Organization: The Casual Collective

Facebook games thrive on the simplest gameplay conceits. Most of Zynga's oeuvre amounts to clicking tiles. Text RPGs are simple stat-raising exercises. Action games usually involve repeating a single, often silly, action. A game like Backyard Monsters seems completely anomalous in this environment, offering a blend of grand strategy and monster breeding. You can be attacked by wild monsters or, once you've reached a certain point, other players. You can also attack other players yourself. That's a pretty far cry from Café World.