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chore: rebrand 'Softcore' to 'Casual'#394

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chore: rebrand 'Softcore' to 'Casual'#394
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Goes with RetroAchievements/RAWeb#5015

Changes all instances of "softcore" to "casual". "Mode" was also added to help with flow, ideally all instances of hardcore/casual have a "mode" appended for clarity, this at least fixes the "casual" to be qualified with "mode".

In the Glossary, Softcore was moved to Casual, with a note that it was formerly known as Softcore. This is the only remaining instance of the term in the docs.

@wescopeland wescopeland marked this pull request as ready for review June 30, 2026 23:47
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Confidence Score: 5/5

Documentation-only rebrand; no functional code changed.

All "softcore" occurrences replaced consistently; anchor links verified intact; only intentional legacy mention remains in the glossary.

No files require special attention.

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@greptileai specifically: find any remaining softcore branding in the documentation

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Based on a full search of the repository, there were 10 files containing "softcore" — and the PR addresses all 10 of them:

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docs/general/glossary.md ✅ Updated — one intentional instance remains: "formerly known as Softcore"
docs/orphaned/load-state-feature.md ✅ Fully updated
docs/general/faq.md ✅ Fully updated
docs/general/hardcore-compliance-requirements.md ✅ Fully updated
docs/developer-docs/why-delta.md ✅ Fully updated
docs/general/events.md ✅ Fully updated
docs/general/standalone-support.md ✅ Fully updated
docs/guidelines/users/global-leaderboard-and-achievement-hunting-rules.md ✅ Fully updated
docs/general/emulator-support-and-issues.md ✅ Fully updated
docs/developer-docs/save-and-password-protection.md ✅ Fully updated

The only remaining "Softcore" after this PR merges will be the intentional historical reference in the glossary: "Casual, formerly known as Softcore" — which is by design as noted in the PR description.

The rebrand looks complete. No missed instances.

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Thanks!

@wescopeland wescopeland merged commit 361119b into RetroAchievements:main Jun 30, 2026
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@Chew Chew deleted the refactor/softcore-to-casual branch July 1, 2026 00:28
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