diff --git a/crates/workshop-rs/src/bin/workshop-catalog-gen.rs b/crates/workshop-rs/src/bin/workshop-catalog-gen.rs
index a95cbdb..f6d4ae1 100644
--- a/crates/workshop-rs/src/bin/workshop-catalog-gen.rs
+++ b/crates/workshop-rs/src/bin/workshop-catalog-gen.rs
@@ -1123,7 +1123,12 @@ mod corpus {
             );
             index
         };
-        let gamemodes = localized_index(export, &["gamemodes.", "customGameSettings.gamemodes."]);
+        let gamemodes = {
+            let mut index =
+                localized_index(export, &["gamemodes.", "customGameSettings.gamemodes."]);
+            merge_index(&mut index, data_index(export, "gamemodes"));
+            index
+        };
         let maps = localized_index(export, &["maps."]);
         let heroes = localized_index(export, &["heroes."]);
         let teams = localized_index(
@@ -1232,7 +1237,7 @@ mod corpus {
                 "commit": meta.get("commit").and_then(Value::as_str).unwrap_or("<unknown>"),
                 "commitDate": meta.get("commitDate").and_then(Value::as_str).unwrap_or("<unknown>"),
                 "fetchedAt": meta.get("fetchedAt").and_then(Value::as_str).unwrap_or("<unknown>"),
-                "method": "exact en-US spelling match between the declared settings surface (settings::table) and every locale translation carried by the export's customGameSettings/gamemodes/maps/heroes labels and other.customGameSettings tokens; the two hero Ultimate Generation labels are composed per reviewed locale from exact export templates and hero identities; entries without an accepted match keep fail-explicit behavior (ADR-0001 Decision 7)",
+                "method": "exact en-US spelling match between the declared settings surface (settings::table) and every locale translation carried by the export's customGameSettings/gamemodes/maps/heroes labels, direct data.gamemodes entries, and other.customGameSettings tokens; the two hero Ultimate Generation labels are composed per reviewed locale from exact export templates and hero identities; entries without an accepted match keep fail-explicit behavior (ADR-0001 Decision 7)",
                 "sourceReview": "reviewed: workshop-rs commits its own settings mapping data; the user-provided JSON is build input only and is not redistributed",
             },
             "labels": labels,
@@ -1430,7 +1435,7 @@ mod corpus {
 
     #[cfg(test)]
     mod tests {
-        use super::{Index, en_aliases, match_en_aliases, set_zh_alias};
+        use super::{Index, en_aliases, match_en_aliases, set_zh_alias, settings_corpus};
         use serde_json::json;
 
         #[test]
@@ -1490,5 +1495,26 @@ mod corpus {
 
             assert_eq!(entry["aliases"]["zh-CN"], json!(["中止", "中断"]));
         }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn settings_corpus_includes_direct_gamemode_data() {
+            let export = json!({
+                "data": {
+                    "gamemodes": {
+                        "ctf": {
+                            "en-US": "Capture The Flag",
+                            "zh-CN": "勇夺锦旗"
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+
+            let settings = settings_corpus(&export).expect("settings corpus builds");
+            assert_eq!(settings["modes"]["Capture The Flag"]["zh-CN"], "勇夺锦旗");
+            assert_eq!(
+                settings["modes"]["Capture The Flag"]["sources"],
+                json!(["data.gamemodes.ctf"])
+            );
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/workshop-rs/src/settings/data/locales.json b/crates/workshop-rs/src/settings/data/locales.json
index a5fdfbb..396bb92 100644
--- a/crates/workshop-rs/src/settings/data/locales.json
+++ b/crates/workshop-rs/src/settings/data/locales.json
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
       "total": 2
     },
     "modes": {
-      "matched": 7,
-      "total": 7
+      "matched": 8,
+      "total": 8
     },
     "teams": {
       "matched": 3,
@@ -3472,6 +3472,13 @@
       ],
       "zh-CN": "占领要点"
     },
+    "Capture The Flag": {
+      "en-US": "Capture The Flag",
+      "sources": [
+        "data.gamemodes.ctf"
+      ],
+      "zh-CN": "勇夺锦旗"
+    },
     "Deathmatch": {
       "en-US": "Deathmatch",
       "sources": [
@@ -3512,7 +3519,7 @@
   "provenance": {
     "source": "user-provided workshop-data export (workshop-data.json)",
     "sourceCommit": "d854bf01fc7bbf3b2169f67408c07a8da8989ad6",
-    "method": "generated current customGameSettings labels, value kinds, enum members, and paths; dynamic hero templates remain resolved through gameplay catalog identities"
+    "method": "generated current customGameSettings labels, value kinds, enum members, and paths; game mode headers use reviewed localized and direct data.gamemodes identities; dynamic hero templates remain resolved through gameplay catalog identities"
   },
   "schemaVersion": 2,
   "teams": {
diff --git a/crates/workshop-rs/tests/settings_pipeline.rs b/crates/workshop-rs/tests/settings_pipeline.rs
index 6a017d3..5d10c32 100644
--- a/crates/workshop-rs/tests/settings_pipeline.rs
+++ b/crates/workshop-rs/tests/settings_pipeline.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,21 @@ fn reviewed_settings_conversion_round_trips_en_us_and_zh_cn() {
     assert_eq!(collapse(&back_to_en.text), collapse(&source));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn capture_the_flag_settings_emit_and_reparse_in_zh_cn() {
+    let catalog = catalog();
+    let source = "settings { modes { Capture The Flag {} } }";
+    let en = Locale::new("en-US");
+    let zh = Locale::new("zh-CN");
+    let program = parser::parse(source, &catalog, &en).expect("CTF settings parse");
+
+    let emitted = emitter::emit(&program, &catalog, &zh).expect("CTF settings emit");
+    assert!(emitted.contains("勇夺锦旗"), "{emitted}");
+
+    let reparsed = parser::parse(&emitted, &catalog, &zh).expect("CTF settings reparse");
+    assert!(roundtrip::equivalent(&program, &reparsed));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn composed_blizzard_settings_labels_convert_in_both_directions() {
     let source = "settings {