12 Best Amazon Prime Big Deal Days Video Game Deals (October 2026 Sale)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the game we would watch first in Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale. It runs on every Switch model, it works for one player or six, and it carries the deepest roster of any crossover on the shelf: 70-plus characters, 100-plus stages and 900-plus music tracks, all pulled from the last two decades of Nintendo and partner franchises.

For a household that wants one game the whole family will actually touch, Minecraft for Switch is the safer pick, with up to eight players and content packs in the box. Nintendo Switch Sports takes the motion-control slot for anyone who wants a game that turns living-room movement into the actual mechanic. Prime Big Deal Days runs October 6-7, 2026, and most of the offers sit behind a Prime membership.

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Twelve games, four platforms, and a lot of overlap between them, so the table is the fastest way to narrow the field. Read down the “Best for” column first; it does more work than any other column here.

How We Chose

We compared platform compatibility, edition and format, player counts, content depth and the recurring themes in owner reviews for all twelve games, then cross-checked the ratings and review totals listed on Amazon as of October 2026. Ratings alone did not decide the order; a title with a thin single-player campaign ranks lower than one built for long play.

1. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Best for Almost Every Household

Nobody argues about roster size. The fighter list pulls together every character from the previous Smash games, which is why a single household can have one player who only knows Mario and another who will only touch Cloud. Add more than 100 stages, stage-building tools, a fighter creation mode and a campaign that runs past 20 hours, and the value case writes itself.

The compatibility line matters more here than almost anywhere else in the list. The listing names Nintendo Switch, Switch OLED, Switch 2 and Switch Lite as supported, so a single copy covers a dock console, a travel handheld and a Switch 2 owner in the same family. Very few games in this roundup can say that.

Compare it with Minecraft for Switch, our second pick, and the difference is the shape of play rather than the quality. Minecraft gives you eight players building together; Smash gives you six duelling. Households with two kids of different ages usually end up owning both eventually, and owners rate Smash at 4.8 across more than 72k reviews, which tells you how settled the experience is.

• Works on Switch, Switch OLED, Switch 2 and Switch Lite from one purchase
• Playable in TV mode, Tabletop mode and Handheld mode
• Supports 2 to 4 player battles plus computer opponents
• Return routes like the perfect shield and directional air dodge reward practice

Good to know: the single-player grind runs roughly 15-plus hours before the spirit collection is done, so budget for it rather than expecting a quick weekend.

Skip it if the online side is what you care about. Owners still point to online matchmaking that restricts stage and character selection, occasional lag, and lobbies that can turn unfriendly, all of it sitting behind a paid Nintendo Switch Online subscription. If you only play on the couch, none of that touches you.

2. Minecraft for Switch: Best for Families and Shared Screens

The included content is the detail people miss. The box carries Super Mario Mash-Up, the Natural Texture Pack and three skin packs covering biome settlers, battle creatures and campfire tales, so a new console has real reasons to open more than the base game before anything else is bought.

Sessions differ every time because the world generates fresh. Two kids can spend an afternoon on a base and come back to a different landscape the next evening, which is what keeps it from feeling like a completed project. Handheld and tabletop mode support means it travels from the TV to the kitchen table without a menu dive.

Where it separates from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is genre, not quality. Smash is a competitive arena with a single curve; Minecraft is a creative sandbox with no real ending and no score. For a living room where two children of different ages will share a session, that difference is exactly what you want.

• Up to 8 players in one session
• Creative mode gives unlimited resources; Survival mode is about crafting and defending against mobs
• Compatible with Switch, Switch OLED, Switch 2 and Switch Lite
• Physically sized at about 0.5 by 4.1 by 6.6 inches, so it stores like any other Switch case

Best for: a household with a mix of ages, or any player who likes building more than competing. Owners rate it 4.8 across more than 46k reviews, the second highest total in this roundup.

The honest limitation is that the Switch edition drops pieces of the wider Minecraft ecosystem, and some multiplayer features expect additional purchased content on top. Players who care about that breadth usually end up on PC anyway, so judge it as a console game and it delivers.

3. Nintendo Switch Sports: Best for Motion-Control Party Nights

Seven sports cover a lot of ground: Golf, Soccer, Volleyball, Bowling, Tennis, Badminton and Chambara, the swordplay one that gets skipped every time. The motion mapping is the point, and owners consistently describe it as translating real arm movement into the swing or spike rather than approximating it.

It is a package built for a room with several people in it. Local and online multiplayer both work, and in some sports two players on one system can team up against others, which is a small thing that makes it far better for a mixed-age group than most party titles.

Plan the room before you plan the game. Volleyball and Badminton need swing room, and the more space your group uses, the more tiring the sessions get. A clear patch of floor roughly six feet across changes the whole evening.

Compared with Sonic Racing CrossWorlds, both are crowd-pleasers with local multiplayer, but they ask for different things. CrossWorlds is controller-based and rewards a wheel or stick; Switch Sports is controller-optional and rewards an open floor. Households with a shared console and no extra controllers are better served here.

• Seven distinct sports rather than one sport with cosmetics
• Motion controls carry real-world action into the game
• Leg Strap accessory required to use the Soccer kick properly
• Rated 4.8 across roughly 13k reviews, a smaller but very satisfied owner base

Pick something else if you want a campaign. There is no story mode here and nothing to unlock beyond the sports themselves, so anyone hoping for a long solo arc should read one of the RPG or open world entries instead.

4. Sonic Superstars: Best for Retro Platformer Fans

This is the closest thing on the list to a Saturday-morning cartridge. The 2D formula is intact and recognisable, but the move sets are new, and each of Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy Rose handles differently, so a four-player session produces genuine variety without anyone needing to be good.

Chaos Emerald transformations add the twist that keeps the stage formula from repeating. Owners also like that the whole thing supports four-player local co-op alongside the online Battle Mode, which makes it an easy add-on to a console that already has a big pile of software.

Compare it with Batman Arkham Trilogy, the other 2D-leaning entry in this list. Sonic Superstars is optimistic, fast and forgiving to pick up; Arkham is slow, dark and dialogue-heavy. A shared Switch with younger players usually ends up with Superstars in it more often.

Good to know: the difficulty has spikes. Some reviewers call the curve unforgiving in places, and solo players run out of new material faster than co-op groups do. Buying it for one person who wants a long campaign is a mistake; buying it for three or four is a very good one.

Rated 4.8 across roughly 5.4k reviews, it has a smaller owner base than the top two, but the sentiment is consistent: nostalgia handled with modern conveniences rather than a bare remake.

5. Resident Evil 4 PS5: Best for Survival Horror Players

Combat is where this remake earns its place. Knife play is rebuilt around parries, evasions and scavenged-knife finishers, and the hordes throw more attack types at you than the original did. Add the RE Engine visuals, the lighting and the pooling shadows, and it reads as a remake in the way that matters: same bones, new feel.

There is room to make the character your own without leaving the main path. The attaché case returns with ammunition crafting, new colours and charms, while the Weapon Merchant both sells and customises gear and takes gems in trade. Owners tend to mention both systems by name, which is a decent sign of how much time goes into them.

Two cautions. The action is heavy on the hardware during crowded fights, and the story mode can feel like a run of combat set pieces back to back. Neither is a dealbreaker, but the second one is why a single-player evening may not be the way to start.

For the Resident Evil buyer who wants a story with a new protagonist rather than a familiar village, see Resident Evil Requiem further down. This one is the better technical showcase; the other is the newer entry with a different protagonist and a first-and-third-person switch.

• Photorealistic 4K presentation with strong lighting
• Single-player only, rated Mature
• Approximately 0.57 by 6.75 by 5.26 inches
• 4.8 across roughly 4.7k reviews

6. Super Mario Galaxy Duo: Best for All-Ages Platforming

Getting both Galaxy games in one package solves an old problem. They were among the most requested Switch titles precisely because owning them meant owning a Wii, and that barrier is gone now for anyone buying during the sale.

The updates are unglamorous and effective. Resolution is higher, the interface is cleaner, and Assist Mode adds extra health and fall recovery, which makes a game with a reputation for difficult platforming playable by younger hands. A free update also improves visuals on Switch 2, so an existing owner is not locked out of the better settings.

Set expectations properly: this is a re-release, not a remake. New material amounts to additional Storybook chapters about the Lumas and a little extra music, and the motion-control passages are less precise than they were on the original Wii hardware. Owners rate it 4.8 across roughly 2k reviews, and the complaint is almost always the same one, that it stays faithful rather than expanding.

Compare it with Ghost of Yotei, the other open-ended game here, and the gap is enormous. This one is bright, forgiving and short. If you want a title that will eat a weekend, keep looking down the list.

Good to know: the listing names both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 as supported consoles, which makes it one of the few entries here that spans a new console generation.

7. Ghost of Yotei: Best for Open World Exploration

The setting does the heavy lifting. Snowy ridges, grasslands and fields of wildflowers stretch around Mount Yotei, and you cover them on foot or on horseback, so the distance between points of interest is a choice rather than a loading screen. Onsen baths and shrines sit alongside the combat, which gives the journey some texture beyond the sword.

Combat is katana-first. You start with dual blades that level up as you use them, then pick up odachi, kusarigama and other weapons from sensei who train you. Owners single out the haptic feedback on DualSense, and on a PS5 with a controller that supports it, the swings carry more weight than the screen alone suggests.

One performance note worth reading before you buy: owners report that base PS5 hardware struggles to hold 60fps at full visual fidelity. If your console is a digital model with no cooling headroom, expect to pick a performance preset. The game does not stop being good, but the frame rate is the thing people mention first.

Skipping this if you want multiplayer. It is a single-player experience, and the closest comparison in this list, Clair Obscur Expedition 33, is also single-player but built on a turn-based system that plays completely differently. Open landscape versus tactical combat is the real choice between them.

• Open-world traversal on foot and horseback
• Multiple katana families that level up with use
• Rated Mature, single player
• 4.8 across roughly 1.7k reviews

8. Clair Obscur Expedition 33: Best for Story-Driven RPG Fans

The combat is the differentiator. Turns are reactive rather than queued: you dodge, parry and counter in real time, chain combos by learning attack rhythms, and use a free-aim system to hit enemy weak points. That layer on top of a turn-based structure keeps encounters from turning into a grind, which is the usual failure mode for the genre.

Builds go deep. Gear, stats, skills and character synergies combine into something you shape yourself rather than something the game hands you on a fixed path. Owners also praise the soundtrack without prompting, which is a good sign for a debut title from Sandfall Interactive, built in Unreal Engine 5.

Two things temper it. Some buyers hit version 1.0 bugs that caused softlocks or visual glitches and needed patches, and the story content is relentlessly sad enough that some players stopped partway. Neither is unusual for a launch, but both are worth knowing.

For collectors, the physical copy matters here in a way it does not for most digital-first RPGs. Reviewers specifically note it runs fully offline on physical media, so there is no connection requirement and no patch dependency for the core experience. That is the deciding factor for anyone who avoids digital libraries.

Compare it with Metal Gear Solid Delta, the other story-led single-player entry in the lower half of this list. Expedition 33 rewards planning and buildcraft; the Metal Gear remake rewards patience with stealth. Different eras, different rhythms.

9. Resident Evil Requiem: Best for Physical Collectors

The structural change is the headline. Resident Evil Requiem is the first entry in the series where players move freely between first- and third-person perspectives throughout, rather than being locked into one or split into separate modes. Owners treat that as the main reason the game feels different from its predecessors.

Grace Ashcroft, an FBI intelligence analyst who is introverted and easily frightened, changes the tone as well. The franchise has leaned on heavier protagonists for years, and a new character type changes what the scares land on. The release also lands on the series 30-year anniversary, which the edition commemorates directly.

Be clear-eyed about the Amazon Exclusive extras. Every copy includes a two-sided poster, which is a nice display piece and a genuine reason to pick this listing over a plain edition, but that is the whole of the bonus content. Reviewers also flag that the pre-order costume does not include the weapon shown in the promotion.

Skip it if you want the technical showcase, because Resident Evil 4 is the stronger looking game by some distance. Buy it if you want the newest story, a new protagonist and a physical edition with something extra in the box.

Good to know: package dimensions run about 10.51 by 5.83 by 1.93 inches, so plan shelf space for a full-size case rather than a slim one.

10. Batman Arkham Trilogy: Best for Narrative Action Fans

Three Rocksteady games, all DLC included, in one box. Arkham Asylum, Arkham City and Arkham Knight are the most consistent superhero action games of the last decade, and bundling them is the cheapest honest route into the series for anyone who missed the original releases.

The combat and traversal are untouched. The free-flowing counter system and the glide-and-perch traversal are why people still talk about this trilogy, and nothing in the package rewrites them. For players who never played them, that is a fair deal.

The catch is a modern one. Some features now depend on an internet connection and an online subscription, and the technical upgrades over the prior Switch releases are mainly resolution and loading times rather than anything you would call a remake. Owners rate it 4.8 across roughly 665 reviews, and the language in reviews is consistently satisfied rather than excited.

Platform coverage is a genuine point in its favour. The listing names Switch, Switch OLED, Switch 2 and Switch Lite, so it runs on the same hardware as our top two picks, which makes it an easy companion purchase in a household that already has one of those.

It is also the darkest option here by a wide margin, rated Mature with a heavy tone throughout. For a family console, pick Super Smash Bros. Ultimate or Minecraft for Switch instead and keep this one for an adult account.

11. Sonic Racing CrossWorlds: Best for Competitive Racers

Travel Rings are the mechanic worth knowing about. They warp you between stages, so a race can cross a hillside track and a ruined temple without the loading breaks that usually split a racing roster into disconnected cups. Twenty-four tracks across 15 CrossWorlds is the largest Sonic racing roster so far.

Customisation is deep enough to spend hours in. Forty-five original vehicles, seventy gadgets and twenty-three items, including a new Monster Truck, give you a lot of combinations to chase, and owners compare the result favourably to Mario Kart more often than not.

Multiplayer is the strongest part. Local split-screen works in Grand Prix and the new Race Park party mode, World Match supports up to 12 players online, and Time Trials cover the chasing-your-own-time case. Load times are fast enough that a group does not lose the plot between races.

Owners raise the same three gripes, and they are structural rather than bugs. There is no story-driven campaign and no open world to wander between races. Vehicle parts are locked to their category, which limits cross-mixing. And the non-Sonic characters you unlock rarely show up in AI-controlled races, so you see far less of the roster than the character count suggests.

For a party, this competes with Nintendo Switch Sports rather than with it. CrossWorlds is a controller game with online infrastructure; Switch Sports is a motion game that needs a clear floor. Families on one console tend to end up wanting both, and the racing one absorbs a bigger group faster.

12. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Best for Stealth and Remaster Fans

This is the only Xbox Series X entry in the list, which makes it easy to spot. If your household plays on Xbox rather than Switch or PS5, it is also the only Sony-adjacent release you can buy here, and the only physical Tactical Edition that bundles the DLC.

The recreation is thorough. Story, characters, voice acting, gameplay and music return as they were, and the new graphics push hard on faces: wrinkles, pores, and independent movement of the eyes and irises are all visible in the animation. Lip sync and the control options have been updated too.

The permanent injury scarring system is the detail that comes up most in reviews. Damage to Snake’s body leaves marks for the rest of the playthrough, so two runs through the same campaign produce visibly different characters. It is a small system that changes how the story reads.

The trade-off is that this is a remaster, not a redesign. Owners report noticeable frame-rate dips during the forced action sequences even in performance mode, and a few buyers felt their expectations ran ahead of what a mostly unchanged design delivers. At 4.6 across roughly 302 reviews, it carries the lowest rating in the roundup, and the reviews explain why.

Compared with Clair Obscur Expedition 33, the other story-first single-player game here, Metal Gear asks for patience and concealment rather than preparation and buildcraft. Buy it for the restoration; skip it if you want something structurally new.

How to Choose Video Games During Prime Big Deal Days

Every offer in this roundup looks better once you know which question you are answering. Platform first, then edition, then player, then seller. The rest is detail, and the details go wrong in a predictable order.

Platform and Console Compatibility

Check the console list on the listing before anything else, because it is the one mistake you cannot undo. Six of the twelve games here name more than one compatible model: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Minecraft for Switch, Super Mario Galaxy Duo and Batman Arkham Trilogy all name Switch, Switch OLED, Switch 2 and Switch Lite, while the PS5 and Xbox titles name one console each and nothing else.

Two secondary checks catch the rest. Confirm your account region matches the listing region, since digital codes are locked to the account that redeems them. Then confirm your storage headroom: a physical Switch or Xbox cartridge needs no drive space at all, while a digital library does.

Edition, Format and Bundle Contents

Physical and digital are not the same purchase. Physical means a cartridge or disc, it plays offline, and it can be resold. Digital means it lives in your account, it never needs a working drive, and it stays tied to that account. The right answer depends on your hardware and your tolerance for storage limits.

Bundle contents are where editions differ. Resident Evil Requiem’s Amazon Exclusive Edition adds a two-sided poster to every copy, and Metal Gear Solid Delta’s Tactical Edition physical copy includes the DLC. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is marked as the US version, so check that against your region before you commit. Minecraft for Switch is the strongest bundled-content value in the list, with Super Mario Mash-Up and four extra packs in the box.

Player Type, Genre and Gameplay Features

Match the game to who is actually holding the controller. Local multiplayer numbers in this list range from one player on Resident Evil 4 PS5 to eight on Minecraft for Switch and up to twelve online on Sonic Racing CrossWorlds. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate handles two to four in a battle, Nintendo Switch Sports supports same-system team play in some sports, and Sonic Superstars gives you four-player local co-op.

Genre matters just as much. Platformers here range from forgiving to punishing, RPGs run from combat-driven to story-driven, and two entries in this list are racing games with no campaign at all. Genre mismatch is the reason returns happen during a sale, not price.

New, Preorder and Older-Generation Releases

Release status changes what a deal is worth. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Minecraft for Switch have been out for years and carry large owner bases, so a discount on either is a straightforward saving on a settled game. Ghost of Yotei and Resident Evil Requiem are current-generation releases, where the price is still settling and the first owners are the ones setting the reference point.

Physical media has its own advantage on older titles: it keeps working when servers change, which is exactly why the Batman Arkham Trilogy still appeals despite depending on some online features. Judge each game on what it is now, not on the year it arrived.

How to Shop Video Game Deals During the Sale

Read the product details line before you read anything promotional. For a game, that means the console list, the model number, the region marking and the type of item, because a disc and a digital listing can look identical above the fold. For a physical edition, check the package dimensions, since a full-size case and a slim case do not fit the same shelf.

Then look at who sells and who ships. A marketplace seller on a listing means a different return window and a different condition than a direct offer, and the difference matters more on a physical disc with scratches than on a digital code. Check the listing’s condition notes before you check anything else about it.

Most of these offers need a Prime membership, and a free trial counts for the length of the event. Offers change through the event, so keep a shortlist and check each one again on the day you plan to buy rather than treating a morning list as a final answer.

A short checklist before you buy anything during Prime Big Deal Days:

• Confirm the console or consoles named on the listing match the hardware you own
• Check the model number and region marking against your account
• Decide physical or digital based on storage headroom and resale plans
• Read the included-content list, since editions differ mostly here
• Count the local player numbers against who will really be playing
• Confirm the seller, the shipper and the condition notes before checkout

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Final Verdict: Best Amazon Prime Big Deal Days Video Game Deals

Buy Super Smash Bros. Ultimate if your household has one Nintendo console and any mix of players, because the roster, the modes and the console coverage make it the hardest title in the list to regret. It is our pick to watch first when the sale opens on October 6.

Minecraft for Switch is the budget-friendly alternative for families, since it carries more included content than any other game here and rates Everyone 10 and up. Nintendo Switch Sports takes the party slot, Sonic Superstars is the low-effort retro pick, and Batman Arkham Trilogy suits adults who want three complete games in one package.

For single-player players, Resident Evil 4 PS5 is the technical showcase, Ghost of Yotei is the open-world pick, Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is the RPG pick for anyone who wants a physical disc that runs offline, and Resident Evil Requiem is the newest entry. Sonic Racing CrossWorlds covers group racing, and Metal Gear Solid Delta is the one to buy on Xbox Series X.

Set your shortlist now, then check each listing on the day you intend to buy, because the offers move through the event.