Diablo - The third entry in this classic action/role-playing series continued its tradition for extremely addictive game mechanics. Players find themselves in an endless loop of equipping powerful new items, going out to test them in battle, and having their defeated foes drop even better items.

Candy Crush Saga - When a free game is earning almost a million dollars a day, you know it must have some deeply addictive gameplay. In the case of Candy Crush, one of the most popular mobile phone games in the world at the moment, one trick is that it gives players limited turns: when they run out, they either have to wait half an hour, or pay to play again immediately.

Words With Friends - Another addictive mobile game, Words With Friends encourages players to challenge their friends and family to join in its not-quite-Scrabble gameplay. A dedicated player can have dozens of games running at once, and spend hours a day keeping up with them, and every time a game ends it is all too easy to click the button to start a new one.

The Elder Scrolls - The sprawling fantasy worlds of the Elder Scrolls series, seen most recently in its fifth entry Skyrim, are famous for their endless distractions. While a player may intend to walk straight to a nearby city and not get sidetracked, it is almost impossible to ignore the random battles, enticing caves, bandit camps, and other things that appear along the way.

Minecraft - Perhaps the most addictive thing about the indie smash hit Minecraft is that it never ends: this is a game in which players literally make their own world to play in. Every game is unique, and players can mine minerals and harvest forests in order to build almost any structure they can imagine.