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The most addictive games of all time, ranked by the wisdom of the crowd. Anyone can add their video game addictions to this list, making it an accurate, real-time ranking of the video games that gamers just can't put down. Voting on this list is easier than figuring out the Konami code, so add your two cents and see how your gaming obsessions stack up against everyone else's.

 
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The Master List

Rank     Name Release Genre Developer
  1. 1
    Up 320
    Down 101
    Puzzle game
    Nintendo Research & Development 1, Blue Planet Software
    Most Listed
  2. 2
    Up 208
    Down 118
    Dec 14 1996
    Racing game
    Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development
  3. 3
    Up 176
    Down 123
    Aug 23 1997
    First-person Shooter, Stealth-based game
    Rare Ltd
  4. 4
    Up 158
    Down 105
    Jan 21 1999
    Platform game, Action game, Fighting game
    HAL Laboratory
  5. 5
    Up 209
    Down 118
    Nov 23 2004
    Fantasy, MMORPG, Massively multiplayer online game, Virtual world
    Blizzard Entertainment
  6. 6
    Up 131
    Down 91
    Jan 01 1992
    Racing game
    Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development
  7. 7
    Up 170
    Down 76
    Sep 13 1985
    Platform game
    Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development
  8. 8
    Up 150
    Down 112
    Nov 01 2003
    Action game
    Rockstar North, Rockstar Vienna
  9. 9
    Up 153
    Down 71
    Oct 23 1988
    Platform game
    Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development
  10. 10
    Up 126
    Down 83
    Jan 05 2004
    Action game, Action-adventure game
    Rockstar North, Rockstar Vienna
  11. 11
    Up 104
    Down 83
    Jan 01 1997
    Role-playing video game, Console role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game More
    Square Co.
  12. 12
    Up 109
    Down 68
    Sep 01 1996
    Platform game
    Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development
  13. 13
    Up 92
    Down 68
    Oct 30 2001
    Turn-based strategy, Isometric projection
    Aspyr Media, Firaxis Games, MacSoft Games
  14. 14
    Up 101
    Down 112
    Jan 01 2005
    Music video game
    Harmonix Music Systems
  15. 15
    Up 94
    Down 102
    Jan 01 1992
    Fighting game
    Midway Games
  16. 16
    Up 61
    Down 94
    Jan 01 1998
    Party game
    Hudson Soft
  17. 17
    Up 101
    Down 68
    Jan 01 1979
    Maze
    Namco
  18. 18
    Up 100
    Down 72
    Nov 10 2009
    First-person Shooter, Third-person Shooter
    Infinity Ward
  19. 19
    Up 109
    Down 74
    Jan 01 1991
    Action-adventure game
    Capcom, Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development, Flagship More
  20. 20
    Up 60
    Down 77
    Jan 01 1994
    Platform game, Side-scrolling
    Nintendo, Rare Ltd
  21. 21
    Up 91
    Down 52
    Jan 01 1986
    Action-adventure game
    Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development
  22. 22
    Up 72
    Down 53
    Mar 20 2006
    Fantasy, Computer role-playing game, Role-playing video game, Action role-playing game More
    Bethesda Softworks
  23. 23
    Up 164
    Down 72
    Nov 21 1998
    Action-adventure game
    Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development, Grezzo
  24. 24
    Up 68
    Down 54
    Nov 05 2007
    Action game, First-person Shooter, Tactical shooter
    Aspyr Media, Treyarch, Infinity Ward
  25. 25
    Up 69
    Down 103
    Jan 01 2007
    Science fiction, First-person Shooter
    Bungie Studios
  26. 26
    Up 47
    Down 31
    Jan 01 1998
    Science fiction, Isometric projection, Real-time strategy
    THQ, Blizzard Entertainment
  27. 27
    Up 54
    Down 77
    Aug 01 1987
    Fighting game
    Capcom
  28. 28
    Up 40
    Down 46
    Jan 01 1981
    Platform game
    Nintendo
  29. 29
    Up 19
    Down 29
    Jan 10 2003
    Simulation video game, Construction and management simulation games, City-building game More
    Maxis
  30. 30
    Up 42
    Down 21
    Jan 01 2000
    Action role-playing game, Hack and slash, Isometric projection
    Blizzard North
  31. 31
    Up 35
    Down 36
    Feb 11 1999
    Role-playing video game, Console role-playing game
    Square Co.
  32. 32
    Up 36
    Down 51
    Jan 01 1987
    Sports game, Fighting game
    Nintendo, Nintendo development divisions
    Controversial
  33. 33
    Up 62
    Down 45
    Jan 01 1992
    Fighting game
    Capcom
  34. 34
    Up 27
    Down 83
    Jan 01 2002
    Horror, Shoot 'em up, Survival horror game, Rail shooter
    Wow Entertainment
    Controversial
  35. 35
    Up 46
    Down 66
    Nov 09 2004
    Science fiction, First-person Shooter
    Microsoft Game Studios, Bungie Studios, Certain Affinity
  36. 36
    Up 60
    Down 57
    Jan 01 1984
    First-person Shooter, Arcade game, Light gun, Light gun shooter
    Nintendo Research & Development 1
  37. 37
    Up 65
    Down 49
    Oct 28 2008
    Computer role-playing game, Action role-playing game, First-person Shooter, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction More
    2K Games, Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios
  38. 38
    Up 36
    Down 41
    Nov 20 2007
    Music video game, Simulation
    Backbone Entertainment, Harmonix Music Systems, Q Entertainment, Traveller's Tales, Pi Studios More
  39. 39
    Up 44
    Down 44
    Nov 17 2006
    Sonic Team
  40. 40
    Up 19
    Down 59
    Jan 01 1998
    Shoot 'em up, Light gun, Rail shooter
    Namco
  41. 41
    Up 18
    Dec 10 1993
    Action game, Science fiction, First-person Shooter, Zombie
    Williams Entertainment Inc., id Software
  42. 42
    Up 49
    Down 54
    Action role-playing game, Third-person Shooter
    BioWare
  43. 43
    Up 25
    Down 79
    Mar 16 1999
    Fantasy, MMORPG, Massively multiplayer online game
    Sony Online Entertainment, 989 Studios
    Controversial
  44. 44
    Up 33
    Down 32
    Jan 01 1993
    Simulation video game, Isometric projection, City-building game
    Maxis, Full Fat
  45. 45
    Up 44
    Down 42
    Jan 01 1996
    Science fiction, Horror, Zombie, Action-adventure game, Shooter game, Survival horror game, Third-person Shooter More
    Capcom, Westwood Studios, Nex Entertainment, Happy Happening
  46. 46
    Up 35
    Down 53
    Jan 01 1994
    Platform game, Action game, Action-adventure game
    Intelligent Systems, Nintendo Research & Development 1
  47. 47
    Up 28
    Down 43
    Mar 30 2003
    Fighting game
    Capcom, Backbone Entertainment
  48. 48
    Up 33
    Down 30
    Oct 24 2005
    Life simulation
    Maxis
  49. 49
    Up 24
    Down 65
    Nov 05 2001
    Racing game, Sports game, Snowboarding
    EA Canada, EA Sports
    Controversial
  50. 50
    Up 21
    Down 26
    Jan 01 1990
    Puzzle game
    Nintendo
  51. 51
    Up 47
    Down 32
    Jan 01 1987
    Shoot 'em up, Run and gun
    Konami
  52. 52
    Up 7
    Down 10
    American football
    Electronic Arts
  53. 53
    Up 20
    Down 21
    Jan 01 1989
    Simulation video game, City-building game
    Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development, Maxis, Babaroga
  54. 54
    Up 36
    Down 46
    Aug 21 2007
    Computer role-playing game, Science fiction, Horror, First-person Shooter, Adventure, Action-adventure game, Survival horror game More
    Irrational Games, Feral Interactive, 2K Marin
  55. 55
    Up 25
    Down 39
    Jan 01 2000
    Extreme sport, Skateboarding
    Activision, Natsume Co., Ltd, Aspyr Media, Gray Matter Interactive, Vicarious Visions, Treyarch, Edge of Reality, Neversoft More
  56. 56
    Up 32
    Down 39
    Apr 27 2008
    Racing game
    Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development
  57. 57
    Up 30
    Down 49
    Capcom
  58. 58
    Up 11
    Down 30
    Jan 01 1993
    Sports game
    Midway Games
  59. 59
    Up 6
    Down 75
    Jan 01 1997
    Football, Sport management
    EA Sports
    Controversial
  60. 60
    Up 30
    Down 51
    Nov 19 2006
    Sports game
    Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development
  61. 61
    Up 29
    Down 44
    Jan 01 2006
    Music video game
    Harmonix Music Systems
  62. 62
    Up 28
    Down 21
    Apr 29 2008
    Action game, Action-adventure game, Third-person Shooter
    Rockstar North, Rockstar Toronto
  63. 63
    Up 8
    Down 69
    Sep 26 2006
    Controversial
  64. 64
    Up 26
    Down 35
    Jan 01 1993
    Scrolling shooter, Shoot 'em up, Rail shooter
    Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development, Argonaut Games More
  65. 65
    Up 17
    Down 57
    Oct 09 2007
    Sports game
    EA Canada
    Controversial
  66. 66
    Up 15
    Down 53
    Sep 12 2006
    Ice Hockey, Sports game
    EA Canada, HB Studios, Visual Concepts
  67. 67
    Up 30
    Down 43
    Sep 14 2008
    Music video game, Rhythm game
    Pi Studios, Harmonix Music Systems
  68. 68
    Up 16
    Down 37
    Jan 01 2006
    Role-playing video game, Console role-playing game
    Square Enix
  69. 69
    Up 10
    Down 52
    Jul 17 2007
    Sports game
    EA Canada, EA Tiburon, EA Sports, Visual Concepts
  70. 70
    Up 24
    Down 28
    Jan 01 1987
    Beat 'em up, Side-scrolling
    Technos Japan Corporation
  71. 71
    Up 3
    Down 56
    Racing game, Simulation video game, Sports game
    EA Tiburon
  72. 72
    Up 2
    Down 62
    Sep 16 2003
    Racing game
    Electronic Arts, Budcat Creations, Image Space
    Controversial
  73. 73
    Up 11
    Down 48
    Jan 01 2006
    Party game, Minigame
    Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development
    Controversial
  74. 74
    Up 7
    Down 41
    Jan 01 1980
    Shoot 'em up
    Atari
    Controversial
  75. 75
    Up 5
    Down 59
    Dec 11 2007, Jan 16 2007, Oct 11 2005
    Sports game
    EA Canada
  76. 76
    Feb 10 2008
    Platform game, Action game, Fighting game, Beat 'em up
    Game Arts, Sora Ltd.
  77. 77
    Up 16
    Down 42
    Jan 01 2002
    Platform game
    Nintendo
  78. 78
    Up 15
    Down 40
  79. 79
    Up 1
    Down 25
    Turn-based strategy
    Stardock
  80. 80
    Up 21
    Down 48
    Oct 22 1999
    Action game
    Rockstar North, Rockstar Lincoln

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  1. Apalala
    The Most Addictive Video Games of All Time at 1/11/2012 11:51 AM
    I would add the Thief series of games, and maybe ever the Heroes games!
  2. flatworm
    The Most Addictive Video Games of All Time at 7/22/2010 4:20 AM
    You left out all the old ones, which were quite as (or more) addictive than these new, so much more complicated games of recent years. Three of the most addictive games of all time, all of which should have ranked very high on your list but were left completely off, were "Adventure" for the Atari 2600 (by the noted designer Warren Robinette, who left the first "Easter Egg"), "The Legend of Zelda" for the Nintendo NES, and perhaps the most addictive video game of all time, "Ms. Pac Man."
    1. Brian Walton
      The Most Addictive Video Games of All Time at 8/05/2010 5:32 PM
      this is a constantly changing list. just create a list of your own and it will update with your additions.
  3. dukethepcdr
    The Most Addictive Video Games of All Time at 7/04/2011 6:50 AM
    I sunk so many hours into the RPGs on this list! For some strange reason I can't explain, I am addicted to Tetris! I have played almost every version on every gaming platform ever made. Probably the game I have "rebought" the most.
  4. KenjiMatsukawa
    Final Fantasy VII at 4/24/2011 11:58 PM
    I love this game.
  5. Iggyknowsbetter
    The Most Addictive Video Games of All Time at 8/26/2010 3:39 PM
    Who made this list? They're a complete moron!
    1. Clark Benson
      The Most Addictive Video Games of All Time at 8/28/2010 12:14 PM
      its an aggregated list not one persons.
  6. Vanessar
    Super Smash Bros. at 9/14/2010 11:22 PM
  7. not impressed
    The Most Addictive Video Games of All Time at 8/27/2010 12:36 PM
    you sir, are a moron...
  8. kallisnicholas
    The Most Addictive Video Games of All Time at 4/04/2011 10:44 PM
    am not saying good but its good for a while ..:) http://www.cellhub.com/t-mobile-cell-phones/t-mobile-g-slate-with-google.html T-Mobile G-Slate
  9. Lons
    The Most Addictive Video Games of All Time at 3/27/2011 5:22 PM
    No love for Kid Icarus aside from me? Shocking...
  10. Alfff
    The Most Addictive Video Games of All Time at 5/03/2011 8:55 AM
    I think this list has "addictive" and "iconic" video games mixed up.

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