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Official Veloren screenshot of a voxel forest overlooking a desert settlement

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Action RPG · Free

Veloren

Meet your next obsession.

AND SOMETHING FOR YOUR EVERYDAYLocalSend

File sharing · Android

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Veloren

By Veloren community

Veloren is a community-built fantasy action RPG with a world made from voxels. Explore mountains, deserts and caves, gather materials, craft equipment and fight creatures with different weapon styles. Towns and dungeons give the journey structure, while multiplayer servers let friends explore together. Its procedural world is still being developed, making this a discovery for players who enjoy following an evolving project.

F7 INSIGHTVeloren pairs an inviting visual style with systems that make wandering feel purposeful. For F7, it is a useful example of community development shaping both a game's world and its tools, with room for players to become contributors.

Newly discoveredWindows · macOS

File sharingFree

LocalSend

By Tien Do Nam and LocalSend contributors

Move files and text between nearby phones and computers on the same network. LocalSend keeps the transfer local and does not need an account or an internet connection.

F7 INSIGHTA practical bridge between a phone and a work computer. We like the short path from choosing a file to delivering it, especially when a cloud upload would add an unnecessary step.

Newly discoveredGoogle Play

StrategyFree

Unciv

By yairm210 and contributors

Unciv packages civilization-building strategy into a compact interface for Android and desktop. Develop cities, research technologies, manage an expanding civilization and compete with rival powers. The project emphasizes modding and lightweight presentation, with its own illustrated tiles and icons rather than elaborate animation. It is a free community project aimed at players who want long strategic decisions in a small, practical package.

F7 INSIGHTUnciv is a good reminder that strategic depth can come from rules and readable feedback. Its restrained presentation makes it worth studying for small teams building ambitious systems without a large animation or rendering budget.

Newly discoveredAndroid · Windows

PhotographyCheck price

Fossify Gallery

By Fossify

An Android gallery for managing photos and videos stored on your device. Its editing and organisation tools are designed around a local library, with no internet permission required.

F7 INSIGHTWorth a look when the camera roll needs attention. The combination of local browsing, everyday edits, and a recovery bin covers the jobs many people otherwise split across several apps.

Newly discoveredGoogle Play

StrategyFree

0 A.D.

By Wildfire Games

0 A.D. is a historical real-time strategy game made by Wildfire Games' international volunteer team. Build a city, gather resources and raise an army with a civilization whose units, buildings and technologies shape its play style. Citizen soldiers can work as well as fight, tying economic decisions to military strength. An included map editor and accessible game files also make it a place to explore scenario design and modding.

F7 INSIGHTThe citizen-soldier system makes 0 A.D. especially interesting: economic workers and military units are partly the same people. That connection gives small changes in timing a strategic cost, a useful idea for designers exploring economy and combat together.

Newly discoveredWindows · macOS

PodcastsFree

AntennaPod

By AntennaPod contributors

Build a podcast library from RSS feeds and keep episodes ready for listening away from a connection. AntennaPod pairs a flexible queue with practical controls for a regular listening routine.

F7 INSIGHTA good discovery for listeners who want to choose their own feeds. Automatic downloads and cleanup make it especially appealing for a commute or a recurring listening schedule.

Newly discoveredGoogle Play

RacingFree; optional supporter track package

SuperTuxKart

By SuperTuxKart Team

SuperTuxKart is a colorful arcade racing game built around open-source project mascots. Race through varied tracks, use powerups and tackle a story mode, Grand Prix cups or time trials. Local and online multiplayer support shared competition, while soccer, battle and egg-hunt modes offer different ways to use the same driving skills. Community tracks and karts extend what is included in the main download.

F7 INSIGHTSuperTuxKart shows how a familiar control scheme can support very different goals. Its extra modes are worth exploring as examples of reusing a game's strongest mechanics, and its community addons show how a small project can keep expanding.

Newly discoveredAndroid · Windows

Link toolsFree

URLCheck

By TrianguloY

Put an editable preview between tapping a link and opening it. URLCheck exposes the address, offers optional cleanup modules, and lets you choose the app that should receive it.

F7 INSIGHTSmall links can hide a lot of routing. This adds a useful pause for understanding where a shared address goes, although a cleaner URL is not a guarantee that a destination is trustworthy.

Newly discoveredGoogle Play

Space SimulationFree

Pioneer

By Pioneer Developers

Pioneer is an open-ended space adventure set across a simulated Milky Way. Fly between star systems, land on planets and choose how to earn a living through trade, missions or less lawful work. Its emphasis on flight and a vast galaxy gives journeys as much weight as destinations. The project is still in development, with free Windows and Linux builds available from its official download page.

F7 INSIGHTPioneer is worth discovering for the sense of scale created by travel rather than a fixed sequence of levels. It offers a useful reference for designers thinking about how movement, distance and player freedom can become the main experience.

Newly discoveredWindows · Linux

File managementFree

Material Files

By Hai Zhang

Manage local files and network folders through an Android file browser with clear navigation. Material Files brings archive tools and several server protocols into the same interface.

F7 INSIGHTA useful step up when moving files extends beyond Downloads. We particularly like having archives and a home server within reach of the same folder navigation.

Newly discoveredGoogle Play

Space AdventureFree

Naev

By Naev Team

Naev is a top-down space game about finding a place in a galaxy of trade, combat and faction politics. Fly different ships, customize their equipment and earn money through missions or other work. Its real-time movement uses semi-Newtonian physics, while a built-in plugin manager makes community additions easier to explore. This is a continuing hobby project with free downloads for Windows, macOS and Linux.

F7 INSIGHTNaev puts a lot of variety behind a clear top-down view. The combination of flight feel, ship choices and community plugins is worth exploring for anyone interested in how a focused interface can support a large game.

Newly discoveredWindows · macOS

KeyboardCheck price

HeliBoard

By HeliBoard contributors

An Android keyboard with extensive layout and theme controls. HeliBoard works without internet permission and gives multilingual typing, clipboard tools, and alternative keyboard arrangements a central place.

F7 INSIGHTA keyboard is one of the most-used tools on a phone. HeliBoard is worth exploring if key placement, language switching, or a particular screen size makes the default keyboard feel awkward.

Newly discoveredF-Droid

Space AdventureFree

Endless Sky

By Michael Zahniser and contributors

Endless Sky is a free space trading and combat game where a tiny starter ship is the beginning of an open-ended career. Carry cargo or passengers, accept missions, hunt pirates and use the proceeds to improve your ship or build a fleet. A story campaign runs alongside that freedom, so players can follow its conflicts or spend their time exploring and making their own living.

F7 INSIGHTThe appeal of Endless Sky is the way a small starting ship gives progression a clear meaning. Each upgrade changes what work becomes possible, making it an approachable reference for designers connecting an economy to player freedom.

Newly discoveredWindows · macOS

MapsCheck price

StreetComplete

By Tobias Zwick and StreetComplete contributors

Turn a walk into small improvements to OpenStreetMap. StreetComplete marks nearby gaps in map data and asks questions you can answer by observing the place in front of you.

F7 INSIGHTAn appealing way to contribute something useful during an ordinary walk. The task-sized questions lower the barrier to mapping, while on-site observation keeps each answer grounded in the real place.

Newly discoveredGoogle Play