Netflix to launch an ‘Exploding Kittens’ mobile game tied to an new animated TV series

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As part of its continued investment into expanding its mobile gaming business, Netflix today announced it will, for the first time, launch a mobile game alongside a TV series from the same franchise. The game and show will be based on the popular Exploding Kittens card game. The mobile game will launch in May exclusively for Netflix members, along with two new cards for players. The TV series, which is produced by Greg Daniels and Mike Judge, will arrive in 2023.

Although Netflix today offers multiple “Stranger Things” mobile games for members which are tied to its original series, it clarifies these games were adapted from the TV series — they were not games that were adapted into a TV series, as Exploding Kittens will be. The service also launched a “Trivia Quest” interactive show (which is more like a streaming game for TV viewers), but Netflix doesn’t publish the “Trivia Crack” mobile game that the show is based on — that’s still published by Etermax.

Netflix says “Exploding Kittens — The Game” will retain the classic gameplay from the original card game, where players draw cards aiming to avoid the Exploding Kitten. Both single-player and multiplayer modes will be available. The mobile version is also adding two new, exclusive cards: one called Radar, which reveals to players the position of the Exploding Kitten closest to the top of the card deck; and Flip Flop, which reverses the order of the cards in the deck. Future cards and game mechanics added to the game will be themed around the animated series, Netflix notes.

This is a completely separate game from the original Exploding Kittens mobile game, the company tells TechCrunch. The existing game will continue to be sold, but will not share any progress, expansion