Netflix simply introduced Spirit Crossing throughout a press occasion at GDC 2025. Spirit Crossing represents a primary for Netflix, turning into the service’s first MMO providing. It was developed by Spry Fox, one in every of Netflix’s in-house sport 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 offers off typical “cozy” sport vibes with cute creatures, pastel colours, and chill music that wouldn’t be misplaced in a Lo-fi Lady stream. The sport will characteristic 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 severe about its video games providing by persevering with to deliver third-party titles to the service along with its personal first-party video games, it’s not proof against the identical forces wrecking the video games trade at massive. Final 12 months, the corporate shut down one in every of its studios which was reportedly engaged on what would have been the primary in-house developed AAA title.
Gamers all in favour of Spirit Crossing can join the closed alpha playtest here.