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Netflix is letting go of some of its best indie games
- Netflix will be removing Hades and 21 other games from its service next month, with most departing on July 14th and Hades leaving on July 1st.
- The games, including titles like Braid, Katana Zero, and Carmen Sandiego, were available exclusively on mobile via Netflix.
- Developers are considering distributing the delisted games as premium titles on mobile storefronts.
- The removal of these third-party games aligns with Netflix's strategy shift to focus more on Netflix-owned shows tie-in games, multiplayer party games, and mainstream titles.
- Netflix has stopped its game acquisition spree and closed a new studio meant for AAA game production last year.
- Netflix plans to offer games linked to its shows, multiplayer party games, and mainstream titles in the future.
- The most popular game on Netflix is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, followed by Squid Game: Unleashed, a tie-in game for the Netflix-produced show Squid Game.
- The decision to remove these games was not pre-planned for some developers, indicating a recent development.
- Devolver Digital plans to bring back games like Poinpy, Katana Zero, and Death’s Door to mobile stores as premium titles.
- Numbers from Appfigures show Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as the most popular Netflix game with an estimated 37 million downloads.
- Netflix aims to focus on games that have ties to its own content, multiplayer experiences, and mainstream games with large fanbases.
- The Verge reached out to developers for comments with Devolver Digital looking to make some of the delisted games available as paid titles on mobile.
- Color Gray Games, developer of the Golden Idol series, is still working out the implications of the removal of their games from the Netflix platform.
- The shift in Netflix's game strategy reflects a move towards more controlled offerings and a distinct gaming style unique to the platform.
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