Netflix is preparing a story-driven mobile game set in The Electric State universe that will become a prequel to the film

By: Vladyslav Nuzhnov | 05.03.2025, 13:06
First look at The Electric State film adaptation: footage with Marvel actors A still from The Electric State. Source: Netflix

Netflix plans to release a new sci-fi film The Electric State on 14 March 2025. Besides, the company is preparing a mobile game The Electric State: Kid Cosmo, which will become a prequel to the film and tell the story five years before its events.

Here's What We Know

The film The Electric State, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Simon Stolenhage. It stars Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt in the lead roles. The plot revolves around a girl who goes in search of her missing brother with a mysterious robot.

The film promises to be a visually cool project with a retro-futuristic style.

According to Variety, the mobile game The Electric State: Kid Cosmo will be a prequel to the film and will tell about the events that took place five years before the beginning of the story. Players will be able to immerse themselves in a world where there is a war between humans and robots. The game offers retro-styled gameplay inspired by classic console and arcade games.

In the game, players will interact with the game world through 2D art with monstrous landscapes and giant robots. The plot revolves around two children in Kansas who receive a Kid Cosmo handheld game on a fictional Sensoft device.

Source: Variety