Amazon Is Giving Away 7 Video Games for Free Throughout September: Here’s How to Get Them

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From free two-day shipping (sometimes even one-day free shipping) to access to premium movies and TV shows, getting an Amazon Prime membership has plenty of perks. But did you know that you can also get free video games just for being a member?

Every Thursday throughout every month, Prime members can get a handful of free games to download and play via Prime Gaming — as part of the subscription service. A new set of free games come out week after week, so you can pick and choose which games you want to play and keep. Meanwhile, the gaming service also has free level-up picks for loot, unlockable characters, skins, boosts and more.

Not a member? You can sign up for a free 30-day trial to take advantage of this deal and everything that Amazon Prime has to offer. 

The Prime Gaming app is available to play on PC, Android smartphones and tablets, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One, and other platforms. 

Check out all the free games available during the month of September, below.

Football Manager 2023 (available now)

In Football Manager 2023, which retails for $59.99 on Steam, you can build your own roster, outsmart your competition, manage your own soccer club, and more in the UEFA Champions League. You start from humble beginnings and then win your way to victory and glory.

Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim (available now)

Usually priced at $14.99 on Steam, Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim is a turn-based role-playing and a real-time strategy game where you build an empire that takes place in ancient Eurasia. You build and move your borders, raise arms, protect your home and invade your enemy’s land, and more.

Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy (available now)

Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy lets you customize your characters, attacks and abilities, while you try to defeat the evil Father Eldritch and his bloodthirsty armies throughout dozens of maps and battlegrounds. It’s a turn-based tactical RPG that normally priced at $24.99 at Steam, but you can get it for free via Prime Gaming.

Dexter Stardust: Adventures in Outer Space (available now)

Retailing for $9.99 on Steam, Dexter Stardust : Adventures in Outer Space is a point-and-click sci-fi adventure game that follows Dexter Stardust and his companion Aurora trying to save the world by discovering and defeating the mysterious Robot from Planet X.

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate (available now)

It’s like chess, but with a shotgun. Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate — which goes typically goes for $9.99 on Steam — is a turn-based strategy game where you play as the Black King. All of your subjects have left your kingdom to join the opposing white pieces, so now you have to reclaim your black pieces with your trusty shotgun.

Unsolved Case: Murderous Script Collector’s Edition (coming September 28)

Priced at $7.99 on Steam, Unsolved Case: Murderous Script is a first-person point-and-click game where you’re tasked with solving the mysterious murder of a museum director. You’re joined by your virtual partner Scott, as you try to find clues, uncover shady dealings, find missing persons and more. This is the collector’s edition of the game, which comes with extras, such as bonus chapters, a behind-the-scenes look, concept art, and more.

Hundred Days: Winemaking Simulator (coming September 28)

Have you ever wanted to make your own wine? In Hundred Days: Winemaking Simulator — which retails for $24.99 on Steam — you can make your own wine, grow grapes from a rich plot of land that you pick, bottle and sell it, as you run a winery business from the ground up.

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