Casual games are usually referred to computer simple one screen games. Most of the casual games are easy to understand, has low level of strategy and their goal is mostly time passing.



The online casual gamer is usually not committed and has no special skills. They even don't consider them selves as real gamers. The most popular platform is the web – online casual games are considered top rated. Although gamer is usually young male, casual games gamers are older and more predominantly females.

Casual games have similarity: Mouse controlled games, one button games, no need in game saving, usually 2 dimensions, and use as selling promoter.

A casual game uses the following technologies: Flash & Shockwave by Macromedia, SilverInsight by Microsoft, Java and more.

One of the emerging genres in the casual game industry, strategy games are a broad grouping which include simulation, role playing and tycoon games. Common themes involve character building, adventure simulations and business scenarios. Casual strategy games are generally less complex than many of their hardcore PC counterparts, but they succeed by utilizing engaging scenarios and characters to satisfy the casual audience.

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