AugustMan (Malaysia)

STILL OBSESSED WITH SQUID GAME?

- WORD BY PRIYANKA LAMBA

WITH A ROTTEN TOMATOES RATING

of 96%, season 1 of the K-drama Squid Game is surpassing the ranks of popularity swi ly; the show has topped the global

Ne lix cha . The 2021 survival drama series may even become Ne lix’s biggest show ever as per the streaming pla orm’s co-CEO, Ted Sarandos. Meanwhile, the series has reached the top spot in the US and the UK.

With Squid Game generating a buzz in its wake, are you in for some more thrill and gore? Here are some other survival gamethemed shows to watch if you loved Squid Game.

ALICE IN BORDERLAND

The dystopian series revolves around a group of friends who are forced to play a deadly game of cards. But here lies a deadly twist — each game ensures that the winner gets a li le more time to live, and any player who runs out of time is killed by laser beams. Even though the deadly games are scary and brutal, the series will keep you glued to the screen.

3%

The only way the youth of Inland can build a be er life for themselves is by competing in The Process — a deadly game where 20-year-olds are pi ed against each other. Out of them, only three percent will win a chance to live in Offshore. Just like Squid Game, this game, too, gives a ray of hope to its contestant­s but comes at a high price.

SWEET HOME

The series entails individual­s transformi­ng into monsters that depend upon their hea ’s innermost desires. With danger waiting to pounce upon them from every corner, residents of the teen’s apa ment are le to defend themselves and survive.

AS THE GODS WILL

Based on the manga series Kamisama No Iu Toori, As the Gods Will revolves around a group of high school students who find themselves trapped and forced to play a game that will only lead to their destructio­n.

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