Most Popular Web Games You Must Play Online

Video Games have taken over the world. But when broadband internet services were started people started playing web games where many player could come inside one gaming engine basically to compete against one another virtually online.

The Best Online & Popular Web Games

So, here are some of the most popular web games played online by hundreds of millions of people all around the globe. Check which you are playing … or should start playing.

# FarmVille (link) – Facebook’s Most Popular Game

Farmville needs no introduction. Its fun, its hip and its all about planting crops and selling them to make money. Who doesn’t use Facebook ? If you are one then you might start playing this game if you haven’t already… if you like planting seeds in your farms. Its an interesting strategy game where you get points for experiences and advantages by collaboratively faming with your friends. FarmVille has a huge 80 million active players on Facebook, and even after many controversy (more), its popularity as an online web game is sky rising. Its updated regularly and giving you some new contents every week or two.

Another popular game on Facebook is Mafia Wars with more than 25 million players is according to me the best online game. And btw, you can play facebook games inside your web browser itself.

# Counter Strike Source : Most Popular Multiplayer Frag Game

This game started off 11 years back in 1999. With 8 million active online players and growing, till now not a single online multiplayer game has been able to surpass it popularity as an online as well as a multiplayer LAN game. CSS is the most played in Popular Gaming Competitions like World Cyber Games where thousands of professional gamers compete against one another winning prizes over $200k. There are many gaming forums dedicated to this most popular multiplayer game. Although setting up this game might be a bit complicated but its worth a try. Details+Reviews

Another game which runs neck-and-neck when it comes to popularity is Call of Duty (Multiplayer)… Details

# World of Warcraft (link) : Multiplayer Role Playing Game

With more than 12 million users worldwide WOW is a very popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game along with being a real time strategy game. This game is quite different as you play a role of an avatar in the game and you can also interact with other players in the game.

Another custom scenario mod for the Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is DotA (Defense of the Ancients). Since its release, it has become a  popular multiplayer game at several worldwide tournaments… Details

# Left 4 Dead (link) : Top Multiplayer FPS Game

Left 4 Dead is an awesome first person shooter online multiplayer game. In the game, there has been an outbreak of a virus that causes infected humans to behave like zombies. (Quite a common story in movies nowadays). So you become one of the 4 survivors and your mission is to save yourself from these zombies. An artificial intelligence system drives the gameplay by procedurally spawning enemies, weapons and items based on the players’ performance. This game will remind you of Half Life and is definitely a must play.

# Crysis (link)

The game engine and graphics takes it to new heights. The multiplayer has two types of modes; Capture The Flag and Power Struggle. One must also earn Prestige Points,create any super weapons. Crysis is also one of the most popular single player fps game in PC. The game story places us in the future where an ancient alien spacecraft has been discovered underground on an island and the player fights both North Korean and extraterrestrial enemies, in various environments.

# Team Fortress (link)

Team Fortress is a team-based first-person shooter multiplayer and popular web game developed. Team Fortress 2 is focused around two opposing teams Reliable Excavation & Demolition (RED) and Builders League United (BLU) competing for an objective. 

# Other Popular Web Games

• World in Conflict : Based on an alternate history of the Cold War, World in Conflict is a fast-pac
  ed RTS where NATO and Soviet forces battle over the west coast of America.
• Enemy Territory: Quake Wars : The battle is between humans and an alien invasion of Strogg, with first-rate graphics, cool deployables, and detailed objective-based maps.
• Unreal Tournament 3 : The Unreal Tournament series has always been a solid contender among multiplayer shooters, and Unreal Tournament 3 brings it up to date with Epic’s new Unreal 3 graphics engine.

Obviously this list can’t say it all… there are so many online games out there that are massively popular and must play for all gaming enthusiast. If you think we missed one .. let us know in comments below. Also check out the list of the most popular websites to visit when you are not playing.

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