every year a flood of new games enter
our libraries and some managed to become
entries we can't stop going back to even
years after they've been released we
can't rip ourselves away these are games
that regularly give us reasons to keep
playing be it because of excellent
developer support post release content
or regular patches to the base formula
that only seem to keep improving the
product or changing it in interesting
ways to prove they can stand the test of
time our entries were all released
before 2019 sorry apex and have
continued to be successful for years so
join us in celebrating the top 10 most
addicting online games overwatch is
ever-evolving
it's a true paradigm of modern hero
based first-person shooters that are
made up of addictive gameplay numerous
play styles and backed by a community
that supports the game and keeps it
alive we can't wait to see how the
upcoming overwatch - built upon the
existing overwatch foundation but
whenever it does release rest assured it
will be a very different game compared
to now and that really excites us and
keeps us one into play there's no
arguing that destiny has had its ups and
downs through development but Bungie has
also done a tremendous job trying to
find that sweet spot as they poke and
prod the engine into a place the
community is happy with with regular
updates cross save and especially since
they've gone free-to-play it's not
surprising that destiny 2 was the number
one paid and free-to-play game on Steam
this October destiny twos future looks
brighter than ever especially what the
team has committed to getting it right
as Bungie seems to be what we understand
that fortnight has reached market
saturation and you're probably tired of
hearing about it there's no denying that
it's been a phenomena and regularly
brings in huge views on platforms like
twitch and mixer the craze may have
stabilized but that doesn't mean epoch
has slowed down their incredible in-game
events like the black hole that shut
down servers for a few days and kicked
off season 2 and had children crying in
their parents arms the regular tweaks
and partnerships keeps giving players a
reason to sign on be that to play as
Batman or maybe Thanos or to watch JJ
Abrams reveal a new Star Wars clip
Pub GA packs call of duty and escape
from tarkov are all doing interesting
things in their corner of the Battle
Royale genre but for the time being
fortnight remains king if you would have
told me in 2015 that rainbow six seeds
will be on the bestseller list for the
next four years I would not have
believed you however here we are and
it's not as surprising as you might
think
with constant updates tweaks to the
operators and huge championships
featuring new reveals every year Ubisoft
has managed to keep the game feeling
fresh with each patch not only as
they're a community out there of
inviting people willing to teach you the
best ways to breach but even as you're
learning you find yourself improving
even when learning simple tactics like
camera placement or creating a rotate
between points with the operator grand
total being brought to 52 as of last
month with the addition of Kali and will
my rainbow succeed shows no signs of
stopping anytime soon even though
Counter Strike global Offensive was
released on August 21st 2012 it still
holds a strong rain over the competitive
first-person shooter genre well known
for its competitive nature in the
eSports scene csgo offers casual and
competitive game modes that invite a
wide range of players well this is an
older FPS title with no other games to
match its content csgo focuses on
challenging players on pure skill and
strategy teamwork is heavily important
in standard competitive matches and
mastering specific spray patterns of
each weapon available is critical to
becoming a top player csgo offers plenty
of content for anyone to jump into you
and valve keeps working on updates to
this beloved FPS title which keep csgo
as one of the best FPS games out on the
market
well the competitive landscape for our
snow may be a bit stale if you played
for five years you can't forget that the
other modes in hearthstone keep the game
great over time hearthstone has amassed
a surprisingly large single-player
experience hearthstone is nearing 10
unique single-player experiences that
offer fresh alternatives to its standard
gameplay of course if you're the type
who still prefers to a competitive side
of things the newly announced
hearthstone battlegrounds auto battler
mode has captured the attention of the
game's most prominent players and
appears to have introduced a much-needed
change to the
competitive landscape Magic the
Gathering maybe the newest kid on the
block
but there's something special about
hearthstone that keeps us coming back
years later League of Legends continues
to fulfill the niche of being one of the
most accessible games to the greater PC
audience while also having the depth of
play that keeps players coming back for
more critically a free-to-play first
model anyone with a half-decent computer
could download League and play one of
the 146 distinct champions in five d5
combat it's a game more teamwork skill
expression and game knowledge all work
hand-in-hand to try to capture victory
the league community also remains
extremely vibrant the game developers do
a great job tweaking the game every so
often to prevent the meta from being
stale because of this you're always
feeling like you are playing something
new well yet still fundamentally sound
dota2 is a satisfyingly complex game not
only are there well over a hundred
heroes with unique abilities to learn
with about two heroes added each year
there are also tons of items and
creative ways to use both to achieve the
ultimate goal of destroying the enemy
teams ancient no.1 play style is
absolute either in the freedom to play
creatively keeps dota 2 engaging even if
you're not interested in learning all of
its heroes and roles constant updates
and seasonal events are helpful in
retaining player interest too
these updates aren't just for balance
though there have been several
game-changing updates since dota 2 first
came out of beta in 2013 and the latest
massive patch that altered some
fundamentals of the game is one of the
most exciting yet with so much
constantly changing in the meta and an
interesting professional seem to help
interpret those changes it's fun to keep
coming back to dota 2 Final Fantasy 14
game director Yoshi P and his team at
Square Enix not only dropped one of
their best expansions yet with shadow
bringers but they were able to introduce
a slew of big quality-of-life updates
that improve the experiences for new and
old players aside from the typical
patches you see with every MMO Final
Fantasy 14 was able to add in a new
unique job a Final Fantasy 15 crossover
event and new postgame content in
collaboration with near automata this
year Square Enix is live stream updates
the community fan events final fantasy
xiv is a great contender for the best
ongoing game ever but it is time for our
number one with over 15 years of content
updates spending across seven expansion
packs there's no denying that World of
Warcraft is one of the largest and most
popular MMORPG s out there
Wow created an MMORPG world set in the
Warcraft universe that man is to take
the old MMO formula and transform it
into something that was more accessible
to all types of players and it worked
nowadays WoW is played by millions of
people who have fallen in love with its
world characters lore gameplay systems
and it's fantastic raids that have all
been built up over these past 15 years
plus with WoW classic being a gateway
for folks to crave blizzards first more
our core version of the game there's a
version of WoW for every kind of player
past and present managing to pave the
way for all others after it and also
become an influence for many entries on
this list world of warcraft reigns as
our number one and it's well-deserved
pulling back the curtain for a second I
have to be honest narrowing this down to
10 entries was incredibly difficult so I
wanted to let you know about a few games
that were incredibly close to making the
list like Minecraft which continues to
keep things fresh with regular updates
and chill co-op gameplay GTA 5 which
always has someone watching the no pixel
mod community the latest role-playing
antics in Magic the Gathering arena one
of my personal favorites which is
starting to give hearthstone a run for
its money of course there are plenty
more excellent games that could have
made a top twenty like diablo three path
of Exile warframe or rocket League all
of which have created amazing
communities to keep their game worlds
exciting interesting and may even be on
your own list of addicting games so do
you feel like we got it wrong let's talk
about it in the comments below and tell
us what should have been swapped out and
replaced with your favorite and why I'm
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