Netflix Games Reveals Squid Game and More Coming Soon to the Service
Back in August at the Gamescom video game show in Germany, CNET Editors’ Choice award pick Netflix showed off a pair of games it plans to add to its gaming service soon — including one based on the popular Squid Game series. The streaming giant also announced online that it is adding a handful of other games to the serviceat.
Netflix is pretty much synonymous with streaming movies and TV shows like Black Mirror and Stranger Things, but your subscription also gives you access to mobile games that you can play on your smartphone. iOS or Android device. If you subscribe to Netflix (which starts at $7 per month), you can play these and many more games without ads or in-app purchases, at no extra cost.
Here are the games Netflix plans to expand gaming service soonYou can now also check out other games on the service.
Eating out
Available now.
Cook delicious meals to put your family restaurant back in the spotlight in this fun merging puzzle game. Create dishes by combining different ingredients from the plate, discover new recipes, and upgrade your kitchen to make the perfect stack of pancakes.
Ludo King: Netflix
Available now.
Race your friends to the finish line in this digital board game based on the ancient Indian game of Pachisi. Your goal is to move your pieces to the center of the board — called Home — before your opponents do. And if you land on a spot occupied by someone else’s piece, you can push that piece back to the start.
Snake.io
Available now.
The classic telephone game Snake gets an upgrade. You start out as a small snake that can move freely around the board, as opposed to in a grid pattern like in the original. There are plenty of pellets to eat and help you grow, but there are also other snakes wandering around and growing. Slice these snakes to make them explode into little edible pieces, but be careful — they want to slice you, too.
Monument Valley
Available: September 19
Guide a silent princess through a land of Escherian designs in this award-winning puzzle game. Overcome optical illusions and impossible objects as you search for forgiveness for something. This version of the game includes the original game and two expansions, Forgotten Shores and Ida’s Dreams.
RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch
Available: Oct 8
Design roller coasters, build rides, and develop the theme park of your dreams in the mobile version of the classic PC game. Collect new rides with a card-based progression system, expand your park, and balance the needs and desires of your park guests. Or see how high you can launch a roller coaster full of guests — we won’t judge.
Monument Valley 2
Available: Oct 29
Return to the impossible designs of Monument Valley in this standalone sequel. Guide Ro and her daughter through mind-bending puzzles on a journey that explores motherhood and personal growth. Manipulate the environment to clear your path or discover a new way forward.
Monument Valley 3
Available: 10 Dec.
Dive back into the world of Monument Valley for the first time in years in this Netflix exclusive. Set sail for an all-new story filled with even more impossible objects and a giant goldfish that might swallow your boat — it was an accident.
Squid Game: Unleashed
Coming soon.
This 32-player party showdown features challenges fans of the series will recognize — like Red Light, Green Light — as well as some brand new ones. Team up with a friend to beat the competition and overcome deadly obstacles, but be aware that they may betray you in the end.
While Netflix announced that Squid Game season 2 premieres on December 26It’s unclear when the streamer will release this game. Netflix has released other games based on popular shows on or around the same date as those shows’ premieres, so I’d expect this game to be available around the end of the year.
(Please note that an earlier version of this story included Battleship, a mobile version of the classic board game, which was scheduled for release on September 10. That game never came to fruition.)
Here’s how to access the games in the Netflix library
1. Download the Netflix app on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device.
2. Open the Netflix app and sign in to your account.
3. Crane At home at the bottom of your screen.
4. Scroll down on your home page until you see the Mobile games carousel.
5. Discover more about a game by learning more about it.
6. Crane Get Game to download a game you are interested in.
You can also search for games in the Netflix app by tapping the magnifying glass in the top right corner of the app and entering the name of the game.
An additional pop-up from Apple’s App Store or Google Play Store will open, asking you if you want to download the game. After you confirm this action, the game will start downloading on your device, just like other apps.
For more on Netflix Games, here’s what you need to know about Hades and other games on the service. You can also check out the latest and upcoming titles on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Apple Arcade, and Crunchyroll Game Vault.
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