Netflix has announced in a new blog post that they have acquired Cozy Grove developer Spry Fox. The streaming service has not announced how much the deal cost. Netflix has been slowly been building a portfolio of mobile games as an added benefit for subscribers to the online video streaming service. Netflix already owns Next Games, Night School Studio and Boss Fight Entertainment, each making games catering to different tastes.
Netflix statement
As we approach our first anniversary of launching games in November, we’re excited to announce that Spry Fox is joining Netflix to become our sixth in-house games studio.
Spry Fox is an award-winning independent studio focused on cozy, original games. Their unique approach to game development and success with titles like Triple Town , Alphabear and Cozy Grove will help accelerate our creative development in another beloved genre and add to the growing variety of Netflix’s games catalog that will have something for everyone.
“When David and I founded Spry Fox twelve years ago, our goal was to create a place where kind, creative people could make beautiful, original games in a supportive environment that brought happiness to the people who played them. After many heartfelt conversations, we are all excited about joining Netflix as an in-house game studio and building amazing games together.”
Daniel Cook, co-founder of Spry Fox
We look forward to creating games with a studio whose values — a relentless focus on employee and player joy — align closely with ours. Our games journey has only just begun, but I’m proud of the foundational work we’ve been doing to build out our in-house creative capacity so that we can deliver the best possible games experience — including no ads and no in-app purchases — to our members as part of their membership.
