ReSpawn_v1.2.1

ReSpawn v1.2.1

Fixed

• Lifetime playtime no longer lost on game removal — Total playtime is now tracked as a permanent, standalone statistic (stats.json) instead of being recalculated from your current library. Removing a completed game from ReSpawn no longer subtracts its hours from your all-time total.
• Power-button exit no longer shows a false "still running" notification — Closing ReSpawn from the in-app power button (or tray "Exit") now fully quits the app immediately. The "still running in tray" balloon now only appears when you actually minimize to tray, not on a real exit.

Added

• Manual update checker — A new "Check for Updates" option in the system tray context menu checks GitHub's latest release on demand and notifies you if a newer version is available, linking directly to the download page. This is fully opt-in and on-demand — ReSpawn never checks automatically or in the background.

Changed

• Distribution format is now a ZIP, not a standalone .exe — Starting this release, download ReSpawn-v1.2.1-win-x64.zip, extract it anywhere, and run ReSpawn.exe from inside the extracted folder. The .exe depends on a few native WPF runtime files (D3DCompiler_47_cor3.dll, PenImc_cor3.dll, PresentationNative_cor3.dll, vcruntime140_cor3.dll, wpfgfx_cor3.dll) that must stay in the same folder — copying just the .exe elsewhere will fail to launch.

Notes

• New file stats.json added under %AppData%\ReSpawn\ to store lifetime stats independently of your active game list.
• No changes to existing games.json format — fully backward compatible with v1.2.0 data.

ReSpawn_v1.2.0

ReSpawn v1.2.0 — UI Polish Update

What's New

• Total playtime counter in header
• Empty search results state with Clear Search button
• Game name tooltip on hover
• Card fade-in animation when library loads
• Custom dark scrollbar
• Run at Startup option in tray menu
• App starts silently in tray when launched from Windows startup

Bug Fixes

• Playtime updates instantly after session ends — no refresh needed
• Auto minimizes to tray when a game launches

ReSpawn v1.1.0

What's New in v1.1.0

Added

• Play button overlay on game cards
• Run at Startup option

Improved

• Better game card usability
• Faster access to game launching

ReSpawn v1.0.0

🎮 ReSpawn

A lightweight offline-first Windows app that unifies your game library
and automatically tracks playtime across every launcher.

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✨ Features

Game Library

• Add games via .exe picker, drag & drop, or .lnk / .url shortcuts
• Auto icon extraction from executables
• Custom icon support
• Edit, remove games anytime
• Real-time search bar
• Total games counter

Playtime Tracking

• Background process monitor — 1 second polling
• Tracks sessions regardless of launch source
• 60s minimum session threshold
• 12-hour session cap for hibernate protection
• Session saved balloon notification
• Orphaned session cleanup on startup

System Tray

• Closes to tray — tracker keeps running
• Auto-minimizes when a game launches
• Power button for immediate exit
• Single instance enforcement

UI

• Clean dark modern interface
• Green dot = Now Playing
• Red dot = File Not Found
• Last played relative dates

Privacy

• 100% offline — zero network requests
• All data stored in %AppData%\ReSpawn\
• No telemetry, no accounts, no API keys

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📥 Installation

1. Download ReSpawn.exe below
2. Double-click to run — no installation needed
3. No .NET runtime required — fully self-contained

Requires Windows 10 / 11 (x64)

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🛠️ Built With

C# 12 · .NET 8 LTS · WPF MVVM