Telling Lies provides the player with numerous video segments that in the game's narrative, cover a two-year period and which have been stored on a stolen hard-drive taken from the National Security Agency. The reflection of the player-character can be seen off the virtual monitor.īarlow describes Telling Lies as a 'desktop thriller' like Her Story, where the player becomes involved in a drama that is played out through stored video clips and other information presented on a virtual computer desktop.

While an earlier report this year revealed that less than 1% of Netflix subscribers actually download games from the growing library, Netflix has said that it's seeing 'some encouraging signs of gameplay' that is leading to higher retention from its subscriber base.Telling Lies is played out on a virtual desktop computer screen with its own operating system. The company has 55 games currently in development, some of which are based on existing Netflix IPs, and the streaming platform also wants to create more synergy between its media formats, similar to how the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime series helped boost the profile of Cyberpunk 2077 this year.

Available for free to subscribers, the company has focused on ports of cult-classic games such as Into the Breach and is also investing heavily in developing its own original titles. Netflix's gaming section, which it launched at the end of 2021, has seen a major expansion throughout 2022. 'It's similar to its predecessors, Telling Lies and Her Story, in some key ways, but more thought-provoking, too, and certainly more unnerving than you'll be prepared for.' 'The latest game from Sam Barlow and Half Mermaid builds on what you've come to expect while also subverting its own genre in clever ways,' Mark Delaney wrote in GameSpot's Immortality review. Now Playing: Best Xbox Game Pass Games To Play Right Now By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's

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