Netflix has officially launched its first line of video games for the us section dedicated to gaming. The initial titles of this selection are five and are currently also available in Italy for all Android devices. The streaming giant seems to have big plans for the gaming division, which will be the subject of large investments in the near future. Currently let’s take a detailed look at how the new section dedicated to video games works and everything we know about Netflix’s plans.
Netflix and video games: how does it work?
It is important to first point out that all five video games currently in the Netflix catalog are available for free at no additional cost to anyone who already has an active subscription. To download them, just open the Netflix app for Android and go to the new section dedicated to gaming and select the game to download. At that point we will be directed to the page of Google Play Store dedicated to that specific software.
We are therefore not faced with an option to play in the cloud, but we will be able to have the game application directly on the phone, at least for the moment. It is also good to remember that all these titles do not include any kind of microtransazione, an element not taken for granted for games of this genre.
“We are only at the beginning and we still have a lot of work to do – said a spokesperson of the company – but we are very happy to offer these games exclusively within the subscription to Netflix, without advertising or in-app purchases. “.
In short, it seems that we are faced with a new way of understanding Netflix, not that it surprises that much, on the other hand the company had already experimented with interactive contents of various kinds (who remembers Bandersnatch?).
Having said that, are there any video games currently available?
Video games included
Among the five games included in the offer, the two based on the original Netflix series Stranger Things certainly stand out, the first of which is Stranger Thing 1984. In this video game, players will be able to experience incredible missions in Hawkins and the Upside Down with Hopper and the boys in this stylized retro adventure with lots of collectibles.
The title offers places familiar to fans of the series, such as Mirkwood and Hawkins’ laboratory, but also completely new locations to be discovered, between a break and an exploration.
Stranger Things 3: The Game instead it is the official video game of the third season of the show. In the title we will be able to play and relive the events of the series, also discovering missions never seen before, interactions between characters and many secrets. This adventure game expertly blends a distinctly retro art style with modern gameplay mechanics, all to deliver fun, with a hint of nostalgia but also with a fresh, new impetus.
We then Card Blast by Rogue Games, a fast-paced poker game, perfect for those who want to try their hand at cards every now and then, Shooting Hoops of Frost Pop in we will have to deal with a basketball equipped with a rifle that shoots darts to be pocketed in a basket through the management of game physics and Teeter Up, also by Frost Pop, which will ask you to hit a ball by moving the platform to counter gravity and the laws of physics.
This is only an initial selection anyway, and we’re sure Netflix will be adding to its offering very soon.