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Category · updated 30 October

New fun apps and projects launched today

12 of the top 100 launches on 30 October 2026 are fun apps and projects, from App Store and GitHub. 58 have ranked since 14 October 2026, newest first. The ranking is rebuilt every morning by 09:00 UTC.

  1. 8

    DeckPaid

    Deck-Man (formerly referred to as "duo-man") is a playful music player that brings the look, feel, and…

    New app, #7 in Top Paid
  2. 10

    totk-pc-recompOpen source

    Static recompilation of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to native Windows x86-64, with a Vulkan…

    778 stars in 1 day on GitHub
  3. 17

    play_music_theoryPaid

    Listen to your drawings! play_music_theory is a visual instrument designed to help us explore the relationship between sound and shape.

    New app, #12 in Top Paid
  4. 24

    horizonOpen source

    An unofficial Rust rewrite for Minecraft: Java Edition 26.3, checked against vanilla by 281 differential…

    584 stars on GitHub today
  5. 28

    nxnativeOpen source

    Switch games running natively on iPhone, iPad and Mac: an NSP folder becomes an unsigned IPA (NSO…

    664 stars on GitHub today
  6. 44

    ARTEXOpen source

    ARTEX - AI autonomous penetration testing system (English translation)

    135 stars on GitHub today
  7. 54

    MacNativeGamesOpen source

    Play your own Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild natively on Apple silicon Mac, iPhone and iPad.…

    149 stars on GitHub today
  8. 74

    myspotiOpen source

    Native Android client for Spotify, built with Jetpack Compose

    77 stars on GitHub today
  9. 81

    BridgeplayOpen source

    Free fork of NotProton: Windows Steam games in Mac Steam, on CodeWeavers' Wine and Apple's Game Porting…

    677 stars in 10 days on GitHub
  10. 82

    SavageWindRecomp

    Work-in-progress static recompilation of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch, v1.8.2) for…

    90 stars on GitHub today
  11. 89

    gridcraftOpen source

    GridCraft: an open-source, clean-room spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel-style) in pure Rust. By ArtCraft.

    83 stars on GitHub today
  12. 90

    NostalgicPodPaid

    Remember when a music player was just that: a player?

    New app, #74 in Top Paid
  13. 104

    Uncharted-The-Nathan-Drake-Collection-PC-port

    Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection PC port (no game files)

    671 stars in 15 days on GitHub
  14. 110

    effectcraftOpen source

    EffectCraft: An open-source motion graphics and compositing tool written by scratch in pure Rust

    62 stars on GitHub today
  15. 113

    bloodborne_pcOpen source

    Bloodborne (v1.09) running natively on Linux and Windows: the game's x86-64 code runs as is, GPU side…

    41 stars on GitHub today
  16. 117

    riffOpen source

    Riff is an open-source, telemetry-free desktop music app and player for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

    40 stars on GitHub today
  17. 124

    LanternEngineOpen source

    Lantern Engine: run your own copy of Bloodborne on Windows. A launcher and engine where the game's code…

    49 stars on GitHub today
  18. 126

    BAMBU DEPISTOLAPaid

    BAMBU brings together music, artwork, writing, photography, video and archival material from more than two decades of independent hip-hop and community organizing.

    New app, #88 in Top Paid
  19. 131

    coop-anythingOpen source

    Search any game and see how much of it you can play with friends: every co-op mod, its stage, quality and…

    43 stars on GitHub today
  20. 135

    animateOpen source

    Procedural animation in any style for Claude Code: short single-file canvas videos with story, look and…

    31 stars on GitHub today
  21. 140

    d2r-mobileOpen source

    Open-source iOS / macOS compatibility layer for Diablo II: Resurrected with the Reign of the Warlock…

    39 stars on GitHub today
  22. 145

    deckcraftOpen source

    Presentations and slide shows: an open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Microsoft PowerPoint in pure…

    38 stars on GitHub today
  23. 156

    playden-ps5Open source

    Play your Steam library's Windows games on a jailbroken PS5.

    30 stars on GitHub today
  24. 62

    filmcraftOpen source

    FilmCraft: An open-source, nonlinear video editor written by scratch in pure Rust

    156 stars on GitHub today
  25. 87

    vectorcraftOpen source

    VectorCraft: An open-source, vector art tool written by scratch in pure Rust

    84 stars on GitHub today
  26. 1

    .github

    DLSS 5 Swapper is a specialized Windows utility for PC gaming enthusiasts interested in managing…

    1.5k stars in 1 day on GitHub
  27. 82

    awesome-decomp-gamesOpen source

    A rated, searchable list of game decompilations, static recompilations, source ports, engine remakes and…

    100 stars on GitHub today
  28. 40

    horizonOpen source

    An unofficial Rust rewrite for Minecraft: Java Edition 26.3, checked against vanilla by 281 differential…

    326 stars on GitHub today
  29. 55

    FlipcorderPaid

    Flipcorder helps you capture everyday life like an old home video, bringing a delightful retro twist to…

    New app, #52 in Top Paid
  30. 60

    awesome-reverse-engineeredOpen source

    Don't reverse engineer it twice. 16,000+ open-source tools built by reverse engineering closed apps, APIs,…

    101 stars on GitHub today
  31. 52

    torrentplayerOpen source

    Stream any torrent, video or audio, and skip to any moment instantly. Free, open source, no accounts, no…

    611 stars in 5 days on GitHub
  32. 87

    ExaltHelper

    A C# Windows companion for Realm of the Mad God Exalt featuring real-time DPS tracking, player/party…

    84 stars on GitHub today
  33. 44

    Fold AccordionPaid

    Fold Accordion is an accordion you play on your iPhone.

    New app, #60 in Top Paid
  34. 82

    universal-modderOpen source

    Point Claude at any game. Skills, tools and the fal MCP that let Claude Code mod almost any PC game you…

    74 stars on GitHub today
  35. 42

    spritefusion-sprite-normalsOpen source

    A tool to generate normal maps from any sprite and animated sprite sheet.

    624 stars in 3 days on GitHub
  36. 94

    pdoom-videoOpen source

    Code-rendered music video for "I'm Upping My P(doom)"

    103 stars on GitHub today
  37. 68

    overdrive

    Overdrive, a PS5 homebrew game store with 1,800+ games.

    139 stars on GitHub today
  38. 93

    CTR-NitroFueled-PCOpen source

    Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled (PS4) running natively on Windows 10/11. Windows fork of SacredFire, built…

    584 stars in 9 days on GitHub
  39. 98

    statecraft-israelOpen source

    A Civilization-style strategy game about governing Israel from 15 May 1948. Real ministers, real map,…

    641 stars in 11 days on GitHub
  40. 73

    SCSKillerOpen source

    Kill shader compilation stutter before you play. Compiles your games' shaders into the GPU driver's cache…

    81 stars on GitHub today
  41. 74

    PDoomVideo

    Source code for the Claude Opus 5.5 music video for I'm Upping My P(doom)

    60 stars on GitHub today
  42. 75

    ShadowOfTheColossus-PCOpen source

    Native Windows port of Shadow of the Colossus (PS4, CUSA08809) - bring your own game dump. Port nativo…

    74 stars on GitHub today
  43. 81

    genex-desktopOpen source

    Desktop app for game dev with AI. macOS, Windows and Linux.

    57 stars on GitHub today
  44. 87

    BRUTAL

    A free, open source C# framework for making games, or your own game engine. Direct access to native APIs…

    63 stars on GitHub today
  45. 59

    BloodBorneButPcOpen source

    Bloodborne on Windows in one package: launcher and engine. Bring your own game dump.

    583 stars in 7 days on GitHub
  46. 83

    Fantasy Basketball Draft '26Paid

    Imagine getting a cheat sheet that adjusts to fit your league settings, allows you to mark off players…

    New app, #95 in Top Paid
  47. 93

    iss_pc

    Native PC port (Linux/Windows) of inFAMOUS Second Son (PS4, CUSA00223) — in development, playable; runs…

    60 stars on GitHub today
  48. 96

    ps2-web-recompOpen source

    PS2 games in the browser: static recompilation to WebAssembly with a native runtime

    57 stars on GitHub today
  49. 62

    solana-classicOpen source

    Bring back the fun. Open-source SVM blockchain development focused on art, NFTs, memes and their…

    550 stars in 4 days on GitHub
  50. 98

    YuE2-StudioOpen source

    Local AI song generator with an editable score — YuE2 on your GPU: full songs with vocals, sheet music,…

    85 stars on GitHub today

Numbers are each launch's rank on its most recent day. These are the newest 50 of 58; older ones are in every daily ranking. See the full ranking