Research reveals the most addictive game in the virtual world, an unexpected name

Classification by the World Health Organization game addiction is a controversial mental health disorder. To prove their point, in addition to studies aimed at elucidating how excessive gaming affects human health, people also focus on understanding the nature of the games themselves, Why are they so addictive? And a list of the most addictive games has been given based on the survey results of more than 1,500 gamer.
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The results came after surveying more than 1,500 gamers and asking them to rate the level of addiction for games. Final, Minecraft is said to be the most addictive game today with an average score of 37.9, 2nd place belongs to Red Dead Redemption with 36 points.

The other names on the list are mostly competitive multiplayer games like Destiny 2 (32.6), Overwatch (35.1), Rainbow Six Siege (33.9). Research shows that games that are designed to be played over and over again are more likely to be addictive. In addition, the rewards in the game also have an influence, for example Minecraft where the rewards in the game are not much, it will motivate gamers to keep playing until they are achieved. The surprise is Fortnitethe game that has been condemned or even sued for its addictive level is only in the middle of this list.
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Although it has been recognized, game addiction has only officially been considered a disease since 2022. There is still a lot of controversy regarding this issue and of course, every problem has two sides. Gaming is for fun but playing too much will cause a lot of bad effects on health and daily life. We need to control this to avoid possible unfortunate consequences.​