Netflix adds "Heads Up!" to his roster of games with decks based on his hit shows, including "Stranger Things"

Netflix is ​​expanding its games roster with the addition of "Netflix Heads Up!", an exclusive version of the popular mobile game, the company announced today. Heads up! is a variation of charades where players must guess the words on another player's forehead before the one-minute timer runs out.

The game is rolling out globally to all iOS and Android Netflix subscribers and is available in 15 languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Thai.

Netflix subscribers will be able to play the game with 28 decks inspired by some of the streaming service's most popular series, including 'Bridgeton', 'Stranger Things', 'Squid Game' and more. Players will also be able to share recordings of their matches with friends and family on Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp and more.

Users of an iOS or Android mobile phone will see a line dedicated to games where they can select any game to download. Subscribers on an Android or iOS tablet will see a line dedicated to games or can select games from the category drop-down menu to download and play.

Warning! was developed by Gasket Games and US publisher Ellen Digital Venture and has amassed over 70 million downloads and over 40 million users. The game started on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, when DeGeneres played the game with guests holding physical cards. The game was later turned into an app, which launched in May 2013 and immediately rose to the top of the App Store.

Now, nine years later, Netflix is ​​adding its own version of the app to its catalog of games. The launch comes as Apptopia recently revealed that Netflix games have been downloaded a total of 23.3 million times, meaning that less than 1% of the streaming giant's subscriber base of around 221 million subscribers, interested in Netflix games.

The addition of Heads Up brings Netflix's total number of games to 27. Netflix plans to have over 50 games on its platform by the end of the year.

Netflix launched its games service in November 2021 and adds new games to its catalog every month. Currently, the titles are free and do not include any in-app purchases. The company sees games as a way to grow and maintain its existing subscriber base, and given that Netflix recently lost nearly a million subscribers, it's not hard to see why the company wants to invest. in more games.