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 |
Nintendo DS (2006) The alien monsters have arrived, and it's up to you to destroy them with multicolored bombs. Create bombs on the... |
PlayStation 2 (2004) Monster Hunter is a third-person action game set in a kind of pre-historic fantasy world. Many of the creatures you'll... |
PSP (2006) Monster Hunter Freedom is a port of the Japan-only Monster Hunter G, a sort of follow-up to the original Monster... |
PSP (2007) Monster Hunter Freedom 2 is the sequel to Monster Hunter Freedom, based on the PlayStation 2 predecessor Monster Hunter 2,... |
DOS (1992) and Amiga (1991) Something's happening in these lands, and the only hope seems to be the moonstone. You, as a chosen knight from... |
DOS (1996) An unofficial add-on to Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Morecraft contains over 200 fan-made levels, both single-player and multi-player, with... |
iPhone (2012) Morphs: Cloud Kingdom, the sequel to Morphs, is an RPG in the vein of the Pokémon games where players choose... |
Windows (2010) Mortal Online is an MMORPG with similar visuals to Oblivion. However, Mortal differentiates itself from other MMOs as it features... |
NES (1990) As a baby, Madara was found floating in a river near Mount Shumi. The elder Tatara saved him, build gadgets... |
Windows (2008) Mosby's Confederacy is a strategy game set during the American Civil War. In the game, you play John Singleton Mosby... |
Windows (2005) Moscow to Berlin: Red Siege is a 3D real-time strategy game set during World War II. It is a stand-alone... |
Windows (2002) This is an unofficial add-on for Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3.This package contains campaigns, new aircraft, and new flight&damage models... |
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Windows (2010) Although Mount&Blade: Warband is called a stand-alone expansion pack to Mount&Blade, it is more of an enhanced remake of the... |
Windows (2005) Ever wanted to run your own movie studio and make movies? Well here's your chance to make a cheesy B-rated... |
Xbox 360 (2009) Movipas is a simple puzzle game where the player must assemble squares of specific pieces by swapping tiles on the... |
Atari ST (1991) Mr Dice is a puzzle game written in STOS. You control Mr Dice at the bottom of the screen and... |
Game Boy Advance (2001) You play the game as Susumu or Anna. Equipped with nothing but a pressurized suit and a drill, you need... |
Xbox 360 (2008) Mr. Driller has returned once more, to drill down into the Earth though the endless mysterious colored blocks. As always,... |
Odyssey 2 (2006) In the year 8048 mankind has been annihilated by the computers and machines they've built. Now, the machines started fighting... |
Browser (2008) Mud and Blood 2 is a real-time tactical level strategy game. The player takes command of a squad of American... |
Windows (2010) Matt is an evil genius who has sworn revenge on all of humanity. He wants to make every human being... |
Browser (2009) Muelsfell is a browser-based game where players take on the roles of mages that craft golems. These golems are used... |
PC-88 (1990) After having traveled to two magical realms, the hero was finally able to leave the world of Elderein and return... |
Atari ST (1994) Multi Pakman is a multiplayer Pac-Man clone. Two players (or one and the computer) competes for the highest score. The... |
