Netflix Games Gets 2 New Titles

Netflix is digging a picayune deeper into gaming by adding two new titles to its game lineup.

Joining Netflix Games are Arcanium: Rising of Akhan and Krispee Street, both of which are now available on iPhone, iPad, and Android devices for Netflix members. These additions bring the full number of games on Netflix'due south gaming service up to 12.

Arcanium: Rising of Akhan is a card-based strategy game with an open-globe structure. The game involves deckbuilding for players who like to devise their own playstyle. Arcanium: Ascent of Akhan has been bachelor on Steam Early Admission since December 2022, where information technology has received mostly positive reviews and costs $16.99, and information technology's now making the leap to mobile.

Krispee Street takes the colorful cast and fashion of the webtoon Krispee and turns it into a seeking puzzle game. Players scour a large picture total of Krispee characters and scenery to find diverse targets, like to the Where'due south Waldo or I Spy books.

To play, your device must exist running Android 8.0 or later or iOS 15/iPadOS 15 or later. Netflix says there should be a Netflix Games row on your profile's homepage in the main Netflix app. It did not appear on our iPad Air 2. Instead we had to search for the specific game, and then download from the App Store. A Netflix games row did prove up on our Android smartphone.

Arcanium: Rise of Akhan on the Netflix iPad app

Netflix games on iPadOS (left) and Android (right)

Netflix's game library is withal small-scale, and doesn't yet compare to other game services, such as Apple tree Arcade. Some of Netflix'south games are fifty-fifty rather dated, like 2022's Asphalt Xtreme, a game that saw its services shut down just before joining Netflix Games. But, this is essentially a gratuitous addition to existing Netflix memberships, and may provide value to customers. Of course, Netflix did but raise its prices.