It’s been a long time since I’ve been on Netflix mobile game segment. In particular, it was last fall when he released his catalog of books for Android, which was soon expanded to iOS as well. In addition to expanding its range of games during these months, it also acquired Next Games and Night School Studio.

Now, the streaming giant has taken another step in its commitment to the gaming industry and announced for the first time: Production of a video game for mobile it will be accompanied by an animated series. Both will be inspired by the same series: the popular card game ‘Exploding Kittens’.

The game will be released next month

Netflix will release for the first time a mobile game and a television series Based on the iconic Exploding Kittens card game. As confirmed by the company, ‘Exploding Kittens – The Game’ will hit Netflix in May and will be a “special edition” of the popular mobile game currently available on iOS and Android.

This new mobile offering retains the classic mechanics of the original game, where players must draw cards to avoid the Exploding Kitten. Moreover, There will be two new special cards: Radar showing players the position of the Exploding Kitten closest to the top of the deck, and Flip Flop, which reverses the order of the cards in the deck.

The cards and game mechanics of the future will be shaped around the animated series, which will premiere in 2023, so viewers can interact with their favorite characters from the series throughout the game. There will be ‘Exploding Kittens – The Game’ options for both single and multiplayerand will be available for free to Netflix subscribers with no ads or in-app purchases.

This is the first time the streaming platform has developed a joint game and an animated seriesNetflix assures that this initiative will open “new avenues” because it will enable them to offer viewers “new ways to connect and interact with the franchise.”

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