From musical serenity to hardcore action, 2013 was a great year for Leap Motion gaming. Whether you like fighting violent mobsters and evil aliens, riding musical beats, or exploring a mysterious puzzle, the Airspace Store has lots of great games for you to discover. You can browse a full list of games in our gaming category or see the most popular apps in our Play collection.

But for the real breakout hits of the year, look no further than our Best Apps collection. Here are the top seven games of 2013 – plus how GameWAVE lets you reach into a wide variety of games.

Blue Estate Prologue

Your finger is your weapon in Blue Estate Prologue, a first-person Windows shooter designed exclusively for the Leap Motion Controller. Load your gun and leap into the gritty world of sarcastic gangster Tony Luciano as he fights through wave after wave of bullets and swords from rival gangsters. Battle through outlandish locations that include a burlesque show, a steam bath, and secret doors. Get the app »

Stan Lee’s Verticus

From the legendary co-creator of Spider-Man™ comes the latest high-tech superhero – Verticus. Equipped with a heat-resistant jump suit and charged with defeating an evil alien race, you must fall from outer space and into the Earth’s core. Dodge obstacles, collect powerups, upgrade your suit, and stay alive to save the world. (You can try the free version before purchasing the full app.) Get the app »

Boom Ball Adventures

Smash and explode your way through 55 levels of chaotic demolition with Boom Ball Adventures for Mac and Windows. The cubic creatures of planet Crebos are rapidly forming walls in exotic locations around the world – the Egyptian pyramids, Japan, under the sea, and even in outer space! Knock them down with the Boom Ball using paddles, lasers, and more. (Want to try it first? Download the free trial before downloading the full version.) Get the app »

Dropchord

Ride the beats and rack up points in Dropchord, a music-driven score-challenge game for Mac and Windows. Use your fingers to manipulate a beam crossing a circle to dodge scratches and collect notes. Featuring an original soundtrack and mesmerizing visuals, it’s a unique experience that’s fun for all ages. Get the app »

Kyoto

Travel to a land of mystery and melancholy. Free for Mac and Windows, Kyoto is a serene experience that takes you into an ambient puzzle of sound and harmony. Reach out to explore a moonlit river, uncover the surprises hidden within, and get inspired by the game’s mind-melting original soundtrack. Get the app »

Fruit Ninja

Slice fruit with your bare hands and master the art of the ninja with one of the world’s most popular games, now available on Windows for the Leap Motion Controller. Spray the walls with the juice of your delicious targets, avoid dangerous bombs, and rack up points to become a true food warrior. Get the app »

Cut the Rope

Feed everyone’s favorite candy-munching monster with Cut the Rope, free for Mac and Windows. Collect gold stars, swing sweets through the air, and overcome a series of physics-based puzzles. Get the app »

Take Control with GameWAVE

Available for Mac and Windows, GameWAVE lets you control almost anything on your computer – from your favorite games to your operating system. On the Leap Motion blog, we’ve explored several custom mappings for games like Diablo III, World of Warcraft, and Godus. But we just scratched the surface. On the developer’s site, you can discover over 50 custom mappings, or contribute your own. Community forum users have reported successful GameWAVE mappings and playthroughs for the following computer games:

GameWAVE and Second Life

The Drax Files is a mixed-reality YouTube channel dedicated to showcasing the creations of Second Life – a massive shared online virtual reality space. With the show, creator Bernard Drax reveals how designers, developers, musicians, social activists, and historical reenactors around the globe are using Second Life’s built-in 3D modelling tools to bring wonderful new creations to life.

Last month, Drax used the Leap Motion Controller and GameWAVE to dive into Second Life in a whole new way. In the video below, you can see how he can fly, walk, run, and teleport home with a wave of his hand. Read more »

What was your favorite gaming moment of 2013? Let us know on Facebook and Twitter, or join our 2013 retrospectacular forum thread.

This week in the Airspace Store, you can now download trial versions of Stan Lee’s Verticus and Catch Up Calu! before paying for the full apps. In other news, we have two new pig-themed games for Windows – sending them plunging down wells and soaring through the air. But first, a new artistic toolkit and a free world trip for your photos.

Creative Tools

Art Kit – Emperor Edition

Want to get started on your touchless paint masterpiece? Reach into a highly expressive toolkit of inks, brushes, washes, and tools. Art Kit – Emperor Edition for Windows features over 20 dynamic brushes, an image editor, layers, blending, full-screen canvas mode, and much more. Get the app »

AirGlobe

Take a tour of your photos around the world. AirGlobe for Mac and Windows gives you the power to sort your photos by place and go on a journey through time by sorting them chronologically. Take a spin, explore the globe, and relive your favorite memories. Get the app »

Games

Pig Patrol

When pigs fly, it’s time to swipe them out of the sky. Pig Patrol for Windows pits you against four different types of pigs with unique abilities. Perform combo attacks for bonuses and access a variety of hectic levels. Get the app »

Bungee Pigs

What goes up, must come down. With Bungee Pigs for Windows, you get to hurl a fully customizable pig down a jewel-encrusted well. But don’t worry – your pig is safely secured with a bungee cord. Dodge obstacles and collect gems, tokens, and power-ups. Get the app »

Stan Lee’s Verticus Trial

Of course, falling and dodging isn’t just for pigs – high-tech superheroes can do it too! In Stan Lee’s Verticus for Mac and Windows, you must prevent the Earth’s destruction at the hands of an evil alien race by free-falling through the atmosphere and into the Earth’s crust. Try the app »

Catch Up Calu! Trial

Ready to be the alien invader? Catch Up Calu! for Mac and Windows features a perpetually late alien who must weave through outer space, farmlands, canyons, and cityscapes to catch up with his companions. Naturally, he encounters a little resistance along the way. Try the app »

This week in Airspace, we’ve nearly doubled our apps since launching in July, with over 150 titles for you to discover. These include 3 brand-new web links, 3 Windows games, and a new standalone app for sound designers and professional musicians.

Web Links

To use Leap Motion on the web, make sure your device’s green light is on, and that you’ve checked the “Allow Web Apps” box in the Leap Motion Control Panel (General tab). We recommend Google Chrome for web apps.

Grooveshark

Reach into over 15 million songs and the largest online community of music lovers on the web. With Grooveshark, you can access and create playlists, listen to genre-based radio stations, and control your music with a wave of your hand. Check it out »

PhotoScape

Now available on the web, PhotoScape is an immersive browsing experience that puts the world’s photos in your hands. Explore your own photos or browse public image streams – including photography, architecture, design, landscapes, and art. Check it out »

Videogram

Experience a new way to browse, discover, and watch YouTube videos. Videogram pulls the best scenes from each video to create interactive pictorial summaries – so you can explore videos with the same ease and simplicity as photos. Check it out »

Games

Ragdoll Run

Compete against the world in this exhilarating free-runner hit for Windows Phone, now available in the Airspace Store for Windows. Customize your ragdoll and access unique abilities with colorful 3D graphics and intuitive, gesture-based gameplay. Get the app »

Whack A Mole

Moles have infested your yard – but this time, they mean business. Pound waves of enemies into submission and put out fires with nothing but a boxing glove and watering can. Get the app »

Wingsuit Infinity Flyer

Dive into the breathtaking world of wingsuit flying and soar through a challenging obstacle course with Wingsuit Infinity Flyer for Windows. Master the art of flight by flying further and collecting bonuses. Get the app »

Music & Entertainment

WaveWarper

Control sound in real time with WaveWarper, a standalone music app that lets you combine and loop up to six sound layers to create a single dynamic file. From there, you can use your Leap Motion Controller to create custom whoosh, Doppler, and passby effects. Get the app »

This week in Airspace, sculpt clay in the air, dive through Stan Lee’s latest creation, and soar above the clouds to explore global weather with our latest apps for Mac and Windows. Plus, a free app from Flow Studios, a new educational app from PBS and Sid the Science Kid, and lots more.

Creative Tools

Freeform

Reach out and watch your ideas take shape with Freeform, the free clay sculpting app for Mac and Windows from Leap Motion. Featuring a variety of materials, tools, and environments, Freeform lets you express yourself and create beautiful 3D models. Get the app »

News & Weather

The Weather Channel

Watch the weather for your Thanksgiving travel plans with The Weather Channel. Available free for Mac and Windows, it lets you move across the globe, circle your finger through time, search for cities, and access weather alerts. Get the app »

Games

Stan Lee’s Verticus

Fall through the atmosphere to the center of the Earth with this breathtaking game for Mac and Windows from Spider-Man™ co-creator Stan Lee. Verticus features a new high-tech superhero with a heat-resistant suit who must prevent our planet’s destruction at the hands of an evil alien race. Get the app »

Let’s Fly!

Get ready to build an airplane with PBS and Sid the Science Kid. Designed for young pilots, Let’s Fly! for Mac and Windows includes three unique courses and two difficulty modes. Get the app »

beem

Solve light puzzles to power a mysterious machine in beem for Windows. Reflect, filter, and split beams of light with mirrors, prisms, and crystal shards to create colors and bring the machine to life. Get the app »

Buzz Kill

Destroy waves of enemy insects in this free retro-nostalgic game for Mac. Buzz Kill takes you into an absurd Cold War-style world where bio-genetically enhanced insects swarm on all sides. Control your turret, access special weapons, and stay alive. Get the app »

Duck-n-Kill

Inspired by classic hunting games, Duck-n-Kill features an intuitive point-and-shoot gesture, gun reloading, and bonus points for headshots. It’s available free for Mac and Windows. Get the app »

Experimental

Seasons

Want to reach out and change the weather? From the creators of Midnight and Sortee comes their latest free app for Mac and Windows – Seasons. With a wave of your fingers, you can transform summer flowers into a swirl of fall leaves, or freeze time to see the seasons you’ve created. Get the app »

With a major design update and a wide variety of new apps, it’s been an amazing week for the Airspace Store. Along with the 10 new apps below, the Airspace Store also released four custom collections of apps – making the discovery of great apps even easier.

Check out our 10 newest apps below, or explore the Play, Create, Explore and Learn, and Staff Picks collections.

Games

Autonomous

Save the last remnants of humanity in the charred battlefields of a robot apocalypse in this new Windows game from Double Fine Productions, free for a limited time. In Autonomous, you must salvage robot parts and harvest energy to construct your own automatons and fight enemies. Get the app »

Creative Tools

zPots

Reach out and bring your ideas to life through pottery sculpture. Free for Windows, zPots lets you mold virtual clay and create colorful designs with sculpting and painting tools. When you’re done, save your model for 3D printing. Get the app »

Lifestyle

Allthecooks Recipes

Keep your computer clean in the kitchen with hands-free recipe browsing. Allthecooks Recipes is a free Windows app that lets you search, browse, and view recipes, access a special Cooking Mode, and switch between recipes to prepare multiple dishes. Get the app »

Experimental

Travel Seeker

Discover your dream vacation with Travel Seeker, an experimental new flight search experience, available free for Windows. By combining a gesture-based interface with gamification, it makes browsing through travel plans into a sublime activity. Get the app »

Music & Entertainment

Bongos!

Take a trip to a tropical island and play bongo drums with this free music app for Mac and Windows. Bongos! features three different drum kits, various music and percussion loops, and realistic pitch sensitivity. Get the app »

DRUMair

Release your inner rock star with DRUMair for Mac and Windows – a new virtual drum simulator from Jazzy Innovations. Practice your percussion skills with real drumsticks or make your own from paper. Get the app »

Cubase iC Air

Feel like an orchestra conductor with Cubase iC Air, a new plugin for music apps Cubase 7 and Cubase Artist 7. Adjust faders and equalization, navigate through your arrangements, and tweak a variety of controls through gestures. Get the app »

Plugins

Plug-in for Autodesk Maya 2014

Newly available for Mac and Windows from the Autodesk website, this plug-in for Autodesk Maya 2014 lets you design and manipulate 3D models in 3D space. You can control almost any aspect of Maya, create custom tools, and access easy scripting integration. Get the app »

Education

3D Geometry

Discover the wonderful world of polyhedra with 3D Geometry for Mac and Windows. A class of 3D shapes that include prisms, pyramids, and platonics, these unusual geometric shapes will help you learn about angles, surface area, volume, and more. Manipulate, flatten, and paint the shapes to gain a better understanding of math and geometry. Get the app »

Cyber Science - Motion: Zoology Trial

Want to try the new educational app Cyber Science - Motion: Zoology for free? In the trial version, you can explore, dissect, and reassemble a tarantula before moving to the full version, which includes a rhinoceros beetle, caterpillar, butterfly, earthworm, and starfish. Get the app »

Get ready to fly through an alien multiplayer world, unravel a tangled puzzle, or knock down cube creatures with the latest apps in the Airspace Store. This week, we have four new games, and an RSS reader with Leap Motion control. Plus, download the free trial version for the sequel to Boom Ball – one of the most popular games in Airspace.

Boom Ball Adventures

The battle against the cube creatures of Crebos has only begun. Dual-wield paddles and lasers, juggle multiple balls, solve puzzles, and travel to 5 exotic locations. Boom Ball Adventures is available for Mac and Windows, and you can try the first 7 levels for free. Get the app »

Volantes

Take the latest futuristic journey from the creators of Telekinetic. Free for Mac and Windows, Volantes places you in control of a ship flying through a competitive multiplayer world. Challenge your friends, capture bases, and shoot down enemies. Get the app »

Ravel

Ravel is a unique puzzle for Windows that you must untangle so that none of the lines intersect. While it’s easy at first, you’ll be surprised to discover how challenging a few dots and lines can be. Get the app »

Half-Inch Heist Turbo

Featuring old-school graphics and a hand-crafted soundtrack, Half-Inch Heist Turbo for Windows is an arcade-style test of skill and endurance. Fight off deadly swarms of enemies in your quest to recover a priceless diamond. Get the app »

Solostop

Discover your favorite news and media with the Leap Motion Controller. Solostop is a free RSS reader for Mac and Windows that lets you choose from over 25 different feeds, including major news sources and blogs. Get the app »

Along with playing and learning, games are an amazing way to tell stories. With the 6 newest titles in the Airspace Store, you can stretch your mind, enjoy classic games of hand-eye coordination, or explore a unique photographic experience through dreams.

Dots

Inspired by traditional brain-training games, Dots for Windows challenges you to draw unique shapes in a single gesture – without drawing over the same lines twice. Want to try a free version first? You can download Dots Trial before buying the full app. Get the app »

TRAUMA

Experience the dreams of a young woman who survives a car accident in this award-winning indie game for Mac and Windows, recently adapted for the Leap Motion Controller. Discover different aspects of her identity by using gestures to interact with the dreamscape. Get the app »

Chuck Out

Chuck Out is a free Windows game that tests your recycling knowledge in a fast-paced race against the clock. Catch flying garbage, find the right can, and toss it in – before your time runs out. Get the app »

Darts Party

Test your dart-throwing skills with this classic pub game, now available with Leap Motion control on Mac and Windows. Darts Party features single and local multiplayer modes. Get the app »

GeoCrazy

Explore the globe and stretch your knowledge of world geography and history with this educational game for Windows. Get the app »

Cueb

Take your pool game to the cosmos with Cueb, a free physics-based 3D cue sport for Mac and Windows suspended in deep space. Strike planets into portals with your radioactive Quasar until they all disappear. Get the app »

From walking the streets in scary costumes to carving pumpkins, everyone loves Halloween. This year, celebrate with these 4 apps in the Airspace Store. Featuring skulls, alien invaders, zombies, and spiders, all of them are available for Mac and Windows.

Cyber Science - Motion

Nothing says Halloween like a grinning human skull. Cyber Science - Motion lets you explore, dissect, and reassemble a virtual skull – revealing the anatomical secrets hiding beneath the surface of your skin. Get the app »

Catch Up Calu!

Catch Up Calu kicks off classic sci-fi menace with a fear that everyone can understand – sleeping late! As Calu, you must weave through space, farmlands, and city streets to catch up with your fellow invaders. Get the app »

Dead Motion Prologue

Zombies have overrun the planet, leaving the last vestiges of humanity to fight for their survival in cities swarming with the undead. Armed with handguns, machine guns, and rifles, you must think, run, and shoot to stay alive. Do you have what it takes? Get the app »

Spiders Escape 3D

Spiders from the obscure depths of the Amazon jungle have appeared in a small house in the middle of nowhere. It sounds creepy, but don’t worry – these are friendly spiders who just want to find their families. Help them navigate a strange new world by launching them through spiderwebs. Get the app »

What’s your favorite spooky app for Leap Motion? Let us know @LeapMotion or on our Facebook page.

Evil forces have returned to Sanctuary, and it’s time to give the devil his due – with nothing but your bare hands. With the Diablo III custom file for GameWAVE, you can explore the world, cast spells, and battle demons with hand gestures and movements.

To get started, launch GameWAVE from Airspace Home, then download and open the custom Diablo III file for Windows or Mac from GameWAVE developer Uwyn’s site gawshare.com. Now you’re ready to defeat the Prime Evils and their minions.

Download for Windows »
Download for Mac »

One of the coolest features in GameWAVE is the ability to alternate between steering and trigger modes – so you can quickly switch between one-shot actions and maneuvering your character. With Diablo III, you can perform nearly any action with your left hand in trigger mode and your right in steering mode.

Left Hand Controls

Trigger Mode: Trigger skills from your action bar and access potions, town portal, friends, quest and journal, achievements, auction house, zoom, game menu, banner, map, inventory, and secondary skill.

Right Hand Controls

Steering Mode: Move through the world of Diablo III, perform mouse clicks and secondary skill.

Trigger Mode: Perform emotes.

Here’s an outline of the pre-configured controls for Diablo III (click for a larger version). As always, everything can be personally customized and saved for future game play.

You can discover lots of new gaming experiences on gawshare.com – it’s the premiere sharing site for GameWAVE files, including Portal 2, Skyrim, and World of Warcraft. Whether you’re fighting demons or brawling with your friends, we’d love to see your experience with GameWAVE and Diablo III. Tweet us @LeapMotion or post on our Facebook page with your stories and videos.

With all the great games in the Airspace Store, it can be hard knowing where to begin. This week, we asked our colleagues around the office to weigh in with their favorite games for Leap Motion. Here’s what they had to say:

Suspect in Sight!

Sortee

Blue Estate Prologue

Telekinetic

Derigo

What’s your favorite app in Airspace? Let us know @LeapMotion or on our Facebook page.