Video game ‘Squid Game’ gives rewards for watching season 2

The second season of “Squid Game” launches Thursday, and Netflix is ​​doing everything in its power to get viewers to start watching as soon as episodes drop — including offering free in-game rewards for the TV series’ new companion- mobile game, “Squid Games: Unleashed,” for every episode you binge.

Released on December 17, “Squid Game: Unleashed” features “fast-paced, heart-pounding action and brutal competition” in a 32-player online battle royale game that lets you play in games inspired by the series. The streamer has made this game free for even non-Netflix subscribers, marking a first for the company’s gaming strategy.

Netflix says it is implementing this strategy with “Squid Game: Unleashed” to test the power of combining its massive TV fandom with its fledgling mobile gaming business to bolster both aspects of its subscription offering.

Amid the renewed interest that existing video games have experienced recently as the IP is adapted into TV shows like HBO’s “The Last of Us” and Amazon’s “Fallout,” Netflix is ​​poised to gauge consumer appetite and response, when a new season of a TV series and a game based on that series come out on the same service at the same time, offering fans incentives to engage with both offerings simultaneously.

See below for a breakdown of the eight in-game rewards that “Squid Game: Unleashed” players will get when they watch new episodes of “Squid Game” Season 2. According to Netflix, “cash” is the term for in-game currency, while a “wild token” is a chance to spin the wheel in the game to get more prizes.

It should be noted that the first reward in the game is given to all players for free and no episodes of season 2 need to be watched to unlock the reward.

Reward 1 – 15,000 cash free.

Reward 2 – 20 wild tokens for one watched episode.

Reward 3 – 20,000 cash for another episode watched.

Reward 4 – 25 wild tokens for a third episode watched.

Reward 5 – 25,000 cash for a fourth episode watched.

Reward 6 – 50 wild tokens for fifth episode watched.

Reward 7 – 50,000 cash for a sixth episode watched.

Reward 8 — A Binni Binge-Watcher outfit for a seventh episode watched. (See picture of the outfit below.)