Best Addictive games on PC
Games that players find difficult to put down, often through repeatable challenges, short-term goals, or ongoing progression.
- Repeatable gameplay loops
- Frequent goals and rewards
- Easy return play sessions
Related: Replay Value, Singleplayer, Strategy, Casual
228 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
228 games
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Bloons TD 6
Cartoon tower defense with upgradeable monkeys and four-player co-op
97% positive
381K reviews
Demo Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Casual tower defense with weaponized plants and varied zombie waves
97% positive
156K reviews
Demo Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Turn-based 4X strategy across history on a hex grid
95% positive
134K reviews
Hotline Miami
Fast-paced top-down action with lethal combat and rapid retries
96% positive
124K reviews
DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition
Third-person action RPG with tough bosses and interconnected areas
91% positive
82K reviews
Papers, Please
Dystopian document-checking simulation where every stamp carries consequences
97% positive
80K reviews
Clicker Heroes
Idle clicker RPG about hiring heroes and resetting for power
89% positive
Free
Plague Inc: Evolved
Global outbreak strategy simulation about evolving a world-ending pathogen
94% positive
65K reviews
The Binding of Isaac
Top-down action roguelike with randomized dungeons and transformative items
94% positive
53K reviews
STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005)
Star Wars shooter with class battles, heroes, and space combat
94% positive
50K reviews
Game Dev Tycoon
Single-player management sim about growing a studio through gaming history
95% positive
43K reviews
Demo XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Turn-based sci-fi strategy balancing squad combat and base management
92% positive
42K reviews
Risk of Rain (2013)
Side-scrolling action roguelike where time makes every run harder
93% positive
22K reviews
Descenders
Physics-based downhill biking across procedurally generated courses and roguelite runs
95% positive
22K reviews
Super Hexagon
Fast-paced minimalist arcade action built around difficult score chasing
97% positive
20K reviews
Demo Nubby's Number Factory
Plinko-style roguelike about building item combos to meet quotas
97% positive
19K reviews
ISLANDERS
Minimalist city-building puzzle with score-based placement on changing islands
94% positive
17K reviews
Rogue Legacy
Side-scrolling roguelite platformer where each death brings a new heir
92% positive
17K reviews
Rocksmith® 2014 Edition REMASTERED LEARN & PLAY
Music learning simulation for practicing guitar and bass through songs
85% positive
16K reviews
Retrowave
Endless driving game dodging traffic to a synthwave soundtrack
96% positive
16K reviews
Demo Magicraft
Top-down action roguelite built around crafting custom spell combinations
90% positive
16K reviews
Spelunky
Difficult roguelike platformer with destructible, randomly generated underground levels
92% positive
16K reviews
911 Operator
Emergency dispatch simulation with real-time calls and resource management
89% positive
16K reviews
Torque Drift
Free-to-play drifting racer with car tuning and online tandem battles
76% positive
Free