Quick Links
1. Enable Prime Gaming
To activate Prime Gaming, sign in to the website using your Amazon Prime account details by clicking on theSign Inbutton at the top right of the page. Once signed in, press theActivate Prime Gamingbutton in the top right corner of the screen and selectAdd your mobile number.
You will then be taken to your main Amazon account page, where you will be prompted to enter your phone number.
Amazon will send a six-digit code to the number you entered. Type the code into thetext boxto confirm your phone number, and make sure to pressDoneat the bottom of the page before heading back to the Prime Gaming website.
Below the link to change your phone number, you will see another link labeledRefresh this page. Press that to activate your Prime Gaming account.
2. Link Your Twitch and Prime Gaming Accounts
Now that your Prime Gaming account has been activated, you are ready to move on to the next step, which is to link your Twitch and Prime Gaming accounts. To do so, head back to the Prime Gaming website.
Select youraccount namein the top right corner of the screen and selectLink Twitch account.
This will open a popup, so selectLink accountsto get started. Enter your Twitch account details into thelogin box, and enter the six-digit code that will be sent to the email address associated with your Twitch account.
PressConfirmto link your Twitch account to your Prime Gaming account.
3. How to Use Your Free Twitch Sub With Amazon Prime
There are a few hoops to jump through to gain access to your monthly Twitch Subscription with Prime Gaming, but now that you’ve completed the above steps, you’re ready to claim it.
To finally use your free sub, head to theTwitch websiteand open your favorite streamer’s channel.
A regular subscription to a Twitch channel costs $4.99/month, which you will see in the bottom right of the subscription window.
If any of these conditions aren’t met, the option won’t be available to you.
Once you have successfully used your Prime Gaming sub, you can view andmanage your Twitch subscriptionson the website.
Free things are always hard to pass up, and since subscriptions are what keep Twitch, and its streamers going, your one free sub every month with Prime is easily one of the mostimportant Twitch features that every user should know about.
An Amazon Prime subscription not only provides you with many shows and movies to watch but also gives you the chance to support your favorite creators for free.
Subscriptions build up, and you no doubt have a growing list of monthly payments to subscription services already. But at least with Amazon Prime, you can scratch one Twitch subscription fee off your list each month.
