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Updated · Variety · Jun 23
Netflix Launches June 30 Horror Game Unhinged With Zoë Kravitz as TV Push Expands
Updated
Updated · Variety · Jun 23

Netflix Launches June 30 Horror Game Unhinged With Zoë Kravitz as TV Push Expands

3 articles · Updated · Variety · Jun 23

Summary

  • June 30 marks Netflix’s next play-on-TV release, “Unhinged,” an immersive horror game starring Zoë Kravitz, Sadie Sink and Troy Baker and developed by Night School Studio.
  • QR-code access lets subscribers use a phone instead of a controller, with 1:1 motion tracking for Ava’s flashlight and calls, texts, vibration and audio synced between phone and TV.
  • Two modes widen the audience: Story Mode removes timers and death for narrative-focused players, while Standard Mode adds reflex-based searches, death and checkpoint restarts.
  • The release follows Netflix’s recent FIFA game and extends its broader push into made-for-TV interactive games alongside its larger mobile-games lineup.

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