Tomb Raider Reloaded might have caught your eye recently, which plonks Lara Croft into what is effectively a new version of popular mobile shooter Archero. From the zip of the slingshot-and-slam play loop to the purity of the art and zing in the audio, it's the must-play game on Netflix. That game is an almost-monochrome retro platform shooter about graceful descent, while Poinpy is effectively the opposite: a cartoon dream about bouncing ever upwards, collecting fruit to please a giant blue fire-breathing cat-thing.

It's the second game from creator Ojiro Fumoto, following his beloved debut Downwell. Poinpy is perhaps the best known Netflix original, thanks to a Geoff Keighley-fronted livestream reveal last summer. You, the long-time fan of Charlie Kaufman's work, might dig what's on there, in fact. Outside of these familiar indie bangers there's more surprising, Netflix-exclusive games to be had, too.

So if you're getting on a plane or going on a long car journey, download and fire up your games at least once with a solid connection, so you can play without needing a signal or wifi for as long as you like after that. Worth knowing: a quirk of how Netflix games are released through the iOS App Store means that they need to ping a server on their first boot-up to authenticate you're a Netflix subscriber. On iOS, tap 'Get game' and you'll be punted over to the 'real' App Store, where you can download it as you would any other game. Yes it does! You should be able to find a games section in your iOS or Android app, but be aware that they will not show up if you are poking around with a kids account.

Slippery-fingered folk might struggle with TMNT's virtual controls, and I've not managed to successfully download Immortality on my beaten-up iPhone 11 yet: it takes forever and takes up too much space - and so is perhaps only for those with the very latest high-end devices. All of those games are right there on Netflix now, with some caveats. You, a purveyor of fine taste and someone who was into Four Tet before he got big recently, will already be aware of games like Into the Breach, Kentucky Route Zero, Immortality, TMNT: Shredder's Revenge and Oxenfree. They can be found within the iOS and Android Netflix app you probably already have, and the current portfolio caters for both casual players and even the stylish, charismatic, discerning folk that might read Eurogamer. Like Apple Arcade, Netflix games are free of ads and in-app purchases.

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