Free Games For Your Steam Deck and Handhelds - 1/16/25:

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There weren't a ton of new free games to enjoy this week, but we still have a solid amount of ones we can add to our Steam Deck libraries! Jaded is still free to keep on Steam for right now, and Escape Academy is the new Epic game for this week. Amazon Prime is also giving away an Epic game and two GOG games, which include SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech.

Here are the free games we found for you to enjoy:

Free Games For Your Steam Deck and Handhelds - 1/16/25:

Steam Games:

Jaded (Free to keep. Redeem by 1/25/25) (Playable)

Epic Games (Steam Deck: Can use Heroic or Third-Party Tool):

Escape Academy (Free to keep. Redeem by 1/23) (Verified)

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader (Free to keep. Redeem by 2/19/25) (Unknown) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

Skydrift Infinity (Free to keep. Redeem by 4/9/25) (Playable) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

Eastern Exorcist (Free to keep. Redeem by 3/5/25) (Playable) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

The Bridge (Free to keep. Redeem by 3/5/25) (Verified) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

Jurassic World Evolution (Free to keep. Redeem by 2/25/25) (Verified) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

Elite Dangerous (Free to keep. Redeem by 2/25/25) (Playable) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

House of Golf 2 (Free to keep. Redeem by 2/12/25) (Unsupported) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

Death's Door (Free to keep. Redeem by 1/29/25) (Verified) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

STASIS: Bone Totem (Free to keep. Redeem by 1/22/25) (Verified) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

GOG Games (Steam Deck: Can use Heroic or Third-Party Tool):

GRIP (Free to keep. Redeem by 3/19/25) (Playable) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech (Free to keep. Redeem by 2/19/25) (Verified) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

BioShock 2 Remastered (Free to keep. Redeem by 4/9/25) (Playable) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

Hero's Hour (Free to keep. Redeem by 2/12/25) (Verified) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

Planet of Lana (Free to keep. Redeem by 1/15/25) (Verified) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

The Coma: Recut (Free to keep. Redeem by 1/15/25) (Verified) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

The Outer Worlds (Free to keep. Redeem by 3/5/25) (Playable) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

Quake 2 (Free to keep. Redeem by 1/28/25) (Playable) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

Shogun Showdown (Free to keep. Redeem by 1/28/25) (Verified) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

Moonscars (Free to keep. Redeem by 2/19/25) (Playable) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

Coromon (Free to keep. Redeem by 1/29/25) (Verified) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

The Gunk (Free to keep. Redeem by 1/22/25) (Playable) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

Pumpkin Jack (Free to keep. Redeem by 1/22/25) (Verified) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME ACCOUNT)

Monster Train (Free to keep. Redeem by 1/22/25) (Playable) (REQUIRES AMAZON PRIME)

Amazon Prime (Steam Deck: Can use Heroic or Third-Party Tool):

Spirit Mancer (Free to keep. Redeem by 4/9/25) (Playable)

Aces of the Luftwaffe - Squadron Extended Edition (Free to keep. Redeem by 3/19/25) (Verified)

Simulakros (Free to keep. Redeem by 3/19/25) (Verified)

ReDrawn: The Painted Tower CE (Free to keep. Redeem by 2/12/25) (Unsupported)

Mystery Case Files: The Dalimar Legacy - CE (Free to keep. Redeem by 1/28/25) (Unknown)

Amazon Prime also likes to give away exclusive content for big games, including:

• Lost Ark

And that is all for this week! Amazon and Epic Games release new freebies weekly, so we will have our hands full getting through all of them!

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