ソシャゲ
also: ソシャゲー
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Meanings
1
mobile game; free-to-play mobile game
abbreviation
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.
I got a rare character in the mobile game's gacha.
2
social network game
abbreviationdated term
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
I used to play social network games on mixi a lot.
Usage patterns
- ソシャゲをするto play a mobile (social) game
Lately I spend all my free time playing mobile games.
- ソシャゲにはまるto get hooked on a mobile game
My friend is totally hooked on a new mobile game.
- ソシャゲに課金するto spend real money in a mobile game
I regret spending too much real money in mobile games every month.
- ソシャゲのガチャを回すto spin the gacha (random item draw) in a mobile game
I spun the gacha in the mobile game hoping for a limited character.