Currently, with the strong development of science and technology, besides great efficiency and achievements such as 4.0 technology, automation, etc., games or video games have emerged as a negative phenomenon. of society, especially with students. Game is an English word, which refers to video games in general, meaning that games use electronic devices to create an interactive system that players can play. The phenomenon of game addiction is a psychological phenomenon of disorder, spending too much passion, mind on video games. Game addiction often occurs among young people, especially the age of students and teenagers. The manifestation of this phenomenon is that players spend too much time and money on playing games. At school age, we can see the situation of children dropping out of school, skipping school, stealing money from parents, friends to play games, loading cards into the game, ... What is the cause of this phenomenon? The game with outstanding features such as diverse forms, attractive, attractive with the graphics system, manipulation and gameplay methods strongly impact on the tastes of the players. Also need to consider the player itself has no political opinion, not understanding about recreational activities leading to addiction to games without control. Particularly for the students, the cause of game addiction also comes from the lack of attention of parents, teachers, no proper, strict education methods. The game is one of the socially accepted recreational activities, but game addiction has unpredictable consequences for both players and society. Therefore, we - the generation of students need to understand the nature of the game in particular and recreational activities in general, use it in the most civilized and reasonable way.