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

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.

8

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

8

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

8

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

8

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

8

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

8

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

8

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

8

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

All the latest PS5 reviews from The Sun

Get the lowdown on more of the latest PS5 releases from our expert reviewers.