What video games are the most addictive? This is the question that a study conducted by the Private Rehab Clinic, a detoxification center located in the United Kingdom, attempts to answer. To achieve this, the researchers selected around fifty games and then analyzed the opinions concerning them on Metacritic, a rating site, reports the specialized site. 25entertainment.ie in an article relayed by Press Lemon. They then counted the number of times the word “addictive” appeared.
This method enabled them to establish a list of winners dominated by Rocket League. The game published by Psyonix is, it seems, even more addictive than Littlewood et Demigod who complete the podium. Come next Stardew Valley et League of Legends. Fortnite is in the top 10, in 9th position.
endless games
Martin Preston, general manager of the clinic, sees a commonality among the most addictive games. “Many of them have no predefined end (…). This means that the player does not get to a point where they have ‘completed’ each challenge or task, which brings the game to a natural end and allows them to move on,” he explains in 25entertainment.ie .
In 2019, the WHO has officially recognized excessive video game practice as a disease which is characterized by “a loss of control over the game and an increased priority given to the game”.