The most addictive games are the ones you can pickup and play in seconds. They need to be fun and easy to play, yet hard to master. Or those that take hours and hours (or years) to complete. All of which are extremely fun but can also be frustrating and addictive. I have exactly that for you below.
Everyone has probably played or seen Angry Birds, Temple Run, or Candy Crush, so we'll be leaving those out today. Instead, these are others games that are equally (or more addictive) and just as fun. Here is my list in no particular order.
10 Most Addictive Games:
- Crossy Roads
Crossy Roads is a spin-off and new generation of the popular game Frogger. It doesn't have cutting edge graphics, but it's extremely addicting, frustrating, and a joy to play. Users will play as a pixelated Chicken trying to cross roads, rivers, and other things.
It's fun, easy to play on a moments notice, and very addicting. The graphics are old school, and the concept is too. That said, it has Google Games cloud backup to save progress, works on Android TV, and is just an all around amusing game.
- PAC-MAN 256
Everyone loves Pac-Man right? A game released late last year is called PAC-MAN 256. It's an endless runner-style game like Temple Run. Although you'll be endlessly running through mazes. Avoiding all the bad guys, getting frustrated, and taking wrong turns all while trying to outrun the edge of the screen before it catches up to you.
It's basically PAC-MAN reinvented for smartphones. You'll have tons of power-ups to use whenever needed, but watch out for the famous GLITCH. As he's coming for you. It's fun, easy to play, and of course, stupidly addictive. Oh, and it takes some practice too so don't give up too fast.
3.Piano Tiles 2
Piano Tiles has continued to be one of the most popular and addicting games around. What makes it great is how easy it is at first, but gets increasingly more difficult. Not only that, but it's so simple that even the youngest of children can play and enjoy it too. There are songs they know, ones they don't, and it's tons of fun.
Piano Tiles 2 is better than the first one, has improved sound, and is just as easy. It never gets old and is extremely addictive. You basically play the Piano by only hitting the black tiles as they fall from the screen like Tetris, only faster. It's all about being fast and having the perfect timing to make the song sound right. Good luck.
4.Clash of Clans
Clash of Clans simply has to be on this list, because it is not only one of the most popular and highest downloaded (and grossing) games on both Android and iOS, but it's extremely addicting. I've been playing it for over 3 years, and I'm not the only one.
Clash is simple. It's like an offense and defensive tower-defense game with a strategy twist. You build a huge village, upgrade troops and walls, and attack enemies. They even have Clan wars where all your friends can fight others. It's still one of my favorites, aside from Clash Royale.
5.Plants vs. Zombies 2
Plants vs. Zombies was an extremely popular desktop, browser and facebook game for a long time, and eventually it took over mobile. Like Angry Birds, Temple Run and others, everyone probably knows about this one.
It is a tower-defense style game where you build a garden or flowers and plants, and fight off hoards of zombies. It's fun and simple so everyone can play it, and do so in only a few minutes when they have a moment of free time, but gets hard. Beating levels takes time, effort, skill, and lots of work.
Unlike some games where you want to keep playing out of frustration. This game has that but there are also frequent updates and changes that makes you want to keep playing. And we mean for hours and hours. It's a classic. Like Clash, don't play this unless you want to get addicted.
- Smash Hit
Taking a completely different turn here, Smash Hit is more of an arcade game that's also very addicting. It's also really unique, and unlike anything else on this list. The game is more than a year old, but still something that I install on every mobile device I own.
With Smash hit players will enjoy an increasingly more difficult game with great graphics, a soothing and relaxing soundtrack, yet keep trying over and over again to get further. It's essentially a first-person endless runner. Users will have to throw balls and smash their way through glass walls, obstacles and other things, while also earning power-ups, specials and more along the way. Be careful though, as you can run out of Ammo (balls) and hit a wall, then have to start over.
7.Swing Copters 2
Swing Copters and the new Swing Copters 2 is the same type of frustrating and addicting game as the hit title Flappy Birds, which is no longer available. It's very similar in every way, more frustrating than ever before. It looks simple, but takes practice, practice, practice, and even more patience. You may throw your phone out of anger, so maybe pass on this one.
Instead of going sideways, you tap left or right to control a little helicopter as it navigates through obstacles and continuously rises. It gets hard quick, and only gets worse from there. Fun, but very addicting and frustrating at the same time. I couldn't handle it, and uninstalled the game after about three days.
8.Subway Surfers
Subway Surfers is an endless runner similar to the hit game Temple Run, but with a little twist. Users will play as a young boy that's running endlessly down the subway. Jumping on and over trains, collecting coins, avoiding the subway inspector along the way, and eventually you'll hit a train or get caught.
It features power-ups like a hoverboard or JetPack (try Jetpack Joyride too) and is extremely easy to play. This is one of the easier and more casual games on the list. Don't let that fool you though, because the difficulty and fast-pace will have you challenged in no time, and kids asking for help. It's fun though, and absolutely worth playing. This is such a good game that there are countless similar rip-offs on the Google Play Store. Get the right one.
9.Vainglory
Not everyone wants to play casual games with kid-like graphics, as a result we have something a little different here. It's called VainGlory, and is a MOBA game, which stands for "multiplayer online battle arena".
In Vainglory players will have to master lightning fast controls and battle other strong and highly upgraded enemies in real-time, in multiple different settings and arenas. It has it all from fast-action instant fun gaming, card-collecting, leveling up players, joining in with friends and doing team-based battles and more. This game has a little of everything, and the graphics look as good as the screenshots. It's stunning, simple yet complex, and some people waste hours and hours a day doing 20 minute fast-paced battles and matches. There are a lot of in-app purchases, and it's a big game so we'd recommend a WiFi connection.
10.Alto's Adventure
Last but not least Alto's Adventure. This game needs no introduction. If you haven't tried it, go do so. It's an endless runner style game as well, but you'll be snowboarding down huge mountains, collecting gear, running into llamas, and having a blast. It's hard to explain, so watch the launch trailer.
This game took the iOS world by storm in 2015, and did the same on Android. The developers behind it have something new coming in 2017, but this is still plenty of fun for now.