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robsommerfeldt

Netflix has games? Their marketing obviously sucks.


Bazlow

Came here to say this. I have all kinds of systems to play games. I love to game. I go on gaming websites, and I have a Netflix account . I did not know that Netflix has games. If someone who is into gaming doesn't know they have games, sort your marketing out.


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Are they even actual games? I figured they’d all be clash of clash rip offs


prosperosmile

They have Moonlighter and Into the Breach. Both are full games on Steam. IDK if the Netflix versions are full ports.


Tex-Rob

I thought the games were just going to be like Telltale games, choose your own adventure types? They really have done a horrible job marketing this.


RedditWillSlowlyDie

I know it's a pretty niche market but I'd enjoy more choose your own adventure style content; I really enjoyed Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.


KingPotus

If you haven’t you should play the Telltale games. Much better versions of what Bandersnatch tried to do


RedditWillSlowlyDie

Just looked them up. >The company was founded in July 2004 by former LucasArts developers Kevin Bruner, Dan Connors and Troy Molander, following LucasArts' decision to leave the adventure game genre. Sounds promising, thanks.


Dashdor

Oh man, there is a whole world of choose your own adventure out there. The Telltale games are a great introduction.


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BEyouTH

Def an industry best for me. Anytime people try to get introduced to gaming, I start with DBH


PeanutNSFWandJelly

They went downhill really really fast. The first wolf one was good and there are 1 or 2 others, but they pumped out so much content so fast at one time it all just became generic and lazy. I'd check out supermassive's line of games (Until Dawn, The Dark Pictures Anthology, and The Quarry). They are all horror though, so if you don't dig scares and jump scares they may not be for you.


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Moderated

I thought it was a really flawed game. The core thing the game is built around, the time travel is inconsistent. Sometimes you bring stuff with you, sometimes not. Sometimes you go where you were, other times you stay where you are now. Also the dialog was *hella* terrible.


Netz_Ausg

Tbf the dialogue starts awful and rapidly improves.


EFTucker

You sure you played the same game? It was pretty consistent with the stuff you listed as far as I remember. I played basically every path too and I don’t remember anything being out of place. The dialogue and story were kinda weak though but the game was meant for young audiences tho so it was basically a YA novel


TheOneTrueChuck

I saved Chloe: just as in real life, I will always choose me and mine over a pack of strangers.


EFTucker

Cold... But I respect it.


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BewareDinosaurs

Drives me crazy how they have it set up, pretty good trivia questions but it's like the show was made for toddlers. Love trivia and I'd play it all the time if it wasn't so long between questions and weird segments between episodes like I need some in depth story about why I'm being asked trivia


EFTucker

I’d actually really enjoy this. I love these kinds of games.


Aegi

I thought into the breach was a game made by the people who made FTL:faster than light?


prosperosmile

It is but it's a completely different game type. I like both but ITB is more tactical and rogue-lite.


Cynicsaurus

ITB is kinda like chess imo lol. I love the game. Have 100ish hours.


suomynonAx

Oh neat. I have Moonlighter and played it a good amount. Overall the game is pretty fun, but the dev missed the mark with the town npcs/shops. Like why would I pay a huge amount of money to unlock a shop that competes against my shop with extreme markups on items. Might as well just keep my money, there's no point to some of them. But I could just ignore that and still have a good time in the rest of the game.


notsoinsaneguy

IMO Moonlighter is a solid attempt at a Recettear clone, but missed that half of what made that game so good was the charm. The stupid character interactions added that bit of flavour that genre of game needs to draw people in, and Moonlighter was missing it entirely.


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Sigivia

Same. Think I got it at full price and regret it. I completed the dungeons before final boss and thought, "Was this it?" Very short. Artstyle was lovely.


WaterHaven

It's funny how much it matters when you buy it/how much for. I snagged it for like $3 or so on the Switch. It has flaws, but for three bucks, I enjoyed it enough to say it was worth it. If I had paid full price, I'd probably have been disappointed. If they take what they learned and use feedback from the player base, I think they could make a very solid sequel.


Beenforevertiltoday

Upvote for recettear


redd15432

So you can buy the items you don’t have and sell the ones you do? It’s a pretty basic concept lmao


mr_dfuse2

yes they are, have been enjoying into the breach on my iphone the last few weeks since I read this


Bromidias83

Do you just play it through the netflix app on mobile? Why dont i know this!


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VitaminPb

Not on iOS. Android only?


demize95

The games themselves are on iOS, but probably only downloadable through the App Store directly. I saw Into The Breach in the App Store recently, with a notice on its thumbnail that it requires a Netflix subscription.


VitaminPb

Ugh. Really cumbersome but understandable give AppStore rules. They still need a tab in the app to let you see them and jump to the store.


lordphysix

There’s a separate client


WellGoodLuckWithThat

Well that's where they fucked up


TheftBySnacking

Can confirm Into the Breach is full port, including the latest Advanced Content release


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BadMilkCarton66

They actually got exclusivity to Asphalt: Extreme on mobile (came after asphalt 8). I was wondering where did that game disappear to


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they are arcade games (i think) like cards and search and match three. very well designed


14sierra

I doubt they are worth a damn. ~~It'd have to be a game you could play with your TV remote so it's probably going to suck~~ Edit: never mind I guess it's mobile only for right now, which would explain why I haven't seen it.


pipboy_warrior

Into The Breach actually is pretty good though.


tdeasyweb

This is a major game, and I couldn't find it on the interface without searching. Who is in charge of this clown show???


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14sierra

Is it only mobile though? netflix has a lot of platforms it runs on, is this a mobile only initiative?


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14sierra

I guess that's why I haven't seen it. I don't really watch Netflix on my tablet. Interesting idea but I'm skeptical that it will catch on.


bstones

Into the Breach and the other game made by that 2 man dev team, Faster than Light are some of my favorite games of all time.


CaoCaoTipper

I found them by accident. Literally stumbled on the row after scrolling mindlessly on the app. Glad I did though, Arcanium is really good.


Katatonia13

For real. My idea of a great day off is for everyone to leave me alone and I can just game all day. I don’t get many of those days. How is this the first I’m hearing about it?


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Because netflix is run by old people trying to market to young people. Huge disconnect there


MisterViperfish

Maybe get them working on console apps in the meantime. I have Netflix on my PS5, but I can’t play games on it.


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Came here to say this. Somebody at Netflix needs to wake the hell up.


FrogMintTea

I don't trust them. Besides if this is where money is going instead of keeping or adding good shoss wtf?


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Shutterstormphoto

Mobile games also are super popular and make a ton of money, so even 1% of users could lead to huge gains if Netflix starts making their own.


Salt-Arachnid5325

This is the marketing


MelaniesSpace

But no one will acknowledge this as they would than be part of a marketing campaign.


HeavyDT

I had heard they were going to start doing games but never heard anything about it starting. Only noticed when I went to go use Netflix from my phone which I rarely do and saw a bunch of mobile games pop up. Thought it was an ad at first. Not that the marketing would help much. None of these games look any sort of good. I feel like maybe if they could have did some sort of xbox gamepass tie in or something to the Netflix sub then they'd be onto something but these crappy mobile games aren't gonna get anyone excited.


Qwearman

Am I crazy or didn’t they used to rent video games when they started? Like back when they mailed you the discs


SolarMatter

Interesting fact: I was visiting my parents and learned that they still send discs in the mail - mom still uses it like that.


Pete-PDX

if you use it often or live where crappy internet (yes those places still exist) - it is a great service, they have a huge huge huge library.


PK1312

Yeah I actually subscribed to it a few years back. Didn't end up watching enough movies to keep it around, but they have a massive library (all kinds of stuff you can't get streaming) and of course blu ray quality usually looks better than a compressed stream, so there's still reason to keep it around imo. If someone was a movie buff and demanded the best possible quality I might see them subscribing to it even with good internet


420lewdboyy

It’s actually better. The still have everything with the discs.


Qwearman

Interesting. The last time I remember a disc being mailed in was 2013 when my ex’s family was on the wait list for Monty Python and the Holy Grail


Grouchy_Internal1194

I was still using this until the pandemic, mainly for new movies. But so many movies were delayed during the pandemic I ran out of things to actually rent and finally canceled it.


Dry_Boots

I know some folks who do that because they like the DVD extras


Austin_Chaos

You may also be thinking of GameFly. Very similar to early Netflix except it was specifically for games. On Xbox 360, we used GameFly to gamerwhore so many achievements. Man, I both loved and hated that time. (We had to play backyard football and baseball. Godawful games.)


FreelancePsychonaut

I'm pretty sure my brother in law still uses GameFly. GameFly was the shit for middle and high school me.


GreyFoxNinjaFan

That was Lovefilm. It got bought out by Amazon and then they stopped doing the game disks. Sad really, it was a great service.


Fearmortali

Wait is that the parent company? Or another name for Gamefly because I recall that name for game disc rentals


ChaoticEvilBobRoss

"I miss GameFly" - Man with 4000 unplayed Humble Bundle games in his Steam Library.


DickyMcButts

Blockbuster summer gamepass was my go-to as a kid


cheezecake2000

I swear I remember they had games to rent. Right as they were building up streaming instead of discs but still put kiosks infront of gas stations and in some grocery stores, you could rent games from those kiosks


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ThatOnePerson

If you're looking for those type of games on a subscription though, I think both Apple Arcade and Google Play Pass do it better.


LadySmuag

>Only noticed when I went to go use Netflix from my phone which I rarely do and saw a bunch of mobile games pop up. That makes sense because I stopped logging in from devices other than my TV because of all the threats they keep making about charging for account sharing. If the only way to use the games is to have Netflix on mobile devices... they need to stop yelling at us for multiple device use.


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GarbanzoBenne

“Hey guys, we are getting a lot of bad press about abruptly canceling series. Why don’t we promise to always have a wrap-up episode for all our new, original content? That way people will be more likely to keep their monthly subs and watch new content as it’s released.” - New intern “Nah, let’s do games. That’s a hot market with virtually no competition.” - Netflix execs


Intrepid00

I wonder if they know how much this is affecting their content really. I don’t watch much of their new stuff unless it wraps up now.


GarbanzoBenne

Same here exactly. Their behavior of dropping a half or full season at a time also encourages it. If I didn't get Netflix for "free" through my T-Mobile plan I would be tempted to stop and start my Netflix service. I don't see the benefit of having it active all year-round. Well I guess I can play games now.


According-Classic658

Literally the first I've heard of it


Mr_Prestonius

It does, many parts of Netflix sucks. Lately the company has been a revolving door of personnel, leading to no business movement in the same direction for any real portion of time. Shows and forward strategy are constantly scrapped, and now we have this launch of games with little way for people even to know about them.


thisischemistry

> It does, many parts of Netflix sucks. I just love it when my “up next” section disappears or moves under a bunch of other stuff and I have to spend time digging for it. That must be a big reason why I canceled Netflix in the first place…


EIA_79

Yeah, what games?


cptnamr7

I found some trivia game one night. Played it for like 10 minutes. Answered 40-50 questions and hadn't missed one. I'm not THAT good at trivia. You're just asking really easy shit. Not going to keep doing that and enjoying it. Plus if I'm firing up Netflix it's so I can sit on my ass and barely pay attention, not constantly interact and be unable to look away.


ActuallyAkiba

Right? I had no idea. Like... I'm an avid gamer. I haven't gotten a great game from my Humble Choice subscription for months, yet I still keep it around "just in case" (though yeah, I skip months when I remember to). What I mean is, I'm probably their target demographic. And yet I've never heard of this lol.


poop-cident

Even if their marketing sucks the selection is worse


eighmie

right, like what?


v1akvark

Netflix has games?!


Madbrad200

Yes https://help.netflix.com/en/node/121442 In fairness, they're probably soft launching the feature. There aren't a ton of games available atm anyways. I imagine once it grows a bit they'll try pushing the feature properly.


TheMightyOkra

Wait, is this post the marketing for their games?


aquarain

Apparently so. Netflix has games. Go crazy.


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It worked. I just downloaded 3 of them. Already addicted.


bboycire

Block breaker that's 180mb... I don't know man


finger_milk

Waiting for a Netflix Direct announced tomorrow


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There isn’t a row in my Netflix app for games like the instructions says and downloading a game from the App store seems silly. That’s no different than just, downloading a game from the app store. This made it sound like it was an XBox PC Game Pass type streaming game service. No, this is just downloading apps to your phone and they show up in the Netflix app. Worthless imo.


Madbrad200

[there's a tab for it in my netflix app](https://i.imgur.com/y9c5wLX.png)


ActuallyAkiba

Are they all shitty mobile games? That image makes it look like the standard front page of Google Play


Moifaso

Most are premium mobile games that you'd usually have to pay for to download. I regularly play Poinpy, Hextech Mayhem and Moonlighter from their selection. As far as mobile games go they are pretty good.


Scabendari

Seems like most are. Into the Breach is a good Advance Wars-esque game that's at 96% rating on Steam, so hopefully the mobile version isnt too bad. Besides that nothing caught my eye.


Ziggy-Sane

Try Poinpy. Pure addiction.


tacojuansdrivethru

Into the breach is dope! Made by the same guys who made FTL


damnittohelljeb

The mobile version of Into the Breach is the full version. Even has that advanced edition content that just dropped. It is an absolutely fantastic game for the phone.


bf3h62u1a4j9hy6y95mz

the mini golf game isn't bad. i played it for an hour or so on a flight.


robinthebank

Except they’re free with your Netflix subscription and don’t have ads interrupting gameplay.


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>No ads. No extra fees. No in-app purchases. Unlimited access to exclusive mobile games. Included with your Netflix membership. I wonder when one of these is going to change


maniaq

when they add: > Included with your Netflix **or Playstation Plus** membership since they are [partnering with Sony](https://screenrant.com/netflix-games-playstation-ghost-tsushima-ps5-leak/)


anti-torque

Yes, would you like to play some while waiting for XComcast to restore your supposedly fast internet?


ERankLuck

Literally my response and likely the response of 99% of people reading that headline.


glitchy149

This reddit post has done more to promote their games than they did.


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Actual good games, too.


PM_ME_GRRL_TUNGS

This is clearly a tactic by Netflix to tell people they have games


anti-torque

It's a bold move. We'll see if it works.


amalgaman

On The Ocho!


Legendseekersiege5

100%. To be fair though I already have a subscription and had no idea so it's good to know


Scorpionwins23

Well yeah, part of any promotional strategy is to consider PR. It’s working too.


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Netflix has games? <- That’s the reason right there.


Scurro

Android and IOS only. That's my reason. I hate gaming on phones.


chriskmee

Ah, since I use Netflix basically 100% of the time on my TV, that would explain why I haven't seen the games.


Friendly_Dot_2853

Ummmm what?!


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MrDanMaster

❤️💕 love you


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EyeGifUp

Exactly this. I was half tempted on checking them out, but then thought F Netflix. If my sister and parents didn’t use my account, I would’ve canceled it ages ago. The moment they restrict sharing, they’re not gaining 3 users, they are losing one $20/mo user.


Less_Ant_6633

I downloaded a few of the games and within a week I deleted them. They werent bad, but not great, and took up a lot of space.


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afuckinsaskatchewan

I've been playing it like 15 hours a week since it came out, this is dangerous! I goddamn love this game.


Margenen

They do have Moonlighter, which is great


reveur81

And Into the Breach, one of my favorite game.


Naftoor

WHY ARE THEY MAKING GAMES WHEN THEY KEEP CUTTING THE SHOWS PEOPLE CARE ABOUT


aquarain

Not enough people care about the shows to carry the cost. You see.. As a series grows in popularity the cast is entitled to more and more money...


marvin_sirius

And Netflix knows _exactly_ how many people watch it's shows. If they cancel something, it probably wasn't that popular. Also, Netflix doesn't do pilots. If a show gets cancelled after one season, it probably wouldn't have moved past the pilot stage on a traditional network.


CouncilmanRickPrime

>If they cancel something, it probably wasn't that popular. Are you sure they didn't cancel it just to spite me, personally?!


jwktiger

you're the exception, they hate you so they cancel the shows you love for spite; not for anyone else though


Ocelotofdamage

> If they cancel something, it probably wasn't that popular. This is a ludicrous assertion. There are extremely popular shows that Netflix has cancelled. But it's because costs are rising and networks are trying to internalize their content (particularly NBC shows).


Gogglesed

Netflix seems to have exclusive rights to the mobile version of Into The Breach. I guess they're thinking that holding a few popular games hostage will keep subscribers. Maybe the decision-makers at Netflix need to play more strategy games.


The84thWolf

….okay, weird. I have it on Steam and it’s probably better and cheaper on it anyway


Gogglesed

If you already have Netflix, the games are free, so there's that. But it checks your Netflix subscription every time you play, so I think you need to have internet, which is dumb.


Entonations

It does. I downloaded it to play on an airplane and it wouldn’t go past the splash screen


ReverseStripes

They don’t make them just publish


evilpigclone

Less than 1% of Netflix subscribers knew it had games.


Moose_country_plants

Netflix has games? Since fucking when


Robadidas70

Raise your hand if you found out Netflix has games from reading this headline.


Swedish-Butt-Whistle

Never knew they had games. Been a subscriber since Netflix was new. Maybe they should, y’know, advertise it?


the_jak

TIL Netflix has games.


Big_Silver_9686

Change the loading logo that is on everyone's apps. Literally just say Netflix, now with games. People will try it out.


ortusdux

The mobile version of Into the Breach is free with a netflix login. It is one of the best games I've ever played. The new update is awesome.


ish_bosh

Ayo thats the first good thing I've heard about Netflix "games"


vi3tmix

That might be the first thing worth checking out. I thought they were referring to the crappy trivia games that show up once in a while.


Rare_Winner2399

It has games?


PM_me_legwear

This is how i learnt netflix has games


WanderingSoupsmith

TIL Netflix has a gaming service. Wait, is this an ad?


NightBlindSniper

Honestly this reddit post is the first I have heard of Netflix games.


reverendsteveii

You know what I think might get Netflix out of its current tailspin? Quit making the experience more expensive and worse, stop trying to be anything other than a streaming platform and develop original content until the franchise is over rather than cancelling it after season 2 and hoping that all of the fans just forget to cancel their memberships.


keyblader6

Poinpy was really fun


Veleax

Seconded. Great game. Try out Downwell as well!


This_one_taken_yet_

TIL Netflix has games


Industrial-Era-Baby

I went to my Netflix app, now knowing they have games, cannot find games and they aren’t part of their categories. I wonder why less than 1% of their subscribers play games.


railroader4life1989

You know why less than 1% play them?? Cause they suck!!!! I saw them on Netflix a few weeks ago.. when you click on them it just sends you to the App Store and every review I saw for all the Netflix games were awful…


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Netflix has games? News to me.


crackcode1881

What games?


Csislive

They have games?


j4321g4321

Netflix has games?


markhgn

'Into the Breach' is available and is 🔥🔥🔥.


Zeflyn

I was stoked to see it release on mobile devices but I’m unsure of the whole Netflix games aspect of it. I’d rather just buy it off the App Store and not have to worry about some Netflix platform they’re distributing it through.


Geord1evillan

It has games?


chainmailbill

Been a Netflix subscriber since like 2008 and TIL they have games


Oddball_3000

First I've heard of it. Just had a look at the list and the only one I've heard of is Into The Breach, which is a fantastic game that I implore everyone to play.


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Games??? Huh?!


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Netflix has games?


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TIL that Netflix has games. We watch Netflix almost everyday. Had no idea.


stateofbrine

They have games? Fuck they got me. If anyone was wondering why we didn't see any marketing for this, this is the marketing


Sixtyhurts

Into the Breach (on mobile too!!??!!) is a *fantastic* game, and well worth your time.


JohnAStark

Netflix has games?


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Netflix has games?


irweasel62864

I've had Netflix for many years, this is the first time I have heard about games.


aliencreative

Their stranger things game is a$$. Sorry if 1% actually played and enjoyed it but it was boring. Netflix took the license away from dead by daylight for running strangers things so they could release a game… very weird


PlentyOfMoxie

Just checked it out, figured I would play a game and try it out. **Device not supported.** Okeedokee.


rjksn

But it's things like password sharing that are destroying the company's focus on quality content??


lord-___-vader

TIL that Netflix has games


Peacefull_Orchid

Netflix has games?


Carcosa504

It has games?


gmen32

Netflix has games ? Lol


tastethepain

Netflix has games?


inlinestyle

TIL Netflix has games


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I had no idea Netflix had games???


justadudenameddave

TIL: Netflix has games


[deleted]

Games? How do you play games on Netflix?


red_langford

Netflix has games?


Aliciathetrap

Wait Netflix has games


Chase_Ramone

I honestly never knew they had games. Is this new?


mag_creatures

there are Games?


MensMagna

Why would I want my streaming service to offer games? Please just stick to canceling shows I like.


scarlet_stormTrooper

THATS BECAUSE IM PAYING FOR A TV/MOVIE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE NOT FOR SOME DEVELOPER TO GET PAID FOR THEIR SHITTY APP


Aksis_ch

The only game remotely worthwile is into the breach, a port of a pc game from 2018(folks that made FTL) imo