December 18, 2025, 3:48 pm | Read time: 3 minutes
The well-known FIFA soccer game series has effectively existed since 1993 and has always been developed and distributed by Electronic Arts. The games are among the most recognized and successful in the gaming industry. However, since 2023, they can no longer boast the official license of the world soccer federation, and now “EA Sports FC” precedes the respective year. Now, there’s a new rights holder, and the next official FIFA game is surprisingly coming to Netflix.
Netflix Creates FIFA Game
The streaming provider began offering video games some time ago. Compared to its core business of films and series, this segment has played a rather minor role, and Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft still dominate the gaming industry. But as the company has now officially announced, the FIFA gaming license has gone to Netflix.
By summer 2026, just in time for the next World Cup, the new FIFA game is set to be available on Netflix. All you would need is a Netflix subscription and your smartphone, which will serve as the controller.
New Studio to Develop FIFA Game
According to the “BBC,” the upcoming game is primarily intended to be played on iOS or Android devices, making it mobile-friendly. Additionally, it will be available on “selected TVs in certain countries,” with plans already in place for further TV markets. Fans in Germany should be able to enjoy it both mobile and stationary from day one, as Netflix’s gaming offering is available there.
Delphi Interactive is responsible for the development. The studio has only one game project under its belt, which has not yet been released: “007: First Light,” a new title in the James Bond universe. Thus, Delphi is still a relatively unknown entity in the gaming industry.
Further concrete details about the scope and gameplay are not yet available. Netflix describes it in advance as a “reimagined” and “reinterpreted” FIFA game. Whether this merely refers to the mobile approach remains unclear for now.