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Thronglets review: Black Mirror's highly addictive video game makes it hard to play nice

Black Mirror has always had an interest in video games. But until now, we’ve not been able to actually play any of their fictional games. Series creator Charlie Brooker has attempted an interactive episode in the past with Bandersnatch, but it was kind of a flop.

Not so Thronglets, a highly addictive cute-but-horrifying tie-in with an episode from the new seventh season of Netflix’s Black Mirror. Plaything, the fourth episode, revolves around a mysterious unreleased game that enthrals a young gaming journalist.

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