Top 10 Most Addictive Video Games of All Time

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Chances are, you've been hooked on these games at one point or another. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down the video games that have garnered a reputation for being too fun to put down.

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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're counting down the video games that at some point in

00:08time have garnered a reputation for being too fun to put down.

00:19NUMBER 10 – Tetris

00:24Its inception and legacy are profound, yet its mechanics are so, so simple.

00:29Its fundamental design has never truly changed in spite of countless reimaginings, yet it

00:33remains as popular as ever.

00:35Tetris is a titan all these years later, a game that is both zen, yet anxiety-ridden

00:39as you attempt to continuously create horizontal lines of blocks.

00:43Thanks to the likes of Tetris 99 and Tetris Effect keeping things fresh, we have no doubt

00:47that Alexey Pajitnov's masterpiece will continue to lure in new generations.

00:57NUMBER 9 – Vampire Survivors

01:03Given that the creator has hands-on experience in the gambling industry, is it any wonder

01:07he was able to craft an indie darling that essentially took over the gaming sphere overnight?

01:12Vampire Survivors is as simple a roguelike as you can get, last as long as you can and

01:16take down as many enemies as possible.

01:18And yet, thanks to the seemingly endless amount of unlockables, variety of power-ups that

01:22can be fused and upgraded for build variety, along with the thrill of ripping through an

01:25obscene amount of monsters on the screen at once, it achieves a level of beautiful

01:29complexity that has us going back again and again.

01:38NUMBER 8 – Pokemon Go

01:44Remember when this made headlines?

01:46Yes, Pokemon Go went above and beyond what previous games had accomplished, purely by

01:50the fact that it was a mobile game that put players in the role of Pokemon trainers, wherein

01:54they had to venture into the world and physically go hunting for their very own pocket monsters.

01:58When you have diehard fans wandering into sealed-off areas, into traffic, and even roaming

02:02in hordes for the chance of snagging a rare Pokemon, it's fair to say that your product

02:06is a little too immersive.

02:14NUMBER 7 – Fortnite

02:21Love it or hate it, the impact and stranglehold Fortnite has on the modern gaming scene cannot

02:26be understated.

02:27Starting off as just another battle royale, the explosion of popularity has allowed it

02:31to spread its wings with a cosmopolitan collection of skins, cameos, and features.

02:35While it's mostly associated as THE game played by a young demographic, the additions

02:39of Fortnite Creative, Lego Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Festival has ensured

02:44that older audiences have clamored back to the fold time and time again.

02:47Yeah, Fortnite isn't going anywhere in a hurry.

02:56NUMBER 6 – Counter-Strike Series

03:02In terms of FPS multiplayers with an unrelenting fanbase, there are few that can top the likes

03:06of CS, especially if we're talking about the monumental success of its fourth mainline

03:11entry Global Offensive.

03:12While somewhat notorious for its toxic reputation, a thriving esports scene and continual updates

03:17has ensured Valve's continued domination within the genre, especially now with the

03:21gargantuan update that was Counter-Strike 2.

03:23Whether you're on the hunt for glory or just wanting to mess around with your friends as

03:26the best counter-terrorism squad you can be, the one-more-game mentality hits particularly

03:31hard here.

03:36NUMBER 5 – Baldur's Gate 3

03:42Just how much content can one RPG give us?

03:45If you're BG3, apparently an endless quantity.

03:47The depth, creativity, and replayability of this fantasy-fest cannot be understated.

03:52Want to play your dream Dungeons & Dragons campaign solo or with a group of friends?

03:56Want to play as purely lawful or chaotic, or the most morally grey character you can

03:59imagine?

04:00Do you have the rizz levels and luck to earn the affection of your chosen romance?

04:04And that's not even getting into the countless builds, backstories, and customization options

04:08available to you.

04:09All that alone would easily warrant hundreds of hours of game time, but that wasn't enough

04:13for Larian, who have since added mod compatibility.

04:15Now there really is no end to the content.

04:23NUMBER 4 – The Sims Series

04:25It's not easy to let go of power once you've got a taste for it, so you can see why so

04:33many have continued to return to playing The Sims and its various sequels and spin-offs

04:37over the years.

04:38After all, what's more powerful than playing God in the lives of the family you created

04:41from scratch?

04:42You can build out their lives, develop their standards of living, build generations upon

04:46generations while earning enough green to customize your dream home.

04:49Or you can be a complete psycho and burn everything to the ground.

04:52With absolute freedom to fool around with whatever parts of this sandbox as you see

04:55fit, is it any wonder EA keeps bringing out those scarily-priced DLCs?

05:04NUMBER 3 – Minecraft

05:14From humble beginnings of exploring a procedurally-generated world, trying to survive creepers, and crafting

05:19your dream locale with materials you had scavenged, all the way to a juggernaut with more player

05:23custom experiences than we could fathom, Minecraft held the monopoly of the medium for well over

05:27a decade and even now still inspires the imagination of its players.

05:31Despite the cubic constructs that fans were able to craft, the worlds, sites, and situations

05:35they thought of, it remains somewhat spellbinding.

05:38And while the fire may have gone out for some, we guarantee it wouldn't take much to bring

05:41others back into a fresh spark for many.

05:49NUMBER 2 – World of Warcraft

05:55You can't discuss landmark games without bringing up WoW.

05:58For all its later failings courtesy of Blizzard's mishandling, back in its prime, you didn't

06:02visit Azeroth just for a couple of hours.

06:04Once you entered its world, you were committed.

06:06Gamers could lose themselves to days on end exploring its expansive world, pushing to

06:10get their character to its highest level, and that's all before behemoth expansions

06:13such as Wrath of the Lich King came along and enticed fans to spend even more days under

06:17its rich canopy.

06:18This was the definition of hardcore gaming back in the early 2000s.

06:44NUMBER 1 – Grand Theft Auto V

06:51There's no doubt that GTA VI is going to be big, maybe even beyond whatever anyone

06:55can expect.

06:56But even by those impossible standards, we doubt they can replicate what GTA V, and especially

07:00what GTA Online has accomplished over the last decade.

07:03By this point, GTA V isn't just a fun experience with a popular online counterpart, it's

07:08a way of life.

07:09There's already plenty to do across its solo campaign, but thanks to GTA Online acting

07:13as a streamlined MMO where players can run rampant in various heists, contact missions,

07:17and all other kinds of custom content, players have been indulging in Los Santos non-stop

07:21for over 10 years now without fail.

07:24Calling it Grand Theft Addiction wouldn't be too much of a stretch.

07:33Which game keeps calling you back?

07:35Let us know in the comments.

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