How to Play Netflix Games on Your Phone (It's Already in Your Plan)

Every Netflix plan includes mobile games with no ads or in-app purchases. How to find them, download them on iPhone or Android, and what happens when a game leaves.

If you pay for Netflix, you already have a games subscription. Every plan includes Netflix's mobile games, even Standard with ads, with no ads, no extra fees and no in-app purchases.

Here's how to start playing.

Step 1: Find the games

Option A, in the Netflix app:

Open the Netflix app on your phone.
Scroll to the Mobile Games row, or tap Games at the bottom (it depends on your app version).
Tap a game, then Get Game.

Option B, straight from the store: search the game's name on the App Store or Google Play. Netflix games show Netflix, Inc. as the developer.

Step 2: Download and sign in

Install the game like any other app.
Open it. It'll ask you to sign in with Netflix, or pick up your login from the Netflix app automatically.
Choose your profile. Kids' profiles only see kid-friendly games.

That's it. No payment screens, ever.

Things worth knowing

Many games work offline once downloaded, which makes them great for flights.
Progress is saved to your profile, so each person in the house keeps their own saves.
If you cancel Netflix, the games stop working until you sign up again.
Some games are also playable on TVs and browsers, using your phone as the controller.

When a game leaves Netflix

Netflix removes games from time to time, and when a game leaves, it stops working on your phone, even if it's still installed. Your save usually doesn't move to a paid version of the same game.

Coming up:

Red Dead Redemption leaves on December 2, 2026. A standalone version costs $39.99 on the stores, but your Netflix save won't come with it.
Shadow and Bone: Enter the Fold is shutting down in November.

What to play first

My short list:

Something short tonight: Before Your Eyes
Something cosy for weeks: Spiritfarer
A spooky story: Oxenfree II
Strategy: Into the Breach

Full picks in the best story games on Netflix, plus games like Oxenfree II, games like Highwater and games like Valiant Hearts.