Are you ready for the experience?
We look to 2024 to bring new, exciting opportunities in our lives and the sentiment is no different in the world of apps, games, and entertainment on Microsoft Store on Windows. But before we say âout with the old and in with the new,â letâs take a moment to reflect on some of the biggest hits of 2023. With the opportunities of AI entering the scene in 2023, we all might look back at 2023 as a groundbreaking year in entertainment, productivity and forward thinking.
Some of the most memorable movies 2023
Whether they were surprise hits, most anticipated titles, or content that had everyone talking, these are just a few hits of the big and small screen that are worth checking out if you never got around to watching them for yourself. See our carefully curated list of titles here.
Oppenheimer
Microsoft Movies & TV
Oppenheimer is a dramatization of the life story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who had a large hand in the development of the atomic bomb, thus helping end World War 2.
Barbie
Microsoft Movies & TV
To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a fullâon existential crisis. Or youâre a Ken.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Microsoft Movies & TV
Mario, Princess Peach, and their friends journey to save Luigi from the cruel hands of Bowser, while also protecting the Mushroom Kingdom. This video-game based animated feature offers action, adventure, fantasy, and big laughs, featuring an all-star ensemble voice cast. Chris Pratt and Charlie Day, star as Mario and Luigi, respectively.
Explore some of our top PC games of 2023
There is truly something for everyone in our massive collection of PC games. If you’re curious about our top sellers of 2023, check out our collection of the best-selling titles here.
Cocoon
Annapurna Interactive
Cocoon is a unique take on the puzzle adventure genre, where each world exists within an orb that you can carry on your back. Wrap your head around the core mechanic of leaping between worldsâand combine, manipulate, and rearrange them to solve intricate puzzles.
Hi-Fi RUSH
Bethesda Softworks
Feel the beat as wannabe rockstar Chai and his ragtag team of allies rebel against an evil robotics enhancement megacorp with raucous rhythm combat.
Forza Motorsport Standard Edition
Xbox Game Studios
Race over 500 real-world cars including modern race cars and more than 100 cars new to Forza Motorsport. Make every lap count across 20 living tracks with fan-favorite locations and multiple track layouts to master.
Persona 4 Golden
SEGA
The world-renowned Persona 4 Golden promises unforgettable adventures, meaningful bonds, and heartwarming experiences shared together with friends.
Sea of Stars
Sabotage Studio
Promising the Sabotage touch in every system, Sea of Stars aims to modernize the classic RPG in terms of turn-based combat, storytelling, exploration and interactions with the environment, while still offering a hearty slice of nostalgia and good old, simple fun.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre – PC Edition
Gun Interactive
As a victim you must use your wits and stealth to stay out of the Family’s reach and find the tools you need to lead to your eventual freedom.
Lies of P
NEOWIZ
Lies of P is a thrilling soulslike that takes the story of Pinocchio, turns it on its head, and sets it against the darkly elegant backdrop of the Belle Epoque era
Slots Treasure Dragon – Casino Games
Spiral Interactive
Embark on an exciting journey as you enter a captivating realm of top-notch casino slots action, immersing yourself in an authentic Vegas atmosphere.
Cash Frenzy
SpinX Games Limited
Cash Frenzy features the most popular collection of Vegas free casino slot games, straight from the slots you love.
Klondike Adventures
VIZOR APPS LTD
Explore the wild territories of Alaska together with valiant Kate and adventure-savvy Paul. Build strong and prosperous farm and city in the wild. T
Astrokings: Space War Strategy
Tilting Point
Clash with rivals in powerful cosmic spaceship battles, manage futuristic resources, and build planetary facilities on countless worlds, an epic planetary colonization adventure awaits.
Jackpot Madness Slots – Casino Games
Bagelcode
Hit the jackpot on new slots and get huge payouts every day playing online slots machines for free.
Sunshine Island
Goodgame Studios
Sunshine Island is a tropical island-building tycoon game where you can turn your new home into a paradise.
Twilight Land: Hidden Object & Match 3 Game
G5 Entertainment AB
Uncover mysteries, unravel tricky match-3 puzzles, help restore a small town and unlock bonuses along the way.
Don’t miss some of our most popular productivity apps launched in 2023
They say it’s about productivity, but who are we kidding? It’s about making your life easier every step of the way. These are a few of our favorites, but take a full look at Microsoft Store on Windows’s productivity, creativity, and entertainment apps here.
Paramount+
CBS Interactive Inc.
A Mountain of Entertainmentâ˘: Stream hit movies, exclusive originals, live sports, everything you love from SHOWTIME (Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan only), and favorites from CBS, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, MTV, VH1 and more.
Spotify
Spotify AB
Stream the tracks you love instantly, browse the charts or fire up curated playlists in every genre and mood. Radio plays you great song after great song, based on your music taste. Discover new music too, with awesome playlists built just for you.
CapCut
Bytedance Pte. Ltd.
CapCut offers easy-to-use video editing functions, free in-APP fonts and effects, free advanced features such as keyframe animation, smooth slow-motion, chroma key, and stabilization, to help you capture and snip moments.
Pinterest Inc.
Looking for creative ideas? Whether youâre planning your next big travel adventure, searching for home design concepts, looking for fashion & fitness tips or checking out new recipes, explore lifestyle inspiration on Pinterest. Good ideas start here!
PDF X: PDF Editor & PDF Reader
NG PDF Lab
PDF X is a productive PDF reader & editor for Windows. It’s powerful for users to view, print, edit, and annotate Adobe Acrobat PDFs.
BreeZip: Rar, Zip & 7z Extractor
BreeZip
BreeZip will make it easy to unrar and unzip archive files rapidly. It will open common formats such as ZIP, RAR, 7-Zip, TAR, Gzip, and more.
Trio Office: Docs & Sheets Software
GT Office PDF Studio
Trio Office is an all-in-one office suite, compatible with many kinds of files from MS Office to PDF, and more.
DTS Sound Unbound
DTS, Inc.
DTS technology delivers immersive 3D audio when using Microsoft spatial sound within Windows, rendering clear, rich, and believable spatial audio for the most engaging listening experience on speakers and headphones.
Tubi – Free movies and TV
Tubi, Inc.
Tubi is 100% legal unlimited streaming, with no credit cards and no subscription required. Choose what you want to watch, when you want to watch it, with fewer ads than regular TV.
Total PC Cleaner – Clean Disk & Cache
Total PC Cleaner
Keep your computer clean and fast with Total PC Cleaner. It lets you clean your PC’s cache and big files.
Krisp
Krisp Technologies, Inc.
Krispâs Voice Productivity AI improves voice communication by removing background noise, clarifying accents, and summarizing call transcripts.
Canva
Canva
With the Canva desktop app you now have a distraction free space to focus on your designs, keep all your work organized and collaborate effortlessly with your team.
TranslucentTB
Charles Milette
A lightweight (uses a few MB of RAM and almost no CPU) utility that makes the Windows taskbar translucent/transparent on Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Hotspot Shield VPN – Wifi Proxy
Pango Inc.
Hotspot Shield is the worldâs fastest VPN app. Protect yourself from cyber threats with a simple tap of the screen.
Microsoft Designer
Microsoft Corporation
A powerful and intuitive design tool that brings ideas to life with AI-powered design suggestions and one-of-a-kind AI-generated images from DALL-E,
n-Track Studio 9
n-Track S.r.l.
Ignite your creativity by recording and importing your own sounds into our melodic, drum, multilayer or slicer samplers, mould to taste and add save and recall custom effects chains to further shape your sound.