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:[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 (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
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.[1]
or if they could move their saves to another device to not lose their progress as most games don't have cloud saving.[2][3]
References
- ↑ 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). Retrieved 2025-08-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Best Netflix Mobile Games to Play in 2022".
- ↑ "New Games Coming to Netflix in May 2022".
- ↑ "Every New Mobile Game Showcased at Netflix's Geeked Week".
- ↑ "Full List of 114 Mobile Games on Netflix & Every Removed Game".
- ↑ "Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City Leaving Netflix Games in December 2024".
- ↑ "Netflix To Remove Over 20 Mobile Games Including Monument Valley Trilogy and Hades".
- ↑ "Netflix is letting go of some of its best indie games".
- ↑ "Why does it feel like Netflix Games is going downhill?". Reddit.
- ↑ "Will more games be removed in August?". Reddit.