diff --git a/doc/flame/game.md b/doc/flame/game.md
index baeab55a090..cdfdafd6b0d 100644
--- a/doc/flame/game.md
+++ b/doc/flame/game.md
@@ -94,12 +94,13 @@ Once the `GameWidget` is removed from the tree, `onRemove` is called, just like
 component is removed from the component tree.
 
 ```{note}
-The `onRemove` can be used to clean up potential memory leaks by doing the following:
+The `onRemove` can be used to clean up potential memory leaks such as the following:
 ```
 
 ```dart
   @override
   void onRemove() {
+    // Optional based on your game needs.
     removeAll(children);
     processLifecycleEvents();
     Flame.images.clearCache();
diff --git a/packages/flame/lib/src/game/game.dart b/packages/flame/lib/src/game/game.dart
index 53f2e2e88bb..a028943b9ce 100644
--- a/packages/flame/lib/src/game/game.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/lib/src/game/game.dart
@@ -190,7 +190,10 @@ abstract mixin class Game {
       );
     }
     _gameRenderBox = gameRenderBox;
-    onAttach();
+    if (!_isInternalRefresh) {
+      onAttach();
+    }
+    _isInternalRefresh = false;
   }
 
   /// Called when the game has been attached. This can be overridden
@@ -202,10 +205,10 @@ abstract mixin class Game {
   ///
   /// Should not be called manually.
   void detach() {
-    onRemove();
+    if (!_isInternalRefresh) {
+      onDetach();
+    }
     _gameRenderBox = null;
-
-    onDetach();
   }
 
   /// Called when the game is about to be removed from the Flutter widget tree,
@@ -358,11 +361,17 @@ abstract mixin class Game {
     gameStateListeners.remove(callback);
   }
 
+  bool _isInternalRefresh = false;
+
   /// When a Game is attached to a `GameWidget`, this method will force that
   /// widget to be rebuilt. This can be used when updating any property which is
   /// implemented within the Flutter tree.
+  ///
+  /// When [isInternalRefresh] is passed as false it will trigger the `onAttach`
+  /// and `onDetach` events; otherwise, those events will not be called.
   @internal
-  void refreshWidget() {
+  void refreshWidget({bool isInternalRefresh = true}) {
+    _isInternalRefresh = isInternalRefresh;
     gameStateListeners.forEach((callback) => callback());
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/flame/lib/src/game/game_widget/game_widget.dart b/packages/flame/lib/src/game/game_widget/game_widget.dart
index fdf734c3bac..f21dade9a15 100644
--- a/packages/flame/lib/src/game/game_widget/game_widget.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/lib/src/game/game_widget/game_widget.dart
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ class GameWidgetState<T extends Game> extends State<GameWidget<T>> {
   /// `currentGame`'s `onDispose` method will be called; otherwise, it will not.
   void disposeCurrentGame({bool callGameOnDispose = false}) {
     currentGame.removeGameStateListener(_onGameStateChange);
+    currentGame.onRemove();
     if (callGameOnDispose) {
       currentGame.onDispose();
     }
diff --git a/packages/flame/lib/src/game/overlay_manager.dart b/packages/flame/lib/src/game/overlay_manager.dart
index b53fe6c6e6c..e7f723a17b4 100644
--- a/packages/flame/lib/src/game/overlay_manager.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/lib/src/game/overlay_manager.dart
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ class OverlayManager {
   /// Clears all active overlays.
   void clear() {
     _activeOverlays.clear();
-    _game.refreshWidget();
+    _game.refreshWidget(isInternalRefresh: false);
   }
 
   /// Marks the [overlayName] to be rendered.
   bool add(String overlayName) {
     final setChanged = _addImpl(overlayName);
     if (setChanged) {
-      _game.refreshWidget();
+      _game.refreshWidget(isInternalRefresh: false);
     }
     return setChanged;
   }
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class OverlayManager {
     final initialCount = _activeOverlays.length;
     overlayNames.forEach(_addImpl);
     if (initialCount != _activeOverlays.length) {
-      _game.refreshWidget();
+      _game.refreshWidget(isInternalRefresh: false);
     }
   }
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class OverlayManager {
   bool remove(String overlayName) {
     final hasRemoved = _activeOverlays.remove(overlayName);
     if (hasRemoved) {
-      _game.refreshWidget();
+      _game.refreshWidget(isInternalRefresh: false);
     }
     return hasRemoved;
   }
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class OverlayManager {
     final initialCount = _activeOverlays.length;
     overlayNames.forEach(_activeOverlays.remove);
     if (_activeOverlays.length != initialCount) {
-      _game.refreshWidget();
+      _game.refreshWidget(isInternalRefresh: false);
     }
   }