Netflix launches its first video games in Spain: the titles you can play on your mobile

Although Netflix has just celebrated its TUDUM event, in which it has advanced new information on both the series and the movies to come, Netflix’s sights go further and has launched its first mobile video games in Spain.

The company has advanced to EL ESPAÑOL – Omicrono Spain that its catalog of mobile games is available from the afternoon of this Tuesday for all its users who have the latest version of the app installed on their Android phones.

Now, any Spanish user who wants to play any of the five video games set in your creations you can do it directly from your mobile phone, titles that you will find directly from the Netflix application.

The company’s first step in its ambition to offer video games on the platform is about games Stranger Things: 1984, Stranger Things 3: The Game, Card Blast, Teeter Up and Shooting Hoops. Five titles accessible to play from the phone and with which it seeks to see itself as a benchmark for total entertainment.

“We are still at the beginning of this adventure, but we are very excited to be able to offer these exclusive video games to our members, without ads and without in-app purchases,” Netflix explained.

How to play

To be able to play the five new games that Netflix has introduced in Spain it is really easy if you are used to moving around the application. When members log into their Netflix profile from their smartphones, they will see a carousel called ‘Mobile Games’.

Videogames will thus have their own space within the app in the same way as productions that we have already seen (‘Go back to see’), what we have left halfway (‘Continue watching’) or what else is being seen in the country (‘trends now’). In this way, the games will have their own section which will also indicate the type of video game it is (adventure, informal, etc.)

Once one is selected from the carousel, the application will send the user to the Google Play Store from where they can consult more information about it, view ratings and download it.
When downloaded, the game will appear on the phone’s home screen as well as any other application, as well as being accessible directly from the Netflix application itself.

In any case, it should be noted that members registered on Netflix will be able to access this content through their regular subscription, without ads or in-app purchases.

Objective: entertain the user

Netflix has already made it clear that it does not only want to be a platform to consume content but also seeks to offer the user an alternative beyond cinema and series. The idea is clear, it wants to compete with alternatives such as Fortnite or Battlefield Mobile, which are wells of time that users invest and, therefore, do not consume Netflix in the meantime.

Netlix’s move is smart in this regard, as it offers users an alternative to continue watching series or movies directly from the application without having to leave it. It is thus designed to be one more way to continue within the platform in places such as public transport where, depending on the moment, it is not so comfortable to follow the thread of an audiovisual production.

Of course, Netflix itself recognizes that these five games are a first approach to its final ambition: to offer more games directly from the app. In addition, it should be borne in mind that it is not yet possible to enjoy them on iPhone, which is a first step that should be more extensive.

“We are still at the beginning of this adventure, but we are very excited to be able to offer these exclusive video games to our members, without ads and without in-app purchases,” Netflix explained.

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