Best Windows 10 apps this week
Three-hundred-and-forty-seven in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 on the Microsoft Store in the past seven days.
Microsoft released a new Windows 10 20H1 build this week. You can check out Wayne's article to find out what is new in the release if you have not done so already.
As always, if I've missed an app or game that has been released this week that you believe is particularly good, let me know in the comments below or notify me via email.
Discounts this week
The following list is a selection of the best deals. Make sure you check out the Store for all offers.
Some apps are discounted for more than one week. Only new apps and games are listed below. Check out the previous post in the series for past offers that may still be valid.
- Account Surfer, browser and account switcher, for $4.99
- Finebits AppPack, collection of apps for $9.99
- Forza Horizon 4 and Forza Motorsport 7, for $49.49
- GeoMeterPro 10, GPS tracking app, fpr $4.99
- Queen's Quest 2: Stories of Forgotten Past (Full), adventure game, for $3.49
- Token2Shell, SSH client for $9.99
New Windows apps and games
Nice File Viewer is a new universal file viewer for Windows 10. The application supports important file types such as zip, docx, xlsx, pdf, mp3, and mp4.
It supports several archive, document, audio, video, and web file types, and displays or plays them all natively in the interface when you load them.
The interface differs depending on the file that is loaded. Media files are loaded in a media player, some documents in an interface that supports viewing and editing.
Note: the application has a gigantic size of 391 Megabytes.
Remote Mouse turns an iPhone or iPad into a remote control. It functions as a remote mouse, keyboard, and touchpad, and may be used to as such.
You can use it to launch programs, write, change settings, and more. The app features in-app purchases that add more controls, e.g. to work as a media or Web remote.
Toy Story Art Games is a new playful application for children that is all about Toy Story characters.
Kids may use it to add color to Toy Story paintings, and to dress their favorite Toy Story characters.
The Animal Kingdom is a new theme for Windows 10 featuring 16 images.
Notable updates
Disney's Magic Kingdom game received a huge update this week that introduced new characters and items as well as a new game mechanic that powers attractions.
Dolby Access update enables support for Dolby Atmos for Headphones and audio customization.
The latest Microsoft Sticky Notes update brings Ink Analysis back and improves Insights.
Work on Windows Terminal continues. Microsoft released version 0.3 recently that improves tabs among other things.