Best Facebook Games

By: Thomas West

Break Studios Contributing Writer

If you’re at all familiar with Facebook, you probably are wondering what the best Facebook games are, so you can get it on all of the action that you’ve been hearing your friends talk about. If you’ve felt lost about where to get started then be sure to try out any of these great Facebook games, which are a fun way to waste some extra time.

  1. "Farmville." Certainly the most famous and probably most widely used Facebook game would have to be "Farmville," which seems to have taken the internet by storm. In this wildly popular game, you can essentially raise your own farm, complete with buildings, animals, and a host of other accessories and features that make this game very addictive and hard to resist. What’s more, you can also network with your friends that you have already have on Facebook, making this a great bonding experience as well.
  2. "Zoo Paradise." If raising zoo animals is more to your liking, then you’ll definitely want to try out this Facebook game, which essentially lets you raise your own zoo from the ground up. This game is also very addictive, due in large part to the sheer variety of animals and habitats that you can include in your zoo. Furthermore, there are frequently new types of animals (and aliens, if you can believe it) that can really add to the excitement and appeal of building your own zoo in the great world of Facebook gaming.
  3. "My Empire." If you liked the classic “Age of Empire," then you will definitely enjoy this game, which allows you to build a beautiful city from ancient Rome right on your computer. The graphics in this Facebook game are actually quite good to look at, and you have a wide variety of buildings to choose from, including baths, arenas, and even the Great Sphinx. You’ll want to make sure that you collect enough resources to finance these grand building projects, though, and you also want to try make the citizens of your city as happy as you can. With its challenges and its gorgeous graphics, this is one Facebook game you won’t want to miss.
Posted on: Feb. 28, 2011