Netflix released Unhinged on June 30, 2026 as an interactive thriller played on a supported television with a phone serving as the controller. A Netflix account, the TV app and a compatible phone are the core requirements; Netflix presents the experience as roughly the length of a television episode rather than a conventional multi-hour campaign.
What has been confirmed
The player follows Ava, voiced by Zoë Kravitz, after a Category 5 hurricane cuts power to her apartment building. Her friend Claire, voiced by Sadie Sink, remains in contact from across the street, while Troy Baker also appears in the voice cast. The setup places information on both the television and the controller screen.
What it means for readers
To start, select Unhinged from the Games row in the Netflix TV app, then scan the displayed QR code with a phone. That link turns the phone into the input device. Availability depends on Netflix's television-games rollout, so the absence of a Games row can mean the current device or country is not supported rather than a broken account.
The useful distinction is that Unhinged is not a streamed movie with occasional choices and not a mobile download mirrored to a TV. It is a TV game whose interface deliberately uses the phone as part of the fiction. That makes the phone connection a design requirement, not an optional control scheme.
What remains unconfirmed
Netflix has not described a separate purchase, advertisement tier requirement or transferable save system for this title. Players should keep the phone charged and on the same reliable network used by the television. NexusGG has not tested the game; setup and duration details here come from Netflix's official documentation.
How to verify the details
Before trying the game, confirm the Netflix app is current and that its Games row appears on the exact television or mobile device you intend to use. Catalog pages can describe a title that has not reached every device, account profile or country. Netflix's own title page and in-app listing should take priority over third-party compatibility lists.
Access details can change after launch as Netflix expands television gaming and updates its mobile catalog. Keep a separate paid edition installed until save compatibility is confirmed, and never assume a phone-controlled TV title supports a conventional gamepad. NexusGG will update this guide when Netflix publishes materially different requirements or availability.
