GameZebo: Huge, beautiful world to explore. Really captures the pulp adventure style. Lots of quests to take on. Unique social features.
Kotaku:
During my first 25 years playing video games I had no theory about what makes a video game good. I knew the good ones when I played them. I just felt it.
Gamasutra's Tom Curtis looks at this year's best games on social networks, ranging from EA's most recent interpretation of The Sims to the cute yet complex Woodland Heroes from startup dev Row Sham Bow
Farmville doesn’t dominate the social gaming scene any more, thanks to new entrants like Sims Social and Adventure World. And this isn’t an all-Zynga list, because there are many other games as addictive as CityVille. Want to know which game made it to the list? Check out these top social games.
I've dabbled in a couple of these... thank goodness there's not really a "build" option for the Sims Social or I'd be in trouble!