Changelog

v0.1.0-rc5

2026-09-26

Launcher

• An import that fails while building the game now stops with its own error instead of crashing.

v0.1.0-rc4

2026-09-25

Jak X

• Jak X imports from its retail disc through the launcher.

Launcher

• Importing a folder that holds a different game stops with a clear error.
• The game's reports to the launcher no longer stall after one of them fails.
• Only your own account can read what the game reports to the launcher.

Delivery

• An update rebuilds only the games it changes.
• Each release carries these notes, and the launcher shows them.

v0.1.0-rc3

2026-09-25

Launcher

• Each game now tells the launcher what you are doing in it.

Games

• Game loading follows the original console more closely in all four games.

v0.1.0-rc2

2026-09-24

Delivery

• Nothing changed in the games; this candidate tested how releases are published.

v0.1.0-rc1

2026-09-24

Games

• The first Phaethon release: Jak and Daxter, Jak II, Jak 3 and Jak X: Combat Racing as native ports true to the originals.
• A remastered preset sits beside the original look and keeps its own settings.
• A debug window can be opened at startup.
• Every Windows release comes with DLSS and FSR upscaling built in.

Launcher

• The launcher installs the runtime, which never includes anything from a game disc.

Delivery

• Each release comes as a single download.

v0.2.0-rc6

2026-09-26

Launcher

• Sessions you play while signed in are reported to your Phaethon account, and to no other.
• Your profile shows play time from Phaethon, or from this PC when Phaethon cannot be reached.
• Your profile lists each game with its play time, last play and whether its saves are backed up.
• Phaethon's addresses moved to playphaethon.com.

v0.2.0-rc5

2026-09-26

Install

• The license in setup fills its box and adds terms for game data, updates, presence and warranty.
• Setup's Back, Next and Cancel buttons are evenly spaced.
• The Launch Phaethon checkbox at the end of setup no longer touches its text.
• The uninstaller looks like the setup wizard.
• Setup shows the Phaethon icon in dark mode.

Launcher

• Sign in to Phaethon from the launcher.
• Your profile page shows your name, your email and your play time.
• A runtime download that the store updates underneath starts over instead of leaving a mixed install.
• The splash, About and crash reports show the full version, such as v0.2.0-rc4.
• What's new appears after updating to a pre-release.
• The launcher always uses Phaethon's server, and the Server setting is gone.
• The changelog is wider and shows each change as a short summary.
• The changelog describes each change in one short sentence.
• An import error message uses American spelling.
• A game build that fails while compiling now says so plainly.
• The Home page shows what you are playing while a game runs, and the library waits for it to end.
• Setup is Phaethon's: where it lives, your preferences, your account.
• Discord presence can be turned off in Settings.

v0.2.0-rc4

2026-09-26

Launcher

• Discord shows what you are doing in the launcher and in the game.
• A runtime update rebuilds only the games it changes.
• Two disc import errors now say what to do.
• Runtime downloads are recorded in the launcher log.
• The changelog has a tab for the launcher and one for the runtime.
• The Runtime updated toast opens what changed.
• The What's new card lists each change on one line.

Install

• A setup wizard installs the launcher.
• Setup says whether it installs, updates, reinstalls or downgrades.
• Setup and uninstall wait until the launcher is closed.
• Apps and Features lists the launcher once, and uninstalling asks what else to remove.
• Setup and its uninstaller are signed whenever the launcher is.

Delivery

• A busy server makes a runtime download wait and try again instead of failing.
• The setup wizard can be downloaded from Phaethon's server.

v0.2.0-rc3

2026-09-25

Launcher

• The Game page shows what you are doing while a game runs.
• Each game keeps its play time and a summary of its last session.
• Discord support for games and downloads is in place, switched on in rc4.
• When a game closes, a toast says how long you played and where you stopped.
• Settings from earlier versions keep their play time.

v0.2.0-rc2

2026-09-25

Launcher

• The launcher is now called Phaethon.
• Your settings move over with the rename.
• A pre-release now updates to the next pre-release.

Install

• The launcher installs for your Windows account and updates itself.
• The launcher and its installer are ready to be signed.

v0.2.0-rc1

2026-09-24

Game

• The Remastered checkbox starts the game on its remastered settings.
• Settings saved with the old Enhanced preset open as Remastered.

Delivery

• Each version is published as a download.
• Installed launchers are offered only versions checked on the server.

v0.1.0

2026-09-02

Launcher

• The first release of the Jak launcher.
• It runs beside the launcher it came from without sharing settings or logins.
• It reaches no server until one is set.
• A failed update check says so.
• Its window, About panel, crash dialog and Discord status read Jak Launcher.
• It has a placeholder icon and logo.