--- description: A mobile video game based on "Narcos" will be released in September, just in time for the second season of the show. title: Mobile Game Based on Netflix's "Narcos" To Launch In September image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd60707267719e460/69889fa60a4a2213149caa8b/narcos_netflix_game_072716.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Video Games](/tag/video-games/) ## Video Games Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Now You Can Run Your Own Cartel With Netflix's _Narcos_ Mobile App by [Emma Ockerman](/author/emma-ockerman/) ## Emma Ockerman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 27, 2016 12:11 PM CUT  Narcos: Cartel Wars will be out this September. Narcos: Cartel Wars will be out this September.Gaumont Television/FTX Games by [Emma Ockerman](/author/emma-ockerman/) ## Emma Ockerman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 27, 2016 12:11 PM CUT A mobile video game based on the[ Netflix series “Narcos”](http://time.com/4022827/narcos-season-2-renewed-netflix/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined")—centered around the history of the rise of Colombian [drug lord Pablo Escobar](http://time.com/4193757/safe-pablo-escobar-miami-mansion/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") and his cartel in the 1980s—will be released in September, just in time for the second season premiere of the popular show. The [free mobile app, named “Narcos: Cartel Wars,](http://ftxgames.com/narcos/ "undefined")” will partner players with a cartel lieutenant and advice from the show’s characters as users lead their own drug cartel, according to FTX Games’ website, which teamed up with “Narcos” producer Gaumont Television. The game’s release corresponds with the premiere of the 10-episode season two—starring Wagner Moura as Escobar—which will debut on Netflix Sept. 2. “’Narcos’ is about a lot more than violence, money and power,” Aaron Berndtson, FTX Games’ head of business development, [told _Variety_](http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/narcos-mobile-game-netflix-1201823199/ "undefined"). “We really wanted to explore the moral ambiguity from the show, where right and wrong are subjective. We’re very excited to put these choices into the player’s hands.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4425849/netflix-narcos-cartel-wars/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4425849/netflix-narcos-cartel-wars/"},"headline":"Now You Can Run Your Own Cartel With Netflix's Narcos Mobile App","datePublished":"2016-07-27T12:11:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:50:18.816Z","description":"The app will be launched to conincide with the show's second season","url":"https://time.com/4425849/netflix-narcos-cartel-wars/","keywords":["Video Games","Tech","Netflix","Games"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd60707267719e460/69889fa60a4a2213149caa8b/narcos_netflix_game_072716.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Emma Ockerman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/emma-ockerman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd60707267719e460/69889fa60a4a2213149caa8b/narcos_netflix_game_072716.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Narcos_Netflix_Game_072716","caption":"Narcos: Cartel Wars will be out this September.","creditText":"Gaumont Television/FTX Games","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/video-games/","name":"Video Games"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4425849/netflix-narcos-cartel-wars/","name":"Now You Can Run Your Own Cartel With Netflix's Narcos Mobile App"}}]}] ```