Yes, Netflix Has Mobile Games and They Are Actually Good.

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If you were to read the headline and think to yourself, “Does Netflix have games?” You’re not alone. Less than 1% of Netflix subscribers reportedly play these games , which likely means many subscribers don’t even know they exist. In fact, if you exclusively watch Netflix on your TV, you probably haven’t even seen these games in your feeds. They are real, free for subscribers and generally very good!

Netflix began diving into the mobile gaming market in November with the release of five original titles. The company has since added 21 new games to the list and plans to grow its library to around 50 by the end of the year. To date, the games have been downloaded approximately 23 million times and are played by approximately 1.7 million active players daily, representing 0.77% of Netflix’s 221 million subscriber base.

The company has been focusing on mobile games since the beginning, which means these games are currently only available on smartphones and tablets. You won’t find them on your game consoles, computers, or smart TVs. It also creates problems when it comes to ads, as many of us watch Netflix on devices that are incomparable to its games. I rarely watch Netflix on my phone or tablet, so I never saw any mention of them until this week’s Polygon report .

While over 1.5 million Netflix subscribers play these games every day, I don’t know any of them for sure. If you’re like me, you’re probably wondering what games Netflix has to offer and how to play them.

All the games that Netflix currently offers for free

Here is the full list of titles you can go to today. Netflix warns that not all games are available on all devices, but does nothing but generalize. Just keep in mind when choosing a game that you may not necessarily be able to play it on your preferred device:

While you might assume, as I did at first, that Netflix games are a shovel thrown away by the company to justify overcharging a subscription, it turns out that the library is indeed reliable. In fact, there are some great , well-established indie titles on this list, including Into the Breach , Moonlighter , and This is a True Story . Netflix has several native IPs on the list, notably Stranger Things 1984 and Stranger Things 3: The Game , and the upcoming chess title King’s Gambit is in the works.

Not every game is winning. Dungeon Dwarves , for example, has 2.1 stars on the iOS App Store with 71 ratings as of this writing. However, you do have the option to view each game’s store page before downloading, so you’ll be able to review reviews and see if the game is worth your time. And since they’re all free , as long as you have an active Netflix account, there’s nothing wrong with downloading one or two unreliable programs.

How to play Netflix games

If at least one of these games interests you, you can pick up and play it right now. To get started, you’ll need an Android phone or tablet running Android 8.0 or later, or an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 15 or iPadOS 15 or later.

There are two ways to find Netflix games to download on your device. You can open the Netflix app and scroll down the main page until you see the Games section. Tap the game, then tap Get Game, which will open the game’s page on your device’s appropriate app store.

You can also open the App Store or Play Store and search for “Netflix games”. The results will return Netflix games, of course, but if you open the Netflix developer page on the respective app store, you’ll also see a complete list of all the games (and additional apps) the company offers for download.

When you open a Netflix game for the first time, it may ask you to sign in to your Netflix account. I didn’t have to do this, but I was already signed into the Netflix app on my iPhone; maybe the game will authenticate to the app so you don’t have to log in again. Plus, you just tell the game which account is playing, just like you do when you open the regular Netflix app.

Whatever your opinion of Netflix in 2022, this proposal is hard to criticize. It’s free to all Netflix subscribers of any level and includes some great games ( Bowling Ballers is a favorite, according to reviews). Time will tell if more Netflix subscribers end up playing – and more games will be added – but until then, there’s plenty to keep you busy.

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