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Netflix will drop Squid Game: Unleashed for free – for a limited time

You won’t need a subscription

Marco Wutz

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Netflix announced that the upcoming Squid Game: Unleashed will be available for free on iOS and Android during The Game Awards 2024. That means you can download and play it without a Netflix subscription when it releases on December 17, 2024.

However, this offer will only be available for a limited time with its end date yet to be determined, so anyone keen on checking out the party royale game based on the South Korean show should do so sooner rather than later. As is custom for games offered by Netflix, the title will not feature any kind of in-game monetization or ads.

“Squid Game is Netflix’s most watched series ever, and we want everyone around the world to be able to take part in its return by making Unleashed available to everyone, which is a first for Netflix Games,” explained Netflix Games president Alain Tascan. “Squid Game: Unleashed is all about playing with (or against) your friends in the iconic games from the series like Glass Bridge and Red Light Green Light, so we’re inviting everyone into the chaos this holiday season.” 

This announcement at The Game Awards 2024 was accompanied by new gameplay footage as well as a sneak peek at the upcoming season of Squid Game, which will debut on December 26, 2024.

“Prepare for fast, heart-pounding action and brutal competition in this multiplayer battle royale game,” the game’s description reads. “Play with friends (or enemies) online and see if you have what it takes to outlast and defeat all the other contestants in each twisted tournament. With deadly challenges pulled from the series and more new games inspired by classic childhood activities, each round is a dark trip down memory lane.”

First look at Steel Paws

Additionally, Netflix revealed a first look at the upcoming game Steel Paws from former SEGA visionary Yu Suzuki. In the game, players will “embark on an adventure alongside Buddy Robots to conquer a mysterious tower that reappears every century. Master your abilities and upgrade your buddies to uncover new enemies, rewards, and endless ways to play.”

Steel Paws is targeting a release in 2025 as a Netflix exclusive.

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Marco Wutz
MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg