New Games on Prime Gaming to add to your shortlist
Ready to add some more games to your shortlist? Amazon just announced a whole line of PC games that Prime members can snag for free. Even better, you can take your gameplay on the go and play these PC games with your Backbone controller.
From Eastern Exorcist to Super Meat Boy Forever, you won’t want to miss any of these roleplaying, combat, and arcade-style games. Let’s see what you’ll be playing this month!
Shogun Showdown
Don’t miss your chance to play Shogun Showdown before it leaves Prime Gaming on January 28, 2025. This turn-based combat game challenges your tactical abilities by focusing on strategic tile placement and positioning. Embark on a quest to kill a corrupted Shogun and move through increasingly difficult stages with fast-paced combat that requires quick decisions. You’ll also enjoy the Japanese-inspired aesthetic design and ability to try out new strategies on multiple runs.
Play Shogun Showdown on your PC and stream it to your phone using Steam Link. Grab your Backbone controller, and you’re ready to game on the go.
Monster Train
Use Steam Link to play Monster Train on your PC using the Backbone controller. This strategic roguelike deck-building game turns you into the conductor of the Boneshaker, a monster train carrying the last burning pyre needed to rekindle Hell’s power. When an army from Heaven tries to extinguish Hell’s eternal flames, your team must recruit warriors from Hell’s five tribes and journey to the deepest levels of Hell to defeat the angel Seraph and his Gilded Wing army.
Build and control your army by assembling a deck of cards to summon monsters and activate spells. Claim the game now on Prime Gaming and see why IGN nominated it as one of the best strategy/tactics games of 2020.
SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
If you’re a fan of roleplaying card games, you won’t want to miss SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech. This strategy video game adventure combines card-based combat with a classic RPG. Travel with robotic friends Armilly and Copernica as they recruit a team of heroes to reclaim a cursed artifact and stop the evil Void Army from destroying their fantasy steampunk world.
Build your own deck from over 100 unique punch cards. Lead your team through battles with monsters, shadow versions of heroes, and the corrupted hero Gilgamech. Don’t miss your chance to claim SteamWorld Quest from now until February 19, 2025, and play it on Backbone.
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
A lethal epidemic known as the Grey Death is sweeping across a dangerous future world where drugs and conspiracy theories run rampant. As nano-augmented agent JC Denton, you must recover the synthetic vaccine capable of nullifying the Grey Death — Ambrosia. But your quest won’t be easy. At every turn, you’ll have to deal with terrorist attacks and human riots, causing every choice you make to have serious consequences for this future civilization.
This Game of the Year edition allows you to solve problems in different ways, letting you alter your gameplay in new and exciting ways. You’ll also be able to explore realistic locations based on actual blueprints, letting you fully immerse yourself in this game that’s built for fans of action-packed RPGs. Claim it starting January 23, 2025.
Eastern Exorcist
Available for free right now to Prime members, this survival game draws you into a brutal world based on Chinese mythology. Play as the exorcist warrior Lu Yunchuan or the half-demon Xiaho Xue as they embark on quests for vengeance, redemption, and family. This RPG offers stunning 2D side-scrolling visuals and awesome boss fights with huge demons. Claim the full game until March 5, 2025.
The Bridge
The Bridge takes you through a mind-bending M.C. Escher-inspired world where you’ll need to solve bizarre puzzles that require creative thinking and spatial reasoning. Immerse yourself in the black-and-white, hand-drawn visuals as you manipulate gravity to walk on walls and ceilings. Intuitive controls help you navigate the puzzles, and you can retry sections with a time rewind feature.
If you like logic puzzles and impossible architecture, you’ll want to claim The Bridge, available for free on Prime Gaming until March 5, 2025.
GRIP: Combat Racing
Climb into a customized race car and buckle in for high-speed combat in this arcade-style racing game. GRIP: Combat Racing puts you on a chaotically fun ride that sends you bouncing against walls, floors, and ceilings as you battle against opponents with an arsenal of heavy weapons. If you like Star Wars Podracer, Rollcage, or Wipeout, this gravity-defying racing game is for you. Claim it now on Prime Gaming until March 19, 2025, and play it as a single-player campaign or online multiplayer.
Bioshock 2: Remastered
Explore the underwater city of Rapture in this first-person shooter game and battle the psychotic Splicers. Use weapons and environmental hazards, or grant yourself superpowers with special Plasmid serums. Want to play in multiplayer mode? Battle as one of Rapture’s citizens during the civil war in Fall of Rapture. This remastered edition includes enhanced visuals with high-resolution textures and models and 4K Resolution support.
Claim the game from now until April 9, 2025, on Prime Gaming. To play on your Backbone controller, you’ll need to stream the game from your PC to your phone using Steam Link.
Spitlings
Ready for some hardcore arcade gaming adventure? Spitlings turns you into a cubic monster that needs to hit balls with its spit to clear levels and free the other Spitlings. Best experienced in multiplayer mode, the game includes a level editor that lets you build levels with other players and create your own customized challenges. Unlock music tracks, add new Spitlings to your library, and give yourself new abilities with the mutator option. Claim the game starting January 23, 2025.
Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Work with other players to save humanity from an undead Armageddon in this latest installment of the Zombie Army series. Following the events of the Zombie Army trilogy, the Resistance continues to battle the living dead as they overrun 1940s Europe. Employ the award-winning gunplay developed by the makers of Sniper Elite and watch through an upgraded X-Ray Kill Camera as your bullets and bombs tear through enemy zombies. Fans of over-the-top cooperative gameplay can claim this third-person shooter game on Prime starting January 23, 2025.
To the Rescue!
Care for dozens of cute dogs and find them good homes in To the Rescue! This dog shelter simulator turns the challenge of running a shelter into engaging gameplay. Keep dogs from catching infectious diseases and stop outbreaks. Hold fundraisers and collect donations to keep your shelter running. And match each dog’s unique traits with the needs of potential adopters to find their forever homes. Profits from the game support real-world shelters, and you can play it for free starting January 23.
Super Meat Boy Forever
In the mood for a challenge? Super Meat Boy Forever serves up a unique gameplay experience every time you play. Levels are chosen randomly from thousands of options, allowing you to guide Meat Boy and Bandage Girl through all-new adventures as you search for the evil Dr. Fetus after he kidnaps baby Nugget.
Punch, kick, jump, and run through new and familiar worlds. Watch entertaining animated cutscenes. If you enjoy mobile games like the original Super Meat Boy, you’ll enjoy the thrill of playing Super Meat Boy Forever when it comes out on January 30, 2025, on Prime.
Claim More PC Games Through Prime Gaming and the Backbone App
If you have an Amazon Prime membership, then good news — you have access to Prime Gaming! This grants you access to some of the most action-packed multiplayer games available today.
To access Prime Gaming with the Backbone app, you can use Amazon Luna, Amazon’s cloud gaming service. Just link your Prime Gaming account to Amazon Luna. Then open your Amazon Luna account on your phone and select the game you want to play.
Click “Play Now” and connect your Backbone controller. This automatically activates the Backbone app, which will take you back to your browser. No downloads are required since Luna recognizes your Backbone controller as a compatible input device.
Now you have access to most of the Prime Gaming games on Amazon Luna through your Backbone controller. Just make sure that Backbone is compatible with the specific games you want to play.
Need more options? You can also stream games from your PC to your Backbone using Steam Link, GeForce Now, Xbox Remote Play, and more. With so many choices, you’ll never run out of ways to play your favorite games on the go.
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