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title: "Netflix launches Netflix Playground, a standalone kids' games app"
description: "A games app for kids eight and under, with no ads or in-app purchases, that also works offline."
url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/netflix-playground-kids-games-app
language: en # English
type: news
published: 2026-04-06T18:21:00.000Z
updated: 2026-11-02T03:03:37.000Z
author: "Osamah Ismail"
author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/1
section: "Gaming"
tags: ["Netflix","gaming","kids","Netflix Playground"]
sources: ["Netflix","TechCrunch"]
image: https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/netflix-inc-logo-8a1682c0.jpg
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  ar: https://kurddevelopers.com/ar/news/netflix-playground-kids-games-app
publisher: Kurd Developers
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# Netflix launches Netflix Playground, a standalone kids' games app

> A games app for kids eight and under, with no ads or in-app purchases, that also works offline.

![Image: Netflix](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/netflix-inc-logo-8a1682c0.jpg)

## What's new
Netflix launched a new standalone app for kids' games called **Netflix Playground**.

## Features
- Included with a Netflix subscription at no extra cost.
- **No ads** and no in-app purchases.
- Designed for kids **eight and under**.
- Works **offline**. Netflix calls it "the perfect companion for long airplane rides or grocery trips."

## Games
Playtime With Peppa Pig, Sesame Street, Storybots, Bad Dinosaurs and Let's Color.

## Where
- Now: US, Canada, UK, Australia, the Philippines and New Zealand.
- Worldwide: **April 28**.

## Background
Netflix started offering games in 2021 but has since scaled back and shut several studios, including Boss Fight and Spry Fox.

**Sources:** Netflix, TechCrunch

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Published by [Kurd Developers](https://kurddevelopers.com/) on 2026-04-06. Cite as: “Netflix launches Netflix Playground, a standalone kids' games app”, Kurd Developers, https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/netflix-playground-kids-games-app