Crunchyroll is gradually advancing, trying to position itself as one of the major alternatives in the world of streaming. Having made the leap to also work with cinemas, with their latest example being the worldwide premiere of the SPY x FAMILY movie, they continue to work on reasons for people to consider subscribing to their service. This time, moving away from anime, but not too far. Just enough to link up with another aspect very close to them and with which they are already familiar: video games.
Because the Crunchyroll streaming platform has started to include video games as part of its subscription. However, there’s a catch. What they have labeled as their Game Vault, containing premium mobile games, is only available to their Mega Fan subscribers (a subscription that costs €6.49 per month) unlike their standard Fan subscription (which costs €4.99 per month). The games, however, will be ad-free and free of microtransactions.
To start, the Game Vault offers five games, all of them of high quality. These games are Captain Velvet: The Jump+ Dimensions, River City Girls, Wolfstride, Behind the Frame, and Inbento. Five outstanding games, among which we would particularly highlight River City Girls and Wolfstride for how exceptionally well-designed and beautiful they are.
Unfortunately, we have bad news for those with Apple devices. This service is currently available only for Android phones and tablets, although they have confirmed that it will also be coming to iOS in the future.
Furthermore, Crunchyroll has confirmed that the offering will expand in the coming months as they are working with international developers both to port their games to mobile devices for the first time and to bring existing mobile games to their Game Vault. This is something we will have to wait for, but considering they have a game publishing division dedicated to free-to-play titles, it’s expected that they won’t have any trouble expanding their catalog.
