The streaming service has been trying to enter the video game market since 2021, and it has already released a lot of titles available to subscribers. Some of the games are based on hit shows you can stream on Netflix, and the company plans to expand that genre.
More Games Based on Netflix Hits
Even though the streaming giant is still just within the mobile games market, it has already released an impressive number of games. Since 2021, Netflix has had 70 games under its belt, some of which you'll recognize from the show it was based on.
It looks like that genre is doing well as the company plans to make more games, particularly based on hit shows like "Wednesday" and "Squid Game," as reported by Engadget. At some point, either of the shows held the title of the most-watched series on Netflix.
As mentioned before, this isn't Netflix's first attempt at appealing to players who already belong to certain fanbases. There are a lot of games you can try that are based on Netflix Originals like The Queen's Gambit Chess based on "The Queen's Gambit."
If that's not your style, then you can try other titles such as Stranger Things: 1984, Stranger Things 3: The Game, and Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales, all of which are based on the show with the same base title.
Other titles you can check out are Narcos: Cartel Wars Unlimited based on the show "Narcos," Vikings: Valhalla based on a show with a similar title, as well as Too Hot to Handle: Love is a Game and Too Hot to Handle 2 based on the popular reality show.
These games are still free currently, although Netflix never revealed any plans to put the games behind a paywall. All a user has to do is be subscribed to the streaming service. Even with its plans to create show-related games, it will still release non-related ones in the future.
Expanding Game Compatibility with Other Devices
Back in August 2023, Netflix announced that they are working on making the games accessible to other devices as well such as TVs and PCs. The company has rolled out a limited beta test to some users in Canada, the US, and the UK on select TVs, PCs, and Macs through Netflix.com.
Among the first titles that they tested on supported browsers are Oxenfree from Night School Studio and Molehew's Mining Adventure, which is played as a gem-mining arcade game. Those who play on TVs can use their smartphones as the controller.
The games are only tested on Netflix's initial partners such as Amazon Fire TV Streaming Media Players, Chromecast with Google TV, LG TVs, Nvidia Shield TV, Roku devices and TVs, Samsung Smart TVs, and Walmart ONN.
If you have these devices and are situated in the area where it is being tested, there's a chance that you might be among the first to try out the new feature. More devices will be added in the future on an "ongoing basis."
