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Some Games provided by the "Netflix Games" service were pulled, and of those games that were already downloaded became unplayable too.

==Background==

On 2021-11-01, [[Netflix]] launched its "Netflix Games" service, the games in the service were simple arcade games at first, and it was available to everyone that had an active [[Subscription service|subscription]]. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=2025-08-16 |title=Frosty Pop CEO Faisal Sethi Talks About Netflix’s First Wave Mobile Games |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/interview-with-frosty-pop-ceo-faisal-sethi-studio-behind-netflixs-first-mobile-games/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=what's-on-netflix.com |publication-date=2021-11-12 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251219111348/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/interview-with-frosty-pop-ceo-faisal-sethi-studio-behind-netflixs-first-mobile-games/ |archive-date=19 Dec 2025}}</ref>

Over time more games were added with a bigger scope and from larger publishers, and some ports of PC games to mobile became more frequent; like ''Into the Breach, Moonlighter, Braid: Anniversary Edition, Katana Zero, Hades,'' and many more''.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=2025-08-16 |title=Best Netflix Mobile Games to Play in 2022 |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/what-to-watch/best-netflix-mobile-games-to-play-in-2022/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=what's-on-netflix.com |publication-date=2022-08-10 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251003092932/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/what-to-watch/best-netflix-mobile-games-to-play-in-2022/ |archive-date=3 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=2025-08-16 |title=New Games Coming to Netflix in May 2022 |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/coming-soon/new-games-coming-to-netflix-in-may-2022/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=what's-on-netflix.com |publication-date=2022-04-28 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251219111342/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/coming-soon/new-games-coming-to-netflix-in-may-2022/ |archive-date=19 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=2025-08-16 |title=Every New Mobile Game Showcased at Netflix’s Geeked Week |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/every-new-game-announced-at-netflixs-geeked-week/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=what's-on-netflix.com |publication-date=2023-11-11 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260214032221/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/every-new-game-announced-at-netflixs-geeked-week/ |archive-date=14 Feb 2026}}</ref>

==Netflix Games removing some of their games==

Since 2021-11-01 until 2024-12, Netflix Games has only been adding games into its catalogue, but during the month of December Netflix Games began removing some games from their library; like ''Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon, Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City,'' and many more.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=2025-08-16 |title=Full List of 114 Mobile Games on Netflix & Every Removed Game |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/whats-new/full-list-of-mobile-games-on-netflix/#list-of-removed-mobile-games-from-netflix-3 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |publication-date=2025-05-07 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250819065151/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/whats-new/full-list-of-mobile-games-on-netflix/ |archive-date=19 Aug 2025}}</ref>

A representative for Netflix Games said:<blockquote>Just like with series and film, games will be removed from Netflix as licenses expire. Players will notice a “Leaving Soon” badge and be notified by the app itself well in advance of removal. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=2025-08-16 |title=Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City Leaving Netflix Games in December 2024 |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon/grand-theft-auto-iii-and-vice-city-leaving-netflix-games-in-december-2024/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=what's-on-netflix |publication-date=2024-11-14 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260115015415/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon/grand-theft-auto-iii-and-vice-city-leaving-netflix-games-in-december-2024/ |archive-date=15 Jan 2026}}</ref></blockquote>Going into 2025, the games scheduled to be removed by 2025-07-15 increased in number to include:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=2025-08-16 |title=Netflix To Remove Over 20 Mobile Games Including Monument Valley Trilogy and Hades |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/netflix-games/netflix-to-remove-over-20-mobile-games-including-monument-valley-trilogy-and-hades/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=what's-on-netflix |publication-date=2025-06-23 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260221030745/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/netflix-games/netflix-to-remove-over-20-mobile-games-including-monument-valley-trilogy-and-hades/ |archive-date=21 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Parrish |first=Ash |date=2025-08-16 |title=Netflix is letting go of some of its best indie games |url=https://www.theverge.com/news/692227/netflix-games-delisting-hades-braid-gaming-strategy |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=theverge.com |publication-date=2025-06-24 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251218114342/https://www.theverge.com/news/692227/netflix-games-delisting-hades-braid-gaming-strategy |archive-date=18 Dec 2025}}</ref>

*Braid, Anniversary Edition

*Battleship

*Carmen Sandiego

*CoComelon: Play with JJ

*Death’s Door

*Diner Out: Merge Cafe

*Dumb Ways to Die

*Fashionverse

*Ghost Detective

*Hades

*Katana ZERO

*LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed

*Ludo King

*Monument Valley

*Monument Valley 2

*Monument Valley 3

*Rainbow Six: SMOL

*Raji: An Ancient Epic

*SpongeBob: Bubble Pop F.U.N.

*TED Tumblewords

*The Case of the Golden Idol

*The Rise of the Golden Idol

*Vineyard Valley

==Consumer response==

Losing access to games you previously could play caused many frustrations for people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-16 |title=Why does it feel like Netflix Games is going downhill? |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NetflixGamers/comments/1m6jwc4/why_does_it_feel_like_netflix_games_is_going/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260407154743/https://old.reddit.com/r/NetflixGamers/comments/1m6jwc4/why_does_it_feel_like_netflix_games_is_going/ |archive-date=7 Apr 2026 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Reddit |publication-date=2025-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-16 |title=Will more games be removed in August? |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NetflixGamers/comments/1m5rb09/will_more_games_be_removed_in_august/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260407154939/https://old.reddit.com/r/NetflixGamers/comments/1m5rb09/will_more_games_be_removed_in_august/ |archive-date=7 Apr 2026 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Reddit}}</ref>

As most had questions about whether they'll be able to play the games somewhere else.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-16 |title=Discontinued games |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NetflixGamers/comments/1m1fuu6/discontinued_games/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260407154956/https://old.reddit.com/r/NetflixGamers/comments/1m1fuu6/discontinued_games/ |archive-date=7 Apr 2026 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Reddit}}</ref>

Or if they could move their saves to another device to not lose their progress as most games don't have cloud saving.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-16 |title=Can I transfer btd6 Netflix save data to normal btd6 |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/17jzpp7/can_i_transfer_btd6_netflix_save_data_to_normal/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Reddit |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250311042344/https://old.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/17jzpp7/can_i_transfer_btd6_netflix_save_data_to_normal/ |archive-date=11 Mar 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-16 |title=Have I lost my save? |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NetflixGamers/comments/1lv22yo/have_i_lost_my_save/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Reddit |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250709224239/https://old.reddit.com/r/NetflixGamers/comments/1lv22yo/have_i_lost_my_save/ |archive-date=9 Jul 2025}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Stop Killing Games]]

==Reference==

[[Category:Netflix Games]]

[[Category:Netflix]]

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+Some Games provided by the "Netflix Games" service were pulled, and of those games that were already downloaded became unplayable too.
+==Background==
+On 2021-11-01, [[Netflix]] launched its "Netflix Games" service, the games in the service were simple arcade games at first, and it was available to everyone that had an active [[Subscription service|subscription]]. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=2025-08-16 |title=Frosty Pop CEO Faisal Sethi Talks About Netflix’s First Wave Mobile Games |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/interview-with-frosty-pop-ceo-faisal-sethi-studio-behind-netflixs-first-mobile-games/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=what's-on-netflix.com |publication-date=2021-11-12 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251219111348/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/interview-with-frosty-pop-ceo-faisal-sethi-studio-behind-netflixs-first-mobile-games/ |archive-date=19 Dec 2025}}</ref>
+Over time more games were added with a bigger scope and from larger publishers, and some ports of PC games to mobile became more frequent; like ''Into the Breach, Moonlighter, Braid: Anniversary Edition, Katana Zero, Hades,'' and many more''.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=2025-08-16 |title=Best Netflix Mobile Games to Play in 2022 |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/what-to-watch/best-netflix-mobile-games-to-play-in-2022/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=what's-on-netflix.com |publication-date=2022-08-10 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251003092932/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/what-to-watch/best-netflix-mobile-games-to-play-in-2022/ |archive-date=3 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=2025-08-16 |title=New Games Coming to Netflix in May 2022 |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/coming-soon/new-games-coming-to-netflix-in-may-2022/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=what's-on-netflix.com |publication-date=2022-04-28 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251219111342/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/coming-soon/new-games-coming-to-netflix-in-may-2022/ |archive-date=19 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=2025-08-16 |title=Every New Mobile Game Showcased at Netflix’s Geeked Week |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/every-new-game-announced-at-netflixs-geeked-week/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=what's-on-netflix.com |publication-date=2023-11-11 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260214032221/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/every-new-game-announced-at-netflixs-geeked-week/ |archive-date=14 Feb 2026}}</ref>
+==Netflix Games removing some of their games==
+Since 2021-11-01 until 2024-12, Netflix Games has only been adding games into its catalogue, but during the month of December Netflix Games began removing some games from their library; like ''Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon, Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City,'' and many more.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=2025-08-16 |title=Full List of 114 Mobile Games on Netflix & Every Removed Game |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/whats-new/full-list-of-mobile-games-on-netflix/#list-of-removed-mobile-games-from-netflix-3 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |publication-date=2025-05-07 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250819065151/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/whats-new/full-list-of-mobile-games-on-netflix/ |archive-date=19 Aug 2025}}</ref>
+A representative for Netflix Games said:<blockquote>Just like with series and film, games will be removed from Netflix as licenses expire. Players will notice a “Leaving Soon” badge and be notified by the app itself well in advance of removal. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=2025-08-16 |title=Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City Leaving Netflix Games in December 2024 |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon/grand-theft-auto-iii-and-vice-city-leaving-netflix-games-in-december-2024/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=what's-on-netflix |publication-date=2024-11-14 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260115015415/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon/grand-theft-auto-iii-and-vice-city-leaving-netflix-games-in-december-2024/ |archive-date=15 Jan 2026}}</ref></blockquote>Going into 2025, the games scheduled to be removed by 2025-07-15 increased in number to include:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=2025-08-16 |title=Netflix To Remove Over 20 Mobile Games Including Monument Valley Trilogy and Hades |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/netflix-games/netflix-to-remove-over-20-mobile-games-including-monument-valley-trilogy-and-hades/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=what's-on-netflix |publication-date=2025-06-23 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260221030745/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/netflix-games/netflix-to-remove-over-20-mobile-games-including-monument-valley-trilogy-and-hades/ |archive-date=21 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Parrish |first=Ash |date=2025-08-16 |title=Netflix is letting go of some of its best indie games |url=https://www.theverge.com/news/692227/netflix-games-delisting-hades-braid-gaming-strategy |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=theverge.com |publication-date=2025-06-24 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251218114342/https://www.theverge.com/news/692227/netflix-games-delisting-hades-braid-gaming-strategy |archive-date=18 Dec 2025}}</ref>
+*Braid, Anniversary Edition
+*Battleship
+*Carmen Sandiego
+*CoComelon: Play with JJ
+*Death’s Door
+*Diner Out: Merge Cafe
+*Dumb Ways to Die
+*Fashionverse
+*Ghost Detective
+*Hades
+*Katana ZERO
+*LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed
+*Ludo King
+*Monument Valley
+*Monument Valley 2
+*Monument Valley 3
+*Rainbow Six: SMOL
+*Raji: An Ancient Epic
+*SpongeBob: Bubble Pop F.U.N.
+*TED Tumblewords
+*The Case of the Golden Idol
+*The Rise of the Golden Idol
+*Vineyard Valley
+==Consumer response==
+Losing access to games you previously could play caused many frustrations for people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-16 |title=Why does it feel like Netflix Games is going downhill? |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NetflixGamers/comments/1m6jwc4/why_does_it_feel_like_netflix_games_is_going/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260407154743/https://old.reddit.com/r/NetflixGamers/comments/1m6jwc4/why_does_it_feel_like_netflix_games_is_going/ |archive-date=7 Apr 2026 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Reddit |publication-date=2025-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-16 |title=Will more games be removed in August? |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NetflixGamers/comments/1m5rb09/will_more_games_be_removed_in_august/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260407154939/https://old.reddit.com/r/NetflixGamers/comments/1m5rb09/will_more_games_be_removed_in_august/ |archive-date=7 Apr 2026 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Reddit}}</ref>
+As most had questions about whether they'll be able to play the games somewhere else.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-16 |title=Discontinued games |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NetflixGamers/comments/1m1fuu6/discontinued_games/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260407154956/https://old.reddit.com/r/NetflixGamers/comments/1m1fuu6/discontinued_games/ |archive-date=7 Apr 2026 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Reddit}}</ref>
+Or if they could move their saves to another device to not lose their progress as most games don't have cloud saving.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-16 |title=Can I transfer btd6 Netflix save data to normal btd6 |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/17jzpp7/can_i_transfer_btd6_netflix_save_data_to_normal/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Reddit |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250311042344/https://old.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/17jzpp7/can_i_transfer_btd6_netflix_save_data_to_normal/ |archive-date=11 Mar 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-16 |title=Have I lost my save? |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NetflixGamers/comments/1lv22yo/have_i_lost_my_save/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Reddit |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250709224239/https://old.reddit.com/r/NetflixGamers/comments/1lv22yo/have_i_lost_my_save/ |archive-date=9 Jul 2025}}</ref>
+==See also==
+*[[Stop Killing Games]]
+==Reference==
+{{reflist}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Netflix Games removing some of their games}}
+[[Category:Netflix Games]]
+[[Category:Netflix]]