Netflix ditches five other upcoming releases alongside Don’t Starve Together

• Netflix Games is set to ditch five other upcoming releases
• Tales of the Shire, Rotwood and more are all on the chopping block
• It follows the abrupt announcement that Don’t Starve Together was no longer coming to the service

It looks as if Don’t Starve Together is not the only release that’s no longer coming to Netflix. Five other upcoming releases, including the likes of Tales of the Shire and Compass Point: West, will no longer be joining Netflix Games and are either shelved indefinitely or launching elsewhere.

That’s according to the folks over at perennial streaming journal What’s on Netflix, who confirmed that a source from the service had informed them the releases would no longer be coming and were part of a broader overhaul of their gaming lineup. The complete list is: Don’t Starve Together (which we covered yesterday), Compass Point: West, Lab Rat, Rotwood, Tales of the Shire and Thirsty Suitors.

Perhaps more pertinently, the folks at WoN also noted a recent investment call over at Netflix indicated that the streamer would be moving more towards narrative releases like their successful Netflix Stories anthology.

Hate to say I told you so…

I have to say that seeing this news was a bit of an unpleasant surprise. I know that I had previously posited that Netflix’s shift to releases that were intended to promote their streaming content would likely affect their wider gaming catalogue, but I didn’t expect it to be so abrupt.

It’s one thing for something like Don’t Starve Together or Compass Point: West to not hit Netflix Games, but Tales of the Shire is one I’m sure many of you had your eye on. And with the enormously popular Lord of the Rings brand behind it, I think a precedent has been set that nothing beyond Netflix’s own tie-in content is safe from the proverbial axe.

In any case, while you’ve got a chance maybe now is the time to check out our ranking of the top 10 best releases on Netflix Games? There are still some truly stunning entries, for however long that’s worth.