FarmVille (2009)
| Release Year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Simulator |
| Developer | Zynga |
| Publisher | Zynga |
| Platforms | browser |
FarmVille — not so much a game as a social experiment that took over Facebook feeds in 2009 and got millions of adults to log into their browsers to water corn. The mechanics are simple: you plow a plot, plant a crop, wait in real time, harvest, buy new plots and cows. It all relied on two things. The first — timers: planted crops wither if you are late, pulling people out of their lives at night. The second — friends: without neighbors, nothing could be built, and the entire feed was filled with requests to send a horseshoe or fertilizer, which is why FarmVille simultaneously soared and became the main irritant of the social network. Zynga made a name for itself with it and also showed the industry what a free game with the sale of boosters looks like. Its historical significance is enormous, but you can no longer play it: the browser original was shut down along with the sunset of Flash.
Watch the trailer and gameplay on YouTube
Game card in the MegaInet.art catalog — reference information. Files are not distributed. Actual data: Wikidata (CC0).
