There are many reasons to sign up for Amazon Prime, among them next-day delivery and access to the Prime Video boss. However, the free games you get every month are a benefit that not enough subscribers know about. New titles are available to pick up and keep through Prime Gaming every Thursday, and 11 bonuses have been revealed to be on offer throughout April.
If you're familiar with what Prime Gaming has to offer, then you may have spent the last month playing Total War games, as two of them were given away as part of Amazon's March selection. That run continues into April, being one of the first games to drop this month Total War: Pharaoh Dynasties. That and XCOM: Enemy Unknown Complete Pack By the time you read this, you'll be able to claim, kicking off a big month for Prime Gaming.
If traveling back to ancient Egypt or tile-based strategy games aren't your thing, don't worry. Just wait a week and Amazon will be back with even more games for Prime subscribers. Coming to you on April 9, we have A Rat's Quest: The Way Back Home and The king of retail. I would highly recommend this one to anyone who has worked in real life retail. Running a virtual store where you can do whatever you want is incredibly therapeutic.
The biggest catch of the month drops on April 16, as bonuses have increased from two games to three. Three very different titles too, which means there's almost certainly something for you, especially if we've reached the halfway point in the month and haven't had anything to excite you in the first week or two.
The three games that will be claimable from April 16 are Monster Harvest, Snake coreand Detective Agency: Gray Tie Collector's Edition. A game that combines a monster-hunting farming sim, a game that builds on the original Snake (yes, the one you played on your very old phones) in a way you never imagined, and a puzzle game that forces you to solve mysteries.
Moving on to April 23rd, we're back for two games – Neo Cab and The Pale Beyondand then the best news of all, yes, this is a rare occasion where there are five Thursdays in a month. This means that on April 30th, when we receive, Prime Gaming will be offering a bonus Fantasy general and KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT.
If you have Prime, you can claim these first two games right now. You can download them instantly, and once you do, they stay with you forever. They won't disappear or become unplayable if your subscription expires; it's just your games now, even if you don't have Prime tomorrow.
The full list of games available for free through Prime this April, along with their drop dates and where you'll need to get them, can be found below.
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April 2, 2026 |
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April 9, 2026 |
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April 16, 2026 |
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April 23, 2026 |
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April 30, 2026 |
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