cbb589f3a594 100644
--- a/kiosk/src/Components/GameSlide.tsx
+++ b/kiosk/src/Components/GameSlide.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useContext, useMemo } from "react";
+import { useContext, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { playSoundEffect } from "../Services/SoundEffectService";
 import { launchGame } from "../Transforms/launchGame";
 import { GameData } from "../Types";
@@ -10,9 +10,35 @@ import { getEffectiveGameId } from "../Utils";
 
 interface IProps {
     game: GameData;
+    generation: number; // Enables GameList to force a re-render of GameSlide when carousel transitions
 }
-const GameSlide: React.FC<IProps> = ({ game }) => {
+const GameSlide: React.FC<IProps> = ({ game, generation }) => {
     const { state: kiosk } = useContext(AppStateContext);
+    const [myParentRef, setMyParentRef] = useState<
+        HTMLElement | null | undefined
+    >(null);
+
+    const handleRef = (el: HTMLElement | null) => {
+        setMyParentRef(el?.parentElement);
+    };
+
+    const isSelected = useMemo(() => {
+        let selected = kiosk.selectedGameId === game.id;
+        if (myParentRef) {
+            selected =
+                selected &&
+                myParentRef.classList.contains("swiper-slide-active");
+        }
+        return selected;
+    }, [
+        kiosk.selectedGameId,
+        game.id,
+        myParentRef,
+        // `generation` is included here to force re-render when carousel
+        // transitions. This is a workaround for Swiper's direct DOM
+        // manipulation .. React doesn't always know about it.
+        generation,
+    ]);
 
     const handleSlideClick = () => {
         pxt.tickEvent("kiosk.gameLaunched", { game: game.id });
@@ -28,7 +54,7 @@ const GameSlide: React.FC<IProps> = ({ game }) => {
     }, [game, game?.tempGameId]);
 
     return (
-        <div className="gameTile" onClick={handleSlideClick}>
+        <div className="gameTile" onClick={handleSlideClick} ref={handleRef}>
             <div className="gameSelectionIndicator" />
             <div
                 className="gameThumbnail"
@@ -49,13 +75,11 @@ const GameSlide: React.FC<IProps> = ({ game }) => {
                 )}
             </div>
 
-            {kiosk.selectedGameId && game.id === kiosk.selectedGameId && (
+            {isSelected && (
                 <div className="pressStart">{lf("Press A to Start")}</div>
             )}
 
-            {kiosk.selectedGameId && game.id === kiosk.selectedGameId && (
-                <GameMenu />
-            )}
+            {isSelected && <GameMenu />}
         </div>
     );
 };
diff --git a/kiosk/src/Kiosk.css b/kiosk/src/Kiosk.css
index d740bcfbe002..4ddb97a02ef7 100644
--- a/kiosk/src/Kiosk.css
+++ b/kiosk/src/Kiosk.css
@@ -552,19 +552,26 @@ h2 {
 
 .swiper-slide {
     position: relative;
-    width: var(--swiper-width);
     transform: scale(0.75);
     top: -10%;
 }
 
-.swiper-slide-active {
-    cursor: pointer;
-    transform: scale(1) !important;
-    top: 0;
+.swiper-slide.swiper-slide-next {
+    position: relative;
+    transform: scale(0.75) !important;
+    top: -10%;
+}
+
+.swiper-slide.swiper-slide-prev {
+    position: relative;
+    transform: scale(0.75) !important;
+    top: -10%;
 }
 
-.swiper-slide-active .deleted {
-    animation: 1s shrink;
+.swiper-slide.swiper-slide-active {
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transform: scale(1);
+    top: 0;
 }
 
 .gameTile {
diff --git a/kiosk/src/State/Reducer.ts b/kiosk/src/State/Reducer.ts
index 65c0922a2caf..756f5aeb463f 100644
--- a/kiosk/src/State/Reducer.ts
+++ b/kiosk/src/State/Reducer.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export default function reducer(state: AppState, action: Action): AppState {
             if (state.selectedGameId === action.gameId) {
                 // Get the index of the now-deleted game in the original list.
                 const selectedGameIndex = state.allGames.findIndex(g => g.id === action.gameId);
-                if (selectedGameIndex >= 0) {
+                if (selectedGameIndex >= 0 && remainingGames.length) {
                     if (selectedGameIndex > remainingGames.length - 1) {
                         // The index of the deleted game is beyond the bounds of the updated list. Select the last game in the updated list.
                         selectedGameId = remainingGames[remainingGames.length - 1].id;
diff --git a/kiosk/src/State/State.ts b/kiosk/src/State/State.ts
index 03443ad8fc5a..58c6bdada560 100644
--- a/kiosk/src/State/State.ts
+++ b/kiosk/src/State/State.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ export type AppState = {
     kioskCodeExpiration?: number;
     notifications: Notifications;
     modal?: ModalConfig;
-    clean: boolean;
-    locked: boolean;
-    time?: string;
-    volume?: number;
+    clean: boolean; // if true, don't load built-in games
+    locked: boolean; // if true, hide the add games button
+    time?: string; // lifetime of kiosk code, in minutes
+    volume?: number; // volume level of kiosk UI sounds, in [0..1]
     targetConfig?: pxt.TargetConfig;
 };