Overview updated on February 3, 2026: Back in 2021, Netflix finally launched its mobile games offering worldwide. Opening up the ability to access the games it offers to all users, where the Netflix app is available for installation. What are Netflix mobile games, you might ask? If you enjoy games on the mobile platform, then surely you have questions. And perhaps loads of them.
Well, this handy guide is here to answer those questions and hopefully answer all of them. We’ll break down everything there is to know about Netflix mobile games and what you can expect out of them. At least for the time being. Netflix’s game offerings will be changing eventually, but for now, the streaming service company is keeping its efforts to the mobile and browser platforms. Let’s dive into things a little bit more.
- What are Netflix mobile games?
- Do Netflix mobile games cost anything?
- Do the games have ads or micro-transactions?
- Do I need a specific plan?
- Where can I access the games?
- Are Netflix mobile games available on Android and iOS?
- What games are currently available?
- Where in the app will I find the Netflix mobile games?
- When are the games available?
- What countries are the Netflix mobile games available in?
- Can the games be played with a controller?
- Can games only be played on one profile?
- How do game saves work?
- Will Netflix ever do games for other platforms?
- Does Netflix stream the games like it does video content?
- Are Netflix mobile games playable offline?
- Are the games compatible with all Android and iOS devices?
What are Netflix mobile games?
Netflix started offering games a few years ago through its service, which users can play on their mobile devices. You can play on smartphones or tablets, and there are already a few different options for players to try out.
Naturally, some of the games are based on hit Netflix series TV shows. While others are not. Netflix also plans to expand its library of game offerings and, in due time, should have a pretty wide variety of titles to play.
Do Netflix mobile games cost anything?
Netflix games are completely free to play, for now. As it stands, none of the games that Netflix offers will cost money to download. This means they’re not premium games. All games are included with your Netflix membership.
That does mean, however, that you will need a Netflix subscription .
Do the games have ads or micro-transactions?
No. All games included with the Netflix membership are free of ads and micro-transactions. So you can play any of the games completely free, as they’re free to download as well. The only thing you have to pay for is the Netflix membership. This goes without saying since you need a Netflix membership to use Netflix anyway.
Do I need a specific plan?
Where can I access the games?
All the games are available in the Netflix mobile app. Netflix also now has games available on the browser through the Netflix website. The company started with mobile devices using its mobile app and kept it that way for the first few years. However, it has branched out and started offering games through the Netflix website via a desktop browser.
This gives people a new way to play. And it’s a particularly nice quality-of-life feature because you may not always want to play on a smaller screen.
Are Netflix mobile games available on Android and iOS?
Initially, Netflix was only offering its mobile games in the Android version of the Netflix app. However, it now offers games to both the Android and iOS versions of the Netflix app. So it doesn’t matter which platform you prefer or use. Netflix mobile games will be available on both.
If you want to play outside those two platforms, you can also play some Netflix games on the Netflix website through your desktop browser. Not all games from the mobile app will necessarily be available on the website.
What games are currently available?
At the moment, Netflix is offering 82 games to users. As noted above, all of these can be downloaded in the Netflix app. The games that are currently included with the service are listed below. You will find them all split up in their respective genres for easier searching if you’re looking for something specific to play. Say you’re into strategy games more than other genres, and you’re looking for something new to play. You can scroll to the Strategy category and find everything Netflix offers for this game genre.
Netflix may also remove games from the list from time to time. As an example, the definitive editions of both GTA 3 and GTA: Vice City were once on Netflix, but they are no longer listed as available, and they no longer show up in the app.
Action Games
- Bloodline: A Rebel Moon Game
- Into The Dead 2: Unleashed
- Red Dead Redemption
- Relic Hunters: Rebels
- Snake.io
- Sonic Mania Plus
- Squid Game: Unleashed
- TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge
- Tomb Raider Reloaded
Adventure Games
- Before Your Eyes
- Dead Cells
- Dragon Up
- Highwater
- Laya’s Horizon
- Lucky Luna
- OXENFREE
- OXENFREE II: Lost Signals
- Stranger Things: 1984
- Stranger Things 3: The Game
- This is a True Story
- Valiant Hearts: Coming Home
Arcade Games
- Bloons TD 6
- Bowling Ballers
- Pinball Masters
- Shooting Hoops
- Sonic Prime Dash
- Street Fighter IV CE
- Teeter (Up) Remastered
- Underwatermelon: Fruit Merge
- World of Goo Remastered
Card Games
- Card Blast
- Exploding Kittens
- Hearts NETFLIX
Educational Games
- Barbie Color Creations
- LEGO Duplo
- PAW Patrol
- World of Peppa Pig
Music Games
- Hello Kitty and Friends: Happiness Parade
Party Games
- Best Guess Live
- Heads Up!
- Nailed It! Baking Bash
Puzzle Games
- Arranger
- Cut The Rope Daily
- Knittens
- Krispee Street
- Netflix Puzzled
- Puzzle Gods
- Storyteller
- The Electric State: Kid Cosmo
- Wild Things: Animal Adventures
- Word Trails
Racing Games
- Asphalt Xtreme
Role-Playing Games
- Moonlighter
- Shadow and Bone: Enter the Fold
- TRANSFORMERS Forged to Fight
Simulation Games
- Black Mirror: Thronglets
- Cats & Soup
- Country Friends
- Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit
- Farming Simulator 23
- Game Dev Tycoon
- Immortality
- Money Heist: Ultimate Choice
- Netflix Stories: Love is Blind
- RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch
- Secrets by Episode
- Single’s Inferno
- Spiritfarer
- SpongeBob: Get Cooking
- The Ultimatum: Choices
- Too Hot to Handle: Love Is a Game
- Too Hot to Handle 2
- Too Hot to Handle 3
- Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt
Sports Games
- Football Manager 26 Mobile
- WWE 2K25: Netflix Edition
Strategy Games
- Into The Breach
- Narcos: Cartel Wars Unlimited
- Terra Nil
Tabletop Games
- Mahjong Solitaire
- Solitaire
- The Queen’s Gambit Chess
Netflix will add more games to the list eventually, but right now it hasn’t confirmed what its plans are in terms of timing. This tends to be at least once every month or every other month. There’s also no information at the moment on what games it may choose to add. However, Netflix has said that it’s trying to cater to gamers of all types.
At this stage, and after a few years, Netflix has added games from a wide variety of genres. So expect it to continue filling those lists out with more and more options. Some genres will obviously get more love than others.
Where in the app will I find the Netflix mobile games?
Netflix has created a special category just for games. When you open the app on a smartphone, you will see that games have their own row among the rest of the content. You can scroll through the games listed and hit the download button to install the game and begin playing.
On tablets, you will see the same game row as on smartphones, but there will be an additional location for accessing them as well. You can tap on the ‘Categories’ button and then tap the ‘Available For Download’ button, where you can see all of the games listed on the main home tab.
When are the games available?
Netflix officially started rolling out the mobile games in its app globally in 2021. Over the course of the last few years, it has steadily rolled out a wide array of games across different genres. This has led Netflix to expand its gaming portfolio with some truly amazing game releases. Including big indie hits like Dead Cells, and larger triple-A games like GTA: San Andreas – Definitive Edition and the other GTA titles (GTA 3 and Vice City are no longer available), which Netflix said was its most successful set of mobile game offerings back in 2024.
New game offerings continue to be rolled out on a pretty consistent basis, usually monthly. Although Netflix doesn’t always add more than a few titles at a time.
What countries are the Netflix mobile games available in?
Netflix hasn’t posted a definitive list of available countries. But it did say the rollout was global. So, presumably, the games will hit the Android version of the app in any country where Netflix and the app are available as well.
As noted above, though, the timing of when they go live may differ for each region since the rollout isn’t simultaneous. Availability for iOS should be the same. If the Netflix app on iOS is available in your country, then the games should be too.
Can the games be played with a controller?
This will probably depend on each individual game. Netflix doesn’t list this information either, so you will have to check each game in the app. You may also have to download the game, try to connect a controller, and use it after the fact.
That being said, it might be best to go into playing these assuming that they are touch-only. And if they do support controllers, then it will end up being a nice surprise for anyone who wants to use them.
Can games only be played on one profile?
Contrary to what you might think or believe, games can be played on any of the profiles. What’s more, is that all profiles can play any of the games simultaneously. So if you have a few profiles on your account, everyone can play games at the same time if they want to. Additionally, Netflix will alert you if you reach your profile limit for playing games at the same time.
The only exception is that games are not available for kids’ profiles. And it’s recommended that if parents don’t want kids playing mobile games, a PIN should be set up on the adult profiles to ensure this is prevented.
How do game saves work?
Game progress is saved to the profile you initially begin playing a game with. So if you have three profiles on your account and you started playing a game on the main profile, you will need to continue playing on this profile if you want to continue from where you left off. As mentioned above, however, games can be played on any profile that isn’t a kids profile. So if you’re not worried about save states, choose whatever profile you like.
Saves states can also be saved in the cloud. This allows you to keep the same progress with the same profile across multiple devices. Saves can also be local on the device if you wish.
Will Netflix ever do games for other platforms?
These are the early days of Netflix in the gaming space. And the company has said that it’s testing the waters with mobile. That suggests that it might have considered the possibility of games that aren’t for mobile at some point in the future.
For now, though, Netflix and gaming are limited to mobile devices.
Update: December 18, 2024
Netflix is now offering games via the Netflix website in beta. Some of these games are available in the Netflix mobile app, while others are only available on the website. Netflix stresses that games on the website are still in beta and things may change.
Games available on the website only include the following:
- Happy Gilmore: Golf Mayhem ’98 Demo
- Link Twin
- Story Warriors: Fairy Tales
- Underwatermelon: Fruit Merge
- Caverns of Mars: Recharged
- Centipede: Recharged
- Mole Gem Mayhem
- Rocket
- Oxenfree
- Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit
Does Netflix stream the games like it does video content?
No. All games offered are downloadable games. So they’ll install onto your chosen device and you’ll play them there just like any other game. Think of it like something you would access directly from the Play Store (or the App Store on iOS) that needs to be installed.
All of this being said, now that Netflix does offer games via the Netflix website in the desktop browser, those games aren’t downloaded; you connect and play directly through the internet. It’s not quite cloud gaming.
Are Netflix mobile games playable offline?
Some of the games are playable offline, while others may require you to be connected to the internet to play. These details might be listed in the details for each game individually when you go to download. So make sure to check whether or not that information is available.
Are the games compatible with all Android and iOS devices?
Netflix doesn’t have a list of compatible devices. However, most current Android and iOS devices should have no problem playing the games. It doesn’t hurt to have a device running a version of Android or iOS that’s as up to date as possible, but it likely won’t be an issue if your software is a few years older than most devices.
Worth noting, though, is that since Netflix doesn’t seem to list any required specs anywhere, what Android version you need and what device you need is not guaranteed and will likely vary.
