Originally revealed in 2020 and made available to a select group of people, Amazon Luna officially launched on March 1, 2022, in the United States, before expanding to the UK, Canada, and Germany. A cloud-based service, Amazon Luna offers subscribers an opportunity to stream a curated selection of games, with its library being divided into a few channels that each come with a unique monthly price.
Besides the channels, Amazon Luna also grants Prime subscribers access to a handful of free games per month; at the moment, four titles are usually the standard, although some temporary surprises might be included. Since Amazon Luna requires a stable internet connection to work, with 10 Mbps being the recommended speed, Prime owners can test the service using these titles before looking into the platform’s channels. It also helps that Amazon Luna’s free games for Prime lineup are generally pretty good.
These Amazon Luna’s Free Games with Prime will be available between October 1–31, 2024.
Alien: Isolation
A Terrifying Game For The Spooky Season
As October is synonymous with Halloween, Amazon Luna’s free games with Prime for the month emphasize horror. Alien: Isolation is the star attraction, offering roughly 20 hours of intense stealth-based thrills that capture the nightmarish magic of 1979’s Alien. The game is a sequel to that movie and even features Ripley’s daughter as the playable character.
While not completely defenseless, players are very much prey and will spend most of the campaign trying to stay out of the Xenomorph’s sight. With impressive AI for 2014 and a great claustrophobic setting, Alien: Isolation is just an all-around stellar horror game, regardless of whether someone is a big fan of the source material.
Mortal Shell
A Decent Soulslike With An Interesting Armor System
Soulslikes are nowadays commonplace, with seemingly every other action RPG incorporating elements introduced by FromSoftware. Mortal Shell does not hide its inspiration, offering a campaign that is very much in line with the genre’s staples and expectations.
That said, Cold Symmetry incorporates a couple of fascinating concepts, primarily the introduction of a shell system that serves as different builds/armor. Rather than swap armor pieces, players unlock shells that come with different stats and build types. Soulslike games require fast reflexes, so Mortal Shell should be a good test for Amazon Luna’s streaming capabilities.
Dusk
A Boomer Shooter Soaked In Occult Imagery
Retro shooters have become common over the last five years, with most months seemingly producing a new throwback inspired by DOOM and Blood. While overexposed to an extent, this movement has led to the birth of many brilliant FPS games, none (arguably) better than Dusk. Split into three chapters, the game is soaked in atmospheric horror imagery that gives off B-movie vibes, which is a good thing.
In terms of gameplay, Dusk delivers fast-paced and satisfying gunplay, along with a small but enjoyable selection of weapons. The enemy designs are also consistently creative and creepy.
Tormented Souls
Miss The Old Resident Evil?
Similar to retro shooters being a thing, the horror genre also has room for modern entries that are specifically inspired by ’90s classics, which usually means Resident Evil. Tormented Souls is among the better examples of this trend, even if someone’s mileage will depend entirely on how fond they are of Capcom’s fixed camera masterpieces.
As Halloween is right around the corner, Tormented Souls is a fitting addition to Amazon Luna’s Prime games selection for October 2024, and it is short enough that most people should be able to complete the story within a week.
Amazon Luna With Prime’s Other October 2024 Games
Perish, Amid Evil, Valfaris, Doomblade, Monster Hunter, & Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine
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Perish Amid Evil Valfaris Doomblade Monster Harvest Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine Released 2023-02-02 2019-06-20 2019-10-10 2023-05-31 2021-08-31 2023-06-22 Developer(s) ITEM42 Indefatigable Steel Mantis Muro Studios Maple Powered Games Headup Games Genre(s) FPS, Action FPS Action Action, Metroidvania Farming, Simulation, RPG Puzzle
Amazon Luna is giving Prime subscribers quite a lot of games to play throughout October 2024, as this 6 indie titles can also be streamed throughout the month.
Games That Have Been Free With Prime For Months
Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition
Fallout: New Vegas is generally regarded as the high point of the 3D era, at least when it comes to pure role-playing. Obsidian crafted a player-driven campaign that provides plenty of freedom in crafting the Courier’s identity and directing his journey through the eponymous city.
Now, New Vegas is quite old by this point, and it was always rather rough around the edges. On PC, the game has a lively modding community that has not only kept it alive but also improved the vanilla content; unfortunately, mods are not an option on Amazon Luna. Still, if someone wants to try out the base version, this freebie should be great.
Fallout 3: Game Of The Year Edition
Considering its accessibility and longevity, Fallout 3 has likely been experienced by anyone who has ever been remotely interested in it. Nevertheless, the 2008 RPG will always be a big deal in its own right, and it is still fun to play all these years later. At the time, Bethesda’s shift to a 3D sandbox open-world marked a significant departure from previous Fallout entries, and this decision helped propel the series to new commercial heights.
Nowadays, the standard version of Fallout 3 is antiquated in quite a few areas. The gameplay was never particularly good and has not gotten better with age. While not quite as action-driven as Fallout 4, the 2008 release does not emphasize player choices as much as New Vegas or the series’ isometric releases; however, Fallout 3 still offers solid customization and an awesome playground.
Trackmania Starter Access
Ubisoft’s most recent Trackmania project has been around for a couple of years, although it only launched on most platforms in 2023. Unlike most racing games, Trackmania prioritizes time trials and short tracks, with most laps lasting only a small handful of minutes. Although incorporating an online aspect, players will also be competing against themselves as they try to shave a second or two from their best times.
Trackmania is a free-to-play game that only provides a sample of content in its base version. The Starter Access iteration is a bit more robust and should keep people engaged for a while.
Fortnite
is also part of Amazon Luna’s free games with Prime, along with its spin-off modes like
Lego Fortnite
,
Rocket Racing
, and
Fortnite Festival
.
XDefiant
is also available.
Luna Games That Were Previously Free With Prime
This section maintains a record of all the Amazon Luna games that have been free with Prime since the service’s launch on March 1, 2022. These upcoming Amazon Luna games have been free with Prime:
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