When people hear about online gaming one tends to think about famous online games like World of Warcraft or EVE online. However, these games typically need time to get into the better parts and have a lot of “grinding” or repetitive and time consuming tasks in them. People without this amount of free time are easily turned off from online gaming. However, there are tons of online games out there that can fit any kind of lifestyle or play type one needs and here are some that are good starters. There a lot of online games to choose from but choosing one that you will enjoy mostly depends on your preferences and circumstances. First is the time you can dedicate to the game, from a whole day, a couple of hours a day, or even just in between breaks at work there are a lot to choose from. Also you should consider the type or genre of the game you want to play. There are first person perspective games, for those who like to see like they’re the one behind the gun or the steering wheel. MMO’s or massively multiplayer online games which feature servers filled with thousands of players that can interact with each other (hence the massive tag), or casual games, which can be played for as long as hours, or just minutes. Browsergames and role games are all the rage today but first person shooters are the ones that truly popularized online gaming. First person games like quake and counter-strike all started as local area network games and then expanded online when the internet and appropriate bandwidth for gaming popularized. Currently almost all new first person shooters like those in the Call of Duty and Battlefield franchises have online gaming components with healthy online communities of players. One can spend countless hours on these games or just jump in for a quick minute or two of shooting of enemies. Real time strategy games are where you can control large numbers of virtual forces and armies in order to complete objectives like destroying enemy bases or armies. Online, games like Red Alert and Starcraft, which is still very popular today in South Korea started the online multiplayer craze. Today, sequels of these games like Starcraft 2, Red Alert 3 and even some real time strategy game franchises like Shogun 2: Total War have great online multiplayer components that have thousands of players online. Sessions in games of this type often take about 15 minutes to about an hour or more. The most accessible and easily the most played type of online games are browsergames and role games that are played on internet browsers. These games can be found on specific websites or even in social networking websites like Facebook. Some of these games take no more than a minute to five minutes to compete and have a gentle learning curve. With all these choices, it’s only a matter of time and personal taste before anyone can get into online gaming.