Following the principles of the Apple Arcade subscription, Netflix has made the bet of creating a catalog of titles accessible to all its subscribers on iOS and Android without additional costs, without advertisements and without in-app purchases. If games are currently limited to mobile, Netflix has started to conduct tests in a selection of markets (United States, Canada, United Kingdom) so that its customers can one day access them on televisions and computers.
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This is also one of the key points of the annual summary published by Mike Verdu, which takes stock of the progress of Netflix Games. In 2023 alone, subscribers have seen 40 games join the catalog, including the GTA3 trilogy which is released today, Football Manager 24 Mobile, Storyteller, Samurai Shodown, Terra Nil and even TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge. Netflix also released the first games from its in-house studios, Oxenfree II: Lost Signals from Night School Studio and Netflix Stories: Love is Blind from Boss Fight Entertainment.
“ By the end of the year, we will have 86 games available, all included in the Netflix subscription, without ads, in-app purchases or additional fees. And with nearly 90 more games in development, we’re just getting started », welcomes Mike Verdu. Among the games coming in 2024 are popular titles like Hades, Death’s Door, Katana Zero, The Rise of the Golden Idol, Braid Anniversary Edition but also Sonic Mania Plus which has just been added to the program. Let us also mention Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit by Spry Fox which became a Netflix studio in October 2022 as well as games linked to Netflix programs, including a game Rebel Moon by Super Evil Megacorp and another based on the franchise Squid Game “ where players will be able to compete with their friends in events from the series. »
In addition to filling its catalog and constantly adapting video games into series, let us remember that Netflix is also preparing a first multiplatform AAA game. This new license is led by big names like Joseph Staten (343 Industries), Rafael Grassetti (Santa Monica Studio), Jerry Edsall (The Coalition) and Chacko Sonny (Blizzard).