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 (2008) Multiwinia + Darwinia is a Steam bundle containing Multiwinia and Darwinia. |
Windows (2008) and Macintosh (2009) After the player saved the digital world named Darwinia, designed by Dr. Sepulveda, the Darwinias prospered and became more and... |
Windows (2008) This Limited Edition is only available directly from the developer's online store and contains the following:
A large tin case... |
DOS (1990), Amiga (1990) and Atari ST (1990) After personalizing your character, you enter the game where everyone is a suspect. The murder has occurred and whoever did... |
DOS (1990), Amiga (1989), Atari ST (1989) and Amstrad CPC (1989) Terrorists plotting against the city of Venice have set a five-hour deadline - as a private detective, it is your... |
DOS (1996) Muzzle Velocity is an action/wargaming hybrid were you can make the tactical strategic decisions of unit placement, composition, etc. from... |
Windows (2007) Uncle Bob left an inheritance of a small farm consisting of a single hen and one hundred pennies. Now it... |
Windows (2009), Macintosh (2009) and iPad (2010) A terrifying tornado destroys most of a magical kingdom, waking up a fierce man-eating dragon. Distressed, Princess Helen must return... |
Nintendo DS (2009) In My Pet Shop, the player takes the role of a young girl who just moved from Gold City to... |
Wii (2008) My Pokémon Ranch allows Pokémon masters of all ages and degrees of obsession to catalog and store their beloved Pokémon... |
Windows (2000) and DOS (2001) An early (late '70s) HP minicomputer text adventure game, this one begins with the player dropped off by a taxi... |
Amiga (1988), Commodore 64 (1988) and DOS (1988) Mystery of the Mummy is set in the Hamburg of 1912 and the player takes the role of a detective.... |
Windows (2006) Myth: Anthology is a comprehensive collection of all of the Myth games released to date, created for the Polish market.The... |
Windows (2001) The countries of Draco and Phoenix have come to blows in Eastland, the land of the gods. After an uneasy... |
Windows (1999) and Linux (2001) Myth II: Chimera is an add-on for Myth II available free online or as part of Myth: The Total Codex.... |
Windows (2001) and Macintosh (2002) Myth III: The Wolf Age takes place one thousand years before Myth: The Fallen Lords. The Fallen Lords you battled... |
Linux (1999), Windows (1998) and Macintosh (1998) Save Madrigal from the the evil Soulblighter and his followers. To do this, you must command your army of dworves,... |
Windows (2001) and Macintosh (2001) Myth II Worlds is a compilation of Myth II and several of the most popular community-created mods. It includes over... |
Windows (2011) Mythos is an online role-playing game with a very basic storyline: The land Uld is hounded by monsters and the... |
Windows (1997) and Macintosh (1997) Myth: The Fallen Lords is a Real Time Strategy game which pits the evil Fallen Lords vs humanity.You must take... |
Linux (2008), Macintosh (2008) and Windows (2008) A group of adventurous explorers set sail to explore the deep blue sea. The weather started getting rough, the tiny... |
Browser (2010) Adventurers set sail in their ark to find a new home. Help them discover and build their island home. My... |
Windows (2004), Linux (2007) and Macintosh (2004) In N, you play as a ninja whose world is populated solely with robots. Unlike other pop culture ninjas, this... |
PlayStation (2002) Nante! Tantei Idol: The Jigsaw Puzzle is a jigsaw puzzle game featuring characters from the Manga written by Taku Kitazaki... |
Amiga (1998) The first major Command & Conquer style game for the Amiga, in which intelligent robots have rebelled and are attempting... |
