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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== | ==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== | ==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 | *Braid, Anniversary Edition | ||
* Battleship | *Battleship | ||
* Carmen Sandiego | *Carmen Sandiego | ||
* CoComelon: Play with JJ | *CoComelon: Play with JJ | ||
* Death’s Door | *Death’s Door | ||
* Diner Out: Merge Cafe | *Diner Out: Merge Cafe | ||
* Dumb Ways to Die | *Dumb Ways to Die | ||
* Fashionverse | *Fashionverse | ||
* Ghost Detective | *Ghost Detective | ||
* Hades | *Hades | ||
* Katana ZERO | *Katana ZERO | ||
* LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed | *LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed | ||
* Ludo King | *Ludo King | ||
* Monument Valley | *Monument Valley | ||
* Monument Valley 2 | *Monument Valley 2 | ||
* Monument Valley 3 | *Monument Valley 3 | ||
* Rainbow Six: SMOL | *Rainbow Six: SMOL | ||
* Raji: An Ancient Epic | *Raji: An Ancient Epic | ||
* SpongeBob: Bubble Pop F.U.N. | *SpongeBob: Bubble Pop F.U.N. | ||
* TED Tumblewords | *TED Tumblewords | ||
* The Case of the Golden Idol | *The Case of the Golden Idol | ||
* The Rise of the Golden Idol | *The Rise of the Golden Idol | ||
* Vineyard Valley | *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> | |||
as most | 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]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:37, 21 April 2026
Some Games provided by the "Netflix Games" service were pulled, and of those games that were already downloaded became unplayable too.
Background
[edit | edit source]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. [1]
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.[2][3][4]
Netflix Games removing some of their games
[edit | edit source]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.[5]
A representative for Netflix Games said:
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. [6]
Going into 2025, the games scheduled to be removed by 2025-07-15 increased in number to include:[7][8]
- 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
[edit | edit source]Losing access to games you previously could play caused many frustrations for people.[9][10]
As most had questions about whether they'll be able to play the games somewhere else.[11]
Or if they could move their saves to another device to not lose their progress as most games don't have cloud saving.[12][13]
See also
[edit | edit source]Reference
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Moore, Kasey (2025-08-16). "Frosty Pop CEO Faisal Sethi Talks About Netflix's First Wave Mobile Games". what's-on-netflix.com (published 2021-11-12). Archived from the original on 19 Dec 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ↑ Moore, Kasey (2025-08-16). "Best Netflix Mobile Games to Play in 2022". what's-on-netflix.com (published 2022-08-10). Archived from the original on 3 Oct 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ↑ Moore, Kasey (2025-08-16). "New Games Coming to Netflix in May 2022". what's-on-netflix.com (published 2022-04-28). Archived from the original on 19 Dec 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ↑ Moore, Kasey (2025-08-16). "Every New Mobile Game Showcased at Netflix's Geeked Week". what's-on-netflix.com (published 2023-11-11). Archived from the original on 14 Feb 2026. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ↑ Moore, Kasey (2025-08-16). "Full List of 114 Mobile Games on Netflix & Every Removed Game" (published 2025-05-07). Archived from the original on 19 Aug 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ↑ Moore, Kasey (2025-08-16). "Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City Leaving Netflix Games in December 2024". what's-on-netflix (published 2024-11-14). Archived from the original on 15 Jan 2026. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ↑ Moore, Kasey (2025-08-16). "Netflix To Remove Over 20 Mobile Games Including Monument Valley Trilogy and Hades". what's-on-netflix (published 2025-06-23). Archived from the original on 21 Feb 2026. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ↑ Parrish, Ash (2025-08-16). "Netflix is letting go of some of its best indie games". theverge.com (published 2025-06-24). Archived from the original on 18 Dec 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ↑ "Why does it feel like Netflix Games is going downhill?". Reddit (published 2025-07-22). 2025-08-16. Archived from the original on 7 Apr 2026. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ↑ "Will more games be removed in August?". Reddit. 2025-08-16. Archived from the original on 7 Apr 2026. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ↑ "Discontinued games". Reddit. 2025-08-16. Archived from the original on 7 Apr 2026. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ↑ "Can I transfer btd6 Netflix save data to normal btd6". Reddit. 2025-08-16. Archived from the original on 11 Mar 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ↑ "Have I lost my save?". Reddit. 2025-08-16. Archived from the original on 9 Jul 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-16.