Gardens of Time is a unique MMO game that occupies one of the smallest genres of MMORPG games on the internet. Gardens of Time is a HOG, Hidden Object Game. A HOG is a game that can be played in your browser, and displays a number of images and locations where you must locate certain objects that are hidden or out of place. The game has won a number of awards and is considered to be the most played HOG game on Facebook.

The main setting of Gardens of Time allows players to explore historic locations such as the famous Egyptian Pyramids, the iconic London Tower and the mystical Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Players can travel through time using Energy points, players are unable to travel and solve puzzles without Energy Points, but they do replenish over time.

Gardens of Time offers many social features, including a very easy to navigate friends list. Players are rewarded with various items by having more friends on their list, friends can also help each other out by sending Energy to other players and hint items such as Magnifying Glasses and Goggles, both of which allow the user to spot various items more easily. Friends can also compete with one another, attempting to beat the other persons score, if you manage to top your friends score you earn a nice amount of bonus energy and your friend is also awarded.

Players can also communicate easily using the in-game chat system. At any point, players can ask others for advice and help and even discuss their opinions of the game. The chat is heavily moderated so players can feel secure knowing they won't face any nasty comments. It's also an easy way to increase the friends on your list, unlike other Facebook games that require your FB friends to be playing in order to be helpful.