noun
mobile game; social game
Refers to online, free-to-play mobile games with social features, often abbreviated as ソシャゲ.
See also: ソシャゲ
最近、新しいソーシャルゲームを始めた。
I recently started a new mobile game.
ソーシャルゲームは友達
The appeal of social games is that you can play with friends.
noun
social network game
Dated abbreviation for browser-based social network games, now largely replaced by the broader sense 1.
See also: ソシャゲ
昔、ソーシャルゲームと言えば、ブラウザで遊ぶゲームが多かった。
Back then, social network games were mostly played in browsers.