Product updates

Updates

Track what shipped in AOE2 game viewer and scan the latest release notes from one page.

Version 2.6.1

Release 2.6.1

June 30, 2026

This release adds AOE2 Spy for live game overlays and followup strategies.

AOE2 Spy live overlay

AOE2 Spy shows an opponent's Elo and past strategies directly in the live game overlay.

Followup strategies

The app now adds followup strategies so you can see what players transition into after the opening.

Version 2.5.1

Release 2.5.1

June 24, 2026

This release adds strategy filters to Custom Search and Custom Follow, detects opening strategies, and makes game history refresh more robust.

Strategy filters for Custom Search and Custom Follow

Custom Search and Custom Follow now include strategy filters, so you can find and follow games by opening plan.

Strategy detection

The app can detect opening strategies for supported games and show them alongside the match.

More robust game history refresh

Game history refresh is more reliable when loading and updating recent matches.

Version 2.3.1

Release 2.3.1

June 11, 2026

This release adds many more filters to Custom Search and Custom Follow, returns more follow results, and improves sharing and recorded-game playback.

More Custom Search and Custom Follow filters

Custom Search and Custom Follow now include many more filters, so you can narrow games by more match settings.

More follow results

Follow views return more matching games, giving you a deeper list to scan.

Sharing and recorded-game playback improvements

Sharing is smoother, and recorded-game playback is more reliable when opening games from the app.

Version 2.2.0

Release 2.2.0

June 6, 2026

This release adds Recent Games links across follow cards, clickable player names, and local database results in Custom Search.

Recent Games links

Follow cards now include Recent Games links so you can jump straight to a player's latest recorded matches.

Clickable player names

Player names in match lists can open that player's recent games.

Version 2.1.0

Release 2.1.0

June 4, 2026

This release adds custom follows and custom search for games by selected maps, players, or civs.

Custom follows

Users can follow games of selected map, players, civs, or maps.

Version 2.0.0

Release 2.0.0

June 2, 2026

This release adds Paste 'n Play, easier game sharing with friends, and a local save games manager.

Paste and play

Paste a shared game link into the app and launch the replay directly, without manually hunting for the recorded-game file.

Easy share games with friends

Share a game link so friends can open the same match quickly from AOE2 game viewer.

Local save games manager

Browse and manage local recorded games from one place when you want to replay, share, or clean up saved matches.

Version 1.3.2

Release 1.3.2

May 29, 2026

This release adds more ways to follow the games you care about, gives you control over local cache cleanup, and fixes a refresh bug that could break clicks.

Follow civilizations and maps

You can now follow a favorite civilization or a map and open recent games for that civilization or on that map from the same workflow.

Purge cached games

A new Purge button lets you delete locally cached games when you want to clear space or reset old replay data.

Add to favorites

You can now add supported items to your favorites so the views you revisit most stay one click away.

Refresh click fix

We fixed a page refresh bug that could invalidate clicks and make the page feel unresponsive after reloading.