If you're a fan of mobile gaming, Netflix probably isn't your first port of call when looking to try out a new title. You'll probably use our lists of the best iPhone games or the best Android games, of course.
But it looks like Netflix is trying to change that: It launched Netflix Games in late 2021, offering some titles on its mobile phone app, and according to a new report from The Washington Post, that's just the beginning.
The report suggests that Netflix will offer up to 50 games on its app by the end of 2022; as of this writing, he's only 18. Currently, some of his titles are based on his TV shows and some aren't, and it's unclear if this mix will continue.
Netflix has plenty of TV shows and movies based on popular video games, including The Witcher, Cuphead, and League of Legends, so the company clearly has games on its mind, though so far projects in that vein have been more flops than hits. . .
According to the Washington Post, while Netflix has a legacy of adapting video games into television series, it is looking to focus more on moving its projects the other way, turning more shows into games. He got over it! The game, anyone?
It's already been reported that Netflix is working on a screen adaptation of the hit board game Exploding Kittens, both as a TV show and a mobile game, but that still leaves at least 30 more titles we can expect to see more of. weather.
Analysis: quantity or quality?
It seems that Netflix wants to be Apple Arcade: it is a mobile game streaming service for Apple devices that, with a single subscription, allows you to download tons of games to your smartphone or tablet.
For good reason, though, Apple Arcade still isn't quite the mobile gaming powerhouse that Apple probably wants it to be, and it looks like Netflix might be falling into the same trap. To get attention, Netflix doesn't need to produce a lot of games, it needs a hit title.
Apple Arcade arguably doesn't have a massive title to convince people to use it - there's no match for Call of Duty Mobile, Genshin Impact or Pokemon Go, three super popular smartphone titles, to steer people away from these. heavy weights.
It's one thing for Netflix to increase its offering to 50 titles by the end of 2022, but unless one of them is a must-have, it's just offering quantity rather than quality. Currently, it doesn't have any titles worth mentioning, perhaps aside from a Stranger Things spin-off RPG that came out long before Netflix Games released.
So if Netflix wants to be a mobile game player, it needs to deliver a smash hit that keeps people coming back. And when that happens, we can spend more time playing Netflix games instead of using it to watch funny but forgettable blockbusters.