Want to play Netflix games? Here's everything you need to know

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(Pocket-lint) - Netflix has been investigating mobile gaming successful prime markets, and now, it is launching its archetypal games worldwide.

"Whether you’re craving a casual crippled you tin commencement from scratch oregon an immersive acquisition that lets you excavation deeper into your u stories, we privation to statesman to physique a room of games that offers thing for everyone", Netflix has announced. "We’re successful the aboriginal days of creating a large gaming experience".

Currently, Netflix hasn't announced immoderate plans to monetise its games. They are escaped to download connected your device, and they are escaped of advertising. The institution apt sees games arsenic a mode of increasing and maintaining subscribers. Curious to effort them? Well, present is everything you request to cognize astir "Netflix Games".

Also: Netflix tips and tricks: How to maestro your experience

When tin you effort Netflix games?

Netflix is presently rolling retired a bundle update to its Netflix app connected Android smartphones. The update includes mobile games you tin download and play.

Netflix said an update is planned for iOS users, too. 

Where are Netflix games available?

Netflix announced connected 2 November 2021 that it has expanded its gaming work to implicit 190 countries, including the US and Canada. Netflix said its mobile games are disposable successful galore languages and that the games volition automatically default to the penchant acceptable successful your Netflix profile. 

Let the Games Begin

Tomorrow, Netflix games volition commencement rolling retired connected the Netflix mobile app. First connected Android, with iOS connected the way.

It’s aboriginal days, but we’re excited to commencement bringing you exclusive games, with nary ads, nary further fees and nary in-app purchases. pic.twitter.com/ofNGF4b8At

— Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) November 2, 2021

Which Netflix games tin you play?

To statesman with, 5 mobile games are included for Netflix subscribers:

  • Stranger Things: 1984
  • Stranger Things 3: The Game
  • Card Blast
  • Teeter Up
  • Shooting Hoops

Netflix has promised much games are successful the works.

Do Netflix games outgo anything?

To play Netflix games, you request a Netflix subscription (starts astatine $9 successful the US). There are nary in-app purchases - thing communal successful different mobile games.

Do Netflix games person ads?

No. Like Netflix itself, determination are nary adverts successful the games.

How to find and download Netflix games

Netflix mobile games are presently lone disposable connected Android devices erstwhile you log into your Netflix profile.

When you unfastened the latest mentation of the Netflix mobile app connected your phone, you volition spot a caller games enactment and games tab wherever you tin prime immoderate crippled to download. On Android tablets, you volition spot a caller games enactment oregon beryllium capable to prime games from the categories drop-down paper to download and play.

After selecting a title, you volition beryllium directed to the Google Play Store to instal the games. However, to motion successful and play the game, a Netflix rank is required. After downloading the games, they are disposable to play astatine immoderate time. You conscionable tap-to-play them wrong the Netflix app oregon connected the location surface of your Android device. You tin play games connected aggregate mobile devices connected the aforesaid account. But determination is simply a instrumentality limit. Netflix volition fto you cognize if you deed it. 

Are Netflix games child-friendly?

No. Interestingly, the archetypal slate of Netflix games is for adults only. "These games are not disposable connected kids profiles", Netflix has warned. "If you’ve acceptable up a PIN to forestall kids from having entree to big profiles, that aforesaid PIN volition beryllium required successful bid to log successful to Netflix and play the crippled connected a device".

Do Netflix games necessitate net to play?

Some of the mobile games whitethorn necessitate an net transportation to play, but others are disposable offline. (You request net to download the games, obviously.) 

Want to cognize more?

Check retired Netflix's announcement blog post for much details.

Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 2 November 2021.

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