We tested the games integrated into Facebook Messenger

Minigames are coming to the mobile app Messenger from Facebook , without the need to install any plugin. From now on we can enjoy classics like the Pacman or the Space Invaders and others hit video games like Endless Lake or like the puzzle 2020 Connect We have tested the gaming experience at Facebook Messenger and we'll tell you our impressions.

Games integrated into the application, without leaving Messenger

Since Facebook forced its users to install the application Messengerto send and receive private messages from the social network on the mobile, it became very clear that the company wanted to offer much more through this app. In recent months we have experienced the arrival of bots capable of sending automatic responses through chats, and we have even been able to enjoy minigames like basketball or chess within conversations with our contacts on Facebook, although until now they had been fairly basic ideas .

From now on, however, the Messenger app from Facebook has games integrated into the app itself, and more and more will be added to the available catalogueAs we already mentioned, you don't need to install any add-ons or additional applications to be able to play games on this platform: you just need to have acompatible smartphone Messenger

How to play games built into Facebook Messenger

The first step, of course, will be to download the application Messenger from Facebook if you don't already have it on your phone. You will find it in its version for iOS in the Apple App Store, and in its version for Android in the Google Play store

When entering the application for the first time, you will need to log in with your Facebook account. In the following steps you can decide if you want to use the Messenger app to send and receive SMS, among other details.

The available game catalog will appear on the main screen of the application, where you will find a selection of the most prominent ones, but you can click on See allto access the complete list.

Once you've accessed the catalog, you can instantly start playing any of the available games, directly within the app. Your Facebook contacts will be able to see your scores in the different games.

We tested the first Facebook Messenger games

Although the application Messenger of Facebook is expected to go Expanding its catalog more and more, at the moment only a few games are available, although in the list we find a wide variety of categories. The first games available in the app are Endless Lake, Hex FRVR, EverWing, 2020 Connect, Words with Friends , Brick Pop, Templar 2048, Zookeeper , Puzzle Bobble Blitz, Wordalot Express,Shuffle Cats Mini, The Tribez: Puzzle, Track & Field 10, Space Invaders, Pacman, Arkanoid and GalagaMany of these games have stores to make integrated purchases from the application and thus be able to acquire extras or tools to progress faster.

Endless Lake is a game with obstacles in which you will have to guide the funny character along the path, tapping the screen to jump and dodge the gaps as well. The idea is to avoid falling into the water at all costs, since that means the end of the game. To get a normal jump, you only have to press the screen once (in any area), and for a double jump we will press twice. The game has some curious parts, such as moments in which the doll is divided in two, which forces us to be careful so that none of them falls into the water.

Hex FRVR is a puzzle game in which we will have to join blocks of pieces of the same color to eliminate entire lines and add points.

EverWing is a fast game where you will control a fairy from right to left while it flies at full speed killing monsters. The objective is to kill all those enemies without them touching you, while you collect coins and other objects to get more points.

2020 Connect is another puzzle game in which you have to match at least four identical numbers in the same block to that they disappear from the panel. As the boxes are filled, the difficulty increases because it is not possible to find free connections to join the numbers.

Make Words with Friends is similar to Apalabrados, although At the moment it is only available in English.The goal is to create as many words as possible using the available letters, and doing so at great speed as the game gradually adds more letters. Wordalot Express is also a word game, and is currently only available in English.

Brick Pop is probably the simplest minigame that we can find at the moment on Facebook Messenger It consists of a game panel with blocks of different colors, and we will have to click on the blocks of the same color to eliminate them. This causes the top boxes to fall and other boxes to move to the left to fill the gaps. The ultimate goal is to remove all the blocks, without leaving any loose, in order to move on to the next level. In order to remove a block, it is necessary that it have at least two squares of the same color together.

Templar 2048 is another type of puzzle: we will have to move the squares from one side to the other to join two of the same type and go forming new characters. For example: two green squares make a child, two children make a farmer, two farmers make a knight... The goal is to keep the playing field always moving, and never run out of space. The game ends when there are no more free squares.

Zookeeper forces us to exchange some animals for others to form blocks of at least three identical animals in order to eliminate them. The level must be cleared in a limited time. You'll find the same gameplay in The Tribez: Puzzle

Puzzle Bobble Blitz is a version of the classic bubble game, Pacman is an all time favorite, and Arkanoid and Space Invaders too They take us to some of the games that have made us enjoy the most in childhood.Also, you can shoot aliens and enemy ships with Galaga

In Shuffle Cats Mini you will have to shoot cards at the cards with cat pictures, avoiding hitting the ones that are upside down. To do this, all you have to do is move your finger from the horizontal card to the bar where the other moving cards pass.

Track & Field 10 is an athletics running game: take your character at full speed around the track by pressing very quickly the two sports buttons to beat the rest of the runners.

Impressions with games

Although the mini-games incorporated into the application Facebook Messenger can ensure long hours of fun, the options for interaction with ourcontacts Facebook remain very limited (or non-existent).We will have to wait and see if Messenger gives priority to the social game concept and introduces new ideas to compete in real time with our friends on the social network, becauseat the moment it is only possible to “challenge your friends to see who gets the best score

On the other hand, we must not forget that this type of minigames add extra to the battery consumption of the application, which is already quite high when we only use the chats. In any case, the games are worth a try!