Supergiant Games’ legendary crawler is heading to the Netflix app
Netflix has invested heavily in gaming over the past few years in its ongoing effort to become the Netflix of… well, everything. In addition to acquiring and building new game studios, attracting big-name talent, and moving into cloud gaming, the streamer is making a concerted effort to make the Netflix app a competitive destination for subscription-based mobile gaming. Although so far, Less than 1% of all Netflix users Benefit from the service.
This hasn’t slowed down Netflix’s design in the space. During this year’s Geeked Week virtual event, the company announced a slew of new titles coming to the Netflix mobile app in 2024.
Along with major announcements and first trailers for many of the biggest upcoming series and movies such as Avatar: The Last Airbender, Scott Pilgrim takes off, Weird thingsAnd Umbrella AcademyNetflix also highlighted several of its biggest games coming to the Netflix mobile app, as well as recent releases such as Oxenfree II: Missing signals And Slayaway Camp 2: Netflix and Kill.
Here are the top game announcements and promotions from Netflix Geeked Week 2023.
Hades
If you’ve never played Supergiant’s unparalleled roguelite before — or have always wanted to play it on mobile — Netflix has you covered. The iOS version of Polygon’s 2020 game will be available soon, exclusively for Netflix subscribers. The events of the film take place in a flashy, funny, exciting and mysterious version of the underworld of Greek myth. Hades It follows Zagreus, the Prince of the Underworld, as he tries, and tries, and tries again (and again, and again) to escape his father’s domain. With near-infinite permutations of weapons, skills, and blessings granted by your fellow gods, Hades You never play the same game twice, and it will automatically be the best game in Netflix’s catalog when it gets there.
Cue: Anniversary Edition
The long-awaited anniversary edition of Jonathan Blow’s time-bending puzzle game has been announced for the first time road Back in 2020, it will finally be released in April next year. If that wasn’t enough, it’s also coming to the Netflix mobile app!
The Anniversary Edition of the game comes with a host of new features, including the ability to switch between old and new graphics at will and 15 hours of developer commentary from Blow himself and Frank Cifaldi of the Video Game History Foundation.
Chicken run: extract eggs
It’s hot on the tail (feather) for the long-awaited sequel Chicken Run: Blast the blockAardman Animations announced Chicken run: extract eggs – A real-time top-down stealth action game set shortly after the events of the film. You’ll devise plans, assemble a team of chicken commandos, improvise gadgets, and infiltrate farms while liberating entire squadrons of new recruits when the game releases in 2024.
Death’s door
Death’s door, the isometric action-adventure game from Acid Nerve and #7 on our list of the best games of 2021, is coming to the Netflix mobile app. As a sword-wielding crow, you traverse the afterlife and collect souls for the headquarters of the Harvest Commission. I think that slight Easier to handle Evil spirits – Although not Which Much easier.
Katana zero
Stylish action platformer with a neo-noir flair Katana zero It’s also headed to Netflix mobile. You play as a katana-wielding amnesiac assassin as you hack and slash your way through groups of enemies, slowing time, and dodging deadly attacks as you weave and weave your way through a neon-lit dystopian city.
Stealing money
One of Netflix’s biggest global hits is the Spanish heist thriller, which is now getting an interactive spin-off from in-house studio Netflix Stories. Dialogue options and hacking minigames abound when you join the original Stealing money Crew in the robbery that started it all – La Perla de Barcelona. Like all games based on Netflix original shows and movies,… Stealing money The game will remain exclusive to Netflix subscribers when it is released soon, along with the spin-off series Berlin.
Shadow and Bone: Enter the fold
Members Shadow and bones We’re still waiting for news about a potential third season of the mystery fantasy drama. But in the meantime, Netflix has announced a new role-playing game set between the events of Season 1 and 2, which is available to play now on the Netflix mobile app. Explore the world of the Grishaverse as Alina, Jesper, Stormhond, and General Kirigan as you traverse the war-torn land of Ravka, meet familiar faces, and make tough decisions in… Shadow and Bone: Enter the fold.
Dragon Prince: Exadia
scheduled next year, Dragon Prince: Exadia It’s a Diablo-style co-op RPG with hack-and-slash combat and plenty of loot. It’s being produced at Wonderstorm, the studio responsible for the fantasy animated series that’s one of Netflix’s longest-running shows (its sixth season will debut next year), so it should capture the show’s vibe perfectly. This version will be exclusive to Netflix on mobile at launch, but will also get a PC version.
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