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# So What Is A Social Game Anyway?
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/so-what-social-game-anyway/
- Published: 2012-03-07T14:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-26T10:36:53.000Z
- Description: We often throw around new genre terms in games and much like micro-genres in music, their definitiions aren’t always clear. So there’s the new thing called social games. You may have heard of it. It comprises at least 12% of Facebook’s revenues. But what are they? Raul Aliaga Diaz gives a brief prim
- Author: Jamin Warren
- Tags: News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

We often throw around new genre terms in games and much like micro-genres in music, their definitiions aren’t always clear. So there’s the new thing called social games. You may have heard of it. It comprises [at least 12% of Facebook’s revenues](http://mashable.com/2012/02/01/zynga-facebook-revenue/?ref=killscreen.com). But what are they? Raul Aliaga Diaz gives a brief primer and walks through the basics from gameplay to monetization to

> Social games take advantage of limiting the game session length to fit into the expectation of visiting the social network for a short break -after all, social games compete for people’s time.

And more importantly:

> The game’s depth **drive monetization, retention and viralization**.

The whole thing is worth a read even for those who think they know games in and out.

\[Via. [#AltDevBlogADay](http://altdevblogaday.com/2011/12/18/triple-town-a-social-game-design-analysis/?ref=killscreen.com)\]