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title: "Netflix is closing two game studios"
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description: "Netflix is shutting down two gaming studios, Night School Studio and Moonloot Games, as it pivots from mobile-focused indie titles to party games streamed on TVs. This strategic shift marks a change in Netflix's gaming direction since its earlier push into the market."
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# Netflix is closing two game studios

A screenshot of Oxenfree II: Lost Signals from Night School Studio. | Image: Night School / Netflix 

Netflix plans to shut down two of its gaming studios as it makes a bigger shift toward party games and titles streamed to TVs.

One of the studios being shut down is Night School Studio, creators of the *Oxenfree* series. Netflix bought Night School in 2021, and it just released a horror experience called *Unhinged* for TVs and launched a mobile game in 2025 tied to *Black Mirror*. The other studio that's set to close is Helsinki-based Moonloot Games, which was created in 2022.

Netflix's big push into TV-based games kicked off late last year, which was a pivot from a mobile-focused approach that featured prestige indie titles. But Netflix has let …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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