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Social Wars
Strategy warfare in your browser: build your base, train troops and tanks and attack your rivals.
We're still in development, so you may run into bugs.
Social Wars: the story of the Facebook strategy game and its browser edition
Social Wars is a military strategy game by Social Point that launched on Facebook in late 2011: you build a base, gather gold, wood, oil and steel, train soldiers and vehicles, and fight other commanders. The original can no longer be played officially, but you can play Social Wars today in this independent browser edition from FB Games. It is free, it needs neither Flash nor Facebook, and it is in beta. This page explains what the game is, where it comes from, and what this edition is and is not.
- Free
- No Flash, nothing to install
- Your own account, progress saved
Play Social Wars in your browser
Here is the game: create a free account of your own, open your base and see for yourself what this classic Facebook strategy game feels like.
What is Social Wars?
Social Wars is a war-themed strategy game. You begin with a Command Center and a stock of resources, then grow a base around it: you produce gold, wood, oil and steel, train an army and choose when to fight. A special currency called cash sits next to those four resources.
It is a big game under the surface. The in-game Codex, which lists every building and unit with its figures, shows 166 buildings in six groups (Village, Defense, Army, Decorations, Wonders and New) and 303 units. They run from the basic Soldier all the way up to heavy machines such as the Demolition Tank.
Where does Social Wars come from?
Social Wars was made by Social Point, a studio based in Barcelona and founded in October 2008. It was a Facebook game, and it launched in late 2011. A report from the time says the studio renamed an earlier Facebook title of its own, Men Vs Women, as Social Wars.
The same studio also made Social Empires, released in January 2011, and Dragon City, a Facebook game from 2012. Take-Two bought Social Point in February 2017.
Is Social Wars still playable?
Not officially. The original Social Wars can no longer be played through its official channels. Sources disagree about when that happened and why, so we will not guess at a date or a reason.
What you can do is play this edition. It is an independent browser version with its own server, so it does not depend on Facebook or on the original game. If you are asking whether you can sit down and play Social Wars today, the answer is yes, with the caveat that it is a beta.
What is the Social Wars browser edition?
It is a project of FB Games, an independent site that hosts several games in the browser. Social Wars runs on a FB Games server of its own, with accounts that are separate from those of the other games on the site. Playing is free, and you open it at wars.fbgamesweb.com in a regular browser: no Flash, no plugin, no download.
You need an account of your own. Sign-up asks for a username, a password typed twice and your commander, a man or a woman. A base name and an email address are optional. There is no Facebook sign-in, and nothing from your old Facebook game is imported, so every new account starts at level 1.
What do you do in a Social Wars base and on the map?
A lot of the game is a loop of building, producing and fighting. From level 4 you can take on 22 world missions, plus an extra weekly one on Sundays, and from level 8 you can attack other commanders.
Around that core sit the social parts: alliances of up to 50 members with their own chat and a weekly war, a resource market where you swap wood, steel and oil for gold, and neighbors you can visit and help. The how-to-play guide has the numbers and the first steps.
What Social Wars is not
This is not the official game, and it is not a Social Point site. FB Games is an independent project with no affiliation to Social Point, Facebook or Meta. It is also not a way to get your old Facebook base back, because progress from the original game cannot be imported.
And it is nothing you install. There is no app, no APK and no launcher, just the page in your browser. If a site offers you a Social Wars download or free cash, it is not part of this project.
Is Social Wars in beta, and where do you go next?
Yes. The game is playable, but we are still developing it, so bugs can appear and things can change. If you hit a problem, open a ticket from the Support and tickets menu inside the game.
For the next step, read the how-to-play guide for your first hour, the private server guide for how accounts, rules and donations work on this server, the no-Flash and mobile guides for browser and phone questions, the download guide for fakes, and the games-like guide for alternatives.
How it works
Three steps and you're in.
Pick a game
From this home page. Each game opens at its own address, with its own start screen.
Create your account
A quick sign-up inside the game. Your progress is saved on the server, not in your browser.
Play wherever you like
You play in your browser, with no Flash and no downloads, on a computer and, depending on the game, on your phone too.
Frequently asked questions about Social Wars
What is Social Wars?
Social Wars is a military strategy game by Social Point. You build a base, collect gold, wood, oil and steel, train soldiers and vehicles, complete missions and attack other commanders. It was a Facebook game, and this FB Games edition lets you play it again in your browser with a free account of your own.
Who made Social Wars and when did it come out?
Social Wars was made by Social Point, a Barcelona studio founded in October 2008, and it launched as a Facebook game in late 2011. The same studio made Social Empires and Dragon City. We do not name a launch month, because sources disagree on it.
Is Social Wars still playable?
The original can no longer be played officially, but Social Wars is playable in this independent browser edition. It runs on its own FB Games server, it is free, it needs no Flash and it is in beta, so you may meet bugs. You create a new account, because nothing from the Facebook game carries over.
Is Social Wars free to play?
Yes. Creating an account and playing Social Wars is free. The special currency, cash, is optional: you start with 5, earn 1 for each level from 5 to 99, and can also help keep the servers running with a voluntary donation handled through a support ticket.
Do I need Facebook to play Social Wars?
No. This edition of Social Wars has no Facebook sign-in; you create an account of your own with a username and a password. It also cannot import progress from the original Facebook game, so everyone starts fresh at level 1, with a Command Center and a stock of resources.
What does the Social Wars sign-up ask for?
A username of 3 to 24 characters (lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens and underscores), a password typed twice and your commander, a man or a woman. The base name and the email are optional. Social Wars passwords need at least 8 characters.
Is this the official Social Wars site?
No. Social Wars is an original game by Social Point, and this is an independent browser edition by FB Games with no affiliation to Social Point, Facebook or Meta. It is still in beta, so expect some bugs and changes while we keep polishing it.
Which languages does Social Wars come in?
The game and its website are available in English and Spanish, and you switch between them with the selector in the header. No other languages are available in Social Wars at the moment, and everything, including building and unit names, appears in one of those two.
Is there a Social Wars app or APK?
No. Social Wars loads inside the browser page, so there is no installer, app or APK to download. The only site for this edition is wars.fbgamesweb.com. Be careful with any site that offers a Social Wars download, because it is not part of this project.
Where can I get help with Social Wars?
Open the Support and tickets menu inside the game, or use the FB Games ticket center for account and appeal issues. Pick a category such as Game bug, Account and sign-in, or Payments and donations. Social Wars support never asks for your password.
Brand notice: Social Wars is an original game by Social Point. Facebook is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc. Other game and company names mentioned belong to their respective owners. FB Games is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Social Point, Facebook or Meta. This is a browser edition.
Build your base, train your troops and join the war in Social Wars
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