Changelog

New features, improvements, and fixes. Follow along as Lorekeeper evolves.

v1.6.0

Compatibility Card & Quality Updates

  • New
    Compatibility card on profiles — see your match percentage, shared played games, breakdown scores (rating sync, genre taste, play style), and confidence level when viewing another gamer's profile.
  • Improved
    Completion rate now excludes wishlist and live service games from the denominator for a more accurate percentage.
  • Improved
    Library stats now show Dropped and Plan to Play counts alongside existing stats.
  • Design
    Centered the 'Show all shared played games' button in the compatibility card.
  • Improved
    Completion rate display now shows completable game count instead of total.
v1.5.0

Story Card Export & Review Permalinks

  • New
    Export for Story — generate a premium 1080×1920 cinematic card from any review, featuring your game cover, star rating, review quote, genres, playtime, and emotional journey. Downloads as a PNG ready for Instagram Stories, TikTok, or any social platform.
  • New
    Review permalinks — each review now has a shareable link (lorekeeper.cc/review/ID) with rich Open Graph preview cards for Discord, Twitter, and social embeds.
  • New
    Emotional Journey section on story cards — color-coded emotion pills (fun, fear, sad, frustrated, mindblown, relaxed) with themed emoji badges show your logged emotional reactions.
  • New
    Half-star ratings — reviews now support 0.5-star increments for more precise scoring (e.g. 3.5/5 stars).
  • Design
    Story card redesign — cinematic blurred game-cover backgrounds, decorative serif quotation marks, teal-accented playtime badge, genre tags, and glassmorphism quote box.
  • Improved
    Mobile share flow — on touch devices, the Export button triggers the native share sheet for direct posting to Instagram, WhatsApp, and other apps.
v1.4.0

PC Specs & Smart Recommendations

  • New
    PC Specs in Settings — set your RAM and GPU to see your performance tier (Basic → Ultra). Supports 60+ GPUs across NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, and Apple Silicon.
  • New
    PC Tier toggle — once game requirements data is available, recommendations will automatically filter to games your PC can run.
v1.3.0

Steam Library Import

  • New
    Steam Library Import — import your Steam games into Lorekeeper with one click. Games are matched via IGDB and added to your library with playtime data. Available in Settings → Integrations (requires Steam URL linked).
  • New
    Smart sync — existing games get playtime updated only if Steam has more hours. New games are added with 'Playing' status.
  • Improved
    Import results summary shows imported, updated, skipped, and failed counts at a glance.
  • Security
    Rate limited to 1 import per 24 hours to prevent API abuse. Steam API key secured server-side only.
v1.2.0

Discord & Steam Integrations

  • New
    Discord profile linking — add your Discord User ID in Settings → Integrations. Clicking the Discord icon on any profile opens a direct DM link. Auto-detected for users who signed up with Discord OAuth.
  • New
    Steam profile linking — add your Steam profile URL in Settings → Integrations. The Steam icon appears on your public profile linking directly to your Steam page.
  • New
    Social icons on profiles — Discord and Steam icons now appear inline on both your own profile and on other users' public profiles (only shown if linked).
  • Design
    New Integrations section in Settings with per-field help tooltips, preview links, and auto-detect badge for Discord OAuth users
v1.1.1

Public Profile Upgrade & UX Polish

  • New
    Public profile library upgrade — visiting another gamer's profile now shows the same rich library view as your own profile, with status filter pills, detailed game cards (ratings, hours, status badges), and a Library Stats sidebar with completion ring
  • New
    Login prompt modal — logged-out users clicking Log Game, Backlog, or Plan to Play now see a friendly sign-in prompt with Log In and Create Account options instead of a silent error
  • Fix
    Ratings now display correctly on public profiles (was showing 'Not rated' for reviewed games)
  • Fix
    Library sort order matches across own and public profiles: Active → Playing → Completed → Backlog → On Break → Plan to Play → Dropped → Retired
  • Fix
    Favourite filter now works on public profiles
  • Fix
    Chrome autofill no longer pre-fills the registration form with saved credentials
v1.1.0

Live Service Games & Library Upgrades

  • New
    Live service game detection — Valorant, CS2, FIFA, Fortnite, and other competitive/live games are auto-detected via IGDB and show Active, On Break, and Retired statuses instead of Completed
  • New
    Milestone tracking for live service games — set your current rank, peak rank, and main character/agent directly on the game page
  • New
    Cross-entry rating sync — rating one edition of a game (e.g. GTA V) automatically syncs to all sibling editions in your library
  • New
    Search disambiguation — edition labels (Special Edition, Enhanced Edition, etc.) now appear in search results to distinguish different versions
  • Improved
    Library now sorted by status: Playing/Active → Completed → Backlog → On Break → Plan to Play → Dropped → Retired, with favourites prioritized
  • Improved
    Completion rate now excludes live service games since they can't be 'completed'
  • Improved
    New library filter tabs: Active, On Break, and Retired for competitive games
  • New
    System notifications — platform announcements now appear in your notification bell with a ✨ sparkle icon
  • Improved
    Journal entries now display newest first instead of oldest first
  • Improved
    Community feed shows proper action text for live service statuses (e.g. 'is actively playing' instead of 'added to active')
  • Fix
    Server down auto-redirect — after 2 consecutive health check failures, you're automatically taken to the status page. Auto-returns with countdown when server recovers
  • Fix
    Pre-cached games (Valorant, Fortnite) now correctly detected as live service on first page visit
v1.0.0

Launch 🚀

  • New
    Game library with status tracking (Playing, Completed, Backlog, Dropped) and playtime logging
  • New
    Emotional tracking — log how games make you feel with timestamped emotion entries
  • New
    Play session timer with notes and journal entries
  • New
    Reviews with 1–5 star ratings, spoiler tags, and likes
  • New
    Custom game lists — create and share curated collections
  • New
    Gamer Personality — AI-powered archetype based on your gaming patterns and emotions
  • New
    Smart recommendations based on your library, ratings, genres, and platform preferences
  • New
    Lorekeeper Wrapped — annual recap with top games, total hours, emotional heatmap, and stats
  • New
    Social features — follow gamers, dual activity feeds (Global vs Following), gamer compatibility scores
  • New
    Discover dashboard — browse by Popular, Trending, Genre, and Emotional Vibes
  • New
    GDPR-compliant data export (full JSON) and account deletion from settings
  • Security
    Two-factor authentication (TOTP), account lockout, rate limiting, and encrypted sessions
  • Security
    Full privacy policy and terms of service (GDPR & CCPA compliant)
  • Infrastructure
    Sentry error monitoring for frontend and backend
  • Infrastructure
    SEO optimization with dynamic metadata and Open Graph tags on all pages
  • Design
    Dark-themed UI with glassmorphism, micro-animations, and responsive layouts

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