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Launcher v0.2.0-rc3

Launcher v0.2.0-rc3

Released 2026-09-25.

Interface

  • The Game page shows what you are doing while a game runs.

Account

  • Each game keeps its play time and a summary of its last session.
  • When a game closes, a toast says how long you played and where you stopped.
  • Settings from earlier versions keep their play time.

Security

  • Discord support for games and downloads is in place, switched on in rc4.

Newer: v0.2.0-rc4 · Every launcher release · Older: v0.2.0-rc2

Phaethon is a hard fork of OpenGOAL's jak-project. Naughty Dog made the games; you need your own copy of each. built from the wiki · 4 Nov 2026
Phaethon

Built with AI in the loop. Phaethon uses AI assistance for speed and accuracy, and holds it to the same bar as every other contribution: every change is read, tested and checked against the console before it lands.

develop 6332c399 CI green v0.2.1 Nov 4, 2026

Phaethon is an unofficial fan project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or associated with Sony Interactive Entertainment, Naughty Dog or the OpenGOAL project. Jak and Daxter is a trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment. You need your own copy of each game. Icons from Lucide, ISC; JetBrains Mono under the SIL Open Font License.

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Nothing links to playphaethon.com yet, so you have found it before it is ready. Some of what it says may be wrong, out of date or attributed to the wrong source. Treat it as a work in progress until this notice is gone.