We Can't Stop Playing: Top 25 Addictive Games of All Time

December 05, 2008 | By: Robert Workman

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These games are so addictive that we almost didn't finish this article. Damn you, Peggle.

Video Game Addiction

Some say it plagues gamers across the globe, while others consider it a relatively harmless escape from the problems in the real world. Good or bad, we can't help but wonder – what are the most addictive games out there? We polled our staff and gaming compadres to come up with this list of games that are more addictive than caramel-covered popcorn.

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ahomelesshomie at 3:46 am on August 14th 2009

like everyone didn't see world of warcraft winning from the start

jhavekoh613 at 12:52 am on May 7th 2009

world of warcraft?!?!?!?!?!?! **** NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tensazangetsu72 at 6:20 pm on March 19th 2009

Bull! The Legend of Zelda OoT should be in there! I've had the game for 10 years! (yeah it's been that long people) and I still play it regularly. My only dissatisfaction about the zelda series was that it was carried onto next gen ( and that Ganondorf was the boss in windwaker AND TWILIGHT PRINCESS!!!) a 3rd game for the n64 would have been way better, probably would have been more original (if they could make Oot into majoras mask imagine what ELSE they could've done!), and would have left that game as a nice 3d trilogy, instead of butchering it. Oh dear I've started nerding out.

jettabentham at 7:01 am on March 12th 2009

City of Heroes. The Sims. Second Life.

gregd8888 at 1:20 pm on March 4th 2009

WoW's definitely the most addicting

zcsb93 at 11:57 am on February 8th 2009

Pokemon should be up there,,,, so shouls Metal Gear Solid... seriously this is a *** list... get better games on there.. Metal Gear, Halo, Need For Speed, Mid***ht Club , and even Littlebig planet seriously....

krashkeegan at 6:41 pm on January 6th 2009

oblivion should be number 1 my brother played it for 11 hours straight one time.

phazonhybrid16 at 2:56 pm on January 6th 2009

You poor pathetic fools. Metroid Prime 3 corruption should be on the top of this list, with the first one under it, and the second one Echoes under that. Truly pathetic.

troycham at 8:05 pm on December 31st 2008

i've played every game on this list and more. i think that oblivion should have gotten at least 5th place. also sims was put in the right place. pokemon should have been at least 15th once you complete a pokemon game another one comes out. animal crossing is also a realy fun game. as long as u dont use cheat codes or change the date it could take a decade to beat it. WOW is good but it should have taken 12th place. gta4 is good but it should have taken 25th place. once you beat it you mess around for about a month then you hate it. runescape is also a realy fun game. it should have taken an easy 20th place im saying that and im not even a member. super smash bros. should have took al least 24 to. please leave coments supporting my mesage. thank u