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Stranger Things 3 game out now – along with other freebies to download today
THE time has come for Stranger Things 3.
It is out now on Netflix, and the official game that goes with it is available too.
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This is for consoles and PC this time around, after the previous mobile-only games.
Stranger Things 3 might be set in the summer of 1985, but its retro look is straight out of the 1990s.
While it features a bunch of familiar locations, characters and events from the show it also features some all-new quests and reveals some secrets about Hawkins and the world of Stranger Things you won't find anywhere else.
It's got co-op play so you and a pal can explore Hawkins together on the same screen.
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Stranger Things 3 lets you both pick any of 12 characters from the series to play as, with teamwork key to unlocking those secrets, just like on telly.
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It is also meant to be coming to mobiles, but it doesn't have a release date for iOS or Android yet.
An updated free Stranger Things Playground add-on is also for Pixel owners, letting your add animated Stranger Things AR characters to your selfies.
If you're on PlayStation you can download a free Stranger Things 3 theme to add a little bit of Hawkins to your day.
Minecraft fans can get hold of , while Roblox players can get Stranger Things add-ons and loot too.
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Not to be outdone, of course, Fortnite has its own Strange Things crossover on the way too.
Strange Portals started to appear on the Battle Royale island, which has its own version of Hawkins' Scoops Ahoy Ice cream shop since the Mega Mall opened at the start of the current season.
We don't know exactly what the crossover will feature yet, but it's safe to expect a new mode, new skins and accessories, and probably a set of unique challenges too.
Despite, or perhaps because of, the popularity of both franchises, the news of the announcement was actually slated from both sides, with avowed fans feeling the need to publicly declare their lack of interest in the other.
What do the critics say about Stranger Things 3?
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Critics have promised the new season is "more exciting and emotional than ever", vowing there's "more story left in the tank" as the series "builds upon its Steven Spielberg and Stephen King influences".
Slash Film's critic Chris Evangelista said the series "moves things forward at a thrilling pace. Stranger Things roars back more exciting and emotional than ever."
While Variety's Caroline Framke said it's better than season two by a long shot and teased: "The list of 'do not reveal' spoilers Netflix sent alongside advance episodes is as long as it is strategic, prohibiting me from so much as hinting at who (or what) the determined citizens of Hawkins, Indiana are up against this time."
She went on: "By the time the final credits roll on season three (plus a post-credits scene you won't want to miss), it's made much more of a case for itself than season two ever did simply by trying to be something different."
Meanwhile, you can see how the show's child stars have grown up over the course of shooting three seasons right here.
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It is possible that the event could tie in to the conclusion of season 9, with an epic monster battle brewing that could be set to bring the curtain down before the Fortnite World Cup.
Nothing in the crossover could possibly be as strange as the number of people falling for a hoax that Fortnite accounts are all going to be 'hacked' on July 6, though.
There was apparently another Stranger Things Game in the works at TellTale before that studio was shut down too - and this game bears no relation at all to that one.
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