Freebie alert: Amazon is giving away five video games (worth more than $80) to all Prime members
We may receive commission from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change.
Sometimes a deal that seems too good to be true is, in fact true. This is one of those times: During the month of July, Amazon is giving away $87 worth of free video games (valued on Steam) to Prime members.
Not a member? Believe it or not, you can still get the goods. Sign up for the free 30-day Prime trial here, and you can take advantage of this free offer. Once the trial is over, you can either subscribe to Amazon Prime for $13 a month (or $119 a year) or just cancel altogether. No hard feelings.
Along with on-the-house games that change every month, Prime Gaming (formerly Twitch Prime) offers free level-up options for characters, boosts, skins, and more. And even if you cancel the service, you can keep the games in your digital library. It's an amazing deal.
To take advantage, download the Amazon Games app. Games can be played on Windows desktops and laptops, Android smartphones and tablets, Google Chromecast, PS5 and PS4, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One, Android TV and more. So no matter where and how you like to game, you're all set.
Batman: The Enemy Within
Telltale Games drew critical acclaim for their episodic adaptations of IP like The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones, but when word got out that they were tackling the iconography of the celebrated DC superhero Batman, fans worried they might have bitten off more than they could chew. But after receiving mixed reviews for 2016's Batman: The Telltale Series, the team at Telltale impressed critics and gamers alike with the dynamic Batman: The Enemy Within, which managed to do the impossible: offer a fresh take on the Caped Crusader's most famous villain, the Joker. Can you change the fate of the Clown Prince of Crime? Find out with Batman: The Enemy Within on Prime Gaming.
Shop it: Batman: The Enemy Within, Free with 30-day Prime Gaming trial (was $15), amazon.com
Automachef
Times have sure changed. Back in the day, all we had to do was serve up some brews in Tapper, or serve up some franks in Hot Dog Stand: The Works. Now we're solve complex and creative puzzles to build automated robot kitchens to help a robot who believes he's human achieve global dominance (only in the restaurant world, he's quick to clarify). Automachef offers fun, engaging challenges in line with the best resource-management games, and eagle-eyed players can pick up some fun narrative Easter eggs that hide in the newspaper clippings throughout the menu.
Shop it: Automachef, Free with 30-day Prime Gaming trial (was $15), amazon.com
Portal Dogs
A whimsical side-scrolling puzzle platformer that feels equal parts Lemmings and Donkey Kong Country, Portal Dogs casts you as the King of the Dogs. It's your job to awaken all your subjects (who will begin to follow you) and guide them to the portal, while collecting the treasured golden bone. Test your alpha skills as you take control of the entire pack!
Shop it: Portal Dogs, Free with 30-day Prime Gaming trial (was $4), amazon.com
Rad
Post-apocalpytic settings are so passe, but post-post-apocalypse? Now you're talking! Rad, from Double Fine Productions, is a living blacklight poster, a journey through a twice-apocalypsed landscape whose cultural touchstones are all firmly lodged in the 1980s. Perfectly in line with Double Fine's distinct house style which produced cult favorites like Psychonauts, Grim Fandango and the Jack Black-led Brutal Legend, Rad finds you wandering the nuclear wasteland to gather respirators in the hope of restoring humanity. But the residual radiation means you'll undergo an array of mutations, all of which can offer unique gameplay advantages.
Shop it: Rad, Free with 30-day Prime Gaming trial (was $20), amazon.com
Tales of the Neon Sea
Video game fans might be a little touchy about the term "cyberpunk" in light of recent events, but make no mistake: This pixel-art adventure is a perfect homage to the works that originated the term, authors like Phillip K. Dick and William Gibson. This irradiated homage to the 8- and 16-bit games of old is a challenging tech-noir with an engrossing story that packs more than a few surprising twists.
Shop it: Tales of the Neon Sea, Free with 30-day Prime Gaming trial (was $17), amazon.com
The Wanderer: Frankenstein's Creature
When Mary Shelley first wrote Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus as part of a fabled "story contest" back in 1818, she could never have anticipated how often her modern Prometheus would be adapted in the modern age. Since falling into the public domain, the famous creature has met Abbott & Costello, tussled with Jesse James, and is even part of the classic Toho Godzilla-verse with Baragon vs. Frankenstein and The War of the Gargantuas.
But if there was one adaptation Shelley might appreciate, it may well be The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature. Using painterly visuals and a subdued pacing, The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature is an exploration of the empathy and pathos that so richly filled Shelley’s original novel, restoring the creature to his original role, not as grunting near-animal but of a being born without understanding of good and evil, thrust into a hostile world wanting only to understand, and in turn be understood.
Shop it: The Wanderer: Frankenstein's Creature, Free with 30-day Prime Gaming trial (was $16), amazon.com
The reviews quoted above reflect the most recent versions at the time of publication.
Read More from Yahoo Life:
3 tips on how to keep passwords safe, according to cyber security experts
Frustrated by spam emails? 3 ways disposable email addresses can help
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest for nonstop inspiration delivered fresh to your feed, every day.
Want daily pop culture news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here for Yahoo Entertainment & Life's newsletter.
