If you've yet to try the mobile games included with your Netflix subscription, now's a good week to jump in.
When Netflix first announced it was pushing into video games, the news was met with some healthy skepticism. By that point, we’d seen a few non-gaming companies like Google and Amazon try to elbow into the space with services that struggled to deliver strong, consistent content. Netflix seemed doomed to go down the same path when it launched its first batch of games, an unimpressive list that included mobile games.
While Netflix may not have a true killer app just yet, it has built up an impressive library of games in just a few short months. If you already have a Netflix subscription, you might want to start paying attention to what’s included with your monthly payment. By the end of the year, you might find yourself playing Netflix games more than you watch shows on the service.
Netflix was slow to capitalize on that moment, but that changed in June. The first signs of success came when the streamer launched Poinpy, one of its first notable exclusives. Created by the studio behind mobile hit Downwell, the colorful vertical platformer gained positive buzz from major gaming publications like Gamespot and Polygon. At the moment, it’s the second-best-reviewed mobile game of 2022, according to Metacritic, just behind a port of 2019’s Dicey Dungeons.
That seems to be an intentional strategy so far when it comes to ports of existing games. The service just added a mobile version of Oxenfree, a narrative game that only requires some simple taps to play. The service will get a mobile version of this year’s Immortality too, which could wind up being the definitive way of playing it if all goes well. Even those who have played titles like this before may find themselves wanting to revisit them with more tactile controls.
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