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Amazon's Luna Game Night offerings work like a charm

by: Eric -
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As announced back in October, Amazon has done a bit of restorative work to it's Luna streaming platform in an attempt to breathe some new life into it. Its interesting that Luna hasn't hit critical mass yet; after the demise of Stadia, gamers seem to have evolved somewhat in their opinions of streaming video games.

Both Sony and Microsoft offer various streaming solutions, and I've not heard any negative buzz about streaming in quite some time. Yet, Luna just keeps hanging out there in the background, never seeming to gather up any critical mass. I think that most people, like me, sometimes forget that it even exists. I went hard on it for a while - I even have a Luna controller around here somewhere - but I eventually fell off.

Which is a bit bonkers, because if you have Amazon Prime, you have Luna. Which also means that you have instant access to some huge, banger-ass games from the last year or so. Hogwarts Legacy, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, and TopSpin 2K25 are all available right now for you to hop on and play - literally all you have to do is sign into your Prime account to get access.

But in addition to the more traditional games, Amazon Luna has added a bunch of free "Game Night" games. I have Firesticks on every TV in the house, so last night my family decided to log in and try to play Clue using Luna's interface. And it worked like gangbusters. 

Essentially, we selected and started the game with the Firestick remote. Then everyone used their phones to scan an on-screen QR code to get access to the game - very much in keeping with the way you sign in to play a Jackbox game (some of which are also available for free on Luna). Then, using our phones as controllers, we were able to play Clue without a hitch. It was quick, easy, and a huge hit with my kids (though we all agreed that we need to refresh ourselves on the rules of Clue; it took a few minutes to catch on). 

The list of games available is kind of ridiculous. The following are just the Game Night games, not including the more traditional video games you get access to. My family is definitely going to be digging into this more deeply - it's too easy and fun to not take full advantage of. 

  • Angry Birds Flock Party
  • Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?
  • Big Helmet Heroes
  • Bonkies
  • Bullship
  • Clue/Cluedo
  • Courtroom Chaos: Starring Snoop Dogg
  • Draw & Guess
  • Dunk Dunk
  • Exploding Kittens 2
  • Fakin’ It All Night Long
  • Fibbage XL
  • Flappy Golf Party
  • Garfield Kart 2 – All You Can Drift
  • Inversus Deluxe
  • Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
  • One Hand Clapping
  • Quiplash 2: InterLASHional
  • Scattergories
  • Snow Bros. Wonderland
  • Spacelines from the Far Out
  • Stunt Kite Party
  • Taboo
  • Tetris Effect: Connected
  • The Jackbox Party Pack 9
  • Ticket to Ride
  • Tumblestone
  • Ultimate Chicken Horse
  • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?