Aka as 'massively multiplayer online games' were made possible with the growth of broadband Internet access, using the Internet to allow hundreds of thousands of players to play the same game together. Many different styles of massively multiplayer games are available, such as role-playing, real-time strategy and first-person shooter.

The vast majority of modern Internet console games and arcade games are designed so that they can be played by a single player; although many of these games have modes that allow two or more players to play (not necessarily simultaneously). No need to install those games on your hard drive, they are accessible from any computer with Internet connection.