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Top Ten Social Games

FarmVille​
FarmVille​

FarmVille is a farming simulation social network game developed by Zynga in 2009. It is similar to Happy Farm, Farm Town, and video games such as the Story of Seasons series.

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CityVille​
CityVille​

CityVille was a casual social city-building game developed by Zynga, and released in December 2010. A sequel, CityVille 2, was released in December 2012. It was closed down on February, 2013 just three months after the game's release. CityVille was shut down on April 30, 2015. Players had not been given notice when opening the game.

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Mafia Wars​
Mafia Wars​

Mafia Wars is a multiplayer Social network game created by Zynga. In Mafia Wars the players play as gangsters building their own mafia. The players fight other players online, "rob" other players, and complete jobs, missions, and operations to gain rewards and strength in the endless game.

Spent​
Spent​

Given what’s happening with social becoming an infrastructure element, I believe social will be everywhere, a bit like online multiplayer, so strictly speaking SNS games will be a subset of social games similarly to PS3 online games are a subset of online multiplayer games.

Café World​
Café World​

When Cafe World debuted on Facebook on Sept. 30, it lit up the social network immediately. The title, a simple simulation where you make food and run a restaurant, took off faster than any other social game in history.

The Pioneer ​Trail​
The Pioneer ​Trail​

The Pioneer Trail, formerly known as FrontierVille was a simulation, role-playing video game available for play on social networking sites such as Facebook. Developed by Zynga, and launched on June 9, 2010, it was a freemium game, i.e. free to play, but with the option of purchasing premium content.

Happy Farm​
Happy Farm​

Happy Farm was a social network game and massively multiplayer online game [citation needed], based on farm management simulation. It is played predominantly by users in Mainland China and Taiwan, and is the most popular MMOG in terms of players.

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Zynga Poker​
Zynga Poker​

Zynga Poker is a social game developed by Zynga as an application for the social-networking website Facebook as well as Android, iPhone, Windows Phone, Windows, MySpace, Tagged, and Google+.

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Friends for ​Sale​
Friends for ​Sale​

Friends for Sale was a massively multiplayer online business simulation game originally developed by Serious Business, available as an application on the social networking website Facebook. The game allowed players to buy and sell virtual pets representing other players.

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CastleVille​
CastleVille​

The game was so successful, it sparked the release of a spinoff in CastleVille Legends, which will remain available to play on Facebook and mobile devices. Meanwhile, ChefVille launched on Facebook in August 2012, and was a restaurant management game with a noticeably different style than Zynga’s Cafe World (which itself closed in July 2014).

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Roblox​
Roblox​

Roblox is an online game and social platform that can be played on various devices in any way imaginable. Everything depends on how everyone reacts. It's a fun game, trust me because it was my childhood and most of everyone’s childhood.

source: quora.com
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Marvel: ​Avengers Alliance​
Marvel: ​Avengers Alliance​

Marvel: Avengers Alliance was a turn-based social network game developed by Offbeat Creations and published by Playdom on March 1, 2012. It was based on characters and storylines published by Marvel Comics, and written by Alex Irvine.

Dragon City​
Dragon City​

Who hasn’t dreamed about having a dragon? Now your dreams can come true! Above the highest clouds in magical floating islands you can have your own Dragon C

Indiana Jones ​Adventure World​
Indiana Jones ​Adventure World​

Senior Game Designer Steve Williams and Game Writer Jonathon Myers will discuss the lessons learned as members of the content team. Attendees will takeaway insights related to the pros and cons of designing interactive narrative for a social platform.

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YoWorld​
YoWorld​

YoWorld (Formerly Yoville) is a browser-based virtual world game owned by Big Viking Games. YoWorld can only be played on Facebook, and on the Facebook Game Room App, currently.[1] The game was initially developed by Tall Tree Games, which is now called Big Viking Games, YoWorld was acquired by Zynga in 2008.

Lexulous​
Lexulous​

Lexulous (formerly Scrabulous) is an online word game based on the commercial board game Scrabble. It is run by an Indian company of the same name on a dedicated website, and is also available within the social networking site Facebook.

EA Sports ​FIFA Superstars​
EA Sports ​FIFA Superstars​

In the game, users take the role of a football manager, managing a team by purchasing players, hiring a coach, upgrading the stadium and keeping the club fit in practice. FIFA Superstars is the first social gaming entry point for the FIFA franchise.