Netflix Games deactivated

Summary

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. [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

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]

and going into 2025, the games scheduled to be removed by 2025-07-15 increased in number to include:

• 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 (Note: Only available on iOS devices – Leaving July 1st)
• 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

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Consumer response

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]

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