The Internet offers us a wide range of sites, games and categories, what games do people really like to play? After lots of research and checking, some by using of Google tools I got to some interesting facts.

The most popular genre is, believe it or not, dress up games! I don’t know if it’s because of the fact that girls have less genres that appeal them then boys or they like to play, but no doubt this genre is really popular.

So what are dressup games, i guess some of your didn’t play those games before, well Dress up games are like dolls for girls except you dress them up online. Dress up games are a basic introduction for younger girls first encountering the world of Internet and computers, which is a good value for those girls that usually don’t approach computers, a thing that might be a disadvantage later on, compared to younger boys that have lots of interaction with the online games and computers.

You can see how popular the genre is from the large number of dress up sites on the Net. Another popular category is driving games, which always appealed to the boys and grown up men section, for some people it’s the only place they can practice fast and wild driving, well, better at the computer home then the real road.

Driving games let you travel at higher speeds then usually allowed by law in the comfort of your own house so the majority of people enjoy this games.

Driving games can be judged by many of aspects, such as track selection, handling and graphics, but the most important aspect for hardcore gamers is the customization options, the more options available, the better! Racing games can get monotonous pretty fast so game programmers must innovate and find new ways to improve the game play.

Most Driving games are divided into two genres: racing simulation, which offers accurate physics and real world feeling of the cars, and arcade racing, in which no accurate representation is available, and offers just pure fun.

The last popular category are the good old shooting genre that can be distilled into two main types-the arcade adventure games and the simple shoot em’ up games, no plot just shoot whatever stand in your way. A very popular sub genre inside those games are the futuristic games that feature some mission and destroying some aliens and other targets that come in your way. Shooting can be fantastic fun games if executed properly so the game programmer must put an emphasis on the the game play engine.

the last surprisingly popular genre is the board category that can be described as a unique branch of strategy games, board games may appeal to both hardcore gamers and casual gamers and offer instant fun on many number of platforms. So, now that you know more about popular genres, choose your own genre and play games , have fun!