The world of the free online games is filled with games from all kinds, do you think you know whats trendy today? Let me tell you then! A lovable niche in the online games world is the action games category. Some people say that action games are for mindless drones, unlike other games that require higher level thinking. Other say that action games are the same thing over and over, for about ten hours max. But the important thing is that action games are the number one genre of game that is being played on a daily basis.



Action games are considered a basic gaming genre, and certainly one of the broadest but all gamers tend to play it. Those games are mainly characterized by game play with emphasis on fighting and generally require little or no thought and can be played shortly or for several hours. Action games are one of the most commonly played genre over a network and or the Internet because of their capability of quickly being able to locate a game and be able to play a game which can last a few hours at most.

Yet another favorite games niche are Sport games that usually simulate real life sports events. Sport games are kinda popular in todays gaming world (you think they play that much real sports). Sport games are also a neat way to find games with an E rating to play with other gamers. Those games are based on sporting games both real and fictional, such as basketball, handball and American football.

Sport games are more social, they make the people interact with each other. A very different kind of online games are the Puzzle games that are often easy to develop and adapt: from dedicated arcade units, to home video game consoles, to personal digital assistants and mobile phones, usually puzzle games are short but addictive graphical games and require the player to solve a puzzle such as a maze, logical problem or positioning different pieces together. Puzzle Games are really fun for a group of people, or the 'multiplayer' mode to play live against other online-gamers or your friends.

Puzzle games are not "educational" in the traditional sense, but there is little doubt that exposing children to puzzle games can be massively beneficial both to hand-eye coordination and to the development of mental prowess.

Puzzle games are mainly aimed at training the player logic and reaction if the game is played with a time limit. Also those games are available for all ages. Last but not least are the online dress up games that are considered very popular on the net this days. Dress up games are like real dolls for girls to dress up online. Dress up games are excellent introduction for the young kids first entering the world of computers and Internet.

Dress up games are similar to regular dolls for girls except you dress them up online. Dress up games are great value for kids who like to dress up movie stars or pretty models.