Online Games for Mac and PC

Virtual reality is the next big thing. People want to be something they can never be in real life. There are just too many online games that take advantage of this fact. Some are paid but most are free. Also, instead of playing against a machine at home, playing against real people on the web seems much more exciting. There are games for every category imaginable. From casino games to racing games and mafia games, the list goes on. There are games that let you lead a complete virtual life, having virtual friends, buying virtual land, etc. Second life is one such game. You can be whatever you wish to be and look like whoever you want to look like. And people wonder why these games are so addictive. Anyway, the point is that there are tones of online games available and I have collected the best ones for you. I have also categorized them based on which operating system they can be played on. So here they are - some cool online games for both Mac as well as PC.

For Mac OS X
While most games are made for a wide range of audience irrespective of what operating system they are using, there are some games that are meant for the Apple Computers only. Here is a list of online games for Mac users that you should definitely try out.

• Delta Force: Black Hawk Down
• America's Army
• World War II Online: Battleground Europe Universal Binary
• F1 Championship Season
• FlyBoys Squadron Universal Binary
• Quake 4 Universal Binary
• Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
• Pirates of the Caribbean Online Universal Binary
• Halo: Combat Evolved Universal Binary
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Intel
• Imperial Glory Universal Binary
• Warrior Kings
• Doom 3 Universal Binary
• MTX: Mototrax
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour
• Team Fortress 2
• Medal of Honor: Spearhead
• Myth III
• Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force
• Europa Universalis: Rome Universal Binary
• Cosmic Encounter Online
• CleverMedia Shockwave Arcade
• Games Arena on Earthlink
• Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates
• Tower Games
• MacGameStore: Free Webgames
• ESPN Arcade
• Maximum Torque
• Realm Defender
• Planet Spogg
• Homestar Runner
• Disney's Toontown Online
• Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall

These were some cool games for Mac. Now let's move to some games that you can play on a Windows computer.

For Windows
By games for Windows I mean games for computers that run on the Microsoft Windows operating system. Here too there are free and paid options. And most of these are also online games for both MAC and PC. There are some very good games that you will enjoy. Here is a small list for you to check out.

• Age of Conan
• Diablo 2 World of Warcraft
• Final Fantasy XIV Online
• MapleStory
• Vindictus
• Star Wars: The Old Republic
• Final Fantasy XI
• Aion
• Guild Wars 2
• Murder Mystery Game
• 1100 AD
• 2029 Online
• Soldier Front
• Spine World
• Splash Fighters
• Star Sonata
• 9 Dragons
• Rose Online
• RPG World

These were some online games for PC users.

Websites for Free Online Games
Now here are some websites where you can play games for free. Some of them might also be providing free downloads of some games as freeware. Whatever they have to offer, these websites are very useful for games lovers.

• Acid-Play
• AllGamesAtoZ
• Caiman
• Fullgames
• GameHippo
• Home of the Underdogs
• Mega Games
• Noodan
• Planet Freeplay
• Take Game
• World of Freegames
• Ytanium
• Ultimate Arcade
• InstantAction
• OnLive
• Yahoo Games
• CleverMedia Shockwave Arcade
• Games Arena on Earthlink
• Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates
• Tower Games
• MacGameStore: Free Webgames
• ESPN Arcade
• Maximum Torque
• Realm Defender

This is only a small list of the games available for Mac and PC. But be careful while surfing on suspicious looking websites that ask you for your private data for letting you play games.