If you’re excited for the new season of Rings of Power — or if you’re looking for an alternate way to satiate your Tolkien love — you’ll definitely want to check out the free games available to Amazon Prime members this month. Through Sep. 30 you can get both Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY Edition, and Lego The Lord of the Rings for free. Just head to the corresponding Prime Gaming page and you’ll be presented with a code that you can redeem on for a free copy of each. For your convenience, we’ve linked out to both titles below, along with some of the other excellent complementary titles you can get with your Amazon Prime subscription this month.
The original open-world Lord of the Rings game, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor is an easy recommendation for fans of the Assassin’s Creed franchise or similar immersive sims. This original story set before the events of The Lord of the Rings features a long list of talented voice actors, including Matthew Mercer, Troy Baker, Jennifer Hale, John DiMaggio, and more.
This 2014 title may be a bit long in the tooth, but the gameplay remains solid, and its lower system requirements make it easy to enjoy on the Steam Deck (via a third-party launcher) or other handheld gaming PCs. The GOTY edition comes packaged with all of the post-launch DLC and currently goes for $19.99 on Steam, but Prime Members can add this title to their GOG library for free.
Somehow, the developers at Traveller’s Tales have managed to inject the trademark wit and charm of its Lego titles into a franchise that takes itself almost too seriously. Lego The Lord of the Rings offers the familiar co-op friendly gameplay of the Lego games laid on top of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, complete with voice work from the original cast. This title currently costs $19.99 on Steam, but Amazon Prime members can pick up this game for free.
Besides the two outstanding titles based on the Tolkien franchise, Amazon Prime members can snag up to two dozen other free games through the month of Sept. and beyond. We encourage you to check out the full list of titles, but we’ve picked out a handful we think you should definitely add to your library before they’re gone.
