Netflix is introducing party games on televisions. The first titles are already available!

Netflix is taking another step towards gaming – this time on the big screen. After years of experimenting with mobile games, the company is finally releasing its first titles that you can launch directly… on your television. But beware: these are not console games, but rather typical party games that are meant to entertain the whole group.

First games available on TV

At launch, Netflix is adding five games, which you will already find in the Netflix app on smart TVs:

• LEGO Party! – a collection of fun mini-games, gold hunting, quick duels, and plenty of chaos in LEGO style.

• Boggle Party – a TV wordsearch where up to 8 players compete to see who can find the hidden words faster.

• Pictionary: Game Night – a new version of the classic "draw and guess", perfect for family nights.

• Tetris Time Warp – a return to retro, but with a twist – we travel back to different eras of the iconic Tetris.

• Party Crashers: Fool Your Friends – one person crashes the party, and the rest must unmask them. Simple, fun, perfect for Netflix & chill... but in multiplayer mode.

In the coming weeks, there will also be Dead Man’s Party: A Knives Out Game – an atmospheric deduction game set in the "Knives Out" universe, featuring Benoit Blanc and the classic "who killed who?". One guilty party, the rest are suspects. Sounds like a ready-made hit for house parties.

Where does it work?

Netflix is launching TV games only in selected regions. Fortunately, Poland is on the list. Besides us, available countries include: USA, UK, Canada, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and a dozen others.

On which devices?

The list of supported devices is already quite long, but… many manufacturers are still out of the game.

It works on:

• Amazon Fire TV,

• Chromecast with Google TV,

• Roku,

• Nvidia Shield,

• Xfinity 4K,

• Smart TVs from LG, Samsung, Sony, Vizio, Xumo.

It DOES NOT work on:

• Panasonic,

• Philips,

• Hisense,

• TCL,

• Apple TV,

• PlayStation,

• Xbox.

Netflix is announcing that support will be expanded.

What are you controlling?

With a controller… it's your smartphone.

You need to download the Netflix Game Controller app and pair it with your television.

And that's the only option for now – physical controllers are not supported.

And what about bigger games?

Netflix hasn’t mentioned adding titles like GTA or Red Dead Redemption to the TV, although some of them work today in the Netflix mobile app. However, the company clearly states that it has long-term ambitions to develop a gaming platform on televisions.

So maybe one day we’ll play big AAA games without a console – just from Netflix.

For now, though, they’re starting with what works best: party games for an evening with friends.