5 Most Addictive Video Games in the World

In this article, we discuss the 5 most addictive video games in the world. To read a detailed analysis of the video game industry, you can directly go to the 25 Most Addictive Video Games in the World.

5. Fortnite

Fortnite is a third-person shooter game that was released by Epic Games in 2017. The game has three different versions and its battle royale version is one of its most played versions, where 100 players battle each other to the death. Fortnite has approximately 240 million active players.

4. World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released by Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI)’s subsidiary, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in 2004. It is considered one of the best MMORPG games of all time. Between 2004 and February 2023, over 100 million World of Warcraft accounts were created.

3. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was developed by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) through one of its subsidiaries in 2011. It is the fifth installment of The Elder Scrolls series, a non-linear open-world game. It ranks 9th on our list of best PC games of all time. However, the game is also available on Xbox and PlayStation.

2. League of Legends

League of Legends is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game launched in 2009 by Riot Games, a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate, Tencent Holdings Limited (OTC:TCEHY). The game is one of the largest e-sports in the world. Its 2022 World Championship finals received close to 5.15 million viewers.

1. Minecraft

Minecraft tops our list of most addictive video games in the world. It was created by Swedish Mojang Studios, a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Xbox Game Studios. It is a sandbox game allowing players to go wild with their imagination. As of January 2023, Minecraft has been sold in all formats over 200 million times while the Chinese free version has been downloaded over 400 million times. In 2021, the game generated a revenue of $380 million.

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