Poinpy, a platformer from developer Ojiro Fumoto AKA Moppin and published by Devolver, launched in 2022 exclusively through Netflix, but it's going away soon. The game will be removed on June 9, according to a disclaimer in the Netflix mobile app.
A spokesperson for Devolver said on Discord that the company's deal with Netflix is ending, which is why Poinpy is leaving the Netflix catalog.
"The deal with Netflix has expired, so as you already know, Poinpy will leave Netflix very soon. For the time being, Poinpy will become unavailable, and we know this sucks," the person, Modkiq, said. "With how these integrations work, Poinpy will require further development in order to be releasable in other stores, and realistically we do not know when we would have time in between other projects."
What this means in essence is that when Poinpy leaves Netflix, it won't be available anywhere until it is potentially brought to another system--but there is no guarantee that will ever happen. It's not clear what will happen if you already have Poinpy installed on your mobile device after it's removed from the catalog.
Poinpy isn't the first game to leave the Netflix catalog, as Grand Theft Auto 3 - The Definitive Edition and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition left in 2024. GTA: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition remains available on Netflix, however.
"Just like with series and film, games will be removed from Netflix as licenses expire," a Netflix representative confirmed in 2024.
Netflix's library of games can be played on mobile devices by way of downloads or streamed over the internet on your TV or browser. There are no microtransactions or in-game ads for any of the games.
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A spokesperson for Devolver said on Discord that the company's deal with Netflix is ending, which is why Poinpy is leaving the Netflix catalog.
"The deal with Netflix has expired, so as you already know, Poinpy will leave Netflix very soon. For the time being, Poinpy will become unavailable, and we know this sucks," the person, Modkiq, said. "With how these integrations work, Poinpy will require further development in order to be releasable in other stores, and realistically we do not know when we would have time in between other projects."
What this means in essence is that when Poinpy leaves Netflix, it won't be available anywhere until it is potentially brought to another system--but there is no guarantee that will ever happen. It's not clear what will happen if you already have Poinpy installed on your mobile device after it's removed from the catalog.
Poinpy isn't the first game to leave the Netflix catalog, as Grand Theft Auto 3 - The Definitive Edition and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition left in 2024. GTA: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition remains available on Netflix, however.
"Just like with series and film, games will be removed from Netflix as licenses expire," a Netflix representative confirmed in 2024.
Netflix's library of games can be played on mobile devices by way of downloads or streamed over the internet on your TV or browser. There are no microtransactions or in-game ads for any of the games.
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