The 15 Best Netflix Games to Play Right Now

6 min readIn 2019, in a letter to investors for its Q4 report that year, Netflix named what it thought was its biggest competitor. It wasn’t Amazon or Hulu or HBO. It was Fortnite. “There are thousands of competitors in this highly fragmented market vying to entertain consumers and low barriers to entry for those great experiences,” Netflix wrote. Two years later in November 2021, Netflix launched a service within its own service: a little thing called Netflix Games.Now, I know what you’re thinking. Netflix has games? Yeah. It does. If you’ve ever bothered to look beyond your watchlist, or accidentally fumbled with the remote, you might have stumbled upon Netflix Games, which is Netflix’s built-in library of games you can play either on your phone or using a Bluetooth controller.While Netflix’s games may seem like the same shovelware your parents play on their phones, take a deeper look. There are a few diamonds in the rough, and it’s enough to consider that Netflix is pretty damn serious about games. No, Netflix Games isn’t anywhere near the level of Game Pass or Steam. And some major internal downsizing that resulted in layoffs indicates Netflix is back at the drawing board. But the titles that shine brightest on Netflix Games suggest that in a few years, we may be singing a different tune. Maybe we’ll be playing Fortnite on Netflix.Until that day comes, here are 15 of the best games you can play right now on Netflix. Let us know if you need a controller.Red Dead RedemptionGiddy up, partner. The open-world Western hit of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 era hit Netflix in December 2025, and it was truly like Christmas when it did. The game puts players in control of outlaw John Marston, whose family is held hostage by the government to force John into bringing his former gang to justice. You probably played Red Dead Redemption a long time ago, but its availability on Netflix makes it real easy to get back on the saddle.Tetris Time WarpYou know how to play Tetris already, I’m sure. But Tetris Time Warp throws a curveball. Clearing out a line with a special time warp block unlocks a special, quick mini-game within your game, throwing you into different eras of Tetris’ history across the ‘80s and ‘90s. Look, it’s Tetris we’re talking about here. That means it’s easy to pick up and play, and harder to put down.UnhingedIt’s a shame that Netflix shut down Night School Studio. Because Unhinged showed real promise with what games on Netflix could look like. In this first-person horror game, Zoë Kravitz lends her voice to a young woman who, while on the phone with her best friend (Sadie Sink), must outrun a killer in her apartment on the night of a freak hurricane. While you can knock out the game in under an hour, Unhinged might spook you enough to keep the lights on all night. Pray the power doesn’t go out.WWE 2K25Wanna smack around your buddy in the WWE ring? You can with WWE 2K25. Essentially a mobile port of the console game, WWE 2K25 translates the series’ complex grappling system for touch devices... and the results aren’t half bad! While you’re still better firing up the game on an Xbox or PlayStation, the “Netflix Edition” of WWE 2K25 is good enough to settle a score.Dead Cells: Netflix EditionWhen Dead Cells released in 2018, it won acclaim for its mastery over the Metroidvania formula while offering a few twists and artistic flourishes of its own. In October 2023, the game not only added a hefty Castlevania collaboration, it also became available in its entirety on Netflix with Dead Cells: Netflix Edition. Nary an ounce of muscle was lost in the transition. It’s the same gorgeous and addicting game that had us in a chokehold back in 2018, only now on our phone.Heads UpThe classic party game gets a Netflix twist. With Netflix, Heads Up adds decks based on Netflix shows, so you can really stick it to your friends who still haven’t watched Squid Game. Simple, but still oh so much fun.Netflix MinigolfYou know, Netflix really could have released a generic mini golf game and called it a day. But with Netflix Minigolf, the streamer turned the greatest low-stakes hangout game into a dive into the Netflix-verse with courses based on Stranger Things, Bridgerton, Squid Game, and more. Putt-up or shut up!The Jackbox Party EssentialsOkay, I’ve got beef with The Jackbox Party Essentials. You can’t release an “essentials” game and not include You Don’t Know Jack or Trivia Murder Party. I mean, come on! Still. Jackbox is a slam dunk for any party, and firing up Quiplash 3 straight from Netflix is a boss move that can turn a dull gathering into a great one.Dead Man’s Party: A Knives Out GameNetflix would be fools to have an entire gaming service without a multiplayer whodunit. Thankfully, with the help of Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, Netflix has its own IP to slap onto an amusing murder mystery game in Dead Man’s Party: A Knives Out Game. In the game, all players (using their phones) must figure out who among them is a killer in disguise. Best played with large groups of people, Dead Man’s Party can get a whole room of people pointing fingers at each other. Bonus points go to whoever can do their best Benoit Blanc impression.OxenfreeAmid the 2010s boom of indie games came Oxenfree, a gorgeous thriller inspired by ‘80s teen movies and hand-drawn adventure books. Notably, the game does away with cutscenes to let pure gameplay tell its engaging story about teenagers learning the secrets of a strange island. Oxenfree is one of the most adored independent games of the past decade, and its availability on Netflix is an open invitation to see what the buzz has been about.Street Fighter IV Champion Edition (CE)What’s this? You can play Street Fighter on Netflix? Suuuure-you-can! (Sorry.) The 2008 installment of the legendary fighting series is now on Netflix with the 2017 mobile version, Street Fighter IV Champion Edition on Netflix Games. While the port doesn’t offer the same crisp experience as the console and arcade versions, it’s still a blast to spam hadoukens at your buddies. If you have five minutes to kill before the gang heads out for the night, a quick round or two of Street Fighter IV on Netflix is what you’re looking for.The Queen’s Gambit ChessNo gaming service is complete without the granddaddy of all games: chess. And Netflix has The Queen’s Gambit with Anya Taylor-Joy to brand a chess video game for itself. What’s more impressive is how The Queen’s Gambit Chess takes advantage of its license of the Netflix series. Players can follow Beth Harmon’s journey by playing on boards in locations based on the show, or learn how to master the game in structured lessons. The game also enables something called “Beth Vision,” which lets you see the board as Beth does to anticipate your opponent’s next move.ImmortalityOne of the coolest, most unnerving, and definitely most surreal games of the 2020s is now on Netflix. Originally released in 2022, Immortality—from Her Story and Telling Lies creator Sam Barlow—tasks players with examining hours of film footage (shot with live actors) from three unreleased movies filmed in 1968, 1970, and 1999. Their common thread? They all starred the now-missing actress Marissa Marcel (played by Manon Gage), who has somehow never aged. Sure, you’re mostly watching and rewinding video footage. But Immortality knows how to spook you when you least expect it.Stranger Things: 1984Years before Netflix officially took on gaming, Stranger Things had its own spinoff game released for mobile devices in October 2017—just before the second season. Stranger Things: 1984 was/is a free-to-play, SNES-style dungeon crawler set in the world of Hawkins, Indiana shortly after the events of season 1. While the game was heavily downloaded because players could unlock a clip from season 2, those who stuck around found a remarkably engaging RPG that was plenty more interesting than its looks implied. When Netflix launched Netflix Games in 2021, both Stranger Things: 1984 and its sequel, Stranger Things 3: The Game were in the library.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s RevengeCowabunga, dudes! In 2022, Montreal-based Tribute Games threw it back to the glory days of the arcades with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. Inspired by the legendary Ninja Turtles games of yesteryear, Shredder’s Revenge is a chaotic side-scrolling brawler where players control each of the Ninja Turtles (or April, or Splinter, or unlockable characters like Casey and even Usagi Yojimbo) as they take on their foes from the cartoons and comics. Shredder’s Revenge is a delight no matter what platform you play it on, and its availability on Netflix means it’s just too easy to kick some shell.