{"id":1525,"date":"2026-07-02T12:03:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.goranked.gg\/en\/news\/netflix-unhinged-phone-motion-controls\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T12:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:03:27","slug":"netflix-unhinged-phone-motion-controls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goranked.gg\/en\/news\/netflix-unhinged-phone-motion-controls\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix game Unhinged uses phones as motion controllers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unhinged is available now through Netflix Games and requires an active Netflix subscription. Players start the game from the Netflix Games row on their TV and pair a phone by scanning a QR code.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once paired, the phone&#8217;s motion sensors control the in-game flashlight: tilting and moving the device steers Ava&#8217;s beam inside a dark apartment building during a Category 5 hurricane. Incoming calls and text messages vibrate and play through the phone&#8217;s speaker while the remainder of the game&#8217;s audio runs through the television speaker.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Night School Studio developed Unhinged. The voice cast includes Zo\u00eb Kravitz as Ava, Sadie Sink as Claire and Troy Baker as Ben, the building superintendent. The game is set in a powerless apartment building where players navigate confined spaces and audio cues.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unhinged offers two modes. Story Mode removes the timer and the possibility of death, creating an uninterrupted interactive narrative. Standard Mode includes timed sequences in which a shrinking timer requires players to locate objects quickly; dying returns the player to a checkpoint.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The phone-based control scheme uses motion tracking, haptic feedback and ringtone cues to signal calls and texts that affect the story. The setup creates a split audio experience between the handset and the TV, with personal communications directed to the phone and ambient game sound on the television.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Night School Studio previously developed Oxenfree and its sequel. 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