Seattle-based Spry Fox, developer of games like Triple Town, Lord Not Taken, and Cozy Grove, is now a Netflix studio. By adding Spry Fox to its in-house studio stability, Netflix says it will “accelerate creative development in another beloved genre and expand the diversity of Netflix’s games catalog to offer something for everyone.” can be added to
Netflix didn’t specify which “beloved genre” it’s talking about, but given Spry Fox’s history, we have no doubt it’ll be a “cozy” one.
âWhen David and I founded Spry Fox 12 years ago, our goal was to create beautiful, original games in a supportive environment where kind, creative people brought happiness to those who played them. It was about creating a place where you can create,â says Spry Fox co-founder Daniel Cook. Said (opens in new tab)“After many heartfelt conversations, we are all excited to join Netflix as an in-house game studio and build great games together.”
separately Position, Spry Fox said the deal would allow them to continue making games as they have been doing, “with more support and resources” and without emphasizing profitability. It also opens the door for collaborations with other creative types at Netflix to help “hopefully improve what and how we do.” platform, and the current project Cozy Grove 2 and “The Greater Nonviolent MMO” continues unabated development.
“It’s true. We’ve been working on this for almost 13 years,” said Spry Fox. âIt was exhilarating, humbling, endlessly interesting and often challenging. We always knew that, above all else, we wanted our games to bring happiness to people. is when the grows.
“What has become clear over the course of all our adventures: We are a studio that builds original world-class cozy games. Especially games that bring people together. And Netflix is ââhere to help us do that. I am convinced that
Netflix has announced its intention to enter the game in 2021. Spry Fox will be his sixth in-house development studio. Netflix initially focused primarily on mobile gaming, but has shown interest in something bigger and better, and recently said it was “seriously considering” a move to cloud gaming. .
