Stranger Things: 1984

Netflix, Inc.

About this game

Join Hopper and the kids for bruising missions around Hawkins — and the Upside Down — in this stylized retro adventure filled with collectibles.

• It's 1984 all over again. Experience an action adventure game just like the ones our heroes would have played back in the day.

• Explore Hawkins and its surroundings. See your favorite locations like Mirkwood Forest and Hawkins Lab. Uncover exciting areas you've never seen before!

• Solve puzzles with the unique abilities of each character. Lucas can nail anything with his Wrist Rocket. Nancy has an entire collection of bats to swing this time.

• Collect all the Eggos and gnomes you can lay your hands on. You never know what they might unlock.

Ratings and reviews

In several years of playing mobile games, this is the best one I have played. No microtransactions or gacha or ads, just a retro pixel adventure game, similar to the Zelda series (specifically the SNES Zelda game, A Link to the Past), and similar high-quality game mechanics to classic games you rarely see anymore. It’s not quite as good as A Link to the Past for SNES because it’s a much shorter game. You do need a Netflix subscription to play it, though. I already had one, so it wasn’t an issue.

Loved the game. Controls kinda suck but there are no iap [in app purchases], the game play is actually fun and the game sticks to the tv show somewhat. I loved the little puzzles and backtracking once you have characters unlocked to get upgrades and stuff. I was very very surprised how much I loved this game. Very uncharacteristic based off of the games that are available currently to play.

This game is so fun! I just completed it and had none of the issues that other people were complaining about. It is very much like the Legend of Zelda. You have missions to complete and might have to try a few difficult areas several times. I would prefer the game be a little challenging so I really enjoyed it. If you get really stuck, look online for a hint.