Netflix Games is getting major additions in 2023 from popular Ubisoft franchises

Netflix is proving it has big plans for its relatively new venture into the mobile gaming industry with the announcement of its partnership with Ubisoft. The companies announced three new games launching exclusively on Netflix Games starting next year.

The streaming giant had a special participation in the recently concluded Ubisoft Forward on Saturday. Netflix VP of Games Mike Verdu appeared in the livestream event to announce three new mobile games coming to its platform, including new installments for “Valiant Hearts,” “Mighty Quest,” and “Assassin’s Creed.”

In a blog post, Netflix said its members will gain access to “Valiant Hearts 2” which follows the 2014 puzzle adventure game “Valiant Hearts: The Great War.” The company said the sequel would introduce a new story and that the core team from Ubisoft Montpellier will be working on the upcoming mobile game launching in January 2023.

Ubisoft Montreal released a mobile port of its action RPG “The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot” in 2019, and its sequel is also heading to Netflix Games. “The game will draw inspiration from the roguelike genre to deliver an experience that celebrates the series’ premiere hack-and-slash combat in a fresh and highly replayable format,” Netflix said. A specific release date is not available yet, but Netflix confirmed it will also launch sometime in 2023.

Netflix and Ubisoft’s partnership will also produce an all-new “Assassin’s Creed” mobile game. Details on this project are not yet publicly available for now, aside from confirmation that it will also exclusively launch on Netflix Games.

It will be a separate title from the open-world “Assassin’s Creed: Jade” mobile game set in ancient China. This is also the only one among the three games without an announced release window. Apart from mobile games, Netflix and Ubisoft are also working together to deliver a live-action series based on the “Assassin’s Creed” universe.

These announcements signal major additions to the Netflix Games library, along with other titles based on popular Netflix Originals. The company announced in June that it is also working on mobile games inspired by “Shadow and Bone” (coming in 2023), “The Queen’s Gambit,” and “La Casa de Papel.”

All Netflix Games are available to members for free and without in-app purchases. The same will apply to the upcoming Ubisoft titles.

Netflix Games titles are available through the Netflix app, but they have to be downloaded via Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The company is not charging an additional subscription fee yet for its mobile gaming service, and it is unclear if that will change in the future.

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