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Improved dashboard overview calculations

  • Fixed

    More accurate dashboard charts

    The dashboard overview now correctly calculates and displays numbers in its charts.

Growth page now accurately reports user data

  • Fixed

    Accurate growth data

    The growth page now accurately reports user data, including devices, first-time users, and return rates.

Easier marketing and user funneling

  • Added

    Streamline Your Marketing Efforts

    You can now more easily manage your marketing campaigns and attract more users to HallPass.

Report Actions Clarified

  • Added

    Report Actions Clarified

    Reports now clearly list the four actions they can perform, including the one that adds a row to the moderation queue.

Gameover screen now fully visible

  • Fixed

    Gameover screen now fully visible

    The gameover screen is now fully visible on all devices, including phones.

Stale Pages Now Display Correctly Offline

  • Fixed

    Stale Pages Now Display Correctly Offline

    When offline, HallPass now shows the freshest cached page, not always the pre-cached one.

Standings actions no longer overlap with board title

  • Fixed

    Standings actions no longer overlap with board title

    The standings actions on the High Scores page now appear below the board title, rather than overlapping with it.

New Notifications System

  • Added

    New Notifications System

    You can now see a bell icon in the top right corner of the screen, and access a settings page to customize your notifications.

Featured Game Play Count Display

  • Fixed

    Featured Game Play Count Display

    The featured game's play count is now displayed correctly on the home page.

Challenge Duskfall and Neon Well with Friends

  • Added

    Challenge Friends in Duskfall and Neon Well

    You can now challenge friends in Duskfall and Neon Well.

Collaborative Board Enhancements

  • Added

    Collaborative Board Enhancements

    Board members can still move items between lanes and archive/restore them, but only the super admin can delete items for good.

Stealth Pages Agents

No public notes for this release.

Shake-to-panic now works on mobile

  • Fixed

    Shake-to-panic now works on mobile

    Shake-to-panic is now consistently detected on mobile devices.

Stealth Mode for School Networks

  • Added

    Stealth Mode for School Networks

    HallPass now has stealth mode, allowing students to play games without their school network administrators noticing.

Enhanced Stealth Mode with Customizable Tab Disguises

  • Added

    Customize Your Stealth Mode Tab Disguises

    You can now choose from pre-made tab disguises for stealth mode, including Google Docs, Classroom, Drive, Google, and New Tab.

Admin Edits Now Appear Immediately

  • Fixed

    Admin Edits Now Appear Immediately

    Admin edits now appear on the first load, without needing to refresh the page.

Cover Leads Gallery in HallPass

  • Added

    Cover Art Leads the Gallery

    Cover art is now the first image in the gallery, just like any other screenshot.

Accepted Screenshots Now Reach the Gallery

  • Fixed

    Accepted Screenshots Now Reach the Gallery

    Your accepted screenshots are now visible in the game page gallery.

Close a Report as Duplicate

  • Added

    Close a Report as Duplicate

    You can now close a report as a duplicate, which removes it from the list.

Testers can post reviews

  • Added

    Testers can post reviews

    Testers can now post reviews from the beta session page.

Test Session Screen and Automatic Gameplay Screenshots

  • Added

    Test Session Screen

    You can now access the test session screen, where you can play the game, view a tester HUD, and compose bug reports without interrupting gameplay.

  • Added

    Automatic Gameplay Screenshots

    The system now automatically captures screenshots of gameplay, which will be used for bug reports.

Improved Performance with Optimized Blob Operations

  • Added

    Faster Game Version Retrieval

    You can now retrieve game versions more quickly, with a significant reduction in the time it takes to fetch this information.

Translate Review Comments

  • Added

    Translate Review Comments

    Readers can now translate any review into their own language with a 'Translate' / 'Show original' toggle.

Comment Analytics on the Dashboard

  • Added

    Comment Analytics on the Dashboard

    The community's most visible activity is now visible to admins on the dashboard overview.

Mobile Splash Fix

  • Fixed

    Mobile Splash Fix

    The mobile launch splash no longer gets stuck on a spinning wheel.

New Tetris Game: Neon Well

  • Added

    New Tetris Game: Neon Well

    HallPass now features Neon Well, a single-file guideline-accurate Tetris game.

Faster Mobile Tab Bar

  • Added

    Faster Mobile Tab Bar

    The mobile tab bar now loads instantly, and the selected tab lights up immediately when pressed.

Play games that match your device

  • Added

    Play games that match your device

    HallPass now shows you games that are designed for your device type, so you can play games that work well with your phone or computer.

External Games Now Support YouTube Videos

  • Added

    Upload YouTube Videos to External Games

    Admins can now attach a YouTube gameplay or intro video to external games.

External Games Can Now Attach Gameplay/Intro Videos

  • Added

    Attach Gameplay/Intro Videos to External Games

    External games can now attach gameplay or intro videos to their control page.

HallPass Admin Experience Simplified

  • Added

    Fewer Tabs to Manage

    The admin dashboard now has 5 tabs instead of 7, making it easier to navigate.

External Games Integration in Hallpass Admin Tabs

  • Added

    Edit External Games in the Games Tab

    You can now edit the title, tagline, description, category, tags, and external URL of each external game directly in the Games tab.

Jump back row now shows 4 games

  • Added

    Jump back row now shows 4 games

    The recently played row now displays only the last 4 games, mirroring the trending row's display.

Surprise Me Button

  • Added

    Surprise Me Button

    A new 'Surprise me' button has been added to the sidebar, allowing you to jump to a random game's store page.

Copy Game Code from Dashboard

  • Added

    Copy Game Code from Dashboard

    You can now copy a game's current code from the dashboard, including the published index.html and the scoreboard + achievements snippet.

SEO Foundations: Improve Search Engine Visibility

No public notes for this release.

Search for friends with diacritics

  • Fixed

    Search for friends with diacritics

    You can now search for friends with diacritics, such as Turkish characters like "Ateş".

Easier Friend Discovery

  • Added

    Find Friends More Easily

    You can now search for friends and find them more easily in HallPass.

Play Duskfall

  • Added

    Play Duskfall

    HallPass now features Duskfall, a 3D zombie wave-survival shooter.

Analytics Dashboard Update: Improved Accuracy and Performance

  • Fixed

    Analytics Dashboard Now Updates in Real-Time

    The analytics dashboard now updates in real-time, showing accurate play counts after each game.

New game cards, More games to play, and more

  • Added

    New game cards

    Game cards have been redesigned and are now more visually appealing.

  • Added

    More games to play

    We've added 22 new playable HTML bundles to the game library.

  • Added

    Improved SEO

    The homepage now has a clear H1 heading and crawlable links to all game pages.

Seo Sucks

No public notes for this release.

Deployed updates are now live for players

  • Added

    Deployed updates are now live for players

    The HallPass SDK is now updated in real-time for all players, ensuring that new features and fixes are available immediately.

Sign in from a game without losing your progress

  • Fixed

    Sign in from a game without losing your progress

    You can now sign in from a game without losing your in-progress round and score.

Dunk the Trump game is now live

  • Added

    Dunk the Trump game is now live

    Play the new Dunk the Trump game in HallPass.

Multi File Games Now Live on HallPass

  • Added

    Upload and Publish Multi-File Games

    You can now upload and publish games with multiple files, and players can access these files through a game's own directory.

HallPass Fixed the half-cut heart issue

  • Fixed

    Improved Favorite Action Heart Icon

    The favorite action heart icon is now a solid, centered heart with a uniform clearance from the cover art.

Introducing Favorites and Recently Played Personalization

  • Added

    Save and Replay Your Favorites

    You can now save your favorite games and view your recently played games, making it easier to find and play the games you love.

Sign in button now visible on mobile

  • Added

    Sign in on mobile

    The Sign in button is now visible when using HallPass on a mobile device.

Introducing the ShipNote Changelog

  • Added

    Access the ShipNote Changelog

    You can now access the ShipNote changelog from the header and dashboard via a 'What's New' link.

HallPass dashboard reform and AI integration

  • Added

    New dashboard overview page

    The dashboard now has a dedicated overview page, providing a centralized hub for managing games and leaderboards.

  • Added

    Game-centric control center

    Each game now has a control center, allowing for easy management of game settings, leaderboards, and HTML uploads.

  • Added

    Board detail and edit page

    Leaderboard administrators can now view and edit board details, including titles, sorting, and score labels.

  • Added

    Player profile page

    Players can now view their profile, including their display name, email, and cross-board standings.

  • Fixed

    Improved login security

    The login system has been improved to fix an identity bug and add support for Guest# anonymous handles.

Introducing the HallPass Dashboard

  • Added

    Manage Your Games in the Dashboard

    You can now edit game details, upload custom HTML, and manage leaderboards for each game in the dashboard.

  • Added

    View Your Player Profile

    You can now view your player profile, including your display name, email, and game standings.

  • Added

    Verified Scores on Leaderboards

    Leaderboards now display verified scores, indicating that the player has authenticated with their Google account.

HallPass Scoreboard SDK and API Released

  • Added

    provision a scoreboard for your game

    You can now create a scoreboard for your game using the HallPass admin interface.

  • Added

    submit scores to the leaderboard

    You can now submit scores to the leaderboard using the HallPass client SDK.

  • Added

    view the leaderboard for your game

    You can now view the leaderboard for your game using the HallPass public API.

new games and improved haptic feedback

  • Added

    play rhythm hell: harmonic flash

    You can now play Rhythm Hell: Harmonic Flash, a rhythm-driven bullet hell game where you parry bullets on the frame they hit to trigger Black Flash, freeze time to draw a melodic slash, and survive 20 phases to the boss's Infinite Resonance.

  • Added

    play paddle crawler

    You can now play Paddle Crawler, a neon brick-breaker roguelike game where you stack up to 8 gadgets from an arsenal of 100+ powers and chain combos until the grid shatters.

  • Improved

    improved haptic feedback

    Haptic feedback has been improved for a more immersive gaming experience on iOS and Android devices.

  • Added

    haptic feedback for game interactions

    Games now have haptic feedback for interactions and events, such as slicing, combos, and golden targets.

  • Added

    Improved Mobile Experience

    The HallPass app now has an enhanced mobile experience with better accessibility and a more responsive design.

  • Added

    play games offline

    You can now play games without an internet connection.

  • Fixed

    Fixed Mobile Hamburger Menu

    The mobile hamburger menu now works correctly on iOS devices.

22 New Games Added to HallPass

  • Added

    More Games to Play

    You can now play 22 new games in the HallPass library.