Netflix announced via a new trailer that the service is getting a plethora of new games coming to its service in the coming months this summer, promising over 60 titles to be playable on mobile.
Titles included games such as Queen’s Gambit Chess, a new Shovel Knight game, the mobile version of Wrestlequest, Paper Trail, Oxenfree 2, and much more coming to the platform. The platform has already started adding new titles, with games like the original Oxenfree being available now on Netflix games, and Oxenfree 2 coming on July 12. Several more titles have yet to be announced.
All Netflix games are available on iOS and Android and can be played for free as long as you have a Netflix subscription.
▍Netflix Summer Games Official Announcement
▍Netflix Summer Games Titles
■ Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon
Sucked into the puzzle dimension, it’s up to you to help Shovel Knight collect relics, powerful items, and more while matching blocks to save friends and escape this unique blend of genres in Shovel Knight’s first mobile title!
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is available right now!
■ OxenFree and OxenFree 2
Oxnfree and its sequel are also coming to Netflix, with Oxenfree already available to play right now. This is actually Netflix Games’ first in-house release after the platform purchased developer Night School in September of 2021.
OxenFree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unknowingly opened a rift, causing what was supposed to be a simple party on an island gone horribly wrong. The sequel takes place five years after the events of the original game, but features a new cast of characters and story.
Oxenfree 2 will be playable on Netflix on July 12
■ Queen’s Gambit Chess
A chess-based game based on the popular Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit. You’ll be taking lessons on how to play chess, competing with friends and others across the world in this love-letter to the tv series, with familiar faces popping up every now and then from Mr. Shaibel to Borgov, Beth, and more. Visit locations from the show, from Beth’s humble home to the Las Vegas tournament, as you grow your skills from being a chess beginner to a pro.
The Queen’s Gambit Chess releases on July 25.
■ Cut the Rope Daily
Remember Cut the Rope? Well, Netflix did, as a part of its new lineup includes Cut the Rope Daily, which as it implies is a new version of the incredibly popular title that only gives players one new challenge every day while retaining its original gameplay.
■ WrestleQuest
Tag Tea, with Destiny as the Pro wrestling and RPG world collides in WrestleQuest. Starring WWE legends like “Macho Man” Randy Savage, Jake the Snake Roberts, Andre the Giant, and many more as you battle it out in this turn-based RPG which is also coming to consoles and PC, but with a Netflix subscription it’s completely free, and playable on your phone!
WrestleQuest is slated for release on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, and Netflix on August 8.
■ Paper Trail
A new top-down puzzle adventure where the world and its solutions are made up of paper! In this game, you’ll be folding, flipping, and combining elements of the world together to create paths for your character to walk through, and solve clever mechanics to progress through to the next challenge while exploring a colorful world.
Paper Trail is also coming soon to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PC.
