Black Mirror: Thronglets is a new game from Netflix.
Black Mirror: Thronglets is a new game from Netflix.
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Netflix releases Thronglets game tied to Black Mirror ‘Plaything’ episode

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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  • 4 min

Netflix has released a very strange simulation game called Thronglets that is tied to the new Black Mirror Season 7 episode called Plaything.

It’s a simple game based on retro graphics where you grow your small animals dubbed Thronglets in a simulation. If you watch the Plaything episode (No. 7 in the new season), you’ll understand what this game is about and what could go wrong with a simple life sim game. Like it’s simple Stranger Things games, it’s yet another bet on gaming for Netflix‘s fledgling game business.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.