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Over the last decade, we have seen an emergence of the use of Internet in many areas and ways. For example, the use of the online encyclopedias, online education and even online games are becoming more popular than ever. While console video games are still number one in the game industry, more and more people turn to web browser games, or in other words, online games. The reason is simple : web browser games are inexpensive, often free, and offer a variety of games that appeal to different crowds. There are now thousands and thousands of web browser games on the internet, with different target groups (young, old, boys, girls, etc) and of several types (single player, multiplayer, etc). Here are out top 10 web browser games.
1. Habbo
The social networking website Habbo (also known as Habbo Hotel) is probably one of the biggest web browser game with over 7 million unique visitors every week. This game allows the player to create their own character, to create a room in a virtual hotel and to interact and chat with other players.
2. SwitchIn
SwitchIn is a social networking web-browser game aimed at teenagers and combines the concepts of a chat room with an online 3D game. The player can customize their character, their own room and interact in a virtual world with other players.
3. Club Penguin
This massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) involves a virtual world where players can play a wide varieties of games and activities. Recently purchased by Disney, Club Penguin is without doubt one of the fastest growing internet game for children.
4. Bejeweled
Developed in 2001 by PopCap Games, Bejeweled is an extensively played puzzle games. Following its high popularity, two sequels were released, Bejeweled 2 (2004) and Bejeweled Twist (2008).
5. Miniconomy
The Dutch origin web browser game Miniconomy, or MC, focuses on the simulation of an economic society. The success of this tradegame is such that it is even used in a few business schools located in the Netherlands and Belgium. A full membership allows the player to create a corporation which interact with banks, harbors and even to create or join a political party.
6. TribalWars
The web browser game Tribal Wars is a game set in the middle ages. In this medieval game, the player starts as a leader of a small village and flourishes it into and empire.
7. Sudoku
Sudoku is a popular logic-based game that can be played online on several websites or on paper. Created over a century ago, Sudoku has become popular in the recent years only. The objective of the game is to fill a 9×9 grid, composed of 3×3 subgrids, with the digits 1 to 9, so all of the 9 digits appear on each row, each column and each 3×3 subgrid.
8. DiveIn
Created by the creators of SwitchIn, DiveIn is an underwater massively multiplayer online game which allow the player to swim around as a shark, a mermaid, a dolphin while chatting and interacting in a virtual sea with other players.
9. Farmville
Developed by Zinga as an application for the well-known social networking website Facebook, Farmville has dominated a lot of the Facebook feeds. This games appeal to everyone and allow the user to manage a virtual farm. Duties of the virtual farmer duties planting, growing and harvesting virtual crops and plants as well as taking care of livestock.
10. Evony
Evony is a real time web browser game strategy game which contemporary settings reminds a lot of the console/computer game Civilization. Evony has been the centre of many controversial ads, using well busted ladies to draw males to join their game.
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