I'm too easily drawn into role playing style games like Fable for Xbox or even the tournament concept of Project Gotham Racing. Hours seem to slip away. Fortunately, I'm a binge gamer, playing games non-stop for a day or two before losing interest and returning back to reality. This is what makes online arcade games fun. These are the kind of games you can play for ten or fifteen minutes and walk away from without feeling like you're missing out on the next exciting development in the story.
At the end of 2004, I ran a list of the most popular games featured. Wik & The Fable of Lost Souls was number one in 2004. A year later, it's still the most downloaded game featured here. Wik recently became an arcade title in the Xbox 360 online arcade, which is a testament to the game's popularity. The big surprise on the list is Mystery Case Files: Huntsville, which was featured a few days ago and is already among the most download games of the entire year. Of all the games featured in 2005, here's a list of the 10 most popular titles:
