Bringing Your Favorite Shows to Life: Developing Netflix Originals into Video Games

On June 12, Netflix hosted a panel at the E3 Coliseum (titled Bringing Your Favorite Shows to Life: Developing Netflix Originals into Video Games) that discussed how the company is working with some of the world’s most talented game developers to build games that will give fans the opportunity to playtheir favorite Netflix series and films, such as Stranger Things, in video games.

Stranger Things 3: The Game

Stranger Things 3: The Game

  • Available on: Nintendo Switch, XBOX One, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, Android and iOS – digital only
  • Launch date: July 4, 2019
  • Sold in what regions: Global

This adventure game blends a distinctively retro art style with modern gameplay mechanics to deliver nostalgic fun with a fresh new twist. Players can team up with a friend in local co-op to explore the world of Hawkins, solve puzzles, and battle the Mind Flayer as one of twelve characters from the show.

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics

  • Available on: Nintendo Switch, XBOX One, PlayStation 4, PC and Mac – digital only
  • Launch date: 2019
  • Sold in what regions: Global

Adapted from the highly anticipated Netflix Original series, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, this turn-based tactics game will challenge fans to recruit an army of characters and creatures from across the vast fantasy world of Thra and strategically command them in more than 80 campaign battles.

Upcoming Stranger Things Mobile Game

Upcoming Stranger Things Mobile Game

  • Available on: Android and iOS – digital only
  • Launch date: 2020

A new mobile game based on the Stranger Things universe and targeting release in 2020. This location-based RPG/puzzle game will allow players to explore The Upside Down hidden around them in their daily travels and work together with other players to overcome its emerging evils.