Mumbai: Netflix has launched its first two mobile games on Android – "Stranger Things: 1984" and "Stranger Things 3" for members in Poland. Netflix Geeked made the announcement on 26 August via their official Twitter handle.  

“Today members in Poland can try Netflix mobile gaming on Android with two games, Stranger Things: 1984 and Stranger Things 3. It’s very, very early days and we’ve got a lot of work to do in the months ahead, but this is the first step," reads the tweet.

According to a report by Variety, Netflix games will have no ads or in-app purchases and titles will be included with a Netflix streaming plan. In the Android app, available game titles will show up under a new menu that says ‘Play Mobile Games’ and users who click on it will be directed to a Google Play Store page to download the game. The report indicates that over time the games will be more tightly integrated into the Netflix app itself.

"Stranger Things 3: The Game" is developed by studio BonusXP and allows gamers to play through familiar events in Stranger Things season three where they will be able to uncover new quests, character interactions and secrets. "Stranger Things: 1984" is described as a stylized retro action-adventure similar to the arcade games back in the 80s, letting players solve puzzles, collect Eggos and gnomes along the way, said the Variety report.

In July, Netflix hired former Facebook, vice president, Mike Verdu to head its video games unit as vice president, game development. Verdu has been associated with EA Mobile, Kabam, TapZen and served as chief executive officer at Zynga from 2009 to 2012.  

Last month, the company officially revealed its plans to enter the video game market as a new category to help it attract and retain customers. In their second-quarter earnings call, co-CEO Reed Hastings emphasised that Netflix is not looking to generate revenues from video games per se, it is about “enhancing the big service that we have”, he noted.