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I wouldn’t go so far as to say the games on Netflix’s collection are bad, but they’re mostly a haphazard combination of games made with existing IP, and pretty typical mobile games. They have a big leg up on those in Apple’s App Store in that they don’t have microtransactions or ads, and they come included with a subscription you’re already paying for, but they still come across as mostly filler games. There are no fewer than three Stranger Things games, a farming sim, several match-three games, a baking game, a bowling game… So far, it’s been a disappointing showing from Netflix.
Considering the sheer number of IPs it owns and distributes, it has a wealth of content to adapt from. Apart from the Stranger Things games, Netflix has also made a Too Hot to Handle role-playing game and another planned, and there’s a Queen’s Gambit game that was announced in 2022 but seemingly never materialised. Hopefully, they’ll have the good sense to make more, but right now it seems like they’re intending to add more indie games and narrative adventures – I’m hoping it pays off, because who doesn’t want good games on a service they’re already using?
