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An online game is a video game that is either partially or primarily played through the Internet or any other computer network available.

Online games are ubiquitous on modern gaming platforms, including PCs, consoles and mobile devices, and span many genres, including first-person shooters, strategy games, and massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG).

In 2019, revenue in the online games segment reached $16.9 billion, with $4.2 billion generated by China and $3.5 billion in the United States.

Since the 2010s, a common trend among online games has been to operate them as games as a service, using monetization schemes such as loot boxes and battle passes as purchasable items atop freely-offered games.

Unlike purchased retail games, online games have the problem of not being permanently playable, as they require special servers in order to function.

Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a game, and in particular with video games.

Gameplay is the pattern defined through the game rules, connection between player and the game, challenges and overcoming them, plot and player's connection with it.

Video game gameplay is distinct from graphics and audio elements.

In card games, the equivalent term is play.