Real-Time
Description
Real-time refers to gameplay that happens without waiting for player input, i.e. in "real time". Action games are real-time by default and therefore do not require this tag.
Real-time tag is used for RTS (real-time strategy) games, many managerial simulations which are not turn-based (e.g.
Transport Tycoon), as well as puzzle games that require quick thinking, such as
Tetris variants.
The tag is also used to describe combat in certain role-playing games (the ATB system of many
Final Fantasy games or the Infinity Engine combat in
Baldur's Gate and some other Western RPGs). This type of combat requires the player to manage the activities of the combatants in real time, and should not be confused with that of
Action RPGs, where combat is action-oriented.
Rare examples of real-time games outside of the aforementioned genres (
The Last Express) also exist.
 Game Title |
Windows (2007) The Pre-Order Version of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar includes:
Beta access to the game -... |
Windows (2007) The North American edition includes:
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
30-days of free online play
Free... |
Windows (2007) The Lord of the Rings Online brings the world of J.R.R. Tolkien to the MMO community. Middle-earth is represented accurately... |
Windows (2009) The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood is the second add-on for The Lord of the Rings Online:... |
Windows (2006) The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth II follows the lesser known story of the War of... |
Windows (2006) and Xbox 360 (2006) The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth II, the sequel to The Lord of the Rings: The... |
Windows (2006) After Sauron's defeat in The Battle of the Last Alliance his most powerful servant called the Witch-King, Lord of the... |
Windows (2004) This Limited Edition includes:
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle For Middle-Earth
Access to certain areas of the "The... |
Windows (2004) Command the heroes and armies of Middle-Earth in an RTS strategy game that crosses the bounds between the gameplay media... |
PlayStation 3 (2011), Windows (2011) and Xbox 360 (2011) This collector's edition includes:
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
Snow Troll figurine (PS3 / Xbox 360... |
Windows (2011), PlayStation 3 (2011) and Xbox 360 (2011) The plot of Lord of the Rings: War in the North takes place within the time frame of the events... |
DOS (1990), Commodore 64 (1990), Atari ST (1990) and Amiga (1991) In the desert town Vertic, werewolves, vampires, mummies and zombies appear suddenly, feasting on the population until only a ghost... |
Windows (2003) Lords of EverQuest is a real-time strategy game with role-playing elements. The game is set in the EverQuest universe and... |
Windows (1997) In the fantasy world known as Urak, supporters of eight different religions constantly fight each other. One of them is... |
Windows (1998) This is an expansion set for Impression's Lords of Magic. It updates the original game to the Lords of Magic:... |
Windows (1998) Lords of Magic: Special Edition is a mix of Heroes of Might and Magic and a Real time strategy game.... |
DOS (1995) Lords of Midnight - also known as Lords of Midnight III: The Citadel - is the third game in the... |
DOS (1996), Windows (1996) and Macintosh (1996) Lords of the Realm II is a mixture of turn-based county and economic management and real-time combat.As the game begins,... |
Windows (2004) The third installment in the Lords of the Realm series is a medieval real time strategy game. You are one... |
DOS (1998) and Windows (1998) This compilation contains:
Lords of the Realm II
Lords of the Realm II: Siege Pack (expansion) |
Windows (1997) Lords of the Realm II: Siege Pack is the official expansion to Lords of the Realm II. It features several... |
DOS (1990) This larger than usual Kroz game (75 levels worth) has the same elements that were present in the previous installments:... |
DOS (1989), Amiga (1989) and Atari ST (1989) Lost Dutchman Mine is a simulation game that casts the player in the role of a gold miner in the... |
Atari ST (1985) and Sinclair QL (1984) Long time ago, the dwarven kingdom was attacked by the men of Caras who came from the south. The dwarves,... |
Nintendo DS (2006) In Lost Magic the player controls Isaac, a young Wizard who initially sets out looking for his missing father. Soon... |
