{"id":2206,"date":"2026-01-27T22:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/a-former-netflix-game-studio-went-indie-to-reach-more-players\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T22:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:30:00","slug":"a-former-netflix-game-studio-went-indie-to-reach-more-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/a-former-netflix-game-studio-went-indie-to-reach-more-players\/","title":{"rendered":"A former Netflix game studio went indie to reach more players"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/ss_2c6e20c8a935d23e23c214ca5db8306db882c08e.1920x1080.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/10\/31\/23433526\/netflix-spry-fox-cozy-gaming-studio-acquisition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix first acquired cozy game developer Spry Fox in 2022<\/a>, it made a lot of sense. The studio had been around for over a decade and had several hits with mobile games like <em>Triple Town<\/em> and <em>Alphabear.<\/em> That approachable style of puzzle game seemed like a good fit for Netflix&rsquo;s mobile-first strategy, and, as Spry Fox cofounder David Edery tells me, the partnership also meant that the team could focus on making the experiences they wanted to build without having to worry about monetization. \u00ab\u00a0We just never were that good at making money from our games,\u00a0\u00bb Edery explains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Now, three years later, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/837632\/another-change-for-netflixs-games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spry Fox is once again independent<\/a> after buying \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/868711\/spry-fox-netflix-game-studio-indie-spirit-crossing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Netflix first acquired cozy game developer Spry Fox in 2022, it made a lot of sense. 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