Netflix’s best-kept secret is over 100 games you can play for free with your subscription

NETFLIX is best known for its amazing selection of TV shows and movies.

However, like Amazon Prime, your Netflix subscription comes with a number of other special features that many subscribers don’t know about.

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Netflix also has an amazing selection of mobile games that are free for its subscribers to download and play.

Even better, just like their movies, Netflix’s games are completely ad-free, so you can game in peace.

Here’s everything you need to know about gaming with your Netflix account.

How to play games via your Netflix account

To play games via Netflix, you will need to have the Netflix app on your smartphone.

On the home screen of the app, you can find the ‘Mobile Games’ tab where you can pick the game you want to play.

Netflix games work with both Android and Apple smartphones and tablets.

Android devices must be version 8.0 or later, while Apple products require version 15 or later.

You will need to download these games in order to play them, so you will also need some space in your mobile storage.

What games are available on Netflix?

There are 110 mobile games available for free as part of a standard Netflix subscription.

All of these are mobile games, but Netflix has said it wants to move into TV games in the future.

There is a good variety of gaming genres, from in-depth games to quick games to play on the go.

Here is the full list of Netflix games broken down by genre.

Action & Adventure

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Action and adventure describe a large number of different kinds of games, so you might want to try a few to find one you like.

There are 25 games that come under this genre including many games from the Grand Theft Auto series.

This genre also includes a number of highly rated indies like Hades, Dead Cells, Katana Zero, and Oxenfree.

Sonic Mania Plus is one of the best Sonic games ever released and it’s also available on Netflix.

Here’s the full list:

Dead Cells: Netflix Edition

GTA 3 – The Definitive Edition

GTA: Vice City – The Definitive Edition

GTA: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition 

Hades (iOS only) 

Into the Dead 2: Unleashed 

Katana Zero

Laya’s Horizon

Moonlighter

Sonic Mania Plus 

Rainbow Six: Smol

Relic Hunters: Rebels 

Skies of Chaos

Arranger

Before Your Eyes 

Death’s Door 

Highwater

Kentucky Route Zero

Oxenfree

Oxenfree II: Lost Signals 

Raji: An Ancient Epic 

Scriptic: Crime Stories 

Stranger Things: 1984

Stranger Things 3: The Game 

Tomb Raider Reloaded 

Arcade & tabletop

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Netflix’s arcade games are a selection of games that are simple and fun in short bursts.

Tabletop games are classic games that you can play alone or against an AI.

There are 19 games in this category on Netflix with everything from Pinball to Chess.

We recommend Netflix’s version of Solitaire, which allows you to play a popular favourite without annoying ads.

Here’s the selection:

Bloons TD 6

Bowling Ballers

Cut the Rope Daily 

Shooting Hoops 

Snake.io 

Teeter (Up) 

Hello Kitty and Friends: Happiness Parade

Lucky Luna 

Pinball Masters 

Poinpy 

Shatter Remastered 

Sonic Prime Dash 

TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge 

World of Goo Remastered 

This Is A True Story 

Hearts

Mahjong Solitaire 

Solitaire 

The Queen’s Gambit Chess 

Puzzle

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Puzzle games can be anything from something simple like Candy Crush, moving on to environmental puzzles with more complexity.

There are 18 puzzle games on Netflix including a number of indie hits.

We recommend The Case of the Golden Idol, Ghost Detective, Immortality, Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon and Storyteller which are all highly-rated.

Here are your choices:

Braid: Anniversary Edition

Card Blast

The Case of the Golden Idol

Diner Out 

Ghost Detective 

Immortality

Knittens

Krispee Street

Minesweeper

Paper Trail

Puzzle Gods 

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

Storyteller

Twelve Minutes

Valiant Hearts: Coming Home 

Vineyard Valley

Wild Things: Animal Adventures 

Word Trails

Simulation

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Simulation is another genre that includes a wide variety of games and styles.

This is where you’ll find the games that are based on Netflix’s TV shows, but there are other titles worth checking out.

There are 19 games in this category and we recommend Spiritfarer, a cosy management game about helping people across to the other side.

Here’s the full list:

Cozy Grove 

Country Friends 

Dumb Ways to Survive 

Netflix Stories: Emily in Paris 

Netflix Stories: Selling Sunset 

Spongebob: Get Cooking 

Farming Simulator 23 

Fashionverse Netflix 

Flutter Butterflies 

Game Dev Tycoon Netflix 

Money Heist: Ultimate Choice 

Netflix Stories: Love is Blind

Rollercoaster Tycoon Touch

Spiritfarer 

Too Hot to Handle 3 

Too Hot to Handle 2 

Too Hot to Handle: Love is a Game 

Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt 

Wonderputt Forever

Strategy

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Strategy games force you to think through your decisions and command your pieces to win the match.

There are 13 games in this category, including a number of highly-recommended games.

Into the Breach and Terra Nil are two great examples of this, if you need to scratch your strategy itch.

Here’s what you can play:

Arcanium: Rise of Akhan 

Battleship

Desta: The Memories Between 

Dominoes Cafe 

Exploding Kittens 

Into the Breach 

Lego Legacy: Heroes Unboxed 

Ludo King 

Narcos: Cartel Wars Unlimited 

Reigns: Three Kingdoms 

Slayaway Camp 2 Netflix & Kill 

Terra Nil 

Vikings: Valhalla

Role-playing

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Role-playing games, better known as RPGs, are for those you like increasing their stats and building their characters.

If this is for you, there are seven games you can choose from.

Here’s the full list:

Dungeon Boss: Respawned 

The Dragon Prince: Xadia 

Dust & Neon 

Mighty Quest Rogue Palace 

Rival Pirates 

Shadow and Bone: Enter the Fold 

Transformers Forged to Fight

Sports, Rhythm and Party

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Netflix also offers a range of other games from genres such as rhythm, sports, party and idle games to enjoy.

Here are nine other games that you can enjoy:

Cats & Soup 

Dragon Up

Dungeon Dwarves

Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story

Heads Up! Netflix Edition

Nailed It! Baking Bash 

Sports Sports 

Asphalt Xtreme

Football Manager 2024 Mobile

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