The editors of Facebook in their official blog named the best games of the outgoing twelve months. The selection turned out to be very interesting. In total, 23 titles got into it.

• 10 of them are developed in Europe or the Middle East
• 8 are cross-platform
• 8 developed by independent studios
• 7 can be attributed to midcore/hardcore projects
• 5 are arcades
• 5 refer to casinos or slots

GAME OF THE YEAR

Criminal Case

Hidden from the French Pretty Simple

The best games of 2013

The main criteria for getting into the “best games” selection were: user rating, growth dynamics, the quality of the game itself, as well as how it is integrated into Facebook. 

Bake Shop Drop

Developer: Broken Bulb Studios

An unusual match-3 in a “delicious” setting.

Farm Heroes Saga

Developer: King

Another hit from the British. The mechanics are reminiscent of Candy Crush Saga. The key difference from the “candy” game is the farm setting.

Heart of Vegas

Developer: Product Madness/Aristocrat

Slots that, according to Facebook employees, differ from competitors in very high-quality content. 

Hit It Rich Casino Slots

Developer: Zynga

Farmville authors have created slots with characters and themes from popular movies and TV programs. 

Jelly Splash

Developer: Wooga

A new match-3 from the authors of Diamond Dash. 

Kitchen Scramble

Developer: Disney Interactive

A social clone of the classic Cooking Mania.

Monster Legends

Developer: Social Point

Variation on the theme “Pokemon” for a Western audience.

The Smurfs & Co.:Spellbound

Developer: Ubisoft

Continuation of the farm of the same name in 2011.

Soldiers Inc.

Developer: Plarium

Hardcore time manager in a realistic setting.

Solitaire Tales

Developer: Qublix

A card game in a steampunk setting.

Thunder Run War of Clans

Developer: SpinPunch Games

RTS with a user base of 100 thousand users.

Vikings Gone Wild

Developer: EveryDayiPlay

A clone of Clash of Clans with funny graphics and Eastern European roots.

Editors’ Choice

The Facebook team also made a selection in which they presented the projects most popular among the employees of the social network. 

DoubleU Casino

Developer: AFewGoodSoft

Casino from an independent team.

Game of Thrones Ascent

Developer: Disruptor Beam

Hardcore role-playing game based on Martin’s books.

King’s Bounty: Legions

Developer: Nival

An adapted version of the role-playing PC game from Katauri.

Panda Jam

Developer: SGN

Cross-platform Match-3, very similar in gameplay to Pet Rescue Saga from King.

Wartune

Developer: 7Road/Proficient City

The Chinese version of Kingdoms of Camelot with a beautifully implemented (graphically) combat system.

War Commander

Developer: Kixeye

A harsh real-time strategy. 

Hall of Fame

Separately, the Facebook team highlighted projects that came out before 2013, but are still very popular with users of the social network. 

Candy Crush Saga

Developer: King

Phenomenally successful match-3.

DoubleDown Casino

Developer: DoubleDown Interactive/IGT

A casino with a lot of content.

FarmVille 2

Developer: Zynga

Continuation of one of the first social time managers. 

Slotomania

Developer: Playtika/Caesar’s Interactive

Very popular cross-platform slots.