Netflix Gaming is now available in our country. The streaming giant allows you to play a list of 5 mobile video games, including 2 titles inspired by Stranger Things. Offer price, smartphones compatible with the service, list of the first games available… We tell you everything you need to know.
Netflix has just announced the arrival of its first mobile games in our country. After several months of testing and availability limited to a handful of countries, Netflix Gaming is available for all french subscribers since Wednesday, November 3, 2021. Note that the games have not yet appeared among all users in the country. The deployment of the novelty is however underway in our country.
Summary
- What price ?
- What devices are compatible with Netflix Gaming?
- What are the top 5 games available with Netflix Gaming?
- How to test the 5 video games from Netflix Gaming?
- Security and Parental Controls
- Internet connection required?
- Comments
What price ?
This new feature is open to all packages, whether you have opted for the standard subscription or the premium subscription with 4K included, without additional cost. “There are no ads, no additional costs, no in-app purchases,” promises the streaming leader. This is quite rare for 100% free mobile games.
What devices are compatible with Netflix Gaming?
First, Netflix Gaming is limited to Android smartphones and tablets. Subscribers who use an Android smartphone will see a section dedicated to games and a tab dedicated to titles to download. On tablets, this tab is replaced by the Categories drop-down menu, where the available games will appear.
If you watch the movies and series from the Netflix catalog on a PC or on an iOS device (iPad, iPhone), you will need to be patient. “IOS is coming…”, specifies Netflix. Blame it on Apple, which prevents developers from hosting the two games in their own applications. As a result, Netflix will have to offer its own directly on the App Store.
What are the top 5 games available with Netflix Gaming?
For starters, Netflix provides a total of 5 video games. Unsurprisingly, some of the mobile games are inspired by one of the streaming platform's hit series, Stranger Things. Here is the list of the 5 games available today in the Android Netflix app:
- Stranger Things: 1984
- Stranger Things 3: The Game
- Shooting hoops
- Card blast
- Teeter Up
As the title suggests, the first two games are inspired by Stranger Things. In Stranger Things: 1984, subscribers can play as one of the 12 characters from the cult series and face a horde of monsters from the world upside down. Note that the game has been available since 2021 and that it is not necessary to have a Netflix subscription to pick it up from the Play Store (which is not the case for others). More cerebral, Stranger Things 3: The Game will delight lovers of riddles and puzzles.
Netflix also offers three original games, unrelated to a series in its catalog. Shooting hoops is a fairly basic basketball game that challenges subscribers to tuck balls into a basket with darts. For his part, Card blast is a game of poker mixed with a puzzle card game. Finally, Teeter Up is a simple game where you will have to slide a ball into a hole by moving certain elements.
Obviously, Netflix does not intend to stop there. The streaming giant has pledged to expand the catalog of mobile games available on its platform in the months and years to come. “We want to build a library of games that meets the desires of each and every one of you. This is the start of a great gaming experience for us, ”says Netflix, whose ambitions are not limited to mobile gaming. It is indeed rumored that the number 1 in VOD would seek to launch games on other platforms.
How to test the 5 video games from Netflix Gaming?
To test the 5 mobile games developed by Netflix, bring your Android smartphone or tablet. To gain access to the games section, we invite you to install the latest app update on your terminal. We explain how to test the 5 games as soon as the option is available on your device:
- Open the Netflix Android app
- Go to the section Netflix Games from the home page of the app or the tab Games
- Choose the game you want to play
- The Netflix app will relay you to the Google Play Store
- Install the game through the Play Store
- Play the game directly from the Netflix app
Security and Parental Controls
The streaming giant specifies that mobile video games are not not offered to Youth accounts intended for children. “If you've set up a PIN to prevent children from accessing adult profiles, you'll need to use it in order to log into Netflix and play,” the company warns. To access the games, it is easier to go through an adult account, without parental controls.
Internet connection required?
Finally, some of the games require an internet connection to function. This is the case of the 2 Stranger Things games which have just arrived in the catalog.
What do you think of this new foray by Netflix into the world of video games? We await your opinion in the comments.
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