Facebook Reveals Its 2016 Games of the Year

Gardenscapes – New Acres from Playrix was named Facebook’s 2016 Game of the Year.

Engineering manager Calvin Grunewald revealed the social network’s 2016 Games of the Year in a blog post, saying of Gardenscapes – New Acres:

A new launch on Facebook web this year, the game combines simulation elements with time-management and hidden-object mechanics, creating an exciting experience that breathes new life into an established property. Enabling players to become friends with their neighbors and invite one another to in-game social gatherings, Playrix managed to turn the necessary evil of gardening into our game of the year.

Other winners were:

Best web games:

• Poker Heat, Playtika
• Naturo Online, Oasis Games
• Taonga: The Island Farm, Volka
• Liberators, MutantBox
• Bejeweled Stars, EA
• League of Angels II, Youzu
• Take 5 Free Slots, Double U Games
• Slots—Wizard of Oz, Zynga

Best mobile games:

• Pokemon Go, Niantic
• Clash Royale, Supercell
• 阴阳师, NetEase

Best Facebook Gameroom games:

• Oz: Broken Kingdom, Nexon
• Critical Ops, Critical Force
• Game of Dice, Joycity

Best Instant Games:

• EverWing, Blackstorm
• Endless Lake, Spilgames
• Hex FRVR, FRVR

Best Facebook integrations in 2016:

• Genies & Gems, SGN Games
• Total War Battles: Kingdom, Creative Assembly
• Shuffle Cats, King

Best use of Facebook Live:

• Battle.net, Blizzard
• Texas HoldEm Poker, Zynga
• Seven Knights, Netmarble Games

Readers: How many of these games have you played?

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