The Best Story Games on Netflix Right Now (Mobile)
Netflix's games library has shrunk, but the story games still there are excellent. My picks for iPhone and Android, plus which favourites have already left.
Most people with Netflix have no idea they can play games with it. There are no ads, no in-app purchases, and they're included on every plan, even the cheapest one with ads.
The library has shrunk a lot. Netflix pulled dozens of games in 2025, including Hades, Monument Valley and Kentucky Route Zero. But the story games that are left are still some of the best on mobile. Here are my favourites, as of November 2026.
1. Oxenfree II: Lost Signals
Riley goes back to her hometown to investigate weird radio signals, and gets pulled into something much bigger. Great writing, great voice acting, and choices that actually matter. Its studio, Night School, closed in August, so play it while it's here.
App Store · Also on Google Play
2. Spiritfarer
The cosiest game about death ever made. Build up your boat, look after your passengers, and help them let go. Long, gentle, and perfect for winding down at night.
App Store · Also on Google Play
3. Before Your Eyes
You blink to move through a man's life. It's short, it's clever, and it's the one I recommend to people who don't usually play games.
App Store · Also on Google Play
4. Highwater
Sail a flooded world, listen to the radio, fight little turn-based battles. Chill and melancholy. If you like it, see games like Highwater.
App Store · Also on Google Play
5. Valiant Hearts: Coming Home
Four World War I stories, told with hand-drawn art and light puzzles. Moving without being grim. See games like Valiant Hearts.
App Store · Also on Google Play
6. Oxenfree
The original. A teen island party, a radio, and a ghost story you can finish in a weekend.
App Store · Also on Google Play
7. Immortality
A film mystery you solve by scrubbing through old footage. Brilliant, unsettling and for adults only. Better on an iPad.
App Store · Also on Google Play
8. Storyteller
Build tiny comic strips to make stories happen. A smart puzzle game you can play a few minutes at a time.
App Store · Also on Google Play
9. Paper Trail
Fold the world like paper to help Paige on her way to university. Lovely to look at and very satisfying.
App Store · Also on Google Play
Not story games, but don't miss them
- Into the Breach: the best strategy game on phones, full stop
- Laya's Horizon: wingsuit gliding from the Alto's Odyssey team
- Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit: a relaxing daily game with ghosts and crafting
Already gone (or leaving)
These favourites have left Netflix: Hades, Monument Valley 1 to 3, Kentucky Route Zero, Twelve Minutes, Death's Door, Katana ZERO, Braid and both Golden Idol games. Some are back on the stores as normal paid games: Monument Valley 3 and The Rise of the Golden Idol are on the App Store again.
Red Dead Redemption leaves Netflix on December 2, 2026. Your Netflix save won't carry over to the paid version, so finish it now if you're close.
How to get started: how to play Netflix games on your phone.