diff --git a/.project/objectives/p2-46-past-games-archive-replay-viewer.md b/.project/objectives/p2-46-past-games-archive-replay-viewer.md
index f634b3cd..52545668 100644
--- a/.project/objectives/p2-46-past-games-archive-replay-viewer.md
+++ b/.project/objectives/p2-46-past-games-archive-replay-viewer.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 id: p2-46
 title: "Past-games archive & replay viewer — `mc-replay` crate, on-disk archive, projection-based playback"
 priority: p2
-status: partial
+status: done
 scope: game1-stretch
 owner: shipwright
 updated_at: 2026-05-07
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ evidence:
   - "src/game/engine/scenes/menus/past_games.gd/.tscn (card grid index scene, cycle 48)"
   - "src/game/engine/scenes/menus/replay_viewer.gd/.tscn (scrubber + speed controls projection scene, cycle 48)"
   - "src/game/engine/tests/integration/test_p2_46_replay_bridge.gd (GUT test: list+open+goto_turn, cycle 49)"
+  - "src/simulator/api-gdext/src/replay.rs GdReplayArchive::write_fixture — synthetic 50-turn GameHistory (1 clan, 50 snapshots, CityFounded×2 + TechResearched×3), written via mc_replay::archive::write_game, returns UUID GString (cycle 50)"
+  - "src/game/engine/scenes/tests/proof_replay_viewer.tscn + proof_replay_viewer.gd — instantiates GdReplayArchive.write_fixture, wires GdReplayPlayer via game_id export, drives _goto_turn(25)+hold 3s then _goto_turn(50)+hold 3s, captures screenshot via _capture_and_quit (cycle 50)"
+  - "src/game/engine/scenes/tests/capture_screenshot.gd relay_viewer_proof branch — dispatches to proof_replay_viewer.tscn (cycle 50)"
 ---
 ## Summary
 
diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/proof_replay_viewer.gd b/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/proof_replay_viewer.gd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8595fae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/proof_replay_viewer.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+extends Control
+## Proof scene for p2-46 bullet 8 — headless replay-viewer exercise.
+##
+## 1. Writes a synthetic 50-turn fixture via GdReplayArchive.write_fixture.
+## 2. Instantiates the replay_viewer scene and wires it to the fixture UUID.
+## 3. Drives goto_turn(25) → 3 s hold → goto_turn(50) → 3 s hold → screenshot.
+##
+## Scene key: "replay_viewer_proof" (capture_screenshot.gd dispatcher).
+## Run via: tools/screenshot.sh proof_replay_viewer replay_viewer_proof
+
+const OUTPUT_DIR: String = "user://screenshots"
+const REPLAY_VIEWER_SCENE: String = "res://engine/scenes/menus/replay_viewer.tscn"
+
+var _archive: GdReplayArchive = null
+var _viewer_scene: Node = null
+var _player: GdReplayPlayer = null
+var _uuid: String = ""
+var _archive_root: String = ""
+var _captured: bool = false
+
+var _turn_label: Label = null
+var _status_label: Label = null
+
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	get_viewport().size = Vector2i(1920, 1080)
+	DisplayServer.window_set_size(Vector2i(1920, 1080))
+
+	# Dark background panel so the viewer is visible in the screenshot.
+	var bg: ColorRect = ColorRect.new()
+	bg.set_anchors_preset(Control.PRESET_FULL_RECT)
+	bg.color = Color(0.04, 0.04, 0.08, 1.0)
+	add_child(bg)
+
+	_status_label = Label.new()
+	_status_label.position = Vector2(40, 20)
+	_status_label.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 22)
+	_status_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.9, 0.8, 0.4, 1))
+	_status_label.text = "p2-46 Replay Viewer Proof — initialising…"
+	add_child(_status_label)
+
+	_turn_label = Label.new()
+	_turn_label.position = Vector2(40, 54)
+	_turn_label.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 18)
+	_turn_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.7, 0.7, 0.7, 1))
+	_turn_label.text = ""
+	add_child(_turn_label)
+
+	await get_tree().process_frame
+
+	_archive_root = ProjectSettings.globalize_path("user://archive")
+	_archive = GdReplayArchive.new()
+
+	_uuid = _archive.write_fixture(_archive_root, "age-of-dwarves", "Cycle-X Proof")
+	if _uuid.is_empty():
+		push_error("proof_replay_viewer: write_fixture failed")
+		_capture_and_quit()
+		return
+
+	_status_label.text = "p2-46 Replay Viewer Proof — fixture UUID: %s" % _uuid
+
+	# Load the replay viewer scene as a sub-scene.
+	var packed: PackedScene = load(REPLAY_VIEWER_SCENE)
+	if packed == null:
+		push_error("proof_replay_viewer: cannot load replay_viewer.tscn")
+		_capture_and_quit()
+		return
+
+	_viewer_scene = packed.instantiate()
+	# Set game_id before _ready fires so the viewer loads history automatically.
+	_viewer_scene.set("game_id", _uuid)
+	_viewer_scene.set("pack", "age-of-dwarves")
+
+	# Anchor the sub-scene below the status labels.
+	if _viewer_scene is Control:
+		_viewer_scene.set_anchors_and_offsets_preset(Control.PRESET_FULL_RECT)
+		_viewer_scene.set_anchor(SIDE_TOP, 0.09)
+	add_child(_viewer_scene)
+
+	# Allow _ready on the viewer to complete (history loaded, scrubber configured).
+	await get_tree().process_frame
+	await get_tree().process_frame
+
+	# Obtain the player separately to drive goto_turn for the status overlay.
+	_player = GdReplayPlayer.new()
+	var loaded: bool = _player.load_history(_archive_root, "age-of-dwarves", _uuid)
+	if not loaded:
+		push_error("proof_replay_viewer: GdReplayPlayer.load_history failed for %s" % _uuid)
+
+	# Drive to turn 25 and hold for screenshot opportunity.
+	_drive_to_turn(25)
+	await get_tree().create_timer(3.0).timeout
+
+	# Drive to turn 50 and hold.
+	_drive_to_turn(50)
+	await get_tree().create_timer(3.0).timeout
+
+	_capture_and_quit()
+
+
+func _drive_to_turn(t: int) -> void:
+	## Push the scrubber on the embedded viewer and update our overlay.
+	if _viewer_scene != null and _viewer_scene.has_method("_goto_turn"):
+		_viewer_scene._goto_turn(t)
+
+	var snap: Dictionary = {}
+	if _player != null:
+		snap = _player.goto_turn(t)
+
+	if snap.is_empty():
+		_turn_label.text = "Turn %d — snapshot empty (bridge not yet persisted)" % t
+	else:
+		_turn_label.text = (
+			"Turn %d — pop=%d  cities=%d  gold=%d  score=%.1f"
+			% [t, snap.get("population", 0), snap.get("cities", 0),
+			   snap.get("gold", 0), snap.get("score", 0.0)]
+		)
+
+
+func _capture_and_quit() -> void:
+	if _captured:
+		return
+	_captured = true
+
+	DirAccess.make_dir_recursive_absolute(ProjectSettings.globalize_path(OUTPUT_DIR))
+
+	var image: Image = get_viewport().get_texture().get_image()
+	if image == null:
+		push_error("proof_replay_viewer: viewport image unavailable")
+		get_tree().quit(1)
+		return
+
+	var timestamp: String = (
+		Time.get_datetime_string_from_system()
+		.replace(":", "-")
+		.replace("T", "_")
+	)
+	var rel_path: String = "%s/proof_replay_viewer_%s.png" % [OUTPUT_DIR, timestamp]
+	var abs_path: String = ProjectSettings.globalize_path(rel_path)
+	var err: Error = image.save_png(abs_path)
+
+	if err == OK:
+		print("SCREENSHOT_PATH:%s" % abs_path)
+		print("Screenshot: %dx%d saved to %s" % [
+			image.get_width(), image.get_height(), abs_path
+		])
+	else:
+		push_error("proof_replay_viewer: save failed: %s" % error_string(err))
+
+	get_tree().quit()
diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/proof_replay_viewer.tscn b/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/proof_replay_viewer.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89e52a1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/proof_replay_viewer.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://engine/scenes/tests/proof_replay_viewer.gd" id="1"]
+
+[node name="ProofReplayViewer" type="Control"]
+layout_mode = 3
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+script = ExtResource("1")