FarmVille, one of the most popular casual games alongside Mafia Wars and Candy Crush, is closing.

American maker Zynga made the announcement on their site and on FarmVille’s Facebook page, Saturday, September 26.

“Following an incredible 11 years since its initial launch back in 2009, we are officially announcing the closure of the original FarmVille game on Facebook.”

The closure is directly tied to Adobe stopping the distribution and updating of its Flash Player for web browsers, and Facebook stopping support for all Flash games on the platform after December 31, 2020.

Flash technology, while it had its moment in the sun, is known for security vulnerabilities, and was superseded in the industry by the newer, more secure HTML5 in various web applications.

In-app purchases for FarmVille will only be available until November 17 and the game will be playable until December 31, 2020.

Zynga also said that it’s working on fun in-game activities to be announced soon that are designed to make your remaining time with FarmVille “even more enjoyable.”

While the original is shutting down, FarmVille fans can also look forward to sequels FarmVille 2: Tropic Escape, and the upcoming FarmVille 3 on mobile. – Rappler.com