Netflix has announced that it’s adding a bunch of party games to its catalog, and unlike many of the streamer’s other games, these are playable directly on your TV with your phone as a controller.
“We’re creating a completely new way to play games–one that’s as easy as streaming a show on a Friday night,” Netflix said in a blog post.
Five games are being added to the Games tab on Netflix, including Lego Party, Boggle Party, Pictionary: Game Night, Tetris Time Warp, and Party Crashers. All of them are playable with multiple people at the same time.
Netflix said its goal is to help the platform become a place you don’t need to leave. The company cited an example of a family or friend group gathering for a holiday party to watch something and then transition to playing a game, without having to leave the Netflix platform. It sounds like Netflix is going after the market that the Jackbox games popularized, as those titles are also playable on a TV with phones as input devices.
“This is just the beginning–stay tuned for more news and get ready to play, connect and have fun together on Netflix,” the company said.
Beyond the games playable on your TV, Netflix offers a variety of mobile games, including Civilization VI, GTA: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition, Solitaire, Farming Simulator 23, Oxenfree, Street Fighter IV CE, Sonic Mania Plus, Football Manager 24, and more.
In July, Netflix said it would “ramp up” its gaming efforts. Netflix was at one point working on a AAA game and hired big names, including Halo veteran Joseph Staten, but that project has been shut down because it didn’t align with what Netflix wanted.
In other news, Netflix is now hiring a new generative AI boss to help come up with systems and strategies for using generative AI in its future games.
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