As the summer vanishes and we are plunged into the dark winter months we often find ourselves spending more time indoors. No more days down the beach or sunny picnics at the park. Which means we also find ourselves with a lot more free time. And it is all too easy to find ourselves becoming bored with the same old home activities.
Which is why we have compiled this list of 7 great time killing games that are not only fun but super addictive. Each of these titles is guaranteed to help you stave off the winter boredom. With a mix of games ranging from mobile classics that can be played on the go, to console games, to some physical puzzle books!
Cookie Clicker
Cookie Clicker is one of those games that starts off as a social parody that soon escalated into a world wide phenomenon. The game has one of the most simple premises ever. You click a giant cookie. This generates cookies for you. You spend those cookies to buy different buildings to generate more cookies. The cycle repeats.
It might sound simple but it is honestly one of the most addictive games out there! Cookie Clicker is an Idle game. Which means that it is designed to be left unplayed for periods of time. The game will still generate cookies while you aren’t playing it. The game started off as a browser title. But it is now available for mobile and on Steam too. We should warn you though this game will make you very hungry for cookies!
Word Wipe
Word Wipe is an engaging word puzzle game that combines a word search with elements of games like Candy Crush. You are tasked with linking letters together in a grid to form words. Doing so will delete those word blocks and provide you with new letter combinations.
The aim is to clear the grid as efficiently as possible. Bigger words will net you higher scores. Not only is this a great mental workout but it is highly addictive too. You can play Word Wipe here at Arkadium.com or, for mobile gamers, there are many different versions available on the app store.
Motherload
One of the most popular browser games ever made. Motherload has you digging for different minerals on Mars. The ores you mine can be sold to fund various upgrades for your mining vessel. As you delve deeper into the planet’s crust you will find rarer ores. Alongside a host of new dangers to overcome.
Motherload is a masterclass in game design. A simple concept executed flawlessly. We guarantee that once you start playing you won’t be able to stop!
Return Of The Obra Dinn
One of the most interesting games I have ever played. You are an insurance appraiser in 1803 sent to the ship ‘Obra Dinn.’ The vessel has been found abandoned. Bodies litter the boat. And the crew’s fates are unknown.
You use a magical pocket watch that allows you to view the final moments of a person’s life. With this you have to unravel the mystery of the Obra Dinn. Finding out the grizzly fates of every crew member. This is a challenging puzzle game that will test your logical reasoning to its absolute limits!
Murdle
Murdle started off as a detective themed variation of Wordle. It became so popular that they released multiple puzzle books for it. Murdle contains 100 murder mystery logic puzzles. Using limited information you have to fill out the suspect grid to determine who committed the murder. The puzzles slowly increase in difficulty as the book progresses.
Vampire Survivors
No game is quite as addictive as Vampire Survivors. A rogue-like game that sees you face off against increasingly difficult waves of undead enemies. Defeating them grants you xp orbs which will unlock new weapons and power boosts for you. The game is simple in its design. Yet highly complex at the same time.
Tetris
One of the first video games and still one of the most popular. Tetris is the ultimate time killer. You simply need to track blocks of different shapes to create a solid mass. Doing so will clear away those blocks.
Tetris is a game that requires fast reaction times paired with good spatial reasoning. It is a simple game to learn. But a difficult one to master!
