Puzzle Tales’ with new gameplay • TechCrunch

Netflix is bringing the “Stranger Issues: Puzzle Tales” recreation to its platform with new gameplay based mostly on the content material from Season 4 of the present. Customers will be capable of play as new characters options in Season 4 on this no-ads recreation as the corporate continues its push in direction of gaming.

Customers have to unravel puzzles on this recreation to beat enemies like Demogorgons and different supernatural monsters. Within the course of, they will acquire as much as 50 variations of characters from the present. The corporate describes the sport’s graphics as “nostalgic Eighties Saturday morning cartoon artwork type.”

“Stranger Issues: Puzzle Tales” was first launched in 2021 and it was faraway from the App Retailer and Play Retailer in August after Netflix acquired the sport’s writer for $72 million. At the moment, the streaming service introduced that it’s engaged on revamping the sport and shifting it to Netflix solely.

Customers can obtain the up to date recreation beginning right now utilizing this hyperlink. This launch of the title joins different Stranger Issues video games like “Stranger Issues: 1984” and “Stranger Issues 3: The Recreation.”

The sport additionally builds on Netflix’s efforts to let followers interact with the present in numerous methods. Earlier this 12 months, the streaming firm partnered with Reddit for Stranger Issues-based personalized avatars and teamed up with Spotify for customized playlists.

At TechCrunch Disrupt, the corporate’s VP for gaming Mike Verdu stated that Netflix is exploring avenues to get into cloud gaming. He added that the streaming big can also be opening its second gaming studio in California after establishing its first studio in Helsinki in August. The corporate additionally launched recreation handles that can be utilized throughout unique titles in September.

Whereas the corporate making numerous efforts into making gaming a hit, it hasn’t seen stellar outcomes. Based on a report from Apptopia revealed in August, Netflix video games had been solely averaging 1.7 million each day customers. Throughout its Q3 2022 earnings, the corporate introduced that it now has 223 million subscribers.