Netflix Games Is Still Happening. Just Don't Hold Your Breath

Netflix Games wants to cater to every kind of player. Not only that, says head of external games Leanne Loombe, it wants to be "a publisher that developers from all around the world want to work with." The streaming giant is big on iteration; it keeps a "crawl, walk, run" model as one of its guiding principles. To date it has released 55 games, all mobile titles, ranging from licensed games based on popular shows like Stranger Things and the dating show Too Hot to Handle to established game properties like Tomb Raider and Kentucky Route Zero. The company has also scooped up developers like Oxenfree creator Night School Studios and established an in-house game development division. "Games are one of the biggest forms of entertainment," Loombe said at a recent press briefing.