Prime Day started early - these are the 8 gaming deals I'd grab now

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Wednesday, July 17: Prime Day will end at midnight tonight, and that means a few gaming deals have gone out of stock. I've removed the old offers and added a couple of new recommendations to replace them.

Prime Day was supposed to kick off today, but nobody seems to have told whoever's in charge of the Amazon gaming deals - some eye-catching bargains started to creep out from cover earlier this week. More importantly, they were actually good.

Don't get me wrong. I've been covering sales like Prime Day for a long time, and there are always gaming deals that test my resolve not to give in and buy all the shiny things. But this year looks particularly good as far as discounts go, so I've gathered a handful that I think are especially enticing. These are the ones I'm personally keeping an eye on.

For a better look at the sale as a whole, don't miss our guide to the full Prime Day gaming deals - it's regularly updated with all the latest offers.

Prime Day gaming deals at a glance

Games: up to 50% off Demon's Souls, more
PS5: save up to $60 on storage & beyond
Xbox: up to $40 off storage
Chairs: savings up to $60
Controllers: up to $30 off Asus and more
Headsets: up to $80 off
Board games for adults: Save up to $30
Family board games: Up to $20 off
2-player board games: Get up to $15 off

Assassin's Creed Mirage (PS5) | $49.99 $23.70 at Amazon
Save $26 - The latest Assassin's Creed has made a leap of faith to its lowest ever price as part of the Prime Day deals, and because I was always keener on the stealth-based original games, this offer immediately caught my eye. Would you rather play on Xbox? That version of the game has the same all-time low price at Amazon.

Buy it if:
✅ You like classic stealth mechanics
✅ You prefer a smaller map
✅ You want that hidden blade back

Don't buy it if:
❌ You prefer AC's more action-oriented games
❌ You like massive open-worlds

Price check:
💲 Best Buy | $49.99
💲 Walmart | $38.99

⭐ UK price: £49.99 £24.99 at Amazon

Mansions of Madness | $109.99 $79.99 at Amazon
Save $30 - I've often heard that this game is like one of my all-time favorites, Betrayal at House on the Hill, so I'm definitely keeping an eye on it now that it's hit its lowest price in around seven months. From my experience, Mansions of Madness almost never goes this cheap either.

Buy it if:
✅ You want a spooky game
✅ You like horror and mysteries
✅ You're a fan of Arkham/Cthulhu

Don't buy it if:
❌ You aren't a fan of intense games
❌ You're OK to wait for a better discount

Price check:
💲 Walmart | $87.99
💲 Best Buy | Out of stock

⭐ UK price: £109.99 £78.95 at Chaos Cards

Meta Quest 3 128GB | $499.99 $429.99 at Amazon
Save $70 - This is the lowest price our team of bargain-hunters has been able to find on the new and improved headset. Because I'm a huge fan of VR and am looking enviously at those Meta Quest 3-only games on the horizon (like Batman: Arkham Shadow), this is at the top of my list for Prime Day.

Buy it if:
✅ You want accessible VR
✅ You're OK with 12GB storage
✅ You're interested in mixed reality

Don't buy it if:
❌ You're happy with the Quest 2
❌ You're not convinced it isn't a fad

Price check:
💲 Best Buy | $449.99
💲 Walmart | $499.99

⭐ UK price: £479.99 £399.99 at Very

WD Black SN850X | $129.99 $88.11 at Amazon
Save $42 - I'm endlessly struggling for storage space on my PS5, so now I'm seriously considering an SSD. I've always resisted that temptation because they can be pretty spenny, but this Prime Day offer brings one of the most reliable options down to a reasonable level. It's not a record low price or anything, but seeing how poor SSD deals have been this year, it's probably the best I'll get until Black Friday.

Buy it if:
✅ You need more storage space
✅ You want very fast loading times
✅ 1TB is enough

Don't buy it if:
❌ You don't need a heatsink
❌ You need more storage than 1TB

Price check:
💲 Best Buy | $103.99
💲 Walmart | $92.75

⭐ UK price: £129.99 £78.83 at Amazon

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless (PC + Xbox) | $349.99 $272 at Amazon
Save $75 - My manager maintains that this is the best gaming headset you can get right now, bar none... and considering how they cover tech for a living, that's quite the recommendation. Because we've never seen this one go for less, maybe now is the time to dive in.

Buy it if:
✅ You want best-in-class sound
✅ You have a PC and a console
✅ You think wires are so last decade

Don't buy it if:
❌ You only play one platform
❌ You're happy with a cheap headset

Price check:
💲 Walmart | $329.95
💲 Best Buy | $349.99

⭐ UK: £329.99 £246.99 at Amazon

Razer Viper V2 Pro | $149.99 $99.99 at Amazon
Save $50 - I'm in the market for a new mouse that can replace my (beloved) old Naga Pro, and I always hear good things about the Viper V2 Pro (it's in our gaming mouse guide, after all). I've not seen it go for much less before now, so Prime Day is clearly the time to strike.

Buy it if:
✅ You're looking for speed and precision
✅ You don't want anything heavy
✅ You play twitch shooters

Don't buy it if:
❌ You want on-the-fly FPI shifting
❌ You prefer an ergonomic shape

Price check:
💲 Walmart | $132
💲 Best Buy | $104.99

⭐ UK price: £149.99 £94.99 at Amazon

Super Mario RPG (Switch) | $59.99 $39.78 at Amazon
Save $20 - I missed Super Mario RPG when it first arrived years ago, so I'm not gonna be left out a second time now that the remake is here. Prime Day has given us an impressive reduction that is just a dollar or so off the game's lowest ever price.

Buy it if:
✅ You enjoy turn-based strategy
✅ You want something a bit different
✅ You missed the original release

Don't buy it if:
❌ You want standard Mario platforming
❌ You didn't enjoy the original

Price check:
💲 Walmart | $39.98
💲 Best Buy | $39.99

⭐ UK price: £49.99 £37.99 at Argos

Samsung Odyssey G55C (32-Inch) | $329.99 $219.99 at Amazon
Save $110 - My current work monitor is actually an old TV pulling double duty, so my setup could certainly benefit from a screen upgrade. As it so happens, this excellent panel with its speedy 165Hz response time and 1440p resolution means that it's an incredibly tempting Prime Day discount.

Buy it if:
✅ You want a lightning-fast response time
✅ You're into competitive games
✅ You're planning some late-night marathon sessions

Don't buy it if:
❌ You want to play in 4K
❌ You need a smaller size

Price check:
💲 Best Buy | $259.99

⭐ UK price: £269.99 £219 at Samsung

For more specific discounts, be sure to drop in on our guides to the latest Prime Day PS5 deals, Prime Day Nintendo Switch deals, and Prime Day board game deals.