This changelog is a concise summary of major updates, based on the project commit history. It highlights meaningful changes rather than every small style tweak or maintenance commit.
May 2026
Trust pages, guide pages, and multilingual metadata polish
- Added dedicated guide and BrantSteele alternative pages across English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.
- Improved metadata coverage for multilingual blog and simulation pages.
- Refined tribute editor styling and navigation links for a clearer product experience.
April 2026
Custom events, sharing, challenge mode, and international SEO
- Added custom event creation, editing, import, and export for day, night, feast, bloodbath, and arena events.
- Added share links, share cards with QR codes, challenge links, and local game history.
- Expanded multilingual support with French, Portuguese, and Spanish pages, plus hreflang and sitemap improvements.
- Added blog guides for tribute creation, custom events, challenge mode, browser play, and simulator history.
March 2026
Next.js migration and stronger SEO foundations
- Migrated the project to Next.js for better server-rendered pages and search visibility.
- Improved title, description, sitemap, robots, structured data, and analytics setup.
- Added clearer how-to content on the home page and improved responsive landing page sections.
February 2026
Sharing, image, and gameplay improvements
- Added image SEO assets, lazy loading, compression tooling, and default avatar improvements.
- Improved responsive layouts for the home page and simulation view.
- Added privacy policy, terms of service, header, footer, contact email, and domain-specific SEO updates.
- Adjusted simulation pacing, day count behavior, and tribute attribute constraints.
January 2026
Initial simulator launch
- Launched the first version of the Hunger Games Simulator.
- Added tribute creation, event simulation, attributes, districts, event logs, and winner results.
What Is Updated Most Often?
The project usually evolves in three areas: simulator features, content and SEO clarity, and user experience. That includes event logic, sharing workflows, multilingual pages, metadata, responsive layouts, and privacy-facing pages.