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Amazon Luna: Price, full game list, and more (2023)

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Cloud gaming might still be in its infancy, but major companies aren’t shying away from investing early in the future of gaming. Amazon Luna is the latest platform to join the fray, and with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Twitch behind it, Luna could very well take the cloud gaming crown.

After over a year of rumors, Luna was officially announced in September 2020. In March 2022, after a long invite-only testing period, the service officially went live for anyone in the US to check out. If you want to sign up for Amazon Luna, you can do so at the link below.

What is Amazon Luna?

Amazon Luna is a cloud gaming platform powered by Amazon’s ubiquitous cloud computing platform Amazon Web Services (AWS). Like other cloud gaming platforms, it allows consumers to stream games instantly to a number of devices. This eliminates the need for downloads, updates, or even local storage, but requires a high-speed internet connection.

Like Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming platform, Luna includes a Netflix-of-games-style catalog of games under a monthly subscription fee as part of Luna Plus. And like Amazon Prime Video, it also offers channels that unlock more content from a specific publisher for an extra monthly fee. Currently, there are five paid channels to check out.

Although Amazon Luna doesn’t require any specific hardware, the company released a dedicated controller for the service. Similar to the (now defunct) Google Stadia controller, it has a built-in Wi-Fi receiver to eliminate the middleman and reduce input latency. In online games where a few milliseconds are the difference between life and death, it’s a worthwhile purchase.

Unlike other cloud gaming services, Luna offers a kind of couch co-op experience in the cloud called Luna Couch. As long as the host is a paying subscriber, non-paying players are able to join their game and play along.

Is Amazon Luna worth it?

Amazon Luna is still in its infancy, but we were cautiously optimistic in our early review. Gameplay was smooth, although not as smooth as Stadia was, and the game library is impressive, although not as impressive as Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The user experience also left something to be desired, and the need for a persistent subscription will be off-putting for some.

At the end of the day, we had trouble seeing exactly where Luna would fit into the market. Game Pass Ultimate is a better overall deal for hardcore gamers, but it’s also more expensive. Stadia was a better choice for casual gamers, but now that it’s going the way of the dodo, it’s possible that Amazon Luna takes up its place.

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Depending on where you live, you may not even have the option to try Amazon Luna. It’s only available in the US, and the company has made no announcements regarding a worldwide release. In fact, no new games have been added to the service since March of this year, while Xbox Game Pass and Geforce Now are frequently adding new titles to their platforms.

Ultimately, whether or not Amazon Luna is worth it depends on you. If you want a taste of the future, it’s absolutely a respectable alternative to Xbox Cloud Gaming or other cloud gaming services. We wouldn’t necessarily recommend it over any other service, but since it’s a simple subscription you can try and cancel at any time. There are also a few games included with an Amazon Prime subscription, so you might be able to get a taste without having to pay extra.

Amazon Luna Plus costs $9.99 a month for new subscribers as of April 1.

Internet requirements and data usage

One nice thing about Amazon Luna is that it offers a variety of streaming options to cater to different speeds. Amazon recommends speeds of at least 10Mbps for 1080p streaming, or 35Mbps for 4K when it becomes available.

Data caps are also a concern for many customers and can lead to reduced speeds or a shockingly high bill at the end of the month. Gaming at 1080p can consume upwards of 10GB per hour, so use discretion if you don’t have an unlimited plan.

Thankfully, Amazon Luna has implemented an option to cap stream quality at 720p. This should alleviate data consumption woes faced by other cloud gaming services.

Device support

Currently, Luna supports Fire TV, PC, Mac, Android phones, iPhones, and iPads via web apps. PC and Mac users can access the platform either via the Chrome browser or the standalone application.

In December 2020, Amazon Luna added support for Android smartphones. They must be running on Android 9 or higher, and access the service on the Chrome web browser version 86 or above, with a download speed of at least 10Mbps.

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If you have an Amazon Fire TV-based device or smart TV, you can download the Luna Controller app for iOS and Android, and use that app as a touch controller for gaming on your big-screen TV. This controller app is mainly for casual games that don’t need a real physical controller.

Twitch support

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In addition to Luna, Amazon also owns the popular Twitch streaming service, which is mostly for “Let’s Play” live gaming streams. Amazon Luna subscribers on their PC, Mac, or Amazon Fire tablets, and a webcam, can click on a broadcast button in the user interface to go live with their stream. Viewers can also see you with a camera feed that’s placed on top of the gameplay video stream. You can also go live on Twitch if you have a Fire TV smart television, and your smartphone can serve as your camera and microphone when you scan a QR code that’s placed on the screen.

How much is Amazon Luna?

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Amazon Luna doesn’t have a single price, and is instead broken into several libraries, called channels. Currently there are six different channels available. Here’s a look at all of them:

• Luna Plus — This is the main gaming channel for the service. It launched at a founder’s price of $5.99 a month, which remains the price for subscribers who maintain their subscriptions. However, it jumped up to $9.99 a month for new subscribers after April 1. This subscription includes unlimited access to a growing catalog of games and 1080p/60fps streaming on two devices simultaneously. 4K quality was previously listed as “coming soon” but the service has since backtracked and instead will focus on other improvements.
• Prime Gaming — Amazon Prime subscribers can access a select number of Luna games for free, which is certainly a nice additional perk for being a member.
• Ubisoft Plus —  This channel features games developed and/or published by Ubisoft and includes both classic and its most recent games. It costs $17.99 per month. It includes the same 1080p/60 quality and unlimited gameplay, but only for one device. However, it features the ultimate edition of each game, with all DLC unlocked for certain titles. If you already pay for Ubisoft Plus on another platform, you can connect your Ubisoft account to access the Amazon Luna channel at no additional charge.
• Family Channel — This channel costs $2.99 a month until April 1, when the price goes up to $5.99 a month. As with the main Luna Plus channel, you can lock in that $2. 99 a month fee for the Family channel of games until March 31, and keep it for as long as you are subscribed. It features, as you might guess, a number of games for kids and their parents to play together.
• Retro Channel — This features a number of old-school gaming titles and it costs $4.99 a month.
• Jackbox Games — This channel features the many casual trivia games made by the Jackbox Games publisher. You can get it for $4.99 a month.

The Amazon Luna controller

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If you want to get the most out of a Luna subscription, you’ll also want to pick up an Amazon Luna controller. Amazon claims that using the official controller can reduce latency by 17 to 30 milliseconds when compared to standard Bluetooth controllers, which is huge for competitive multiplayer titles.

It does this by connecting directly to Amazon’s servers with a built-in Wi-Fi receiver with support for both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz networks. This removes the middleman of your local PC or streaming device for inputs. Wired gameplay is also available with a USB-C cable, which unfortunately isn’t included in the box.

The Amazon Luna controller is similar to an Xbox controller, but with built-in Wi-Fi for reduced latency.

As for the controller’s design, it closely matches the layout of the hugely popular Xbox controller. It features a textured grip and the standard layout: four action buttons, two offset joysticks, a d-pad, two bumpers, and two triggers. There are also four buttons in the center for home, action, menu, and microphone control. On the bottom of the controller, there’s a 3.5mm headphone jack for wired audio.

The controller is powered by two replaceable AA batteries, which are included in the box. You need to use the Luna Controller mobile app to set it up, but once completed, you can switch between devices with ease.

The Amazon Luna controller normally costs $69.99 on its own, or $82. 98 when bundled with a phone clip. However, for a limited time you can get the controller for just $49.99. You can also get the controller bundled with a Fire TV 4K stick for $119.98.  Click the button below to learn more.

Amazon Luna games

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An Amazon Luna subscription includes unlimited access to roughly 120 games from a variety of publishers. The list isn’t as impressive as Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming catalog, but it’s a solid start. The games are running on Windows machines, so theoretically it should be easier to add games to Luna than Stadia, which required developers to port their games to a Linux-based platform.

However, these games cannot be purchased individually and require a persistent subscription to play. Games may also be removed from the service as time goes on, removing access for even paying subscribers. In this regard it’s similar to Xbox Game Pass, but without the option to buy a game once it’s removed.

Although you can get more games by subscribing to more channels, the base subscription to Amazon Luna Plus includes a wide variety of games. Here’s the full list of Amazon Luna Plus games as of January 2023:

• Panzer Paladin
• Paper Beast Folded Edition
• PictoQuest
• Pile Up
• Pong
• Potion Permit
• Powered Gear
• Progear
• R Type Dimensions Ex
• Race the Sun
• Rad
• Resident Evil 2
• Resident Evil 3
• Retro Classix Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja
• Retro Classix Gate of Doom
• Retro Classix Heavy Barrel
• Retro Classix Joe & Mac
• Retro Classix Joe & Mac Returns
• Retro Classix Super Burger Time
• Retro Classix Two Crude
• Ride 4
• Riptide GP Renegade
• River City Girls
• Rogue Heroes
• Saints Row The Third Remastered
• Samurai Showdown Special
• Samurai Warriors 5
• Section Z
• Senjo no Okami II
• Shadow Man Remastered
• Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse
• Shantae Half Genie/Hero Ultimate Edition
• Shantae Risky’s Revenge Director’s Cut
• Shock Troopers
• Shock Troopers 2nd Squad
• Skatebird
• Skelittle A Giant Party
• Smoots Summer Games
• Smoots World Cup Tennis
• Snake Pass
• Sonic Colors Ultimate
• Sonic Mania Plus
• Space Age
• Space Otter Charlie
• Sparklite
• Spirit of the North
• Spitlings
• Spongebob Squarepants Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated
• Steamworld Dig 2
• Steamworld Heist
• Steamworld Quest Hand of Gilgamech
• Steel Assault
• Street Fighter II
• Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting
• Street Fighter II Turbo The Ultimate Championship
• Strider
• Strife Veteran Edition
• Summer Paws
• Super Breakout
• Super Kickers League Ultimate
• Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania
• Tatakai no Banka
• Team Sonic Racing
• Tempest
• Tetris Effect Connected
• The Adventure Pals
• The Falconeer
• The King of Fighters ’97 Global Match
• The King of Fighters ’98 Ultimate Match Final Edition
• The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match
• The Last Blade 2
• The Legend of Heroes Trails from Zero
• Trails of Cold Steel IV
• The Medium
• The Mummy Remastered
• The Smurfs Mission Vileaf
• The Wonderful 10 Remastered
• Thymesia
• Time on Frog Island
• Toki
• Tracks Toybox Edition
• Twinklestar Sprites
• Twinsen’s Little Big Adventure Classic
• Twinsen’s Little Big Adventure Classic 2
• Urban Trial Playground
• Valfaris
• Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition
• Varth Operation Thunder Storm
• Vulgus
• Warriors of Fate
• Wandersong
• Windjammers 2
• Worms Crazy Golf
• WRC Generations
• Yakuza Kiwami
• Yono and the Celestial Elephants
• Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
• Youtubers Life OMG
• Ys IX Monstrum Nox 
• Ys VII Lacrimosa of Dana

This list will change over time, and you can gain access to more games by subscribing to more channels. For example,  you can also access nearly the entire Ubisoft catalog via the Ubisoft Plus channel.

Amazon is also developing first-party games under Amazon Game Studios. The studio’s first major title, a battle royale game called Crucible, had a disastrous launch and was ultimately put back into development before being canceled. The second title, an MMO called New World, managed to gain a lot of traction in the November 2021 early access period, but it’s not yet available on Amazon Luna. It is, however, included in GeForce Now.

What is the Amazon Luna release date?

Amazon Luna officially launched in the US on March 1, 2022. There are no details yet on a global launch.

Where is it available?

Amazon Luna is currently only available in the continental United States. You can sign up for the service at the link below.

How does it stack up against alternatives?

Amazon Luna is poised to take on the likes of Xbox Cloud Gaming and GeForce Now. Although it’s still too early for a definitive take on which is best, there are some key similarities and differences to take note of.

Xbox Cloud Gaming (formerly Project xCloud) is the service that’s most similar to Luna. It also has a library of games locked behind a single subscription fee, but the games are a step above Luna’s offerings. They include all of Microsoft’s first-party titles from popular franchises like Halo and Gears of War. However, cloud support is currently limited to 720p quality and doesn’t include games you’ve purchased. It also costs more than twice as much at $14.99 a month.

GeForce Now is more of a virtual machine service than a true cloud gaming platform, but it offers many of the same benefits. It allows you to play your existing game library from Steam or other stores on a powerful machine in the cloud. The free plan is limited to game sessions of just one hour, but the Priority plan bumps that up to $9.99 a month. There’s also an upcoming RTX plan that includes access to RTX 3080 GPUs, costing $100 for six months. Just keep in mind that you will need to buy all of your games separately, and not all games will work with the service.

Other FAQs

Yes. Like Kindle devices, Amazon Luna displays advertisements while connecting to a game. However, they do not appear while the game is loading or during gameplay.

Yes. Amazon has over 100 games for the base Amazon Luna Plus subscription, plus many more with add-on channels like Ubisoft Plus.

Project Tempo was the codename for Amazon Luna while it was in development. Now that it’s been officially revealed, the codename has been dropped.

No, Amazon Luna is currently only available for early access in the US. We’ll update this article as soon as global availability expands.

While the main service is available separately from Amazon Prime, those members can check out a small selection of Luna games for no additional cost.

I Tried Amazon’s Luna Gaming Service

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Gaming brings me peace. There’s something about putting your feet up, cranking the TV, pouring yourself a cold one, and getting down to business. A good game has the ability to transport your mind into oblivion, and sometimes you just need to forget about your responsibilities for a couple of hours and tune it all out. 

My Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch are my children. A day away from them is dreadful (I’m exaggerating, sort of), so I’m always looking for different ways to experience gameplay. Streaming has become increasingly popular, and in the long run, could be a more financially intelligent decision as you can cancel anytime, which is perfect for commitment phobes (me). Although my gaming systems are my prized possessions, it took a while to decide if I wanted to take the plunge to purchase a new device, so rather than spend all my cash on another console, I decided to try out a more cost-effective alternative: Amazon’s Luna. 

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Amazon’s Luna is a cloud gaming service where you can play on devices you already own. Some compatible systems are Windows PCs, Apple devices, Fire TVs, select Samsung smart TVs, Fire tablets, and Android phones. The platform has created its own wireless Bluetooth controller that directly connects to its game server and doubles as a remote control, for when you need a break from gaming to binge-watch cringe reality television. The controller itself has a 4.3 star rating on Amazon and over 7,000 reviews. “It operates flawlessly and accurately, and is a pleasure to hold in hand for hours while gaming. Perfect comes to mind,” a reviewer on Amazon gushed. 

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If you’re looking to save some moola, you don’t even need the controller to use the service, as Luna supports Xbox and Playstation controllers, computer mice, and keyboards, and *drumroll* allows you to turn your smartphone into a controller through its app. I was ready to take the plunge with Luna before, but not having to buy any additional hardware to get started really sealed the deal. But the reviews of the controller do make it sound like a worthwhile purchase, especially if you’re playing on an Amazon device.

The Luna gaming service comes with five packages to choose from: Luna+, Family Channel, Retro Channel, Ubisoft+, and Jackbox Games. All differ in price and game selection—from $4.99 to $17.99. If you already have a Prime membership, you can play four games selected by Amazon through Prime Gaming per month. 

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What I love about Luna, in addition to its serious versatility and ability to integrate into what technology you’ve already got, is that the games change each month. I first dipped my toe in the water with the free selection, and when I saw that the gameplay and graphics felt just like I was playing on an actual gaming system, it hooked me in further and then I decided to subscribe to Luna+. You can try a seven-day free trial on Luna+, Family Channel, or Retro Channel before getting hitched, which I appreciate  trust issues, hehe). . Genres among the game catalog include action, adventure, indie, RPG, racing, and classic games such as the Sonic franchise. As for specifics, I was thrilled to see classics (old and modern) such as The Surge, Myst, Control, and Blair Witch. It even has one of my favorite games, Yakuza 0, which, if you haven’t played, you need to get into if you’ve ever been curious about what it’s like to join a Japanese gang in the late 1980s. Check out the full game lineup here—games are always being added, so there’s truly something for every type of player, from relaxing RPGs to complex adventure thrillers.

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Not gonna lie, I was drawn to Luna+ since some of the Resident Evil franchise is included. I’ve been wanting to start it, but à la carte, each game on Playstation would cost around 20 bucks to buy. With Luna+, I’m saving some smackeroonies by paying one $10 fee a month to play all of them at the same time. 

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TD;LR: Streaming video games is the next best thing to hit the gaming realm. It makes spending hundreds on the new Playstation 5 seem ridiculously expensive and inefficient. Amazon’s Luna is cost-effective, compatible with controllers I already have, and is constantly updated with new games. I can’t really ask for more when it comes to gaming—although I’m easy to please. You give sus Tinder dates a shot, so you might as well take a chance on Luna.

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Choose the right databases for specific tasks.

Platform Recommendations

Create a game that can be played on any platform.

Game servers

Create your own service or use a managed one.

Accelerated network gaming

Ensure low latency on 5G networks.

Content and game updates

Update game content quickly and seamlessly.

Game Analytics and Machine Learning

Analyze data from any source, at increased speed.

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