

So, Into the Breach, which translates seamlessly to a touchscreen, contains minimal dialogue, and doesn’t ever necessitate being played with the sound on, is the perfect fit.Īfter hitting a wall with Downwell, I'm ready to commit myself wholeheartedly to a new roguelike. The moments when I most want a mobile game - like, when my wife is watching a sitcom on the couch next to me - aren't well suited for games with a lot of text. I've been playing Triangle Strategy for the past few months, but I'm still only about five hours in. But I've wanted something with a similar vibe something that demands intense focus, but doesn't require much reading. Downwell has been my go-to phone game on-again-off-again for the past five years, and after playing it pretty intensely for most of the year, I'm headed into an off-again spell. We have abandoned the less comfy timeline. Some of which are great.īut now, wonder of wonders, I can play Into the Breach while lying down on my couch and watching Seinfeld.

So, there are two login screens standing between you and mobile Netflix gaming, but if you remember your password (or can easily find the text from your mom where she gave you hers) you can play games on the go. Once it’s downloaded, you’ll need to log into your Netflix account to play it. You can find the games in the app and click on them, which will open up the App Store, where you can download the game. Well, it’s actually a little more complicated than that. Most notably, any Netflix subscriber with a smartphone can now access dozens of games through the app.

Netflix has also made inroads into gaming in more traditional (read: not FMV) ways. Wild, a series of playable shorts starring Bear Grylls. Since then, Netflix has continued to invest in games, for example through the interactive Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt movie and You vs. In 2018, it released Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, an FMV-style episode of its popular sci-fi anthology series, in which players could make decisions at various points. Over the last few years, the streaming giant has been making its way into the interactive space. Into the Breach, the acclaimed indie tactics game from Subset Games, recently launched on… Netflix.
