also: ソシャゲー
mobile game; free-to-play mobile game
Abbreviation of ソーシャルゲーム. Refers to mobile games, especially online free-to-play titles with social features.
See also: ソーシャルゲーム
I recently started a new mobile game.
social network game
Dated abbreviation; originally referred to browser-based social network games on platforms like mixi or Mobage. Now largely replaced by sense 1.
See also: ソーシャルゲーム
Lately I spend all my free time playing mobile games.
I got a rare character in the mobile game's gacha.
I used to play social network games on mixi a lot.
My friend is totally hooked on a new mobile game.
I regret spending too much real money in mobile games every month.
I spun the gacha in the mobile game hoping for a limited character.
スマホゲー refers to any game played on a smartphone, while ソシャゲ (short for ソーシャルゲーム) specifically highlights the social, often free-to-play features of such games.
Used when counting ソシャゲ as titles, topics, or services.
Abbreviation of ソーシャルゲーム (social game), from English 'social game'.