GTA 3 and Vice City Leaving Netflix Mobile Game Catalog

GTA 3 and Vice City were two important games that boosted the popularity of Netflix’s gaming section. However, these two games will no longer be available in Netflix’s mobile game library as of December 13. The Netflix app lists this date as the “last day to play” for both games. On the other hand, there is no such deadline for GTA: San Andreas yet. This means subscribers can continue to play CJ’s story at no additional cost.

Netflix Removes GTA 3 and Vice City Games with Expired Licenses

“Just like TV shows and movies, games will be removed from Netflix when licenses expire,” a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement. “Players will see the ‘Leaving Soon’ badge and be notified by the app well in advance of removal,” the spokesperson added. The fact that Netflix removed these two games exactly one year after adding them to its library suggests that it initially had a 12-month deal with publisher Rockstar.

Netflix said earlier this year that the GTA trilogy, including GTA 3 and Vice City, had increased gaming engagement by the end of 2023. It even claimed that some people were signing up just to play these games. However, Netflix has recently scaled back its ambitions in the gaming space by shutting down a studio with key developers working on a AAA quality game. Still, the removal of GTA 3 and Vice City is not expected to significantly affect Netflix’s overall gaming strategy.

After saying goodbye to the GTA series, there are other options to fill the gaming void. These options include “Hades”, a fast-paced action game with a mythological theme; “Spiritfarer”, a management game where you transport souls to the afterlife with an emotional story; “Into the Breach”, a turn-based sci-fi game for strategy and tactics lovers; “Oxenfree”, an adventure game full of supernatural events set on a mysterious island; and “Stranger Things: 1984” are among these options.

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