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What changed.

The short version of each release, newest first. Currently 2.9.0.

Onism Play 2.9.0

November 11, 2026

Controller test sheet, per-game pads and a quieter Play page.

  • FIXED

    Test Vibration vibrates

    The test now plays a real buzz, and you can test the left and right motors separately.

  • NEW

    Smarter controller test sheet

    Button names follow your pad, sticks are checked for drift, and DualSense pads get a light bar colour picker.

  • NEW

    Per-game pad choices

    Hide a pad from one game (experimental). A game's PlayStation mode is now remembered after a restart.

Onism Play 2.8.1

November 10, 2026

The audio monitor knows which headset head tracking follows.

  • FIXED

    No false headset mismatch

    A renamed or look-alike headset no longer shows a false or missed mismatch in the monitor.

Onism Play 2.8.0

November 10, 2026

PHASE audio monitor, in-game overlay and automatic engine link.

  • NEW

    Audio monitor

    A menu-bar popover shows whether PHASE is rendering, the speaker layout, per-channel levels and head direction.

  • NEW

    In-game overlay

    A click-through overlay toggled with ctrl-cmd-A, placed in a corner or dragged anywhere.

  • NEW

    Restore original audio

    Put an engine's audio back to how it was from Tune → Engines.

Onism Play 2.1.0

November 6, 2026

Surround sound on headphones, with AirPods head tracking.

  • NEW

    PHASE surround

    Choose Off, PHASE Surround or Head-tracked Surround per game, in Tune and in TV Mode. It needs a PHASE-enabled engine.

  • NEW

    AirPods head tracking

    Live status, plus recenter controls that stay available during play. Motion data never leaves your Mac.

  • FIXED

    No freeze when switching games

    Cloud-save details now load in the background, and a running game is recovered if you reopen the app.

Onism Play 2.0.0

November 5, 2026

A redesign: new Play page, floating sidebar and TV Mode.

  • NEW

    TV Mode

    A full-screen mode for keyboard or controller, with its own library, game details and per-game Tune.

  • NEW

    New Play page and sidebar

    A full-width hero, landscape shelves and a floating sidebar. Game Tune, Engines and Controllers each get their own page.

  • IMPROVED

    Needs attention

    The library lists installed games with a known problem and says why.

Onism Play 1.29.0

November 4, 2026

Hide a store you don't use.

  • NEW

    Hide store

    Every store page has a Hide store button. Hidden stores come back from the bottom of the Stores page, and their games stay in your library.