Prima Games eGuides vs Shackmaps

Prima Games eGuides is a web library of official video-game strategy guides. The archive lists 251 guides and 25,589,130 words of strategy, while a redeem-code page says 256 guides are available in full with a free account. Guides include walkthroughs, maps, collectible checklists, and boss tactics, with full-text search across the collection. Without an account, readers can finish three guides and open the first three sections of other guides; a free account opens every guide in full. Guides work on phones, and checklists remember where a reader stopped. Maps and checklists load inside guide pages from cartographer.gamurs.group, so privacy extensions or networks blocking embedded frames can prevent them from appearing. The store is closed, meaning guides cannot be bought or refunded through the site. Old accounts, owned guides, and purchases were migrated, and sign-in can use an old email or a one-time link expiring after 15 minutes. Available guides were published from 2009 through 2018.

Shackmaps is a free interactive map site for video games. Visitors can search for a game or choose a map linked from the homepage, then browse locations and track completion progress. Its Red Dead Redemption 2 map includes locations such as Legendary Animals, Legendary Fish, Dinosaur Bones, Rock Carvings, and Cigarette Cards. Shacknews says the site was created to give players and developers another option for interactive game maps. Maps are made with game experts and maintained through continued updates; Shacknews says it works with developers where possible. Browsing does not require an account. A free Google or Apple sign-in is needed to track progress, place custom pins, or suggest pins. The site says it has no subscription or paywall. Its privacy policy says account setup stores email addresses and checked pins, which are encrypted at rest, and that user data is not sold. The terms restrict use to personal, non-commercial purposes and say the site is not intended for children under 16 without parental consent.