The Netflix Edition of WWE 2K25 launched today, and it’s as good (or as bad) as you’d expect. Mobile ports from Netflix usually tend to fare well, as seen with Dead Cells, Hades, and even GTA III. Unfortunately, that’s not the case here. Fans were quick to point out the barebones features, the uncomfortable touchscreen controls, and the lack of GM mode. We had good things to say in our original WWE 2K25 review, but it looks like those positive elements won’t apply here.
What Is WWE 2K25: Netflix Edition, Exactly?
In case you’re not familiar, the WWE 2K25: Netflix Edition is a mobile version of the main game, available through a Netflix subscription on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. If you already have a Netflix subscription, you can download it at no extra cost, but it’s very clearly not the full console experience.
One of the bigger complaints that the community has with the Netflix Edition is the lackluster roster. The roster is limited to 45 playable characters, while the standard console and PC version of the game has over 300+ wrestlers. If you want the bigger picture, here’s what the community has to see about the game content-wise:
- Bare-bones “career” mode that feels like a watered-down MyUniverse mode.
- Standard singles and tag matches (No Bloodline or Underground matches here).
- No MyGM mode, which would have been the perfect fit for a mobile game.
It looks like once you’ve played some exhibition matches and gone through the basic career loop, there’s not much else to do. This seems like exactly the type of game you’d check out and play for a couple of days, go “Oh, cool,” and that’s about it. As of right now, there also seems to be a complete lack of controller support, which is a strange omission for this type of game. The touchscreen controls aren’t particularly bad, but they don’t work well for the game.
A Swing And A Miss
Of course, a few voices are holding the stance that this is fine for a free Netflix game. But it is still a game under the WWE 2K25 name, it’s marketed as a big Netflix tie-in, and you need a paid Netflix subscription to access. Those who were hoping that all those elements translate to something a bit more substantial than a cut-down console port aren’t wrong. It was never meant to be a serious alternative to the console experience, but you’d at the very least expect controller support.
