tie-in with Coca-Cola. The restaurant was also featured in the food court of the Starcourt Mall. In the week leading to Stranger Things 3s release, Microsoft teased "Windows 1.0", the company's first graphic operating system introduced in 1985. Microsoft released this mock version of "Windows 1.0" as an app for Windows 10 on July 8, 2019. The app features a similar interface as the original software, with various Easter eggs to the television series scattered through the app. Netflix partnered with Epic Games to include Stranger Things tie-ins into Fortnite Battle Royale around the premiere of the third season. Video game A video game adaptation titled Stranger Things 3: The Game was released hours after the third season premiered on July 4, 2019. It was developed by BonusXP and published by Netflix The game was criticized by reviewers for being an exact scene-by-scene replica of the season. Reception Audience viewership Netflix ratings Within four days of its release, Netflix reported that over 40.7million accounts had seen at least 70% of one episode of the third season, a record viewership for any Netflix program, while 18.2million had seen the entire season within the time. Netflix reported in October 2019 that over 64million households had watched Stranger Things 3 within the first four weeks of its release. Nielsen ratings Nielsen ratings recorded viewership data for those who viewed the series within the United States on a TV set; the data does not account for mobile, tablet, and PC devices, nor viewers outside of the United States. Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season received an approval rating of 89% based on 132 reviews and an average rating of 7.80/10. The site's critical consensus states, "Vibrant and charming, Stranger Things transforms itself into a riveting—if familiar—summer ride that basks in its neon-laden nostalgia without losing sight of the rich relationships that make the series so endearing." Writing in the New Statesman, Emily Bootle considered the third season an improvement on the second stating that the third "returned to strength" after a confusing second season and that "season three has largely brought back what made the show unique in the first place". Hugh Montgomery at the BBC awarded 5 stars, describing the third season as "an exhilarating example of a franchise hitting new heights that Hollywood would do well to learn from." On Metacritic, the third season has a weighted average score of