There are so many kinds of online games; it’s hard to know where to start! However, once you’ve played some of the different kinds, you get to know which types you tend to like best.

That’s the main idea of this article: to encourage you to get a start in seeing which types of games you like the best, and helping you with some resources for digging in and locating online game sites that could really be enjoyable for you!

When you are just starting out playing online games, there are plenty of websites you can visit and try out the different kinds of games. Online games can be classified into many different categories, so it may be helpful to look at some of the categories you’ll likely find when visiting gaming websites. Thinking about the categories can help you decide which types of games you enjoy the most.

Some of the categories of games you will find on gaming websites include action games, adventure and role playing games, arcade and classic games, board and card games, dress up games, puzzle and logic games, racing games, shooting games, strategy games, sports and skill games, and even girl games! That’s just a small number of total categories you can find on some of the online game sites, but it gives you an idea of the variety of types of games that are available.

You can use that short list of games categories to help you think about the types of games you are likely to enjoy. Here is how this forethought can be helpful. When you start visiting gaming websites, try playing a few games in the categories you think you are interested in, and note which types (categories) of games you enjoy the most. In this way, you can narrow down your “target” of favorite games, and making it easier to plan which games to try the first time you visit a particular games website. Of course, that doesn’t mean you should not sometimes try out some games in categories that are not your favorite! That can be fun too. On the other hand, determining your own preferences can help you be more efficient in checking out the games on a site that hosts hundreds, or maybe even thousands of different games.

What does it cost to play online games? While some do charge a fee to play, there are many thousands of games you can play for free online. Here, in no particular order, are some of the very many gaming websites to get you started:

http://www.gamezhero.com

http://www.mofunzone.com

http://www.addictinggames.com

http://www.gamesites200.com

http://www.gameogre.com

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-10-free-online-tycoon-games-you-should-play

http://www.shockwave.com/online/strategy-games.jsp

http://www.freeonlinegames.name

http://www.dailygames.com

That is quite a short list, especially when compared to the huge number of gaming websites on the Internet. However, it can get you going if you are just starting out with online gaming.

Here is a tip to help you locate more gaming sites, once you have discovered one or more of your favorite types of games using the sites above. Let’s say you enjoy games where you control a character as it shoots guns, whether it is mowing down aliens or zombies or tanks or spaceships. One way to find more sites that may provide online games of this type, you can use a search engine, like google.com or any other, to search for something like “top ten first person shooter game websites”, or “top ten online shooter games”, or “best online zombie shooter game sites”. You get the idea? This is a way to zero in on your target game type.

Another way you can learn about the online games that may be close to, or even surpass, your favorite online game, is to look for gaming forums. Web forums are online communities, gathering places hosting discussions focused on a topic. Again, use the search engines to find the kind of forum that is likely to provide an active discussion of your favorite game type.

The way to identify forums that match your interest is search for them according to your favorite game category, then actually visit the forum websites in the search results. For example, search for forums using this kind of pattern: “forum on shooter games”, or “discussion board on zombie shooter game sites”. It may take you awhile to identify appropriate forums, but it can be a useful exercise. Note that some forums may focus on PC games, game consoles, or online games, or a combination of these.

When you visit a forum, look at the available discussion categories. You may need to drill down into the categories to locate topics of interest. When you are doing this, look for the number of posts or threads (topics), and also the dates of posting. You should look for forums where there a lot of posts, with many of them recent. This indicates a vibrant community where there is lots of interaction. It means you are likely able to contribute to discussions, ask questions and get answers, and make friends!

Here are just a few of the online gaming forums that seemed active at the time of writing this article:

http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/board.php?id=10

http://forums.dailyfreegames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=7

http://www.librarium-online.com/forums/pc-gaming-discussion-forum/

http://www.learn4good.com/board/10_0.html

If you really want to get started playing online games, the best way is to visit some of the sites where you can try out games of different types. In this way you will be able to find out which types you like best. Then you can zero in on those types, by using the search engines to locate websites that have selections of your favorite type of games. Have fun!

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