More recently, video games have become one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the world, and this is confirmed by global revenues, with the gaming industry surpassing that of music and film altogether. Games that are played by using computers or game consoles connected to a computer or television are evolving and expanding day by day, and the answer to the question of the consequences of playing them is becoming increasingly important. Although some video games can serve to develop coordination, focus, control, and learning, they can also have harmful effects such as dissociation and aggression, which can lead to addiction and even death. Because of the impact that video games can have on various aspects of human life, it is important to clarify a number of controversies regarding this topic and thus introduce society to the negative as well as positive influences of video games. The aim of this research was to determine whether Croatian students play video games, the amount of time they spend playing them and whether there are differences between the male and female student population. Attempts were also made to collect some data that could indicate the connection between playing video games and physical, mental and social life. Special attention in the research was given to MMORPG (Massively multiplayer online role-playing game) and VOGE (Violent online game exposure) games, because according to Statista (2015) they are on the list of the most played. The research was conducted by using an online questionnaire with a total of 184 respondents participated, most of whom were female students (67.9%), which was in a way expected considering the study groups they are attending. Descriptive statistics, chi-square and t-test for independent samples were used for data processing, where all tests were run with an alpha level of 0.05 (5%). The research concluded that Croatian students are not addicted to video games. However, it is evident that men play games more often than women in all the categories tested in the survey and that there is significantly larger number of women who never play games as opposed to male population. It has been observed that there is no difference in physical and psychological life between students, but there is a difference in the social life of students, in a way that students who play too much video games experience more difficulties in their social life. Although there is no difference between students in their quality of sleep, students who play games excessively, sleep more irregularly, that is, they delay sleep so that they can play games. Data indicate that there is a divided opinion on whether video games addiction is a separate type of addiction or not, but most participants clearly state that it is a separate type addiction. Although there are positive and negative sides of playing video games, the participants highlighted only the positive ones in this research. In doing so, they put emphasis on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their lives and mental health and pointed out that video games have helped them a lot in maintaining good mental health. This research indicates a lack of statistical data regarding individual cases of video games addiction in the national context. This is confirmed by the long-term continuity of the divided opinion on whether video games addiction is a separate type of addiction, as well as by the issue of defining specific factors necessary to determine this concept. Furthermore, this research has raised additional issues on the subject of video games addiction and emphasised the need to conduct additional research on this topic not just in the context of Croatia, but in a broader context as well.