Best Windows 10 apps this week
Three-hundred-and-sixty-six 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 the first build from its new development branch this week to the Fast Ring. Fast Ring insiders will always receive the freshest builds from this point on (since Skip Ahead was retired) but features that are introduced are no longer linked to a particular release.
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.
- Final Fantasy IX for $12.59
- freda+ ebook reader for $1.09
- Ink Calendar for $2.99
- KVADPhoto+ Pro 2 for $4.99
- Recipe Keeper Pro for $4.79
- Resident Evil 7 Biohazard for $4.99
New Windows apps and games
Adobe Lightroom, a cloud-based service to manage photos across devices, is now available as a Microsoft Store application.
The app requires an Adobe Photoshop Lightroom subscription and comes with a 7-day free trial.
Initial reviews are mixed with some reviewers stating that the app is slow or does not work correctly on their devices (Surface devices in particular).
Fantasy Forge: World of Lost Empires
Fantasy Forge: World of Lost Empires is an empire building game in which you start small and try to expand your kingdom.
It features quests, different races and lots of buildings that you can create.
Mozilla released the experimental prototype application Firefox Reality to the Microsoft Store this week. It is a WebXR-enabled browser designed specifically for HoloLens 2 devices to provide immersive mixed reality web content.
New Windows themes
Day on the Farm, 18 wallpaper images with "images of barns, countryside, crops, and creatures".
Leafy Structures, 14 wallpaper images of "branching veins of colorful leaves".
Modern Art PREMIUM, 12 4k images of "contemporary art".
Notable Updates
Microsoft Whiteboard updated with inking improvements.