This month’s titles have been revealed (as Amazon always does!)

‘But what is Prime Gaming’? I’m new to it!

It’s as simple as free games every month! Prime Gaming offers a rotating selection of free PC games each month, ranging from indie titles to AAA classics. This is dependent on you having an Amazon Prime subscription, but if you’ve been near my Mastodon posts at all you’ll know I can’t stop shouting about how good the deal is.

To me, it’s the best deal in gaming (mostly because I get so many GOG titles each month!), I just love it. Once claimed, the games are yours to keep forever (usually via Epic Games, GOG, or Amazon Games launcher).

Past giveaways have included games like

  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

  • The BioShock games (Remastered and originals)

  • Shadow of Mordor

  • Dishonored

…and like, why even bother listing them, it’s a lot

Quick summary for how it works:

  • Requires an active Amazon Prime or Prime Video membership.

  • Games must be claimed within the monthly window (they don’t carry over).

  • Some games require linking accounts (e.g., Epic Games)

This month’s games:

Now Available: STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga [GOG Code]

Now Available: LEGO® Star Wars™ — The Complete Saga [GOG Code]

Now Available: Styx: Master of Shadows [GOG Code]

Now Available: The Invisible Hand [Amazon Games App]

May 8: Wolfenstein® II: The New Colossus™ Digital Deluxe Edition [Xbox and PC via Microsoft Store Code]

May 8: Amnesia: Rebirth [Epic Games Store]

May 8: Hypnospace Outlaw [GOG Code]

May 8: Doors — Paradox [Epic Games Store]

May 15: Saints Row: Gat out of Hell [GOG Code]

May 15: ENDLESS™ Legend Definitive Edition [Amazon Games App]

May 15: Golf with Your Friends [GOG Code]

May 15: Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2 [GOG Code]

May 15: Mail Time [GOG Code]

May 22: FATE [GOG Code]

May 22: Thief™ 2: The Metal Age [GOG Code]

May 22: Chessarama [Epic Games Store]

May 22: The Lost Ashford Ring [Legacy Games Code]

May 29: Samurai Bringer [Amazon Games App]

May 29: Trinity Fusion [Amazon Games App]

May 29: Liberté [Epic Games Store]

…you can read more about it all here in the Prime Gaming blog they posted, if you’d like

(my pick of the lot is actually Trinity Fusion - a great Metroidy game with some really nice music, it took me by surprise just how good it is!

  • Buelldozer@lemmy.today
    2·
    14 hours ago

    I always forget about this perk of my Amazon subscription so thanks for posting this. I jumped over and claimed all the GOG codes. I’ve never tried the Lego games using Proton so I hope they work.

  • Yamanashi@sh.itjust.works
    7·
    21 hours ago

    It’s weird seeing free game associated with subscription. I’d probably say it’s complimentary. I mean technically it could be free if someone else in the family is paying for Amazon prime and you’re just reaping the benefits of prime gaming.

    • Gadg8eer@lemm.ee
      1·
      5 hours ago

      Well, it’s exactly that in technical terms, yes. Somehow, “complementary games included (subject to limited-time redeemability on a monthly basis) each month you subscribe” is not as marketable from Amazon as from Humble Bundle. Privacy is becoming serious business now that things outside the gaming industry are becoming… a game of chance? Eh, whatever, I’m not here for politics and this seems like an okay way to buy GOG titles.

  • Railcar8095@lemm.ee
    1·
    23 hours ago

    I’m not going to redeem the MS store games, but I fell when I download them from the internet it’s not piracy, it’s my workaround to use my legitimate copy on Linux.

  • ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comEnglish
    51·
    1 day ago

    Thanks for sharing! I’ve been bad about checking these recently. I think there’s some docker service that will auto do it for you