From Poinpy to Into the Breach.
Yes, we’ve seen these Silicon Valley types trying to ‘do games’ before.
Google tried and quickly failed with Stadia.Apple Arcadeis…good, but fading fast.
Netflix is different, though.
There’s now over 50 in total, and more added every week or so.
Like Apple Arcade, Netflix games are free of ads and in-app purchases.
All of those games are right there on Netflix now, with some caveats.
Netflix has games?
Outside of these familiar indie bangers there’s more surprising, Netflix-exclusive games to be had, too.
Poinpy is perhaps the best known Netflix original, thanks to aGeoff Keighley-fronted livestream reveal last summer.
It’s the second game from creator Ojiro Fumoto, following his beloved debut Downwell.
It’s good stuff.
There’s even aLeague of Legendsspin-off in the mix here.
Let’s cram in some more, shall we?
To be vulgar for a moment, Netflix is also not afraid to spend a few quid.
Other Netflix job ads have mentioned an Unreal Engine-powered third person action-RPG, too.
At least we’ll have Poinpy.
Neil Long is a former App Store editor who runsmobilegamer.biz, a website for the mobile games industry.
