Monthly Update - April 2026
April was a big month at Wand. New features, a lot of steady improvement work, and the regular pace of game updates and map support. We revamped Boosts and gave them a new home in the sidebar called Pulse. Game Guide opened up to everyone in Beta. Checklists landed on Wand Maps. Video editing came to Instant Highlights. Voice controls were added for mod activation and Game Guide. Discord Nitro joined the Pro subscription. That's a lot of things.
Pulse
Pulse brings your game queue, upcoming titles, and objectives together in one place. No more hunting around the app to figure out what's next. The queue has a cleaner layout, the objectives component is redesigned, and the upcoming dashboard is easier to scan at a glance.
It also gives you a more direct line into what Wand supports next. You can now boost titles we don't support yet straight from the game page. This is an easy way to tell us what games you want to see support for next.
Game Guide Beta
Game Guide is now open to everyone while it's in Beta, and if you haven't tried it yet, it's worth a look.
Ask it about anything from boss strategies, to item locations, to how a specific mechanic works, and get a fast and accurate answer without leaving the app. No alt-tabbing, no wiki rabbit holes, and no spoiler-filled forum posts if you don't want them.
We also introduced game context awareness to the Game Guide for Hogwarts Legacy (and soon, even more games!). Game context gives Game Guide real time information about the game state, so it understands things like location, quest progress, inventory, etc. This means you can ask questions like, "What should I do next?", or "I can't find the quest item. Am I close?" and Game Guide can tailor its responses to your specific playthrough.
Checklists on Wand Maps
If you've ever tried to 100% a game, you know how messy tracking it can get. Checklists on Wand Maps is built for exactly that.
Every collectible, encounter, quest, boss, and secret is organized by category, with progress counters so you always know what's left. Items have video and image previews so you know what you're looking for before you go find it. The filtered map view narrows things down to just what you still need. And it all syncs across web, desktop, and mobile, so your progress follows you.
We think it pairs nicely with Live Location and Teleport, so you can see where you are on the map, see what's left on your list, and get there instantly.
Also This Month
Video editing in Instant Highlights
Your clips now have a built-in editing suite. Trim them down, crop to a shareable format, or adjust the volume all without leaving the app.
Voice Controls
Wand now accepts voice input. Just say what you need, and Wand handles the rest. Press Alt+V then ask your question or activate mods. Instead of hunting through a menu or trying to remember the exact name of a toggle, just describe what you want. Voice Controls are flexible enough that you can say things like, "Can you double my run speed?".
Discord Nitro for Pro
We teamed up with Discord to offer Wand Pro members one month of Discord Nitro, on us. If you're already a Pro member, it's waiting in your rewards.
Wand Maps now syncs across all your devices
Your map filters, sidebar, selected pins, and live location now update in real time across every device you're logged into. If you're playing on PC with live location enabled, your position is visible on your phone or in a browser window simultaneously. Open a share link with different filters and you'll be asked whether to keep your settings or switch to the shared ones. Everything stays consistent across sessions without any manual setup.
This Month in Games
In April we added 88 new games, updated customizations for 262 games, and published 27 new maps on Wand Maps.
A few highlights:
- - PRAGMATA
- - Hades II (Xbox/PC Game Pass)
- - God of War Ragnarök (Epic)
- - FINAL FANTASY XVI (Xbox/PC Game Pass)
- - Red Dead Redemption (Xbox/PC Game Pass)
- - Road to Vostok
- - Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
- - Resident Evil (1996), Resident Evil 2 (1998), Resident Evil 3 Nemesis (1999)
- - Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
- - LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Improvements & Fixes
Beyond the highlights above, here's everything else that shipped this month.
Improvements
Platform-based game discovery is cleaner — browsing by platform makes it easier to find what's supported
Pro onboarding redesigned to better surface what's included
Auto-clipping is smarter: clips now trigger based on game events with a 5-second default offset, so the relevant moment is actually in the clip
Voice commands popup added to the in-game overlay — see available commands without leaving your session
Voice command hotkey settings now appear directly inside supported game mod controls
Updated login and signup layout
Install buttons now have a dropdown for more options
Education carousel cards are now fully clickable and repositioned for better visibility
Clearer empty state on the Rewards page when no rewards are currently available
Improved share-page quality switching — your selected video quality updates reliably now
Typography and spacing improvements across desktop surfaces
Bug Fixes
Fixed dead or stale game events still being captured as clips
Fixed missing or delayed notifications for some game-event clips
Fixed video event marker timing being off in some recordings
Removed an unnecessary scrollbar that appeared during authentication
Improved video capture folder creation to handle more game title edge cases