If you like to play games, there are hundreds of them waiting for you online! Many are free, some charge a monthly service fee and an increasing number of sites offer access to their games by downloading their software and using their server to play.

If you like games of skill or puzzle games, there are almost too many to count. You can play online games that give you a store, bakery or pizza parlor to manage. You can buy, remodel and resell houses as a real estate tycoon or run an amusement park. Rescue cute animals, explore ancient ruins in your search for treasure or play with other people from all over the globe!

There are services that allow you to play their games for a monthly charge, often less than five dollars per month. This is a great bargain if you have several games that you like but don’t care to actually buy them. These sites own the games and essentially let you “rent” them. Instead of buying ten games a year and spending over two hundred dollars, you can rent them and play the full versions as much as you like for less than forty dollars per year! That’s quite a bargain and doesn’t saddle you with a game that you won’t play when you tire of it.

Point and shoot games are always popular, as are “sims” games. Sims games let you manage and control the actions of individuals, families or even small civilizations. People like them because they can see the consequences of situations they are trying to manipulate. If they, as a virtual family member, give their child nothing but candy to eat the child will get sick and their finances will take a hit when they have to call the doctor. A player can manage societies, ecosystems or cities.

Whatever type of game you enjoy, you’ll find it, usually for free, online!