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Posted December 28, 2021
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InSaintMonoxide: I only ever bought one game from Amazon (Irem Arcade Hits). I got a completely DRM-Free installer, but the game didn't work properly (massive stuttering). Amazon Prime Gaming seems to be your standard DRM-infested service to me.
The video games that Amazon sells to the public as part of its third-party sales and distribution platform are one thing. Amazon Prime Gaming is quite another. When Irem Arcade Hits was sold to you in a DRM-Free installer, it wasn't exactly sold to you by Amazon, on the contrary, it was sold to you by the distributor of the video game at the time on the platform. Amazon was only the intermediary between you and that publisher or distributor. I have also purchased video games on Amazon with standalone installers and 100% DRM-Free. Some of those video games work today on modern systems like Windows 10 but others do not.
Posted January 03, 2022
According to a friend and confirmed by a member of a Discord group I'm in, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is DRM free.

The DRM free exe should match the hashes from this post:
https://www.gog.com/forum/general/steam_games_you_can_play_without_the_steam_client/post1788
Posted January 11, 2022
I've tested a few of the games from this month:

- Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
- Abandon Ship
- Paper Beast - Folded Edition

Once downloaded with the Amazon Games client, all of them work offline -signed off from Amazon, closed the program and switched Internet connection off. Of course, you have to downloaded them via the client first, which not everybody will find acceptable.

Then I tested if I could copy and paste the installation folder into another computer which has never had the Amazon client installed. Abandon Ship run flawlessly, the other two I couldn't start (Fahrenheit showed an error saying there was a problem with the registry [which perhaps someone more experienced than I could solve]; Paper Beast didn't do anything after clicking the executable).
Posted January 11, 2022
I had some DRM free games on Amazon back in the day when you just downloaded an .exe file from them. Dark Messiah for example. I don't even know if they still offer those downloads, and would have no idea where to find them in my account.
Posted January 12, 2022
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StingingVelvet: I don't even know if they still offer those downloads, and would have no idea where to find them in my account.
I think it's only possible to download with their own client app.

But a related question: is there any way to see which games you own on Amazon without using their client?
I can't find any such list anywhere.

Even other client-based sites like Steam, Epic, BigFish etc. have some way of seeing a product activation list, no matter how clumsy it may be.

But on Amazon I really can't find it.
Posted January 12, 2022
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ConsulCaesar: I've tested a few of the games from this month:

- Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
- Abandon Ship
- Paper Beast - Folded Edition

Once downloaded with the Amazon Games client, all of them work offline -signed off from Amazon, closed the program and switched Internet connection off. Of course, you have to downloaded them via the client first, which not everybody will find acceptable.

Then I tested if I could copy and paste the installation folder into another computer which has never had the Amazon client installed. Abandon Ship run flawlessly, the other two I couldn't start (Fahrenheit showed an error saying there was a problem with the registry [which perhaps someone more experienced than I could solve]; Paper Beast didn't do anything after clicking the executable).
All the games you gave are drmfree. I tested them myself on another pc.

The Wrc game is also drmfree.

I had a problem with faraheint but I just had to install visual studio (which is provided in the game files) and it worked without any problem.
Posted January 12, 2022
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StingingVelvet: I don't even know if they still offer those downloads, and would have no idea where to find them in my account.
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PixelBoy: I think it's only possible to download with their own client app.

But a related question: is there any way to see which games you own on Amazon without using their client?
I can't find any such list anywhere.

Even other client-based sites like Steam, Epic, BigFish etc. have some way of seeing a product activation list, no matter how clumsy it may be.

But on Amazon I really can't find it.
is it not under "Accounts and lists" --> "Your games and software library"?
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Posted January 12, 2022
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PixelBoy: But a related question: is there any way to see which games you own on Amazon without using their client?
I can't find any such list anywhere.
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amok: is it not under "Accounts and lists" --> "Your games and software library"?
No, it doesn't seem to be.

I have activated those monthly Amazon games from the address gaming.amazon.com.
There is no such menu as you describe.

I can find that menu when I go to Amazon main sites, like amazon.com, amazon.de, amazon.co.uk and so on, but the games listing there shows none of those games, only this message:

"After you purchase a game or software title, you can download it again here. Shop our Game Downloads or Software Downloads."

So I really can't figure out where I am supposed to see those game activations, unless I install their client.
Whether it's visible there or not, I can't tell, because like Epic games, I have only activated free game offers, but so far downloaded none of them nor the client to download them with.

In any case, it doesn't seem to be a very user-friendly design.
Posted January 12, 2022
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amok: is it not under "Accounts and lists" --> "Your games and software library"?
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PixelBoy: No, it doesn't seem to be.

I have activated those monthly Amazon games from the address gaming.amazon.com.
There is no such menu as you describe.

I can find that menu when I go to Amazon main sites, like amazon.com, amazon.de, amazon.co.uk and so on, but the games listing there shows none of those games, only this message:

"After you purchase a game or software title, you can download it again here. Shop our Game Downloads or Software Downloads."

So I really can't figure out where I am supposed to see those game activations, unless I install their client.
Whether it's visible there or not, I can't tell, because like Epic games, I have only activated free game offers, but so far downloaded none of them nor the client to download them with.

In any case, it doesn't seem to be a very user-friendly design.
I have not been able to find the list either. I strongly suspect that the games from Twitch/Amazon Games are only obtainable specifically in their launcher.
Posted February 01, 2022
GOG games return to Amazon Prime Gaming: Stellaris (base game) for GOG is one of February's free games. You get a gift code that can be redeemed as usual.
Post edited February 01, 2022 by ConsulCaesar
Posted April 01, 2022
The full lineup of Free Games with Prime April 2022 includes:

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion GOTY (GOG code)
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville (Origin)
Galaxy of Pen and Paper
Nanotale - Typing Chronicles
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition
Guild of Ascension
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
House of 1000 Doors: Family Secrets (Legacygames.com)
Posted April 01, 2022
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dont pay for amazon
Posted April 02, 2022
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MaxFulvus: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion GOTY (GOG code)
Warning: Depending on how you originally got Oblivion, you may be able to redeem this gift code even if you already own the game, and thereby invalidate the code and get nothing for it.
Post edited April 02, 2022 by mrkgnao
Posted April 02, 2022
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MaxFulvus: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion GOTY (GOG code)
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mrkgnao: Warning: Depending on how you originally got Oblivion, you may be able to redeem this gift code even if you already own the game, and thereby invalidate the code and get nothing for it.
:( did u try and lost?
Posted April 02, 2022
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MaxFulvus: The full lineup of Free Games with Prime April 2022 includes:

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion GOTY (GOG code)
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville (Origin)
Thanks for the update - I claimed earlier today before Oblivion appeared - might have missed it without this!

Oddly, I can't see House of 1000 Doors on my prime page. Wondering if it's region restricted.
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