GameHQ 0.7.1 is a major update introducing automatic updates, HDR-aware capture, a Windows installer, and Playnite integration.
Highlights
- Automatic updater: GameHQ can check for updates, download them, install them, restart automatically, and safely roll back if an update fails. Production-signed manifests protect update authenticity.
- HDR capture: GameHQ detects HDR displays and uses GPU tone mapping so screenshots and SDR replay videos no longer appear washed out or overexposed.
- Windows installer: GameHQ now includes a standard per-user Setup package while keeping Portable available as an alternative.
- Playnite integration: The new plugin can discover GameHQ, launch it with games, forward game start and stop events, and restore state after reconnects.
- Improved Settings and About: Redesigned settings pages, clearer diagnostics, update controls, offline release notes, and a new What's New view.
- Capture and data safety: Screenshots are saved atomically, rapid captures cannot overwrite each other, portable imports protect existing data, and failed database or configuration recovery now rolls back safely.
- General reliability: Improved long-path support, IPC reconnect handling, update discovery, storage diagnostics, log rotation, and Setup/update conflict prevention.
Verification
- 33 native tests passed.
- 20 Playnite integration tests passed.
- Production update signing, tamper rejection, packaging, privacy, dependency, and licensing checks passed.
Playnite plugin
Download GameHQ_Playnite_Integration_0_4_12.pext from the assets below and open it with Playnite to install GameHQ Integration 0.4.12. The plugin discovers GameHQ, launches it with games, forwards lifecycle events, and restores state after reconnects.
Open-source Beta · Not yet code-signed. Windows may show an Unknown publisher or SmartScreen warning.