Humble Bundle Monthly: best deals + free games

Humble Bundle Monthly: What is it?

Whether you’re a hardcore gamer, or just like hoarding awesome titles in your virtual library, we have some exciting news for you. Humble Bundle is an online platform where you can get a lot of games, but also books, comics, and even software, for a bargain price.

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If you’re already familiar with this service, it’s time to get down to business. You can grab Humble Bundle’s awesome deals in various ways: you can either wait for your desired titles to show up in bundles, purchase a Humble Choice plan, or check out the Humble Store.

Humble Monthly vs Humble Choice

It’s no longer a secret; Humble Bundle has been here for a long while and has already built some solid reputation. If you feel a bit nostalgic (much like we do) you’ll surely remember there was a time when you could pay as little as $12 per month in exchange for a lot of games. We refer to this pleasant time as the “Humble Monthly” era.

However, times have changed and Humble Monthly has grown into what today we know as Humble Choice. It’s similar, but not exactly the same. There are three different plans, and you can choose the games you get to keep. As a result, there’s no longer a standard $12 monthly payment, as each plan is priced differently and offers you a different amount of content.

Note: if you have a Humble Monthly (classic) plan since before the Humble Choice came to be, you can keep using it. However, if you cancel it (unsubscribe), you will lose it forever. To make matters worse, there’s no way to revert to the Classic plan once you’ve unsubscribed.

How does Humble Choice work?

Even if you miss the good ol’ days when you paid a flat $12 monthly fee for games galore, many users argue that Humble Choice is fairer to the average consumer. The cheapest option ($5) grants you access to a DRM-free game catalog, whereas the most expensive plan ($20) lets you choose 9 titles every month from a 10+ selection of curated games.

Additionally, as long as you’re a subscriber, you get some generous discounts off certain titles in the Humble Store. Thus, the Lite and Basic subscriptions grant you a 10% off discount, while the Premium plan can shave up to 20% off your purchases.

One thing that’s worth mentioning is that unlike the bundles section, Humble Choice doesn’t offer anything besides games. At least not for the time being, anyway. Long story short, this monthly subscription was designed with gamers in mind, and will probably stay that way.

Humble Choice May 2020

Another important, yet somewhat obvious piece of info we didn’t cover is that the list of curated games changes each month. So there are slim chances you’ll get to see the same game in different selections.

May 2020 games:

1. Jurassic World Evolution + Jurassic World Evolution – Deluxe Dinosaur Pack
2. XCOM 2 + XCOM 2: Reinforcement Pack and XCOM 2: Resistance Warrior Pack
3. Rise of Industry
4. Niche – a genetics survival game
5. Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War
6. The Swords of Ditto: Mormo’s Curse
7. WARSAW
8. Heave Ho
9. MO:Astray
10. Neoverse
11. Chess Ultra
12. Horace

May 2020 extras:

1. Rainy Season – DRM-free game
2. Fae Tactics Sneak Peek – DRM-free game

Note: depending on your Humble Choice plan, you’ll be able to pick 9, 3, or no games at all from this compilation. The Premium plan lets you choose 9 games for keeps, the Basic one allows 3 game grabs, while the Basic plan only gives you access to the Humble Trove. Which brings us to the next part of our article:

Humble Trove: Free & DRM-free games

The Humble Trove is a nice touch to the Humble Choice plans. It’s only fair that Basic plan subscribers get something besides store discounts, right? Joke aside, regardless of the plan you wish to purchase, Humble Bundle offers you free access to the Humble Trove.

Thus, the Trove is but a collection of DRM-free games that you can download on your PC and play for free. That being said, as long as you’re a Humble Choice subscriber, you’ll always have access to this catalog.

If you cancel your Humble Choice subscription you won’t be able to access the Trove again. On the bright side, you’re free to play the games that you’ve already downloaded to your PC before your subscription expired.

Humble Trove’s contents [updated April 2020]

We’ve compiled a full list of the games you’ll find in the Humble Trove. We’re always updating the list with the latest additions, so you can rest assured that we won’t miss any title, regardless of its “freshness.” Therefore, without further ado, here are the Humble Trove titles, sorted from newest to oldest (appearance):

1. When Ski Lifts Go Wrong
2. Divinoids
3. Snake Pass
4. Etherborn
5. Space Routine
6. Card Quest
7. Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1
8. The Flame in the Flood
9. Unparallel
10. Race The Sun: Challenge Edition
11. Dear Esther
12. Balconing Simulator 2020
13. Arrog
14. Operator
15. Runestone Keeper
16. The Whispered World Special Edition
17. Valhalla Hills
18. Broken Sword 5 – the Serpent’s Curse
19. Roman Sands
20. Shady Knight
21. Blackguards
22. Broken Sword 4 – The Angel of Death
23. Chaos on Deponia
24. DON’T GIVE UP
25. Broken Sword 3 – the Sleeping Dragon
26. Kind Words
27. Anna’s Quest
28. Broken Sword 2 – the Smoking Mirror
29. macdows 95
30. Deponia
31. Broken Sword: Director’s Cut
32. MirrorMoon EP
33. Once Upon A Crime In The West
34. Avadon 3: The Warborn
35. Avadon 3 Hintbook and Bonuses
36. A Short Hike
37. Tokyo 42
38. FOTONICA
39. Avadon 2: The Corruption
40. 20 Minute Metropolis
41. Wheels of Aurelia
42. Overture
43. Avadon: The Black Fortress
44. Tacoma
45. SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition
46. after HOURS
47. Roombo: First Blood (Justice Sucks)
48. Epistory – Typing Chronicles
49. Renowned Explorers: International Society Complete Edition
50. Frozen Synapse
51. vApe Escape
52. Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
53. Reus
54. Ollie & Bollie’s Outdoor Estate
55. Tumblestone
56. Dungeon Souls
57. Hacknet
58. The Bridge
59. Gemini Rue
60. ETHEREAL
61. SOMA
62. Woten
63. The Sexy Brutale
64. Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
65. Stumblehill
66. Deadlight
67. Satellite Reign
68. The Penumbra Collection
69. Subserial Network
70. Star Wars™: X-Wing Alliance™
71. STAR WARS™ Rebellion
72. Knight Club
73. Lyric Sonata
74. Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™
75. The Incredible Machine Mega Pack
76. Drawkanoid
77. Star Wars™: X-Wing vs TIE Fighter – Balance of Power Campaigns™
78. Fortune-499
79. Hitchhiker
80. THOR.N
81. Crescent Bay
82. Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
83. Wilmot’s Warehouse
84. Copoka
85. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
86. Keyboard Sports
87. Trine Enchanted Edition
88. Volantia: Kingdom in the Sky
89. Tiny Echo
90. Elephant in the Room
91. 2000:1: A Space Felony
92. Jawns
93. Yojimbrawl
94. Gunmetal Arcadia Zero
95. Spoolside
96. Uurnog
97. Quiet City
98. A2Be – A Science Fiction Narrative
99. Kimmy

As you can see, there’s plenty enough titles to keep you entertained for days, weeks, or even months if you’re not a fan of speedruns. If you feel that’s not enough, you can purchase a Basic, or Premium subscription plan, for 3, respectively 9 more games each month, aside from the Trove’s content.