How do I choose the online game for me?

With millions of online games now available across hundreds of gaming sites, deciding which games to play or try out is not an easy task. The vast array of online game genres, let alone the number of free online games, is bewildering enough in itself. But identifying a game genre which you particularly like or which you are happy to stick to and checking out the different games within it is often a great place to start. Even by narrowing things down to just a single genre, say like action or strategy games, the choice of games becomes a little less daunting. It then becomes easier to compare between games belonging to a given genre so that you can find out which are well made and really worth spending your time playing.

Choosing an online game genre to focus on should not be too difficult a task; if you just want to focus on free online browser games (probably a good idea to start with) then the choice will diminish slightly but all the main genres are still well represented and you won't be missing out on anything. If you are a sports fan then the genre of sports simulation games will either grab you or repulse you - by their very nature sports online games will never be truly realistic - but this does not mean that they are not fun to play. Often, a competitive multiplayer element is present in sports online multiplayer games which can make up for some slightly unrealistic action by keeping the game fun and entertaining.

Perhaps action or strategy games are more your sort of thing. Well, whether you are after free, single-player or multiplayer variants of these games, the choice is still huge. Action games are often first-person shooters and rely more on quick reactions and 'button bashing' than any real tactical nous, unlike strategy games which are usually based around building up and maintaining something, be it an empire, city, army or whatever, better than your opponents in order to win. Quality of graphics and gameplay are often the determining factors as to which specific games within these genres come out on top, so concentrating on these aspects of online games is a good way to gauge whether an action or strategy game is worth playing or not.

Of course, you may just be looking to play online games in order to relax or socialise and things like 'gameplay mechanics' really don't interest you. If this the case then there are loads of free online games in the genres of MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game), MMO and casual gaming that will likely suit your wants much better. Online multiplayer games and MMO games promote social interaction inside and outside of the game itself, so finding a game that keeps you entertained whilst you can chat to players is really all you are after; the same goes for casual games where the gameplay itself is far more relaxed and lends itself to the player spending most of their time socialising rather than actually playing. Whatever your requirements, you are bound to find the online game for you amongst the millions out there on the web.