Who lives in an LG smart TV? Spongebob Squarepants!
If you have a webOS smart TV from LG and live in the US, there are two new cloud games you can try for free right now: the family-friendly, character-packed racing from Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway and the Multiplayer Party Bundle Jackbox Party Starter. Both games are free to download and try out.
Smart TV gaming is becoming increasingly popular; According to LG’s gaming partner Blacknut, there has been a 134% increase year-over-year in the number of cloud gaming apps opened, and a 145% increase in the number of unique TVs opening these apps. And these new games clearly hope to increase that number further, as they’re aimed at more casual players than hardcore gamers.
The games are available to LG gamers with an LG Smart TV 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 model running webOS 6.0 and both games have a 30-minute demo that you can play before deciding whether or not to subscribe. Subscriptions can be canceled monthly and can be canceled at any time.
What are the new games on LG smart TVs?
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway is the third installment in the family-oriented racing franchise and features more than 40 characters from the network’s most popular children’s shows, including SpongeBob, Garfield and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. There are almost 40 different songs and you can play solo or in multiplayer mode; Up to four controllers can be connected simultaneously.
The Jackbox Party Starter is a bundle of party games designed for short moments with multiple players and can be controlled via the TV remote control, with smartphones or with game controllers. It contains titles including the murder mystery Trivia Murder Party 2the competitive T-shirt fighter Tee KOand joke-based competition Quiplash 3.
Neither game is an LG exclusive – they’ve both been available for consoles and on Steam since 2022 – but they have a different payment model here: where you can buy both titles directly on Switch or Xbox, for example, they’re both subscription-based here. Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway is $4.99 per month and Jackbox Party Starter costs $2.99 per month. For comparison, the Xbox Store is currently offering the racer for $49.99 and the party pack for $19.99.