Netflix simply introduced Spirit Crossing throughout a press occasion at GDC 2025. Spirit Crossing represents a primary for Netflix, changing into the service’s first MMO providing. It was developed by Spry Fox, one in every of Netflix’s in-house recreation studios, and can launch someday later this 12 months.
Spirit Crossing is described within the press launch as a “cozy MMO.” Its launch trailer definitely provides off typical “cozy” recreation vibes with cute creatures, pastel colours, and chill music that wouldn’t be misplaced in a Lo-fi Woman stream. The sport will function customizable housing and neighborhoods for gamers, open-world exploration, and many crafting. Spry Fox is thought for a number of cozy-style video games together with Cozy Grove and its Netflix-exclusive sequel Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit. Netflix acquired the studio in 2022 as part of its gaming initiative.
Whereas the streaming platform has confirmed it’s critical about its video games providing by persevering with to carry third-party titles to the service along with its personal first-party video games, it isn’t proof against the identical forces wrecking the video games business at massive. Final 12 months, the corporate shut down one of its studios which was reportedly engaged on what would have been the primary in-house developed AAA title.
Gamers occupied with Spirit Crossing can join the closed alpha playtest here.