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00:00Have you ever played a game that made you completely lose track of time?
00:04Like, you sit down thinking, okay, I'm just gonna play for a couple of hours and then I'm going to sleep.
00:10And then, all of a sudden, the sun is shining through your window and it's literally too late to sleep
00:15because you have work or class in a few hours.
00:17I literally lost, in a good way, hours and hours of my life to discover these 18 games that will consume your life.
00:241. The Elder Scrolls V. Skyrim
00:30Alright, let's start with the OG time thief, the legend that's somehow still eating up our lives over a decade later, Skyrim.
00:41Seriously, if you haven't dropped at least 200 hours into this game, you're missing out.
00:47This is Fantasy Sandbox done right.
00:49The reason it grabs you isn't the main quest. Let's be real, that's just basic Dragonborn stuff.
00:55It's the unrivaled sense of discovery.
00:58You see a mountain, you can climb it. Period.
01:01You're heading to Whiterun and bam, a random cave icon pops up on your HUD.
01:05You think, just a quick peek.
01:07Three hours later, you've cleared a crypt, fought a drugger overlord,
01:11and found some crazy good frost damage enchant, totally forgetting about the Jarl.
01:15The game's engine allows for incredible emergent narrative.
01:20The lore is deep, the environmental storytelling is top tier,
01:23and the constant progression loop, be it sneak, smithing, or destruction magic, is pure dopamine.
01:30Skyrim doesn't just let you choose a class, it lets you live a second life.
01:35It's a digital black hole, and that's why it's the certified lifestealer.
01:392. The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild
01:45Breath of the Wild is one of those games where you turn the console on just to explore a little,
01:51and suddenly you're climbing a random hill because something shiny caught your eye,
01:55and then you're gliding off that hill, and then you're cooking something weird you found,
01:59and now it's 3am.
02:01This game doesn't beg for your attention, it just slowly wraps its hands around your curiosity and doesn't let go.
02:08What still blows my mind is how natural everything feels.
02:12Climbing anything, using the physics engine to solve puzzles your own way,
02:16getting your butt kicked by a random bokoblin because you got too confident,
02:20it's all part of that chaotic charm.
02:23And the world is huge, but it never feels empty.
02:26Every little corner has something interesting, or beautiful, or just plain strange.
02:31I've easily spent more time wandering around doing absolutely nothing important
02:36than actually progressing the story, and honestly, I don't regret a second of it.
02:41The game rewards curiosity like no other.
02:44BOTW is one of those games that steals your life by making you feel like a kid again,
02:49exploring, experimenting, and getting distracted every 5 seconds.
02:563. Cyberpunk 2077
03:00From ancient fantasy and physics playgrounds,
03:04let's jump straight into the gritty future with Cyberpunk 2077.
03:09Now look, I know the launch was rough.
03:12It was a complete tire fire on last-gen consoles,
03:16but V-Story and Night City, once they fixed the core experience,
03:20became a pure digital black hole.
03:23The setting itself is the main character.
03:27Night City is perhaps the most fully realized, visually stunning, and vibrant dystopian city
03:33ever.
03:34It absolutely nails that neon-drenched, corporatized grit aesthetic.
03:39What kept me glued was the sheer depth of the RPG mechanics and the branching plots.
03:45This is a game where your choices and your character build actually impact the outcome.
03:51I played my first run as a netrunner, hacking everything,
03:55using quick hacks to literally cook enemies from the inside.
03:59The feeling of power you get from chaining overheat and short-circuit is addictive.
04:05The side content is insane.
04:07The gigs and NCPD scanner hustles are tiny, brilliant stories that flesh out the world.
04:14I spent hours just driving my Kusanagi bike through the rain-soaked streets,
04:19listening to the radio.
04:20The world is so visually and sonically rich.
04:24You get so immersed, you forget you have a real life.
04:28It's an atmospheric masterpiece.
04:344. Super Mario Odyssey
04:37Let's do a hard left from the grit and talk about the game that proves you don't need realism to steal your soul.
04:45Super Mario Odyssey.
04:47This game is pure, unadulterated Nintendo magic.
04:52It's a masterclass in level design and platforming mechanics.
04:55The big hook, obviously, is cappy.
04:58The ability to capture and control almost any enemy or object.
05:03That one mechanic breaks the entire game wide open and gives you an endless stream of aha moments.
05:09The time sink here isn't map size.
05:12It's density and collectability.
05:14There are literally hundreds of power moons in every kingdom, and finding them is never a chore.
05:21It's pure, joyful exploration.
05:23You think you've cleared a stage, you check the counter, and you're still missing 15.
05:28So you go back, and suddenly you see a tiny hidden path that leads to a crazy challenging sub area.
05:35My time with this, I spent a whole evening just perfecting the jump rope challenge in Metro Kingdom.
05:42The high-level platforming is pure, skill-based fun.
05:46The game constantly rewards you for being curious, for trying crazy stuff with cappy.
05:51It keeps you in a constant state of just one more moon, until suddenly it's 3am.
05:57It's a brightly colored, incredibly deep time sink.
06:005. Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag
06:07Moving on, we need to talk about the best pirate simulator ever made, which just happens to have Assassin's Creed in the title, Black Flag.
06:16This game is peak escapism and a total life vacuum.
06:21The core time sink here is the naval combat and exploration loop.
06:25You step into the shoes of Edward Kenway, and very quickly you get the jackdaw.
06:31That's where your real life ends.
06:33You are supposed to be following some convoluted story about assassins and Templars, but who cares?
06:39Suddenly, you're chasing a massive Spanish man-o-war across the Caribbean Sea.
06:45The systemic piracy is ridiculously addictive.
06:48Spot a ship, engage in a broadside battle, cripple it, board it, and then recruit the crew or repair your ship.
06:55The constant drive is to upgrade your hull, cannons, and mortars.
07:00I spent entire sessions just sailing, looking for sea shanties to collect, and listening to my crew sing.
07:07That sense of maritime freedom completely overshadows the main quests.
07:11It's an open-world simulator dressed up as an action game, and that's exactly why it sucks up hundreds of hours of your time.
07:216. Red Dead Redemption 2
07:23Next up is the game that's less of a game and more of a lifestyle commitment.
07:29Red Dead Redemption 2.
07:30This is the one that forces you to slow down, and in that slowness, your actual life starts to disappear.
07:37Rockstar built a world here that is absolutely unparalleled in its environmental detail and simulation.
07:44The realism and immersion are the ultimate traps.
07:47Arthur moves slowly, his guns need cleaning, and you actually have to feed your horse.
07:52Every action has weight.
07:54You start a main mission, but then you see a massive buck, and you think,
07:58I need to hunt that for my satchel upgrade.
08:00Four hours later, you're still hunting legendary animals and have completely forgotten about rescuing Dutch.
08:06The game is packed with emergent encounters, random strangers to save, hidden mysteries, and those deep, brilliant camp moments.
08:14I once wasted two whole hours just sitting by a lake, fishing for sockeye salmon.
08:19It sounds dull, but the world's fidelity makes it meditative.
08:23It's a massive, beautiful cinematic RPG that respects its settings so much that you genuinely feel like you live in the Wild West.
08:30Prepare to lose everything to Arthur Morgan's saga.
08:367. Mad Max
08:38Okay, let's talk about a sleeper hit that devours your time with pure, dirty, brutal, post-apocalyptic fun.
08:46Mad Max.
08:47A lot of people just forget this game exists.
08:50But trust me, if you love that devastated wasteland vibe, this thing is a black hole for your free time.
08:56The main mechanic is the magnum opus, your car.
09:00The entire game revolves around the progression loop of scavenging scrap to upgrade your machine,
09:06from V8 engines and reinforced armor to the absolutely insane Thunderpoon.
09:12The feeling of spotting an enemy convoy and knowing your car can tear it apart is nothing short of fantastic.
09:18The hand-to-hand combat follows that Arkham-style counter system, but the real show is the vehicular combat.
09:25You're constantly crossing the huge, oppressive desert, fighting Scrotus' war parties and clearing out enemy fortresses, the infamous camps.
09:33You're constantly hunting for scrapper fuel.
09:37It's simple, super dynamic, and incredibly satisfying.
09:41That constant sense of progression and the raw impact of car-on-car combat always pull you back in with the classic, just one more convoy.
09:50It's a hidden gem that completely hijacks your schedule.
09:538. Days Gone
09:58Finally for this block, let's talk about a game that was criminally underrated at launch, and features the most terrifying time-sync mechanic.
10:08Days Gone
10:08This game nails the survival-horror-open-world blend perfectly.
10:14The world of Oregon is massive and beautiful, but it's constantly hostile.
10:18You play as Deacon St. John, a biker, and the core gameplay revolves around two things.
10:24Managing your resources, and avoiding the Freaker hordes.
10:27The time-sync is the bike management loop.
10:30Your motorcycle is your lifeline, and you're constantly scavenging fuel, repairing damage, and upgrading parts for better engine cork and nitro boost.
10:39This forces you into constant, risky excursions.
10:43But the real-life stealer is the horde mechanic.
10:46Finding a massive swarm of Freakers, sometimes 500-plus on screen, and devising a tactical engagement plan is the most stressful but rewarding thing in gaming.
10:57You spend an hour setting up traps, oil slicks, and explosive barrels just to kite the horde through your kill zone.
11:04Once you start hunting hordes, you stop caring about your sleep schedule.
11:08It's a fantastic piece of emergent sandbox gameplay.
11:119. Metro Exodus
11:17Now we dive deep into the Russian post-apocalypse with Metro Exodus.
11:23If you thought the tunnels were claustrophobic, just wait until you step onto the surface.
11:29Huge, open, and terrifyingly desolate.
11:32This game is the ultimate immersion trap.
11:354A games built this world with insane technical fidelity, especially with the ray-tracing global illumination in the Enhanced Edition.
11:44Everything feels real, from the creak of your gas mask to the way light bounces dynamically off every surface.
11:52The real time sink here is the blend of linear story segments with large, open, survival sandbox zones.
12:00You're constantly scavenging materials to craft medical supplies, ammo, and upgrades for your pneumatic weapons.
12:07Running out of filters in a radiation zone is pure panic.
12:11My personal obsession was weapon customization.
12:14The gunsmith system is so robust, you can swap every stock, scope, and magazine.
12:20I spent hours clearing out bandit camps just to find a specific sight or laser for my collage.
12:27It's a gorgeous, brutal, deeply atmospheric FPS that makes you truly earn every single sunrise.
12:35Not to mention the story.
12:37Incredibly deep and beautifully written.
12:39And Artyom is an amazing protagonist, even without saying a single word.
12:4610. Immortals Fenyx Rising
12:50Let's lighten the mood a bit with the hilarious, puzzle-filled world of Greek mythology in Immortals Fenyx Rising.
12:58This game is often called the Breath of the Wild clone.
13:01But honestly, it takes that exploration and systemic puzzle design and runs with it, adding a ton of Ubisoft flavor.
13:10The art style is vibrant.
13:12The writing is genuinely funny.
13:14Shout out to Zeus and Prometheus' narration.
13:17And the time meter is the sheer density of content.
13:20Every time you climb a statue to reveal the map, your screen is flooded with icons.
13:25Vaults of Tartarus, challenge arenas, lyre puzzles, and crazy boss fights.
13:32The Vaults of Tartarus are the real hook.
13:35These are essentially mini-dungeons focused entirely on platforming and physics puzzles.
13:41And they are incredibly clever.
13:43You step into one thinking it'll take 5 minutes,
13:46and suddenly you're moving giant cubes with your Hercules' strength for 45 minutes just to get a new piece of gear.
13:53I tried to 100% just the first island, and spent 60 hours there.
13:59The satisfying combat system, based on godly powers and juggling enemies,
14:04just makes clearing that map even more addictive.
14:07It's a pure, unashamed collect-a-thon, and it completely works.
14:1611. Horizon Zero Dawn
14:19All right, back to serious business with a game that features one of the most unique settings in modern gaming.
14:26Horizon Zero Dawn.
14:28Post-apocalypse, but instead of zombies, we have giant, gorgeous, terrifying machine dinosaurs.
14:34The core of the time sink is the combat loop and resource management.
14:38Aloy is a hunter, and every encounter with a thunder jaw or a storm bird is a tactical puzzle.
14:43You have to use your focus scan to identify weak points, then craft and deploy elemental arrows, tripwires, and terroblast ammo to strip off armor plating.
14:52This game rewards preparation.
14:55You spend hours hunting smaller creatures for bone and hide to upgrade your carry capacity.
15:00That progress loop keeps you engaged.
15:03But the main magnet is the combat.
15:05Nothing beats the rush of overriding a gigantic machine to turn it into your ally,
15:11or just watching a massive robot explode into a thousand parts after you hit its blaze canister with a fire arrow.
15:18The world is stunning, making traversal a joy,
15:21but it's the tactical depth of fighting those machines that keeps you awake.
15:25It's a brilliant blend of action RPG and pure hunter satisfaction.
15:2912. Far Cry 5
15:36Rounding out this block, we head to Hope County, Montana to fight the crazy cult in Far Cry 5.
15:42This game is a masterclass in chaotic sandbox gameplay.
15:46It constantly pulls you into trouble, which is why your hours just vanish.
15:51The big change here is how you uncover the map.
15:54There are no more towers.
15:55You unlock content by talking to NPCs and exploring.
15:59Very Skyrim-like.
16:01But the real game stealer is the resistance point system.
16:04You're always one firefight away from filling the meter and triggering the next insane cult kidnapping,
16:11forcing the story forward.
16:13The absolute best part is the guns-for-hire system.
16:16Having a team of specialists like the sniper Grace,
16:19or the completely chaotic flamethrower guy Sharky,
16:22makes every encounter an emergent spectacle.
16:25You get distracted by a random fishing spot,
16:28then a helicopter attacks,
16:29then your specialist blows up a silo,
16:31and suddenly you've saved a whole town.
16:34It's a world built for player-generated chaos.
16:37That loop of clearing an outpost,
16:39finding a prepper stash for cash,
16:41and then getting pulled into a ridiculous mission
16:43with Boomer the Dog is pure addiction.
16:46It's loud,
16:47it's beautiful,
16:48and it will definitely steal your sleep.
16:52Nice and quiet.
16:5513.
16:56Atomfall
16:57Kicking off the final block is a recent release that has absolutely blindsided us
17:04with its ability to steal ours.
17:06Atomfall.
17:07Set in an alternate history 1960s Britain after the windscale nuclear disaster,
17:13this game just oozes creepy folk horror atmosphere.
17:18The sheer density of mystery is the biggest time sink.
17:21You're exploring the fictionalized Lake District,
17:24which is now a quarantine zone,
17:26and everywhere you turn there's some dark secret or strange ritual happening.
17:31It blends classic survival action with deep, unsettling narrative elements.
17:36The resource management in this game is brutal,
17:39forcing you into every bombed-out pub and spooky farmstead
17:43to scavenge for crafting materials and radiation meds.
17:46The combat, mixing FPS with some gnarly melee,
17:50is tense and satisfying,
17:52but it's the exploration that pulls you under.
17:55I spent an entire evening just trying to figure out one side quest,
17:59involving a cryptic radio broadcast and a hidden bunker.
18:03It's a game that respects your curiosity,
18:06rewarding every step with a new piece of lore or a terrifying encounter.
18:10It's that just-one-more-clue mentality
18:13that makes your clock stop ticking.
18:1914. The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt
18:22Alright, this is the one we all knew was coming.
18:27The undisputed champion of the
18:29I'm-just-going-to-do-this-one-quick-quest lie.
18:33The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt.
18:36CD Projekt Red didn't just make a huge game.
18:39They made a huge game where every single side quest feels like a main story arc.
18:44That is the technical brilliance and the ultimate trap.
18:48You accept a contract to kill a simple basilisk,
18:52and suddenly you're deep into a heartbreaking political drama that lasts three hours.
18:56Geralt's adventure is defined by meaningful choices.
19:01The narrative depth is incredible,
19:03where even the most minor decision can ripple across the game world.
19:07The progression loop,
19:09constantly tweaking your signs,
19:11applying oils,
19:12and upgrading your gear,
19:13is addictive.
19:14But the real killer is the immersion.
19:17I once spent three solid days not even looking at the main quest,
19:22just playing Gwent in taverns and exploring the stunning vistas of Skellige.
19:27It's an open-world RPG where you feel the weight of every action
19:31and the soul of every character.
19:33It's not just a time sink.
19:35It's a world you genuinely move into.
19:3715. Resident Evil 7
19:44Let's take a quick, terrifying detour into Resident Evil 7.
19:49Wait, an eight-hour horror game on a list of time-stealers?
19:53Yes, because of its sheer replayability and immersion.
19:58RE7 is a masterclass in first-person survival horror.
20:03The time sink here isn't just the first playthrough,
20:05which is terrifying enough.
20:07It's the need to go back for that sweet 100% completion.
20:12The constant tension and meticulous level design
20:15force you to backtrack,
20:17notice new details,
20:18and optimize your routes.
20:20You have to master the resource management.
20:23Do you use that rare magnum round on the molded down the hall
20:26or save it for a boss?
20:28That careful, calculated decision-making
20:31is what keeps you hooked.
20:32But the real hook for me is the trophy hunting,
20:36going for the speed runs,
20:38the no-healing run,
20:39or the only-use-three-items-from-the-item-box challenge.
20:43It becomes a survival puzzle game
20:45that you replay until you've optimized every single encounter.
20:49It's short, but its density makes you replay it endlessly.
20:5716. Elden Ring
20:59Here we go.
21:00The reigning king of the just-one-more-attempt cycle, Elden Ring.
21:05From software, took the genius, souls-like combat system
21:09and dropped it into a colossal, seamless open world.
21:13The time sink is twofold.
21:16Difficulty and discovery.
21:18The difficulty forces you into that obsessive cycle of
21:22trying a boss, failing, leveling up,
21:25trying again, failing,
21:27and then spending two hours grinding runes to overlevel.
21:31It's the rage-quit recovery cycle perfected.
21:35But the bigger trap is the land of the lands between.
21:3817. This is one of the best examples of environmental storytelling ever made.
21:44The map doesn't hold your hand,
21:46you just see something interesting on the horizon,
21:49maybe a giant walking mausoleum,
21:51and you just go.
21:53I routinely spent four hours exploring an underground catacomb
21:57that led to a side boss I knew nothing about.
22:01The sheer build variety and constant character customization
22:04will devour your time.
22:06You can't stop playing because you're constantly either trying to beat a boss
22:10or trying to find the one item
22:12that will make your next build even more ridiculously powerful.
22:16It's an absolute behemoth.
22:2317. Ghost of Tsushima
22:25Let's cleanse the palette with the stunning beauty of feudal Japan,
22:31Ghost of Tsushima.
22:33Sucker Punch created an environment that is so gorgeous
22:36just riding your horse is an activity in itself.
22:40The main time sink here is the artistic direction and immersion.
22:45The game doesn't use massive, distracting UI icons.
22:49It uses the wind mechanic to guide you.
22:52Following the wind to a yellow flower,
22:54which leads to a hot spring,
22:56which gives you a health upgrade.
22:58That's the loop.
22:59It's meditative.
23:00The combat is a beautiful parry stance system
23:04that feels incredibly cinematic.
23:07Clearing a Mongol camp feels like a scene from an Akira Kurosawa film.
23:11But the completionist in me got hooked on collecting Inari charms
23:15and finding every hidden haiku spot.
23:18I spent countless hours exploring the entire island,
23:22not because I had to,
23:24but because I wanted to see the next stunning vista.
23:27The sense of mastery and honorable exploration is what consumes your life.
23:33It's a pure, unadulterated samurai fantasy experience.
23:3718. Death Stranding
23:44And finally, we end the list with one of the most polarizing games of the last generation,
23:50and the one that will sneakily steal your life while you're focused on packages.
23:54Death Stranding
23:55Hideo Kojima made a strand game,
23:59which is essentially a logistics simulator mixed with beautiful, lonely sci-fi.
24:04The core time sink is the infrastructure loop,
24:07you are tasked with reconnecting America,
24:10one delivery at a time,
24:11but the real game is building roads, zip lines, and bridges.
24:16You start a mission thinking you'll just deliver a pizza,
24:19but you realize your next route would be so much easier
24:22if you just completed that next segment of the highway.
24:25So you spend three hours farming chiro crystals and metal.
24:30The community aspect, where other player structures appear in your world,
24:34gives you this constant incentive to contribute.
24:38The pathfinding and traversal mechanics are so deep,
24:41calculating the right weight, the right path, and the right equipment
24:44is an addictive puzzle.
24:46You're always chasing that perfect S-rank delivery.
24:50It's a beautiful, atmospheric, and utterly unique time sink
24:55that completely redefined what we mean by open-world progression.
24:59So that's it.
25:0518 games that literally steal your life.
25:08From Skyrim to Elden Ring,
25:11these titles demand your attention
25:12and your entire sleep schedule.
25:16Which one of these games stole the most hours from you?
25:19Let me know in the comments.
25:21See you in the next video.
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